W.G. Grace

Paul Coupar draws up The Awkward XI. Some were great. All were good. To get away with being their own men they had to be

Andrew Miller looks back on ten of the greatest momentum-seizing matches in Anglo-Australian history

A tale of a comic kidnapping

1968 One of the most exciting and productive opening batsmen was born

As the thousands flocked to The Oval this morning, the majority eager to see England continue yesterday evening's fightback, not many will have known that today, September 6, is the 123rd anniversary of the start of the very first Test in England

Today's match brings up the half-century of Test matches at Trent Bridge

1965 Birth of England's prime seam bowler Angus Fraser

All Today's Yesterdays - July 25 down the years July 24 | July 26 1986 The beginning of England's tale of four wicketkeepers

1848 Birth of the most famous cricketer of them all

A brief history of how the games dimensions came about

IT IS 84 years to the day since Dr W G Grace scored 69 not out for Eltham against Grove Park at the age of 66 in his last cricket match