Tag: Mike Atherton

A Cricket Life Allan Donald

6 October 2024 0 comments

The original ‘White Lightning’ on the defining moments of his extraordinary career. Interview by Adam Collins `LOOKING TO ENGLAND As […]

INTERVIEW: South Africa legend Allan Donald on cricket and life

29 September 2024 0 comments

The former South African fast bowler and original ‘White Lightning’ reflects on the defining moments of his extraordinary career.

Graham Thorpe 1969-2024

11 August 2024 0 comments

Phil Walker pays tribute to the life and career of the great Surrey and England left-hander, an everyman hero touched by magic.

Batters: Do your homework then trust your instincts

16 June 2024 0 comments

DARREN STEVENS Last week we spoke about the expanding variety of slower balls employed by fast bowlers in T20 cricket […]

A Cricket Life with David Lloyd

28 April 2024 0 comments

A regular feature charting the lives of some of the game’s stars, this week Bumble looks back on a colourful […]

Middlesex

24 March 2024 0 comments

Ground: Lord’s Cricket Ground, London Captain: Toby Roland-Jones (CC), Stevie Eskinazi (ODC/T20) 2023 results: CC2: 9/10; ODC: 7/9 Group A; […]

A method to Jack’s madness

13 August 2023 0 comments

RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler It is apt that, during a summer in which the bucket hat is once again […]

Ashes war of words is nothing new

25 June 2023 0 comments

Verbals are flying this summer but these two rivals have seen and heard it all before, writes James Wallace We’re […]

IT COULD BE WORSE JOE – INDEED IT HAS BEEN!

20 June 2021 0 comments

Richard Edwards looks back to 1999 when England were officially the worst Test side in world cricket There was certainly […]

TEWATIA HAS SPARKED MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH THE IPL

4 October 2020 0 comments

James Wallace admits he has been surprisingly taken in by the IPL so far – and, in particular, the performance […]

HAMEED: WHY I IGNORE PRAISE AND CRITICISM

12 April 2019 0 comments

Paul Edwards finds that the recent struggles faced by the young Lancashire and England batsman have been met with a […]

TOP-CLASS DISPLAYS AND GREAT SPIRIT, IT HAD IT ALL

14 September 2018 0 comments

Good sports: India players shake hands with England captain Alastair Cook PICTURE: Getty Images With Test cricket under fire from […]

Good guy Alastair Cook knew cricket had to be enjoyed, not endured

13 September 2018 0 comments

Peter Hayter pays tribute to England’s record-breaking opener who rides off into the sunset at Essex

WHY WOAKES WOULD ALWAYS BE THE GOLD STANDARD FOR GILES

17 August 2018 0 comments

Ecstatic: Chris Woakes celebrates his maiden century for England at Lord’s Peter Hayter reveals that England’s man of the moment […]

Happy birthday Wooders – cricket’s elder statesman

10 August 2018 0 comments

Peter Hayter enjoys an afternoon in Hampshire sharing celebratory reminiscences with a journalistic legend Doyen Down Under: John Woodcock takes […]

Three-sy does it! The match when the Gooch ramrod could just do no wrong

27 July 2018 0 comments

Class act: Robin Smith smashed a fine century ACTION REPLAY We can do no More! India wicket-keeper Kiran More can […]

FAITHFUL FANS MUST NEVER BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED

16 March 2018 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE Full capacity: Lord’s invariably sells out for Test matches PICTURE: Getty Images Test cricket still seems to fill […]

20 YEARS ON WE’RE STILL TRANSFIXED BY ENIGMA OF RAMPS

9 March 2018 0 comments

Land-Mark: Mark Ramprakash played, arguably, his finest innings for England 20 years ago this week, in Barbados PICTURE: Getty Images […]

Sorry, but the jury’s still out on Stokes’ return…

2 March 2018 0 comments

Peter Hayter reports how Ben Stokes was back to his brilliant best on Wednesday – both on the field and […]

Hayter column: Amid the doom and gloom, let’s savour the feeling of the new season

27 February 2018 0 comments

Peter Hayter points towards comments made by Yorkshire director of cricket Martyn Moxon about player contracts and prospects of a conference-format County Championship

BALLANCE JOINS THE OTHER LORD LUCANS OF THE ASHES

2 February 2018 0 comments

MARTIN JOHNSON Back in 1986, when the search for Lord Lucan was still at its height, it wouldn’t have come […]

Daffy played Diana and Beefy was full of rabbit!

29 December 2017 0 comments

Richard Edwards looks back on an iconic Xmas gathering that paved the way for one of England’s most famous Test […]

PLAY AS IF YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE, ALASTAIR

22 December 2017 0 comments

Doing it his way: But maybe Alastair Cook should be more aggressive at the MCG PICTURE: Getty Images PETER HAYTER […]

THERE’S FAR MORE THAN JUST IS AT PRIDE WHICH IS AT STAKE HERE!