The Great Game Called Cricket...

Archived cricket articles and cricket stories, which have previously featured at Abc of Cricket, many of which are submissions from cricket writers and cricket fans worldwide. A variety of different topics including cricket history, issues affecting cricket, personal opinions and many more cricket related topics.

Wither, Cricket? - The Survival of Test Cricket
If the survival of cricket is now highly dependent on revenue raised from the World Cup, cricket is at the brink. The Test match must be instated as the meat of the game, or at least enjoy an equal share of power with international limited-overs cricket. But it requires imagination, diplomacy and commitment from the ICC and home boards around the world; new ways of thinking, and the right reasons.

Touring Downunder India Style
For those of you unfamiliar with the goings-on of an International Cricket Series Downunder, Venkatesh Govindarajan gives you a rundown on what to expect during the current Series between Australia and India.

Cricketing Surnames, Very Proper Common Nouns
Of all the men (alive and deceased) who have represented their respective countries in the international arena right from when the first ball was bowled in the very first Test Match held in Melbourne, there are over 270 players who have/had surnames which are ‘very common’ Proper Nouns!

The Moxham Revenge
With the assistance of the great Fardeep Singh, revenge was a certainty for the boys from East Moxham. Or was it?

The Man With The Magic Bat
One minute this cricket bat is there and the next it’s gone. A spine tingling story from the pavilion of the Scoving Village Cricket Club. Is this story fact or fiction? You be the judge!

Waugh’s Faith Rewarded
Steve Waugh’s persistence with Hayden and Langer has resulted in one of the greatest opening combinations in recent history. The opening duo has rewarded the faith of their skipper many times over.

Dear Mr Warne
Sidharth Monga writes an open letter to Shane Warne regarding his recent troubles. Obviously prepared to forgive Shane’s “indiscretions,” Sidharth advises Warne to concentrate on his cricket to quieten his detractors.

Verbal Remedies - Sledging
If the venerable Doctor Johnson was correct with his observation of Englishmen – that their first talk is always of the weather – it’s little wonder they never get beyond it on the cricket field. Well, that’s if you believe the huffery of cricket’s paragons of rectitude who are convinced that every foul thing not cricket emanates from this wide brown rectum of the world, Down Under, as though we’ve spent the last 200 years ingesting cultural baked beans and beer.

It’s a Question of English Character, not Cricket
Neil Robinson believes the faults of English cricket lie in the character of it’s players and not the system itself. Are County Cricketer’s the soft bunch we think they are? You be the judge!

Ernie Toschack - Obituary
The recent passing of Ernest Toschack leaves but a handful of the original 1948 Invincibles. Peter Argent pays tribute to the passing of the player known simply as Ernie.

Cream of the Crop - Fast Bowlers
Join with Peter Argent as he looks back through history at some of the greatest fast bowlers of all time.

England in a Spin
Without a decent spin bowler to complement their team, it is unlikely England will trouble either South Africa or Zimbabwe in the coming series.

A “True” Test Cricket Championship
Some new and refreshing ideas on how the ICC can improve their current Test Cricket Championship.

Evolution Not Revolution - Pakistan
In typical Pakistan Cricket Board style, an early exit from the World Cup saw the face of the national team completely change. The PCB doesn’t do things by halves and they certainly didn’t this time.

Farewell Aravinda - Sri Lankan Cricket Legend
As farewells go, it wasn’t a fairytale, but Aravinda de Silva says his heart was pumping and the hair on the back of his neck standing to attention as thousands of fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground stood and applauded and waved their colourful Sri Lankan flags as he made his way to the dug-out.

Sri Lankan Cricket Legends Honoured
World-renowned entertainer Kamahl, was the celebrity guest-of-honour as the Sri Lankan cricket community paid tribute to farewelling international Aravinda de Silva and champion spin bowler Muthiah Muralitharan in Moorabbin (south of Melbourne) last Saturday night.

Darren Lehmann was Shafted by the ICC
Lehmann waited until he thought he was in private to blow off steam. A combination of thin walls, accidents of socio-cultural background and ill-chosen invective has put his career in jeopardy, just as he was in the cusp of setting it in stone. Jon Cocks believes Lehmann was harshly dealt with....find out why!

Previous Winners of the Cricket World Cup
Find out which team won in any particular year of the Cricket World Cup. Includes winning team, margins, venues and final scores.

Goodwin Backs Zimbabwe - World Cup -
Murray Goodwin has urged the Australians and others to tour strife-torn Zimbabwe despite the continuing political and financial instability which has brought his country-of-birth to its knees.

World Cup Dark Horse - West Indies
West Indies cricket remains decidedly average, at best, and still suffers the effect of years of mismanagement and hubristic complacency. To suggest the West Indies are serious World Cup contenders would be farcical, but to ignore their potential to take home the trophy could be fatal folly.

Mugabe Courting Cricket Embargo
As debate rages about a possible World Cup boycott of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, the man who stole Zimbabwe, this week talked about forbidding the English and Australian cricket teams from entering Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe World Cup Boycott is a Moral Imperative
Join with Justin Lichterman as he tells us why the ICC should boycott playing Cricket World Cup matches in “Mugabeland,” Zimbabwe.

The Next Big Thing - Monde Zondeki (RSA)
The twenty-year old paceman plays domestic cricket for Border, together with fellow Xhosa Makhaya Ntini, and was included in the national squad facing off against Sri Lanka to learn more about the National set up and to work extensively with the National coach Eric Simons and assistant Corrie van Zyl. Zondeki made his limited overs International debut in Bloemfontein after South Africa wrapped up the five match series 3-1 in Kimberley.

Adelaide Test Experience
Join with Jon Cocks as he does his “autopsy” on the second Ashes Test Match in Adelaide. If you haven’t been to a test match in Adelaide, this is a must read article. Written only as “Cocksy” could. Includes a wrap up of all the best South Aussie wines to drink and the correct moment for consumption. Should it be prawns, oysters or a delicious crayfish for lunch? Jon even provides an excellent guide to the before, during and stumps entertainment.