Jack Russell was born on August 15, 1963. He remains mad as a hatter. Abhishek Mukherjee recollects some of his eccentricities.
Read MoreWG Grace caught by a gentleman's midsection
During the first ever tour undertaken by WG Grace, to Canada and North America in 1872, he fell to a curious dismissal in his first major innings on August 22. Arunabha Sengupta relates the incident.
Read MoreWG Grace: Some immortal anecdotes
WG Grace, born July 18, 1848, was the father of cricket, and has more anecdotes concocted around him than perhaps any other personality in the game. Many are apocryphal; some still have pretensions of truth. Arunabha Sengupta lists 30 of the most colourful.
Read MoreTheatre, actors, bats, broomsticks, wrong hands: a bizarre cricket match
One of the strangest cricket matches took place at Paddington on July 17, 1888, involving all sorts of non-cricket props — from theatre to broomsticks and beyond. Abhishek Mukherjee describes the curious contest.
Read MoreJack Fingleton: Complex, stubborn, short-tempered but often a brilliant cricket analyst
Complex, stubborn, short-tempered but often brilliant as a cricketer and analyst, Jack Fingleton was born on April 28, 1908.
Read MoreRoy Marshall: The hard hitting batsman who questioned everything
Roy Marshall was born on April 25, 1930.
Read MoreAllan Watkins: Morbid debut, fruitful life
Allan Watkins was born on April 21, 1922.
Read MoreAlan Oakman: Of cops and catches
Alan Oakman, born Apr 20, 1930, played just two Tests, but had a very eventful career … writes Mayukh Ghosh.
Read MoreArthur Wellard : No mere slogger
Mayukh Ghosh remembers Arthur Wellard
Read MoreDavid Frith: 19 for 90 equals love
David Frith: Who can resist a man who pens a love letter detailing Jim Laker’s 19 for 90?
Read MoreDavid Sheppard: Divine Inspiration
David Sheppard, man of God and cricket, was born on March 6, 1929
Read MoreThe beautifully written diary of Ross Gregory
Ross Grgeory was probably born on February 27, 1916. However, most cricket websites list his birth-date as February 28. The only Australian Test cricketer to die in action in World War 2.
Read MoreBank Robbery Trial stopped by Cricket
A bank robbery trial was stopped by the judge at the Jamaica High Court on February 21, 1974, much to the surprise of those present. Abhishek Mukherjee retells an unusual stoppage in court proceedings.
Read MoreLamb c Kourie b Rice
Feb 16, 1980, saw the dismissal Lamb c Kourie b Rice
Read MoreCricket meets Lord of the Rings
Feb 16, 2002. As England and New Zealand engaged in a rather insipid ODI, Peter Jackson, director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, got the spectators to make the noises later used in battle scenes.
Read MoreCricket Halted by Fried Calamari
Calamari stopping a First-Class cricket match is not the commonest of incidents, but Paarl Cricket Ground witnessed exactly the same on February 6, 1995 in a Castle Cup match. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at a greasy seafood interruption.
Read MoreSaleem Malik and Andy Flower toss twice
Saleem Malik and Andy Flower had to toss twice on January 31, 1995. Abhishek Mukherjee looks at the incident that triggered Zimbabwe’s first Test victory.
Read MoreShahid Afridi chomps down on the ball
On January 31, 2010, Shahid Afridi added a new dimension to the dark art of ball-tampering by sinking his teeth into the white Kookaburra. Arunabha Sengupta recalls the bizarre day that saw the acting captain of Pakistan banned for two Twenty20 Internationals.
Read MoreArthur Morris - the man at the other end
Mayukh Ghosh looks back at the unsung hero whose name should more often be a part of all those discussions about the best left-handed opening batsmen in the history of the game.
Read MoreArthur Mailey: Googly bowling artist
Arthur Mailey - the googly bowling artist
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