Keith Miller, Don Bradman and the myth of 87 powered by fickle memory

December 27, 1929. A young Don Bradman was nearing his century against Victoria when he was bowled by Harry ‘Bull’ Alexander. The legendary all-rounder Keith Miller had just turned 10, but was, by his own account, present in the ground that day. And also according to Miller that was the day the superstition surrounding 87 was born. Arunabha Sengupta looks at the facts and figures and tries to deduce what took place.

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William Attewell: The Cardus mistaken identity

In the much vaunted, and largely fictitious, Autobiography of Neville Cardus, as well as in his Summer Game, there are accounts of his experiences as the assistant coach of Shrewsbury School, along with the delightful anecdotes about the Nottinghamshire and England cricketer William Attewell who served as the head coach. Arunabha Sengupta documents how these episodes, like so many Cardus musings, were nothing but creations of his fertile mind.

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Cricket Dress: It was not always all whites

The introduction of numbers and names behind the cricket attire in Test matches seems to have shocked many into indignation. The great pristine game of cricket is going to the dogs and all that …
No, actually traditional cricket is not supposed to be played in whites. Not unless there is a very specific window of traditionalism. 
Arunabha Sengupta looks at the way cricket dress has evolved through the years.

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