There will never be another David Frith
Read MoreDavid Frith in his study at Guildford. Photo: Arunabha Sengupta
AE Stoddart: The muse of David Frith
The Victorious Stodd - muse of David Frith
Read MorePeter Roebuck: A lot can happen in one week
Peter Roebuck was born on Mar 6, 1956
Read MoreP.A. Snow: Founding father of First-Class cricket in Fiji
Philip Albert Snow, born August 7, 1915, was the man who put Fiji on the map of serious cricket. Pradip Dhole writes about the life and accomplishments of the man.
Read MoreMajor Rowland Bowen: Oddest man in the history of the game
Rowland Bowen was born on February 27, 1916
Read MoreMurray Hedgcock: Cricket, Wodehouse and Bowen
As Murray Hedgcock celebrates his 88th birthday, Mayukh Ghosh remembers his contributions to cricket.
EW Swanton : No one gave more to cricket
EW Swanton was born on February 11, 1907
Read MoreDavid Rayvern Allen: the award winning biographer of Arlott and Swanton
His real name was Leonard Allen. He was once saw 'Rayvern' in a shop. Probably the name of a Heater or a cooker. He inserted that as his middle name and changed the first name!
David Rayvern Allen was born on Febraury 5, 1938
Read MoreJohn Atkinson Pendlington presents WG Grace with linear scoring method
September 6, 1893. As the penultimate engagement of the Ashes tour drew to an end, John Atkinson Pendlington, a diehard cricket enthusiast, presented WG Grace with a radical scoring sheet — which became the revolutionary Linear Scoring Method. Arunabha Sengupta revisits the day this technique made its first appearance and how it was refined by legendary scorers Bill Ferguson and Bill Frindall.
Read MoreRay Robinson - The man who changed the art of Australian Cricket Writing
Ray Robinson, born 8 July 1905, was the greatest Australian cricket writer during his long career from the 1920s to 1970s. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the life and works of the man who penned the celebrated books ‘Between Wickets’ and ‘On Top Down Under’.
Read MoreRex Whitehead - four Tests, but extremely eventful
Rex Whitehead, who passed away on June 26, stood as umpire in just four Tests but they were as eventful as can be. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the umpiring career of the man forever associated with Sunil Gavaskar’s infamous walk-out at Melbourne in 1981
Read MorePeter Wynne Thomas - the man behind Trent Bridge Library and chronicler of Nottinghamshire Cricket
Peter Wynne-Thomas is the man behind the Trent Bridge Library and as much of an institution. He is a historian, writer and statistician, the force without whom most of Nottinghamshire’s cricketing deeds would have gone undocumented. He has compiled the history of Nottinghamshire cricket, written the biographies of the local heroes from Arthur Shrewsbury to Harold Larwood to Derek Randall. He has even travelled around the county to discover unknown cricket grounds, sketching the diagrams of the fields in meticulous detail. Arunabha Sengupta caught up with him at the Trent Bridge Library during the first Test match.
Read MoreAnandji Dossa - a life to cherish
Anandji Dossa, the doyen of Indian cricket statisticians, passed away on September 22, 2014 at the age of 98. Arunabha Sengupta pays tribute to the extraordinary man who had for long been the helpline for radio commentators.
Read MoreRay Markham - the scorer who went from loft to Lord's
Ray Markham is an ever present face in the press boxes during the Test matches and One Day Internationals held in England. Whenever an incident of note takes place in the field of play, the voice of this assiduous scorer is heard providing all the associated facts and figures for the assembly of journalists. He cannot afford to miss one single ball, and somehow manages to cater to every query while making scrupulous notes about the on-going action. Arunabha Sengupta caught up with the press-box scorer at Ageas Bowl during the third Test match between India and England.
Read MoreCricket's obsolete lexicon - 38 entries
Air-break, back-snatch, nap-trick. These are some of the many terms which were once used to describe cricket action but have become obsolete as the game has evolved. Arunabha Sengupta lists some of these along with their meanings and the first time they were used in known cricket literature.
Read MoreAlan Gibson - Of Genius and Other Demons
Alan Gibson was perhaps the most learned man ever to hold the microphone as a cricket broadcaster, someone who brought classical knowledge into his reporting. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the life and career of this man in whom flair and erudition forever battled with whimsy and the bottle.
Read MoreRobert Hudson - the art of being prepared
Robert Hudson is perhaps the most unsung of the Test Match Special commentators. Nevertheless, he played the most important role in the conception of the programme. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the life and career of this most meticulous of commentators.
Read MoreJim Swanton - The Old Reliable
A man who got the 1939 Wisden stamped as “Not Subversive” by the Japanese at a Prisoner of War camp, EW Swanton was one of the pioneering commentators and a regular member of the Test Match Special team. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the life and career of this often liked, often disliked, always admired man.
Read MoreBrian Johnston - Legend, Laughter and Leg-over
Brian Johnston was the heart of Test Match Special, the voice that reached homes around cricket playing countries carrying warmth and cheer. Arunabha Sengupta covers the career of the legend in the fifth episode of the series.
Read MoreJohn Arlott - the master
Policeman, poet, wine-connoisseur, author, part time politician, anti-apartheid spokesperson and word renowned host of dinner parties – John Arlott was also the soul of cricket commentary for over three decades. In the fourth part of the series on cricket commentators, Arunabha Sengupta covers the career of the Basingstoke legend.
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