David Frith makes the case for Guildford being the cradle of cricket
Read MoreJohn Willes becomes the first cricketer to be called for illegal action in first-class cricket
On 16 July 1822, John Willes of Kent became the first cricketer to be called for an illegal action in First-Class cricket
Read MoreDoubly Disappearing Buckle
Frederick Buckle was not an outstanding player, but he remains a cricket fan s delight for his performance in a match that started on 12 July 1869. Abhishek Mukherjee explains why.
Read MoreWilliam Lambert single-handedly overcomes Frederick Beauclerk and Thomas Howard
7 July 1810. A double-wicket match was scheduled at Lord‘s , with Lord Frederick Beauclerk and Thomas Howard on one side, and William Lambert and Squire (George) Osbaldeston on the other. Just before the match, however, Osbaldeston fell ill and wanted to have the match called off. Unfortunately, Beauclerk was in no mood to relent, so Lambert had to play almost entirely on his own. He ended up winning it. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at one of the greatest single-handed efforts in the history of the sport.
Read MoreThe Catapulta Match: The tale of the early bowling machine
The Catapulta Match took place on 28 May 1846
Read MoreAleppo 1676: The first mention of cricket outside British Isles
By the 17th century cricket had spread across England, though it was far from being universally accepted among the cream of the society. The sport remained generally confined to the British Isles. Even if soldiers and sailors and other adventurers might have played cricket outside the islands, they certainly did not bother to document it —till Henry Teonge did so on May 6, 1676. Abhishek Mukherjee recollects the incident and the events leading up to it.
Read MoreThe broad blade — the events that led to the stipulation on the width of the bat
September 25, 1771. A petition was drafted by the Hambledon cricketers, signed by their captain, leading bowler and leading batsman. It led to the Laws of Cricket being modified to introduce a limit on the breadth of the bat. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the events that led to this landmark change.
Read More1721 - the first evidence of cricket in India
The first mention of cricket in India dates back to 1721, in an obscure journal of a East India Company seaman. Arunabha Sengupta delves deep into the details of the account.
Read MoreUSA take on Canada in the first ever international cricket match
September 24, 1844. The first ever International cricket match was played — between United States and Canada in New York. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the pioneering match curiously contested in a land famed for being cricket agnostic.
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