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‘Unlike any cricket ground in the UK’: the London oasis every player should visit

The HAC Cricket Club is rich in history and exemplifies the sport’s ability to endure upheaval and adapt

The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2025

One in a 13 trillion chance: why six sixes in a Test over may never happen

Stuart Broad suffered and Herschelle Gibbs enjoyed himself in a World Cup but no one has come close in Tests

The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2025

David ‘Syd’ Lawrence’s brave race against time to tell his remarkable story

Former England bowler has motor neurone disease and his new autobiography vividly describes his daily experience

The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2025

Gunnersbury women’s cricket club celebrate hitting historic century

A gathering at Ealing CC’s second-team ground today will mark 100 years since the formation of a trailblazing club

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2025

Phones, sweets and sandpaper: a pocket history of cricketers’ unusual items

The mobile that fell out of Tom Bailey’s trousers when he was batting over the weekend isn’t the strangest thing players have secreted in their whites

The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2025

In defence of the draw: why Ben Stokes and England should take note

The Bazball win-or-bust mantra has proven successful but it is time for captain to embrace grey in black and white world

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2025

In praise of cricket’s dibbly-dobbler: once a familiar sight, now an endangered species

Medium-paced seamers used to be everywhere in the 1990s and 2000s but changes to the game have driven them to the verge of extinction

The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2025

Off the scent: how Atherton and Katich thrived in cricket without all senses intact

The onset of spring and the cricket season brings with it a host of evocative smells, which two distinguished Test players have never been able to savour

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2025

We should love this India team but Champions Trophy felt a hollow triumph

Rohit Sharma’s side are all-time greats but Indian dominance has created imbalance and over-dependence

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2025

‘I never wanted to work indoors’: Andy Ward on 40 years as a cricket groundsman

Andy Ward tells Simon Burnton that he is happy to leave the long days behind after 40 years after at Leicestershire

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2025