Yesterday morning I bumped into Norman Gifford in the Malvern College car park. He told me that he had been asked by his former club,...

Last weekend I went to watch polo. Not my normal cup of tea but as someone told me on the eve of setting out for an extended stay in the...

“Mornin’ Skip.” “Good morning, George. How are we, this fine morning? What do you reckon, Should we have batted or bowled?” “You know my...

Are our young cricketers over-trained? Not long ago, I fell into conversation with the cricket coach of a well-known public school....

The story of Colin Cowdrey, cricket’s most elegant and charming batsmen. Colin Cowdrey was born on a tea plantation in India and was...

In 1973, I played a small part in Hampshire’s success in winning the county championship. In 2016, another Murtagh, my nephew Tim, played...

...but not if you watch England. Note I said in all forms of cricket, not just the professional game. For nigh on a quarter of a century...

Anybody who saw the recent 47-ball century by Chris Gayle for the West Indies against England in the T20 World Cup would not have raised...

FOSTER 287 AUSTRALIA 285 (Evening News headline, 16th December 1903) On holiday in Australia recently, I was invited by a friend of my...