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Christmas in Somalia: a wartime cricket story

About 80 years ago, as war raged around the world, a British army man tried to spread the gospel of the game in north-east Africa

Christmas in Somalia: a wartime cricket story

About 80 years ago, as war raged around the world, a British army man tried to spread the gospel of the game in north-east Africa

Wicked games

Cricketers have long dabbled in other sports, with varying results

Ahead of Its Time: Jack Iverson's carrom ball

Decades before the delivery became better known, an Australian who played five Tests brought it to notice

Which teams would have won a Test championship if there had been one all along?

Anantha Narayanan retrofits all the Tests played between 1877 and 2025 into a Test Championship League

Ahead of Its Time: The 438 game

Nearly 20 years ago, an ODI broke the mould in a way that is still mind-expanding

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Hallowed grounds

Iconic cricket venues, then and now

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