The slingy arm action, as patented by Lasith Malinga
There were roundarm bowlers before him but few owned the action, or terrorised batters with it, with quite the same proficiency
Andrew Fidel Fernando
March 2025
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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
Extremely loud and incredibly vile: how social media abuse wrecks cricketers
X, Instagram and Facebook are hotbeds of ugly name-calling and harassment that causes more harm than might seem likely
Baracara's speed demon: the Shamar Joseph story
How a 24-year-old from a Guyanese village set world cricket alight
When at the Rec, call Shipwreck
The patron saint of the Antigua Recreation Ground, Stansfield Joseph has been the man international players and locals alike turn to for all their cricketing needs and beyond
Steve Bucknor is still raising the finger
The Jamican umpire who retired 15-odd years ago is still doing what he knows best - this time, in New York
The tiny country that keeps producing T20 superstars
What's in the water of Trinidad and Tobago that makes it churn out some of the biggest names in the format?
Matt Roller
June 2024
New York's beautiful monster: how a cricket venue was created from scratch
In Eisenhower Park on the outskirts of the city, a stadium has come up in a race against the clock
Broken heart, broken body: Naseem Shah's trysts with loss and injury
The Pakistan pace sensation had massive success early; then came the troughs
How T20 has changed cricket forever
Twelve ways in which the shortest format has transformed the sport
Matt Roller
May 2024