When the 19-year wait finally ended
A match report from the 5th Test at The Oval in 1953, when England regained the Ashes after 19 years
View ArticleA sad end to an elegant career
"The good years started as the result of a brawl. They ended with another fight"
View ArticleEric Bedser dies aged 87
Eric Bedser, whose cricket ability was overshadowed by the achievements of his twin, Alec, has died at the age of 87
View ArticleComedy of errors
Andrew Miller on some of the more comical dismissals in cricket's history
View ArticleOff to a flier
Darren Sammy's return of 7 for 66 on his debut for West Indies at Old Trafford was not quite enough to give his side victory, nor did it put him in the top XI of best returns on debut. Here are the...
View ArticleTale of the tail
Chandu Sarwate and Shute Banerjee's record-breaking last-wicket stand at The Oval in 1946
View ArticleTaking centre stage at Kennington
England and India have played nine Tests at The Oval over the years and Cricinfo looks back at the memorable performances
View ArticleSnow and Sunny's argy bargy
Cricket history is littered with no-nonsense characters, and two of the most single-minded ones came into contact when England met India at Lord's in 1971
View Article'Pace isn't everything'
It's not about how fast you are, it's where you land it. The man who led England's bowling for nearly a decade after World War Two looks back
View ArticleDolly mixture
Forty summers ago a Cape Coloured South African playing for England unwittingly threw MCC into crisis over a tour to the apartheid republic
View ArticleFrom Surrey pro to knight of the realm
The eventful life and times of an England stalwart
View ArticleThe endurance of the 'Big Fella'
He was England's inexhaustible colossus in the lean post-war years - both wicket-taker and stock bowler. A salute to Alec Bedser on his 90th birthday
View ArticleThe Ashes Masters
David Frith looks at the players from England and Australia who excelled in Ashes cricket - the toughest Test cauldron of all. His choices include Alec Bedser, who died in April 2010
View ArticleSir Alec Bedser dies aged 91
Sir Alec Bedser, the Surrey and England fast bowler who Don Bradman said "worried me more than any other Englishman," died on Sunday evening at the age of 91
View Article'The typical English professional cricketer'
Micky Stewart, the former Surrey captain, has described Alec Bedser, who died on Sunday evening at the age of 91, as the "typical traditional English professional cricketer"
View ArticleA giant of his generation
Alec Bedser was an impressive figure of a man, and his feats with the ball were befittingly large
View ArticleAlec Bedser
For the purists, it seems a travesty that Read, often regarded as the best gloveman in the country, did not play more for England
View ArticleA nod of satisfaction
Alec Bedser was one of the great bowlers, and someone to whom commitment was the first commandment
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