Almanack
Those who remembered him as a boy prodigy were surprised only that his talents had taken so long to bear…
"In the right circumstance his flight and dip could not merely tantalise batsmen, but madden them."
<p class="intro-p">Bob Barber had to switch counties to realise his potential, but after a productive summer for Warwickshire in 1966…
"Nothing is a shade of grey to Chappell"
"The harder they banged the ball in, the harder he cut and hooked"
"He played in 28 Tests and would have played in many more had he not been a contemporary of Lock"
"His footwork often makes the bowling look easier than it really is"
<p class="intro-p">Replacing Mike Brearley as Middlesex captain was a tough call, but Mike Gatting rose to the challenge in 1983…
A dedicated man and a dedicated cricketer
"County cricket and the women’s game did not deserve to be ignored"