the pinch hitter

Interviews

Jack Russell: Weetabix, well-worn hats, and wicketkeeping

"My wife is the only person I allowed to repair the hat"

Stories
Best and Worst: Lord's Cup finals – From Miller's race to Lloyd's loitering

Kit Harris writes in issue 6 of the Pinch Hitter

by Kit Harris / June 27, 2020
Features
When 'Whispering Death' Holding whistled through Rishton

"Umpire, if that had hit him on the head, he would be dead"

by Scott Oliver / June 25, 2020
Club Cricket
Holding on to cricket's next generation through a summer lost to coronavirus

"Cricket for juniors has to be played all year round”

by Steve Menary / June 8, 2020
Features
Best and Worst: Sporting gestures – from walking to overstepping the mark

From the very first guard of honour to an overstepping Sri Lankan.

by Kit Harris / June 3, 2020
Interviews
Darren Stevens: ‘I think I was good enough to play for England’

“I won Player of the Year last year, why would I want to quit?”

by Alex Hoad / May 24, 2020
Features
Best and Worst: Teammates - From Zampa & Stoinis to Warne & Waugh

"‘Mateship’. That elusive and, let’s be frank, entirely made up term"

by James Wallace / May 24, 2020
Interviews
'I’ve got nothing to prove to anyone': Khawaja on a career at a crossroads

“Being a role model now .... I think it’s great”

by Adam Burnett / May 21, 2020
Features
The best and worst crowd interventions

"Remember that amazing WC semi-final when Kambli scored 120* to conjure a miracle win for India?"

by Kit Harris / May 9, 2020
Features
The meaningful silence of Graeme Hick

"At that moment keeping quiet seems like quite a good idea, and so that’s what Hick does"

by Jon Hotten / May 7, 2020

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December '21 Issue

Ashes special – we consider how Joe Root’s men can overcome the odds, CricViz examine the accepted truths of how teams can beat the Aussies in Australia, and Haseeb Hameed gives a rare exclusive
Cricket’s great half-centuries
Phil Tufnell on his turbulent life in the game
Katherine Brunt sits down with her forming bowling partner Isa Guha to discuss her extraordinary career
County Files – outgoing Essex legend Ryan ten Doeschate opens up on leadership and the big regret from his decorated career
Columnists – Andrew Miller shines a light on cricket’s moral maze, Lawrence Booth tackles the question of taking a knee, Adam Collins laments the premature international retirement of James Pattinson and Suresh Menon considers the wider impact of the game’s fiercest rivalry

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the pinch hitter

Jack Russell: Weetabix, well-worn hats, and wicketkeeping

Best and Worst: Lord's Cup finals – From Miller's race to Lloyd's loitering

When 'Whispering Death' Holding whistled through Rishton

Holding on to cricket's next generation through a summer lost to coronavirus

Best and Worst: Sporting gestures – from walking to overstepping the mark

Darren Stevens: ‘I think I was good enough to play for England’

Best and Worst: Teammates - From Zampa & Stoinis to Warne & Waugh

'I’ve got nothing to prove to anyone': Khawaja on a career at a crossroads

The best and worst crowd interventions

The meaningful silence of Graeme Hick

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