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Team of the year 2014

A happy new year to you all from The Cricket Blog! There’s plenty to look forward to, not least in t...

Bent arms and broad bats
Sunil Narine's action has led to him being banned. Does it really need removing from the game?
Cricket has changed. Is the modern bat any more acceptable than the modern spinner's action? (On the left, a 1950 Lion cricket bat. On the right, a 2013 Slazenger V100)

It came and went in what seemed to be the blink of an eye, but the World T20 provided its usual staple of intriguing results ... 2014 World T20 review

Kumar Sangakkara has added The Cricket Blog's Player of the year to his list of prestigious awards

Team of the year 2014

January 4, 2015 2 comments
A happy new year to you all from The Cricket Blog! There’s plenty to look forward to, not least in the form a World Cup and an Ashes series. There will, of course, be plenty more besides. 2014 was an...
Sunil Narine's action has led to him being banned. Does it really need removing from the game?

Bent arms and broad bats

October 3, 2014
The recent spate of bowlers who have been called for, and subsequently banned for, ‘chucking’ the ball in their action has brought to mind the fairness in the battle between bat and ball; the battle ...
Sri Lanka celebrated their first World T20 triumph

2014 World T20 review

April 9, 2014
It came and went in what seemed to be the blink of an eye, but the World T20 provided its usual staple of intriguing results and enthralling cricket. It is the cricketing hors d’oeuvre that com...
Can West Indies retain the title they won in Sri Lanka in 2012?

World T20 2014 preview and predictions

March 13, 2014
It’s back for the fifth time. The World T20 2014 will be defended by the West Indies and hosted by Bangladesh. It’s a slightly bigger tournament this time out, and slightly longer as a result. Mercif...
Michael Clarke wins our prestigious Player of the Year award for a second time. He's delighted

Team of the year 2013

January 2, 2014
Happy 2014 to you all! With the New Year having just been ushered in, we thought we’d have a quick glance back at the old and select our team of the year from 2013. The selection is made, as usual, s...
Sometimes the old methods are just the best methods

Modern bowling requires traditional techniques

November 29, 2013
The constant changing of rules in limited overs cricket has made life for bowlers quite difficult; there is absolutely no margin for error. If a bowler bowls the ball slightly outside leg stump, it w...