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synopsis may belong to another edition of this title. Review: The 2002 edition of cricket s bible marks the second year in Graeme Wright s second stint in the editorial seat, and contains much for readers to ponder. Alongside the usual plethora of facts and figures, the last year has provided much more for Wisden to get its teeth into. Just as the current Australian side has taken Test cricket to new levels, several of the test series covered by the 2002 Almanack seem to have upped the ante in terms of excitement, notably the Aussies glorious but ultimately unsuccessful rubber in India last year. Meanwhile, despite the disappointing defeat in the home Ashes series the England team has continued to take forward steps under the leadership of Hussain and Fletcher, particularly in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. If they say that a strong Yorkshire side means a strong England, the white rose county s first championship for 33 years should mean more good news for the English. ....
She didn t know anything about the magazine prior to its publication at all, actually. By the time the court case was under way in December, the Australian public didn t care all that much for the truth. They were too busy gobbling up the Lara Bingle is a home-wrecker false narrative. Sure, when Bingle and Fevola entered an affair after meeting at rehearsals for the AFL Footy Show Grand Final, he was the married father-of-two. But it was single teenager Bingle who bore the brunt of our fury. The media gleefully played and replayed audio snippets of a voicemail message Bingle left Fevola - I feel like I m talking to a brick wall right now … can you call me? - and wheeled out all the obvious puns in their headlines. ....
Graeme Hick put Somerset to the sword (David Davies/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Worcestershire’s Graeme Hick set a 20th-century County Championship record by scoring 405 runs in a single innings on May 6, 1988. Here, the PA news agency looks back at that achievement against Somerset at Taunton. Stealing the headlines Peter Roebuck had fallen out with his former team-mate (PA) The match was a high-profile encounter as a result of a public feud between home captain Peter Roebuck and Worcestershire’s Ian Botham. The England all-rounder had quit a largely successful spell with Somerset in protest at the club’s decision to release West Indies greats Viv Richards and Joel Garner following a disappointing season two years earlier. ....
It was supposed to be Botham v Roebuck, but it turned into the Graeme Hick Show. Somerset County Cricket Club s match against Worcestershire in Taunton on May 6 1988 was billed as a personal battle between home skipper Peter Roebuck and all-time great Ian Botham. But the visitor s batsman Graeme Hick stole the plaudits by plundering the Somerset bowling to all corners of the County Ground as he scored a massive 405 runs in a single innings. Botham and Roebuck had fallen out after Somerset had released West Indies stars Viv Richards and Joel Garner two season earlier. Botham left the club in protest and headed off to Worcestershire. ....
20 years of Eden classic: When VVS Laxman took India over the line SECTIONS Share Synopsis Laxman, having batted for over a day, hitting over 30 boundaries and cruising towards his double-century, walked back as Eden Gardens (and every Australian, led by Warne) applauded. ET CONTRIBUTORS Just after lunch on the fourth day of the Test, at 386-4, VVS Laxman square-drove the persevering Glenn McGrath’s effort ball. Taking the edge, it flew head-high towards Shane Warne at a wide first slip. Leaping to his right, arm outstretched, Warne clung on. Laxman, having batted for over a day, hitting over 30 boundaries and cruising towards his double-century, walked back as Eden Gardens (and every Australian, led by Warne) applauded. Inspired by Laxman and with the bowlers tiring, having bowled over 160 overs in the heat (the innings break was only 10 minutes), India, 112 ahead after following on, dug in. ....