Sometimes it's nice to take a trip down memory lane and this section does just that. Come here to read some of the very finest cricket writing from our friends at the Wisden Almanack, plus our personal favourites from the AOC archive.
In at No.47 in our list of AOC’s most loved cricketers is Ricky Ponting. Unsurprisingly, English cricket fans have had a fractious relationship with the former Australian captain but the respect and admiration has always been there, even if we’ve struggled to admit it.
The 2005 Ashes will not rank as one of Punter’s fonder memories, but despite relinquishing the urn he cemented his reputation as the best Aussie batsman since Bradman with one of the great rearguard innings. (more…)
In at No.48 in our list of AOC’s most loved cricketers is the indomitable former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad. When Miandad arrived for his second season at Glamorgan in 1981 he was already firmly established as one of the world’s premier batsmen, having made an immediate and telling impact on Test cricket as a precocious [...]
In at 49 in our rundown of AOC’s 50 most loved cricketers is the mercurial Sri Lankan, Aravinda de Silva. The diminutive right-hander is best remembered for his Man of the Match performance in the 1996 World Cup final but a year previously he won the hearts of the Kent faithful and AOC staffers with [...]
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