Alec Bedser

Darren Sammy's return of 7 for 66 on his debut for West Indies at Old Trafford was not quite enough to give his side victory, nor did it put him in the top XI of best returns on debut. Here are the best of the best

Salil Benegal looks back at Bill O'Reilly's career

Andrew Miller on some of the more comical dismissals in cricket's history

Norman Preston on the young days of Alec and Eric Bedser

Eric Bedser, whose cricket ability was overshadowed by the achievements of his twin, Alec, has died at the age of 87

Fifty years ago Len Hutton's team left England for an Ashes tour that has passed into legend

Jim Laker's tribute to his old comrade-in-arms, Alec Bedser

"The good years started as the result of a brawl. They ended with another fight"

A match report from the 5th Test at The Oval in 1953, when England regained the Ashes after 19 years

Michael Barton had never led a side until Surrey asked him to in 1948

Bob Willis, one of the heroes of Headingley 1981, wasn't even in the original squad picked for the Test

Neil Harvey, Arthur Morris and others relive Don Bradman's last innings

England's Greatest Post-War XI is named with the publication of the October issue of The Wisden Cricketer magazine

Lord MacLaurin has decreed that England players will no longer share hotel rooms

1918 The quintessential English seamer is born