Archive - Manners-on-Cricket

In the Absence of KG - Anrich Returns

And there is always Marco

6 hrs ago

‘Unknown’ Jack Smashes First-Class Record...

And WHY would boundary step-over and relay catches be outlawed?

Oct 4

Sandpaper Series Revisited - Part Three

Smith defended Faf - and the Proteas captain was inclined to reciprocate

Oct 3

September 2026

Sandpaper Series - Part Two

Warner’s hand, Bancroft’s ‘innocence’ and Faf’s mint

Sep 30

Sandpaper Series Revisited - Part One

Warner in the Stairwell, Faf in a Towel

Sep 28

Aussies self-cook on Braai Day

Breetzke Toil topples Aussie Dash

Sep 24

Test Cricket will Survive Rain

Be grateful for Australia in October

Sep 20

For Club, Country or Family

Others take ‘Abbott Way’, quietly...

Sep 15

Hot Cricket and Spicy Pitches

Selection not a ‘mild’ option

Sep 10

Pakistan, Rabada, ICC...what’s on your mind?

Hard to ignore Pakistan’s Comic Value.

Sep 3

August 2026

Say it Plain, Or as they want hear it

The final question to Steve Waugh during the interview featured in the previous column concerned the ICC’s late U-turn on the format of next year’s…

Aug 29

Marques, Beyers and Brydon...

International careers in gestation, limbo and dead.

Aug 26

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