A little mystery has come the way of replaycricket.com from one of the site’s readers. If you can either email me or let us all know via a comment below whether you know the name in question, it would be much appreciated. Here’s the email… “I’m trying to track down the name or image of [...]
A nice little discovery in one of my Christmas presents from dd was this image of Denis Compton and Jack Young, who once sent down 11 maidens in a row to a certain DG Bradman during the ‘Invincibles’ 1948 Tour of England. The image is from Margaret Hughes’ excellent 1953 book, ‘All on a Summer’s [...]
Haven’t had the chance to buy or read it yet, but very interested to see a book on the Victory Tests, a little known series that occurred within days of the second world war ending. The crowds were huge, the names famous, and the stories interesting. While there were packed Tests across England, I’m most [...]
I’ve just spent a fruitful afternoon in London with Rikki Bedi, one of the people behind an excellent new cricket game, Wicked Wickets. The game is beautifully produced and at plus £550 is definitely aimed at the top end of the market. Bedi and Richard Holgate are the two behind the game, with Bedi the [...]
After years of searching, replaycricket.com has found an original copy of one of the quirkiest images of cricket players ever. To have a look at a large quality version, click on more.
A neat little game from New Zealand. Made during the 70s, replete with two spinners, a dice, a board where you can position your players, and a nice deck of cards that resolve play.
Pavilion Cricket is a labour of love which, like so many cricket board games, seems to have sunk without a trace. A real shame for such a promising premise.
A variation of the classic cricket game. Small plastic fielders, a mechanism to allow batting, one to allow bowling, a ball and a field made up of different run areas. It doesn’t get much simpler.
He’s Out! from 1928 is one of the few early cricket games endorsed by a famous player. In this case it’s England Captain W.R. Hammond. Or Wally, to his mates.
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