Landmarks were ticked off at regular intervals by Joe Root on day three at Old Trafford in his ascent to the summit of the highest Test run-scorers. In the morning session Root passed Rahul Dravid, of ...

Jack Hobbs, Frank Woolley, and the Australian Charles "Governor General" Macartney, all having been born in 1880s, made their first-class debuts between 1905 and 1909. Test cricket was disrupted for ...

The Ashes rivalry has seen some of cricket’s greatest batters dominate the scoreboards, and a Sportskeeda list ranks the top ...

Jack Hobbs was my hero. He was the greatest batsman that I ever saw and, very occasionally, had the pleasure to bowl to. He was the kindest cricketer that I have known, whether to other cricketers, or ...