In 1979, the Cricket World Cup was back in England for the second time. In this tournament, there were eight teams divided into two groups with the top two teams from each group qualifying for the ...

"Would the new deal mean that the weak would go under because they would have too little television appeal?" A contemporary question, if ever there was, one that could be asked by any cricket lover ...

Defending champions West Indies continued their domination at the Prudential World Cup as they defeated hosts England by 92 runs in the final to win the cricket World Cup second time in a row at the ...

The Australian Cricket Board and the Kerry Packer Empire have joined forces in control of the game in Australia for at least the next 10 years. Kerry Packer, with his children James and Gretel ...

Coach of the touring Indian cricket team, John Wright will get the opportunity to catch up with some old team mates during the second test in the National Bank series at Hamilton starting on December ...

Rob Steen is a sportswriter and senior lecturer in sports journalism at the University of Brighton, whose books include biographies of Desmond Haynes and David Gower (Cricket Society Literary Award ...