Meriel Talbot’s distinguished career in government came as no surprise to those who had seen her at the wicket.

Douglas Jardine came up with a plan to deprive the watching public of one of the finest sights in all sport.

A fierce Victorian rivalry sprang up between two football teams from the industrial heartlands of the North East.

In 1837 William Sterndale Bennett, then regarded as England’s most exciting young composer, made history in quite another... field.

The great British public leaves a German tourist speechless during a county match at the Oval in London.

Stylish batting in cricket is about variety, invention and frankly anything that works, and we have Dr W.G. Grace to thank for it.