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When the superstars played with the amateurs: interview with author Scott Oliver
Is there any other sport that allows recreational players to rub shoulders with superstars? Scott Oliver has traced down these delightful stories in a new book called Sticky Dogs and Stardust and we speak to Scott to understand his passion for this type of story and how these experiences can reveal so much about a cricketer and their love for the game.
Among the several superstars to have played in club cricket in England, the book tells the stories of all-time greats such as Adam Gilchrist, Malcolm Marshall, Viv Richards, Garry Sobers, Wasim Akram, and Shane Warne - and also reveals what these cricketers' presence meant for their amateur team-mates.
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Talking Points:
The allure of the big star playing the small game
The thrill of seeing a youngster with the potential for greatness
Seventeen-year old Adam Gilchrist finding himself in England
The remarkable story of Viv Richards in his pomp at Rishton CC
The sight of great fast bowlers like Marshall and Donald terrorizing amateurs
The cult of Garry Sobers at Norton CC
The cricketers who disappointed their clubs
The passing of an era - and how cricket's current economy doesn't allow for superstars to be part of an amateur setting
Participants:
Scott Oliver (@reverse_sweeper)
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
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Books republished by 81allout:
War Minus the Shooting - Mike Marqusee
Cricket Beyond the Bazaar - Mike Coward
The Summer Game - Gideon Haigh
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Related:
Sticky Dogs and Stardust review - Martin Chandler - Cricketweb.net
List of Scott Oliver's articles -
The hitting overlords: a glimpse into the future of T20s
The 2024 edition of the IPL has seen hitters step up to a new level - with 200-plus totals becoming routine and 200-plus chases being achieved too. Is this an inflection point for the format? And how should we be talking about the sport if this is the new normal?
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Talking Points:
Why has this IPL seen a sudden jump in totals?
Has the impact-player rule played a significant role in raising totals?
Have teams found more hitters to accomodate in the XIs?
Jake Fraser-McGurk - the prototypical T20 hitter
The effect of non-capped Indian players like Abhishek Sharma, Ashutosh Sharma
Why Dhoni bats so late in the game: the effect of platooning
What does it mean when you wish for a balance between bat and ball in T20s?
Why higher scores suggest the hitters are more in control of their shot-making
Participants:
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)
Ashoka (@ABVan)
Karthikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack | ESPNcricinfo
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Related:
Hitting v Batting: the choice that dictates the shape of a T20 contest - 81allout podcast
What’s the deal with T20 bowling? - 81allout podcast
Jake Fraser-McGurk, the ideal T20 batter - Sidharth Monga - ESPNcricinfo
How Do International Cricketers Do At The IPL? - Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview -
What's the deal with T20 bowling?
How much does bowling matter in T20s and how does one measure the potency of a bowler in this format? What are the measures of excellence for a T20 bowler?
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Talking Points:
How does one describe a good T20 bowler?
Is it possible to separate actions and outcomes for T20 bowling?
A format that offers the bowlers almost no leverage
What is the role of bowlers in a contest designed to be between bat and bat?
Does a great T20 bowler need any particular skills?
The value of bowlers with unconventional actions
What Jasprit Bumrah does well in T20s
Why T20 bowlers can't be viewed in the same way as Test or ODI bowlers
Can we gauge bowling in T20s before hitting has reached its full potential?
The future of T20 bowling - and why some rule changes can bring bowlers into the game
The Harshal Patel problem for T20 bowlers
Are teams being inefficient when paying huge sums for bowlers?
Participants:
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)
Ashoka (@ABVan)
Karthikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack | ESPNcricinfo
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Buy The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh (republished by 81allout)
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Australia (paperback, e-copy)
USA (hardback, paperback, e-copy)
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Related:
Hitting v Batting: the choice that dictates the shape of a T20 contest - 81allout podcast
Bowling doesn't really matter in T20 - Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview
Ferociously fast and thrillingly direct: how Mayank went bang, bang, bang - Karthik Krishnaswamy - ESPNcricinfo
'If you go searching for wickets in T20, you're playing into the batsman's hand' - Samuel Badree interview by Nagraj Gollapudi - The Cricket Monthly
ICC recommends ODI rule changes - Cricket Australia -
Picking a T20 XI from the 1980s and '90s
T20 started in the early 2000s but what if the format was invented 15 years earlier. Who were the players who would have excelled in the shorter format? We decided to pick a T20 side from the era before the IPL and debated how Aravinda de Silva and Brian Lara might have changed their game for T20s. And if players like Ricardo Powell and Adrian Kuiper would have had more illustrious careers than they did.
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Talking Points:
The evolution of ODIs and T20s - and how both took about 20 years ago mature
Would players like Sunil Narine have been as big a star if not for T20s?
The West Indian legacy in terms of accelerating the T20 evolution
Which players from the past would have thrived in this format?
Would you have heard much more of Alistair Brown and Michael Di Venuto had T20s been around earlier?
Would Aravinda de Silva have continued his Mad Max avatar in T20s?
Ricardo Powell, Atul Bedade, Robin Singh - the superstars who could have been
Players like Lance Klusener who rigorously practiced range-hitting
The value of a good googly bowler in T20s
Participants:
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)
Ashoka (@ABVan)
Deepauk Murugesan (@complicateur)
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Buy The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh (republished by 81allout)
India (hardback) | India (paperback) | India (e-copy)
Australia (paperback, e-copy)
USA (hardback, paperback, e-copy)
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Related:
Ijaz Ahmed's 84-ball 139 v India in Lahore in 1997 - YouTube
When Surrey smashed the 50-over World Record thanks to Alistair Brown's 268 - YouTube
When Kapil Dev hit four sixes in a row to avoid the follow-on at Lord's - YouTube
Atul Bedade's big day in Sharjah - YouTube -
India dismantle England in lop-sided finale: India v England, 5th Test review
We review the fifth Test between India and England in Dharamshala – where India stamped their authority with a win by an innings and 64 runs.
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Talking Points:
A one-sided – and thoroughly expected – end to a Test series in India
The Bazball delusion
England's inadequate bowling resources thoroughly exposed
Kuldeep the genius - a wristspinner with both variety and control
R Ashwin caps off his 100th Test with signature spells
The first morning - when Bumrah and Siraj made the ball talk
The challenge against spin for Duckett, Pope, Stokes, and Bairstow
Did England Bazball enough or too much? And why it doesn't matter
When Shubman Gill was at his fluent best
The problem with England playing Anderson and hardly bowling him
England not replacing the injured Leach and Rehan - and over-bowling Bashir
Participants:
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)
Ashoka (@ABVan)
Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack | ESPNcricinfo page
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Buy The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh (republished by 81allout)
India (hardback) | India (paperback) | India (e-copy)
Australia (paperback, e-copy)
USA (hardback, paperback, e-copy)
UK (hardback, paperback, e-copy)
Canada (hardback, paperback, e-copy)
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Related:
IND Win By An Innings In Dharamsala, Finish Series 4-1 - Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview
On Ravichandran Ashwin - India's greatest matchwinner - Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview
Just sit back and get ready to marvel at R Ashwin, for the 100th time - Karthik Krishnaswamy - ESPNcricinfo
Joe Root on facing Ashwin and Lyon - Sky Cricket podcast - YouTube
How India Bazballed England - Himanish Ganjoo - X (formerly Twitter)
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A win for the ages: India v England, 4th Test review
We review the fourth Test between India and England in Ranchi – where India sealed a series with a magnificent five-wicket win.
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Talking Points:
The third-innings bowling that capped another brilliant third-day fightback
India's forced accelerated transition - with a team full of youngsters
Dhruv Jurel's expert batting with the tail
Ashwin, Jadeja, Kuldeep - an undecipherable trio
Bazball sucking all the oxygen out of the England media
Did England miss a trick by not bowling Anderson and Robinson enough?
How England's statements often ran opposite to their actions
Could England have done better in India if they shelved Bazball?
Akash Deep's dream first spell
Participants:
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)
Ashoka (@ABVan)
Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack | ESPNcricinfo page
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Buy The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh (republished by 81allout)
India (hardback) | India (paperback) | India (e-copy)
Australia (paperback, e-copy)
USA (hardback, paperback, e-copy)
UK (hardback, paperback, e-copy)
Canada (hardback, paperback, e-copy)
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Related:
Ranchi win epitomises current era of India's Test team with promise for the next one - Karthik Krishnaswamy - ESPNcricinfo
India Pull Off Sensational Heist Against Negative England In Ranchi - Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview Substack
Fog of post-truth Baz-chat obscures England’s progress under Ben Stokes - Barney Ronay - Guardian
England lose series in India - Sky Cricket Vodcast - YouTube