England v Australia, The Oval, 1880

I was there at the very beginning

In the 1939 Autumn Annual, Revd CJM Godfrey wrote of his memories of attending the first Test in England, at The Oval in September 1880, as a schoolboy

Rev CJM Godfrey recalls watching the 1880 Oval Test

June 1980

Whatever happened to Bob Massie?

Eight summers ago a 25-year-old Western Australia bowler, Bob Massie, was front page news on both sides of the world after dismissing 16 England batsmen for 137 at Lord's in his first appearance in Test cricket. Today he plays his cricket in comparative obscurity. Ray Robinson answers the question

The Cricketer archive - Ray Robinson

Len Hutton retires

The Cricketer archive - 1956

Single-wicket again

The Cricketer archive - 1963

Tarnished gold

The Cricketer archive - The lot of the old pros

Passion play

The Cricketer archive - The Denness affair 2002

At a POW camp

Terrence Prittie on playing cricket as a WW2 prisoner

Honest John Wells

GC Martineau on a Hambledon legend

And the devil take Kerry Packer

EW Swanton - August 1977

War of the Roses

The Cricketer - EW Swanton on the 1946 showdown

Deeper aspects of MCC's tour

Classic review: Assault On The Ashes

Jardine spares England's blushes

The Cricketer reports on the first India Test in 1932

Golden days

The Cricketer archive: Eric Midwinter on the 1902 Ashes