Cricket balls are the product of centuries of tradition and the extreme physical demands of the game. They must be robust and ...

A single cow only makes 15 Dukes cricket balls. Whereas a butcher might pride themselves on achieving maximum bang for their bovine buck by using almost the entire animal from nose to tail, it turns ...

In his novel Netherland, Joseph O’Neill describes the rhythm of fielding in cricket as ‘pulmonary’ — the fielders converging as one as the bowler runs in before reverting to their positions after each ...

If you've ever watched a batter get beaten by a ball that curved, jagged or dipped at the last moment, you've seen one of cricket's great mysteries.

After 36 wickets fall in two days in the fourth Ashes Test, BBC Sport looks at why 10mm of grass was so important at the MCG.

If you’ve ever watched a batter get beaten by a ball that curved, jagged or dipped at the last moment, you’ve seen one of cricket’s great mysteries. Whether it’s a Mitchell Starc inswinger, a Josh ...