Cricket was unloved by 18th-century moralists. By the middle of the century, it had become a popular spectator sport. Much was drunk;...

In the fourth of his six-part series, esteemed crickety historian Stephen Saunders tells tales of the famous cricketers who are buried...

By Stephen Saunders Tuesday 23 June 1772 was market day in Hambledon, Hampshire and on that day the first designated first-class match...