The Pinch Hitter
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Editor's Letter
From Phil Walker
Contents
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Best & Worst: Teammates
From best buddies and budding bromances to bust-ups and brouhaha
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CALLING THE SHOTS PODCAST
Broadcasters Adam Collins and Dan Norcross present the third part of their definitive series on cricket commentary
USMAN KHAWAJA
Exclusive interview with the spiky stylist
SHIFTING SANDS
How Sharjah became a unifying force for cricket
MAELSTROMS IN MUMBAI
A photo essay from the symbolic hub of modern cricket
DARREN STEVENS EXCLUSIVE
“I feel like I’m at the start of my career”
BOOK CRICKET
Authors CC stalwarts on combining their passions
THE INVINCIBLE CAP
Finding life in the old Baggy Green
THE INNINGS I WISH I'D SEEN
Trumper’s Mancunian masterpiece
DISABLED CRICKET
Alison Mitchell talks to five frontline cricketers
THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX
Introducing the inventor of the humble groin safeguarder
THE PINCH HITTER QUIZ
Steven Lynch on those marvellous one-offs
VERSE SWING
‘Early Season’, by Will Burns