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Harry Pearson guests at SPIN Magazine Club at The Warrington on August 5

Guardian columnist Harry Pearson – sport’s answer to Alan Bennett. Arguably – is our next guest at the SPIN Cricket Club at The Warrington, on August 5

Worrying signs for England

What’s happened to England’s limited-overs form, asks George Dobell

Historic victory for Bangladesh

It’s taken a long, long time, but Bangladesh have finally won a game in 2010 and broken their duck against England

Features

Tragi-comedy in the Yorkshire Leagues

Harry Pearson’s latest book advances his claims to be cricket’s slightly more robust answer to Alan Bennett, says Duncan Steer

Duncan Hamilton guests at SPIN Cricket Club, July 14

Duncan Hamilton, award-winning biographer of Brian Clough and Harold Larwood, is the star guest at the next free SPIN night at Gordon Ramsay’s pub, The Warrington, on July 14

Best of SPIN: The making of Andy Flower

To celebrate our 50th issue, we present the best of the SPIN magazine archive – starting with the story of Andy Flower, as told by friends and team-mates

Podcast

Episode 16: Return of the Pod

The SPIN podcast returns! Cook v Amir, Australia’s Ashes options and the next SPIN live event plus more, in 23 minutes of cricket-themed chat.

 

Best of SPIN: The making of Andy Flower

To celebrate our 50th issue, we present the best of the SPIN magazine archive – starting with the story of Andy Flower, as told by friends and team-mates

Best of SPIN 5: MCC chief exec Keith Bradshaw goes on the record

In this interview from our Feb 2010 issue, the MCC’s top man explains to SPIN how cricket’s most conservative body apparently turned itself into one of its most forward-thinking

The making of Graeme Swann

After waiting an age for recognition, England’s off-spinner can suddenly do no wrong. He tells SPIN about growing up, the benefits of fame and winning the World Cup

Best of SPIN 4: England’s lions to the Ashes slaughter

What was it like to fall under the Aussie Ashes machine during England’s eight losing series in a row, between 1989 and 2003? Three players – John Stephenson, Mike Smith and Mark Ilott – briefly given their chance recall their experiences

Spin meets Mike Brearley

Mike Brearley gave one interview about captaincy this 2009 Ashes summer, and he gave it to SPIN’s George Dobell…

Broad-inspired England push on for Ashes glory

Stuart Broad’s 5/37 has put England in the driving seat at The Oval. England are 230 ahead, with seven second-innings wickets standing.

Worrying signs for England

What’s happened to England’s limited-overs form, asks George Dobell

I ‘like’ Harsha Bhogle. I like Bob Willis. But which one’s best?

The Third Umpire weighs up the dubious lessons of five years’ watching cricket on TV.

How to bat in Twenty20

It’s all about weird flicks and flips, right? Wrong, says SPIN’s batting guru Gary Palmer in his latest masterclass

Travel Broadens The Feet

SPIN’s Alex ‘Challenge’ Kemp has another job you know. Here he tells us all about it… Good. Grief.