Tag Archives: Jimmy Anderson

Ripeness Is All

Posted on August 8, 2018 by rightoffthebatbook

Relentlessly, the English medium-fast bowler James Anderson is climbing the list of all-time wicket takers (in Test cricket). At the time of this writing, he’s placed fifth (with 544), a mere 19 wickets below the great Australian quick Glenn McGrath, … Continue reading →

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The Broad Identity

Posted on July 12, 2015 by rightoffthebatbook

Among the plaudits being offered following the England cricket team’s trouncing of Australia in the first Test match of the Ashes series, one man, in the humble opinion of this blog, is not getting his due. We agree that it is … Continue reading →

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What the Hell Happened to India?

Posted on August 19, 2014 by rightoffthebatbook

Reader: Consider two cricket teams—India and England—both alike in dignity. Both sides are in transition: even though their star players may have departed to the skyboxes and commentary positions, both teams are blessed with plenty of youthful talent—to wit, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya … Continue reading →

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England Win the Ashes!

Posted on August 14, 2013 by rightoffthebatbook

England has beaten Australia at cricket! In recent years, this formulation—once so rare a sentence that it could be considered a typographical error—has become common, even a commonplace. Australia’s cricket team is simply not as good as England’s, even though … Continue reading →

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Oh, Jimmy, Jimmy! Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy Anderson

Posted on July 15, 2013 by rightoffthebatbook

True, it’s not a Schubert Lied, but the above song, which resounds around Test cricket grounds wherever England play these days, contains (almost) as much feeling and conjures up as strong a sensation of wonder and mastery of composition as … Continue reading →

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