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January 2009 - Bat and ball

J P Duminy: The little revolutionary in South Africa's batting line-up

Australia [1.56] and South Africa [2.74] are locked at 1-1 in their current ODI series with the third fixture on Friday January 23, but could the Proteas' latest batting star be the man to tip...

International Cricket Betting: Murali's slog and Umar Gul's death-bowling

Andrew Hughes watched in disbelief as Muralitharan slogged Sri Lanka to victory from the unlikeliest of positions in the final few overs against Bangladesh on Friday and considers the best way of "bowling at the...

International Cricket Betting: The emergence of the batting spinner

Andrew Hughes is somewhat sorry to see the death of the lower-order batsman who is little more than a sitting duck but is excited by the emergence of a new breed of player: the number...

Cricket Betting: How Adam Gilchrist set the standard for wicket-keepers forever

With wicket-keepers Brendon McCullum, Kumar Sangakkara and MS Dhoni amongst the best and most explosive one-day batsmen in the world, Andrew Hughes looks at how a certain "Gilly" was responsible for changing the role of...

Cricket Betting: There's only going to be one winner in the KP/Moores feud...and it's the guy who averages 50

Frank Gregan gives us his take on the ongoing feud between England skipper Kevin Pietersen and coach Peter Moores over the exclusion of Michael Vaughan for the tour of the Caribbean. Something's gotta give......