The googly, a tricky pitch in cricket which turns the opposite way to a leg-break, was developed by Bernard Bosanquet, an English cricketer, in the early 1900s. Bosanquet's innovation revolutionized ...

The art of leg-spin bowling is undeniably one of the most intriguing ones in cricket. For decades, countless leg-spin bowlers have enthralled us with their guile and dexterity. Of the myriad ...

Among the several illustrious players who retired from county cricket after 1957 were D. V. P. Wright, E. Hollies and B. Dooland, who together have taken more than 5,000 wickets. The remaining ...

There could be no easier way to get to a hundred. Bernard Bosanquet, who had stroked his way to 136 in the first innings of the match, was tossed the ball by Middlesex skipper Plum Warner. He tossed ...

The visit of the South African team has revived interest in the googly. Poor old googly! It has been subjected to ridicule, abuse, contempt, incredulity, and survived them all. Nowadays one cannot ...

The leg-spinner's prize weapon - bowled properly, a googly is almost undetectable. A googly, or "wrong'un", is a delivery which looks like a normal leg-spinner but actually turns towards the batsmen, ...

Bernard Bosanquet was weaving his magic for MCC against the visiting South Africans at Lord’s. With his leg-breaks and newly invented googly, he had helped England win the Ashes Down Under in ...