Fire in Babylon

The 1981 Cornhill Insurance Test Series. The action at Headingley as Botham set the Ashes alight with one of the most memorable innings of modern...

England thrash Australia in the fifth Test at the Oval - but still lose the Ashes.

Essex County cricket team get some much needed practice in the nets at the County Ground, Leyton.

Surrey play Yorkshire at the Oval as the 1922 County Championship nears its conclusion.

MPs take to the Oval for a game of cricket.

Women cricketers slog their male counterparts to the boundary in this fixture between Cobham Ladies and Manor Athletic in Richmond.

Jack Hobbs reaches his 124th century at the Gentlemen v Players match at Lord's.

Sussex take on Lancashire in the County Championship at Cricket Field Road.

Surrey batsman Jack Hobbs gets in some batting practice, with team mate Bert Strudwick keeping wicket.

Stunning views from the boundary of the 1921 Australian touring team's first match.

A profile of the West Indian cricketer Learie Constantine, showing him at work as a welfare officer in Liverpool and on the cricket field.

The first West Indies Test cricket team visits England and loses all three matches.