All the tremendouses, amazings and unbelievables have been said several times over by test players struggling to keep their grip on reality. We followed every minute from some out of the way places: luxury cruise liner sailing around Ireland, the heart of Staffordshire and N. Yorkshire. It was the spine that held the summer together. Tense stuff that could have boiled over into naked aggression but never did. McGrath and Warne’s farewell to test cricket.
- 21-25 July – Lord’s Lost – Irish Cruise
- 4-8 Aug – Edgbaston Won – Caldon Canal – Leek
- 11-15 Aug – Old Trafford Drawn – Hilton
- 25-29 Aug – Trent Bridge Won – Helmsley
- 8-12 Sept – Brit Oval Drawn – President’s Day
