Bill Ponsford - The man who could play a duet with Bradman

Bill Ponsford, born October 19, 1900, was one of the run machines of Australian cricket of the 1920s and 1930s whose partnerships with Don Bradman have gone down in record books as immortal feats of run-making. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the life and career of the man who is the only cricketer to break his own record for the highest score in First-Class cricket.

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Ian Bishop - a great career derailed by injuries

Ian Bishop, born October 24, 1967, was the last of the great fast bowlers produced by the Caribbean pace bowling assembly line, who combined into one of the greatest opening bowling attacks with Curtly Ambrose. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the career of the six-foot five inch bowler whose playing days were repeatedly and severely cut short by multiple injuries.

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Petero Kubunavanua - he was a Fijian who fielded in a skirt, but was featured on a stamp as a cricketer before Bradman

On November 20, 1997, Fiji cricketer Petero Kubunavanua passed away. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the short cricketing career of the fierce looking man from Ovalau who fielded barefoot in a traditional ‘sulu’ skirt, and featured on the stamp issued to commemorate the centenary of cricket in Fiji in 1974.

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Trevor Bailey - one of England's greatest all-rounders

Trevor Bailey, born December 3, 1923, is remembered as a dour, stonewalling batsman with the fitting nickname Barnacle. However, there was much more to his cricket — including an array of strokes seldom unveiled, incisive fast-medium bowling and superb close to the wicket catching .Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the life and career of the man who was one of the greatest all-rounders to play for England.

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Khan Mohammad - one of the long line of fine Pakistani fast bowlers

Khan Mohammad, born January 1, 1928, formed the first lethal Pakistan pace attack by paring up with Fazal Mahmood. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the life and career of the man who bowled Pakistan’s first ball in Test cricket, took the country’s first wicket and dismissed Len Hutton with the first ball he bowled to the legendary opening batsman.

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Bruce Mitchell - a pillar in the shaky South African side

Bruce Mitchell, born January 8, 1909, was a pillar of South African batting from 1929 to 1949. Like a true pillar, he was often sedentary and immovable, with glacial rate of scoring and incredibly difficult to dismiss. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the life and career of the man who held the record for the highest South African aggregate runs for half a century.

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Richie Richardson - one of the best of his day

Richie Richardson, born January 12, 1962, was one of the most stylish batsmen in world cricket. And in spite of never quite emerging from the enormous shadow of his Antiguan senior Viv Richards, he was the most successful West Indian batsman during the late eighties and the early nineties and, for a while, the best in the world. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the life and career of the man who walked to the crease for most of his career under the famous maroon sun hat.

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