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The only cricketer with super-hero powers : Don Bradman

August 26, 2019

Don Bradman, the only cricketer with superhero powers, was born on Aug 27, 1908.

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Peter Wynne-Thomas: A tribute to the legend

July 30, 2019

Peter Wynne-Thomas, the legendary Trent Bridge librarian and cricket historian, was born on July 30, 1934. A tribute by Arunabha Sengupta and Maha.

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Dennis Lillee: Menace with the red cherry

July 19, 2019

Dennis Lillee was born on July 18, 1949

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Wally Hammond: An appetite for runs, an eye for beauty, the image of Boys' Own Hero

June 20, 2019

Wally Hammond was born on June 19, 1903

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Sachin Tendulkar: No canvas big enough

April 23, 2019

Sachin Tendulkar, the most complete of batsmen, was born on Apr 24, 1973

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Danielle Wyatt: The Petite Powerhouse

April 22, 2019

Danielle Wyatt, the petite powerhouse, was born on Apr 22, 1991

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Malcolm Marshall: Frightening pace mingled with subtleties

April 19, 2019

Malcolm Marshall was born on Apr 18, 1958

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Dilip Vengsarkar: The Lord of Lord's and more

April 5, 2019

Dilip Vengsarkar, India’s best batsman of the 1980s, was born on Apr 6, 1956

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Neville Cardus: The Scoreboard is an Ass and all that

April 3, 2019

Neville Cardus was born on Apr 3, 1888. The scoreboard was an ass to him for a number of reasons.

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Chuck Fleetwood-Smith: The Wayward Genius

March 30, 2019

‘Chuck’ Fleetwood-Smith was born on Mar 30, 1908

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Meg Lanning: The megastar

March 24, 2019

Meg Lanning, the megastar of Women’s Cricket, was born on March 25, 1992

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The one and only Yabba

March 19, 2019

The one and only Yabba was born on March 19, 1878

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Clem Hill: Criminally forgotten all-time great

March 18, 2019

Clem Hill, one of the greatest batsmen ever, was born on Mar 18, 1877, the first Test cricketer to be born after the commencement of Test cricket.

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Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi: Life and Death in the sporting arena

March 16, 2019

Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi was born on March 16, 1910

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Ivo Bligh - Cricket's greatest love story

March 14, 2019

Ivo Bligh, the protagonist of cricket’s most epic love story, was born on Mar 13, 1859

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Harmanpreet Kaur: Pushing boundaries and clearing them

March 7, 2019

Harmanpreet Kaur was born on March 8, 1989

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Phil Edmonds: Spinning balls and money

March 7, 2019

Phil Edmonds, left-arm spinner and multi-millionaire businessman, was born on March 8, 1951

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Neil Adcock - the first South African to 100 Test wickets

March 7, 2019

Neil Adcock, the first South African bowler to get to 100 Test wickets, was born on March 8, 1931.

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Ross Taylor: Ton and Tongue

March 7, 2019

Luteru Ross Poutoa Lote Taylor r was born on March 8, 1984

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Willie Watson: England's most successful double international

March 7, 2019

Willie Watson, England’s most successful double international, was born on Mar 7, 1920

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