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David Foot: The West Country Maestro

April 24, 2020

David Foot was born on April 24, 1929

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Brisbane Tied Test: Story of a Cricket Photograph

December 14, 2019

Story of a cricket photograph

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In Photographer Tags Ron Lovitt, Mayukh Ghosh
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Harry Altham: A historian forgotten by history

December 1, 2019

Harry Altham was born on Nov 30, 1888

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In Historian Tags Harry Altham, Mayukh Ghosh
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Christoph Saunders: It all comes down to doing what you love

November 21, 2019

Christopher Saunders was born on November 21, 1949.

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Richard Streeton: Biographer of Percy Fender

November 4, 2019

Richard Streeton, the biographer of Percy Fender, was born on Nov 4, 1930

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In Writers Tags Richard Streeton, Mayukh Ghosh
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Irving Rosenwater: Scholar just about unparalleled

September 11, 2019

"The dreaded Irving", remarked David Frith, before adding, " but he was a scholar just about unparalleled".... Mayukh Ghosh remembers a rare breed, a cricket writer with extraordinary rigour for facts and figures.

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John Woodcock: One of a kind

August 19, 2019

John Woodcock was born on August 7, 1926. Mayukh Ghosh pays homage to the one-of-a-kind cricket writer.

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David Frith - 50 years as a cricket writer

August 8, 2019

With Alec Hurwoord’s diary and the expansion of the Archie Jackson biography, David Frith has been producing cricket books for 50 years. Mayukh Ghosh on the landmark.

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R.C. Robertson-Glasgow: Troubled soul, genius with the pen

July 16, 2019

RC Robertson-Glasgow was born on July 15, 1901.

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Tony Cozier: Full of zest for life till the very end

July 13, 2019

In an age when commentators compare W.G. Grace's batting with Sunil Narine's , Tony Cozier is sorely missed writes Mayukh Ghosh.

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In Broadcasting Tags Tony Cozier, Mayukh Ghosh
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Jim Kilburn: The Coleridge of Cricket

July 8, 2019

Jim Kilburn: The Coleridge of Cricket

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In Writers Tags Jim Kilburn, Mayukh Ghosh
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Ray Robinson: A man who made every line count

July 7, 2019

Ray Robinson, the man who made every line count, was born on July 8, 1905

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Roger Page: Australia's last specialist bookseller

June 27, 2019

Roger Page: Australia’s last specialist bookseller … by Mayukh Ghosh

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Stephen Chalke: One of the greatest cricket writers by accident

June 6, 2019

Stephen Chalke, born June 5, 1948, became a cricket writer by accident. And we are thankful for that.

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In Writers Tags Stephen Chalke, Mayukh Ghosh
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Jack Sokell: One of the men who made the game what it is today

May 27, 2019

To say Jack loved cricket was a bit like saying Romeo fancied Juliet or Abelard took a shine to Heloise … by Mayukh Ghosh

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In Cricket lovers Tags Mayukh Ghosh, Jack Sokell
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Gerald Brodribb: charming man, diligent historian

May 20, 2019

Gerald Brodribb, charming man and fantastic researcher, was born on May 21, 1915

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In Historian Tags Gerald Brodribb, Mayukh Ghosh
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Alan Ross: True poet of cricket writing

May 7, 2019

Alan Ross, born May 6, 1922, brought genuine flavour of poetry into cricket writing.

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Scyld Berry: Of Hanif and Yorkshire CCC Yearbooks, of Shakespeare and Hammond

May 3, 2019

Scyld Berry was born on April 28, 1954, and rescued by cricket during his formative years.

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Neville Cardus: the Untruth, the Higher Truth and just a bit of the Truth....

April 3, 2019

Neville Cardus was born on Apr 3, 1888.

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In Writers Tags Neville Cardus, Mayukh Ghosh
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John Holder: An umpire's story

March 20, 2019

Hampshire cricketer and umpire John Holder was born on Mar 19, 1945

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