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CLR James, born January 4, 1901, was a social theorist, Marxist, historian, political activist and also a cricket writer. Beyond A Boundary, written by him from the mid-1950s and published in 1963, is considered a classic of cricket literature. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at his life and work.
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Richard Streeton, the biographer of Percy Fender, was born on Nov 4, 1930
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Stephen Chalke, born June 5, 1948, became a cricket writer by accident. And we are thankful for that.
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Alan Ross, born May 6, 1922, brought genuine flavour of poetry into cricket writing.
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Scyld Berry was born on April 28, 1954, and rescued by cricket during his formative years.
Read MoreNeville Cardus: the Untruth, the Higher Truth and just a bit of the Truth....
Neville Cardus was born on Apr 3, 1888.
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Neville Cardus was born April 3, 1888 (contrary to the usually accepted April 2, 1889), supposedly in a Manchester slum. Before him, cricket was reported. With him it was felt and appreciated. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the life of this doyen of cricket writers.
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As Murray Hedgcock celebrates his 88th birthday, Mayukh Ghosh remembers his contributions to cricket.
Ray Robinson - The man who changed the art of Australian Cricket Writing
Ray Robinson, born 8 July 1905, was the greatest Australian cricket writer during his long career from the 1920s to 1970s. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the life and works of the man who penned the celebrated books ‘Between Wickets’ and ‘On Top Down Under’.
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