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Jack Ryder: King of Collingwood

August 8, 2020

Jack Ryder was born on 8 August 1889

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Chandu Borde: On Shoulders of a Giant

July 20, 2020

Chandu Borde was born on 21 July 1934.

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WG Grace: Some stories about the legend

July 18, 2020

WG Grace was born on 18 July 1848

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George Geary: 81 overs in a Test innings

July 9, 2020

George Gary was born on 9 July 1893.

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Pankaj Roy: Gutsy opening bat

May 31, 2020

Pankaj Roy was born on 31 May 1928

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Peter Kirsten: The gutsy touch-player

May 14, 2020

Peter Kirsten was born on 14 May 1955

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Naoomal Jaoomal: Indian opening batsman from Karachi

April 17, 2020

Naoomal Jaoomal was born on April 17, 1904

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Padmakar Shivalkar: A first-class giant

April 14, 2020

Padmakar Shivalkar was born on April 14, 1940

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Albert Rose-Innes: Early South African left-arm spinner

February 17, 2020

Albert Rose-Innes was born on Feb 16, 1868

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Lord Harris: cricket captain and more

February 3, 2020

Lord Harris was born on Feb 3, 1851

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Syed Kirmani: The man who went on playing

December 29, 2019

Syed Kirmani was born on Dec 29, 1949

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Arthur Gilligan: Man of many shades

December 23, 2019

Arthur Gilligan was born on Dec 23, 1894

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Dilip Doshi: A look at his career across multiple teams

December 22, 2019

Dilip Doshi was born on Dec 22, 1947

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Raj Singh Dungarpur: The King Maker

December 19, 2019

Raj Singh Dungarpur was born on December 19, 1935.

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Lall Singh : India's first specialist fielder

December 16, 2019

Born December 16, 1909 at Kuala Lumpur, Lall Singh remains the only Malaysia-born Test cricketer.

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Maharaj of Cooch Behar: Rich tapestry of cricket and history

December 15, 2019

Maharaj of Cooch Behar was born on Dec 15, 1915

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John Nyren: The cricket writer of his time

December 15, 2019

John Nyren was born on Dec 15, 1764

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BB Nimbalkar: The only quadruple centurion of India

December 12, 2019

BB Nimbalkar was born on Dec 12, 1919

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