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John Watkins: Quality South African all-rounder and oldest surviving Test cricketer

April 9, 2020

John Watkins, oldest surviving Test cricketer, nears his century

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In Cricket Characters Tags John Watkins, Arunabha Sengupta
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Ted Wainwright: Excellent all-rounder and cricketing character caught in Cardusian confounding

April 8, 2020

Ted Wainwright, born April 8, 1865, was yet another victim of Cardusian chicanery.

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In Cricket Characters Tags Arunabha Sengupta, Ted Wainwright
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Charlie Hallows: Much more than those 11 imaginary runs

April 4, 2020

Charlie Hallows did not score the 11 imaginary runs on the wedding day of Neville Cardus. But he did a lot more.

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In Cricket Characters Tags Charlie Hallows, Arunabha Sengupta
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Flat Jack, Pies, Fish 'n Chips

April 3, 2020

Flat Jack Simmons was born March 28, 1941.

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In Cricket Characters Tags Jack Simmons, Abhishek Mukherjee
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Neville Cardus: Quite the Trendsetter as Unreliable Narrator of Non-Fiction

April 2, 2020

Neville Cardus: Quite the Trendsetter

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In Cricket Characters Tags Neville Cardus, Arunabha Sengupta
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LP Jai: Admired by greats

April 1, 2020

LP Jai was born on April 1, 1902

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In Cricket Characters Tags Abhishek Mukherjee, LP Jai
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More than another boy

March 28, 2020

Nasser Hussain was born on Mar 28, 1968

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In Cricket Characters Tags Nasser Hussain, Mayukh Ghosh
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David Sheppard: Fair Cricket Campaigner

March 5, 2020

David Sheppard was born on Mar 6, 1929

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In Cricket Characters Tags David Sheppard, Arunabha Sengupta
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Reggie Simpson: Enjoyed himself immensely

February 28, 2020

Reggie Simpson was born on Feb 27, 1920

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In Cricket Characters Tags Reggie Simpson, Mayukh Ghosh
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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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In Cricket Characters Tags Albert Rose-Innes, Sumit Gangopadhyay
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John Hampshire: Gave his all to the game which gave him everything

February 10, 2020

John Hampshire was born on February 10, 1941

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In Cricket Characters Tags John Hampshire, Mayukh Ghosh
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HV 'Ranji' Hordern: Self-effacing champion

February 9, 2020

HV ‘Ranji’ Hordern was born on Feb 10, 1883

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In Cricket Characters Tags HV Hordern, Arunabha Sengupta
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Jim Laker the bogeyman

February 9, 2020

Jim Laker was born on Feb 9, 1922

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In Cricket Characters Tags Jim Laker, Abhishek Mukherjee
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Athol Rowan: 273 wickets with a bomb-damaged knee

February 6, 2020

Athol Rowan - wickets with damaged knee

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In Cricket Characters Tags Athol Rowan, Abhishek Mukherjee
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Brian Luckhurst and the winning runs

February 4, 2020

Brian Luckhurst was born on Feb 5, 1939

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In Cricket Characters Tags Abhishek Mukherjee, Brian Luckhurst
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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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In Cricket Characters Tags Lord Harris, Sumit Gangopadhyay, Arunabha Sengupta
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Hugh Tayfield : The sublime off-spinner

January 29, 2020

Hugh Tayfield was born on Jan 30, 1929

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In Cricket Characters Tags Hugh Tayfield, Arunabha Sengupta
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Denijs Morkel: A South African to play alongside coloured cricketers during segregation

January 25, 2020

Denijs Morkel was born on Jan 25, 1906

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In Cricket Characters Tags Denijs Morkel, Julian Cahn, Arunabha Sengupta
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Simon Taufel: The Greatest Umpire of Modern Times

January 20, 2020

Simon Taufel was born on Jan 21, 1971

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In Cricket Characters Tags Simon Taufel, Abhishek Mukherjee
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Frank Chester: The Greatest of Umpires

January 20, 2020

Frank Chester was born on Jan 20, 1895

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In Cricket Characters Tags Frank Chester, Abhishek Mukherjee
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