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Stephen Chalke: The Curator of Memories

June 4, 2020

Stephen Chalke, the curator of memories, was born on 5 June 1948

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In Cricket Characters Tags Stephen Chalke, Arunabha Sengupta
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Walter Hadlee: Captain of the 49-ers, protest leader, administrator ... and father of Richard

June 4, 2020

Walter Hadlee was born on 4 June 1915

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In Cricket Characters Tags Abhishek Mukherjee, Walter Hadlee
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John R Reid: From annoying Gupte to playing in South Pole

June 3, 2020

John R Reid was born on 3 June 1928

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In Cricket Characters Tags John R Reid, Abhishek Mukherjee
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Frank Parr: Could keep wickets and blow

June 1, 2020

Frank Parr could keep wickets and blow. (no typo there)

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In Cricket Characters Tags Mayukh Ghosh, Frank Parr
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Pankaj Roy: Gutsy opening bat

May 31, 2020

Pankaj Roy was born on 31 May 1928

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In Cricket Characters Tags Sumit Gangopadhyay, Pankaj Roy
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Probir Sen: The first Bengali to play Test cricket

May 31, 2020

Probir Sen was born on 31 May 1926

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In Cricket Characters Tags Probir Sen, Abhishek Mukherjee
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Endean: In his occasional role as wicketkeeper, the usual role of a batsman, and the curious handling the ball incident

Endean: In his occasional role as wicketkeeper, the usual role of a batsman, and the curious handling the ball incident

Russell Endean: A versatile pillar of South Africa in the 1950s

May 31, 2020

Russell Endean was born on 31 May 1924

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In Cricket Characters Tags Russell Endean, Arunabha Sengupta
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Maurice Tate: Explosive and exuberant

May 30, 2020

Maurice Tate was born on 30 May 1895

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In Cricket Characters Tags Maurice Tate, Arunabha Sengupta
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Colin Blythe: A saga of feats and fits

May 30, 2020

Colin Blythe was born on 30 May 1879

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In Cricket Characters Tags Colin Blythe, Arunabha Sengupta
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Bob Crisp: Many lives and all of them worth living

May 28, 2020

Bob Crisp was born on 28 May 1911

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In Cricket Characters Tags Bob Crisp, Arunabha Sengupta
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Dick Barlow: No one enjoyed the game more

May 28, 2020

Dick Barlow was born on 28 May 1851

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In Cricket Characters Tags Dick Barlow, Arunabha Sengupta
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Ravi Shastri : The opening batsman acknowledged too late

May 27, 2020

Ravi Shastri was born on 27 May 1962

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In Cricket Characters Tags Ravi Shastri, Arunabha Sengupta
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George Parker: Bizarre Test career

May 26, 2020

George Parker was born on 27 May 1899

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In Cricket Characters Tags Abhishek Mukherjee, George Parker
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Glenn Turner: Trend setting Kiwi

May 26, 2020

Glenn Turner was born on 26 May 1947

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In Cricket Characters Tags Glenn Turner, Abhishek Mukherjee
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Jack Cheetham: The Transformer

May 26, 2020

Jack Cheetham was born on 26 May 1920

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In Cricket Characters Tags Jack Cheetham, Arunabha Sengupta
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Alan Kippax: An Artist through and through

May 25, 2020

Alan Kippax was born on 25 May 1897

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In Cricket Characters Tags Alan Kippax, Arunabha Sengupta
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Rusi Surti: Some considered him Poor Man's Garry Sobers

May 25, 2020

Rusi Surti was born on 25 May 1936

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In Cricket Characters Tags Arunabha Sengupta, Rusi Surti
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Ali Bacher: Bridging the gap between abnormal and normal

May 23, 2020

Ali Bacher was born on 24 May 1942.

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In Cricket Characters Tags Ali Bacher, Arunabha Sengupta
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Warwick Armstrong: Even Jack Hobbs held grudges against him for years

May 21, 2020

Warwick Armstrong was born on 22 May 1879

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In Cricket Characters Tags Warwick Armstrong, Abhishek Mukherjee
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Arthur Carr: Not an angel sprouting wings

May 20, 2020

Arthur Carr was born on 21 May 1893.

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In Cricket Characters Tags Arthur Carr, Arunabha Sengupta
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