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C Ramaswami — Cotah, Cotar, Cota

June 15, 2020

C Ramaswami was born on 16 June 1896

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In Cricket Characters Tags C Ramaswami, Arunabha Sengupta
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Tom Graveney: Majestic and Timeless

June 15, 2020

Tom Graveney was born on 16 June 1927

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In Cricket Characters Tags Tom Graveney, Arunabha Sengupta
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Alan Davidson: The Magnificent

June 13, 2020

Alan Davidson was born on 14 June 1929

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In Cricket Characters Tags Alan Davidson, Arunabha Sengupta
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KS Duleepsinhji : An epic tale with unwritten pages

June 12, 2020

KS Duleepsinhji was born on 13 June 1905

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In Cricket Characters, Apartheid Tags KS Duleepsinhji, Arunabha Sengupta, Maha
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Ray Price: Surprise hero of some

June 12, 2020

Ray Price was born on 12 June 1976

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In Cricket Characters Tags Ray Price, Abhishek Mukherjee
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William Attewell and yet another piece of Cardusian confabulation

June 12, 2020

William Attewell was born on 12 June 1861

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In Cricket Characters, Lies Tags William Attewell, Arunabha Sengupta, Neville Cardus
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Javed Miandad: As far as I was concerned cricket was war

June 11, 2020

Javed Miandad was born on 12 June 1957

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In Cricket Characters Tags Javed Miandad, Abhishek Mukherjee
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Terry Alderman: Magical in England

June 11, 2020

Terry Alderman was born on 12 June 1956

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In Cricket Characters Tags Arunabha Sengupta, Terry Alderman
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Ian Craig: Not really the next Bradman

June 11, 2020

Ian Craig was born on 12 June 1935

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In Cricket Characters Tags Ian Craig, Arunabha Sengupta
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Derek Underwood: Uncoventional assassin

June 8, 2020

Derek Underwood was born on 8 June 1945

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In Cricket Characters Tags Derek Underwood, Arunabha Sengupta
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Ray Illingworth: Master Tactician

June 8, 2020

Ray Illingworth was born on 8 June 1932

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In Cricket Characters Tags Ray Illingworth, Arunabha Sengupta
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MJ Gopalan: Even Vizzy and Nayudu agreed about him

June 6, 2020

MJ Gopalan was born on 7 June 1909

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In Cricket Characters Tags MJ Gopalan, Abhishek Mukherjee
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GHT Simpson-Hayward: From climbing mountains to knitting scarves to bowling lobs

June 6, 2020

GHT Simpson-Hayward, the last of the lobsters, was born on 7 June 1875

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In Cricket Characters, Lob Bowling Tags GHT Simpson-Hayward, Arunabha Sengupta
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Mike Gatting: I'm In Charge

June 6, 2020

Mike Gatting was born on 6 June 1957

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In Cricket Characters Tags Mike Gatting, Abhishek Mukherjee
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Frank Tyson: Fast, Faster, Fastest

June 6, 2020

Frank Tyson was fast, faster or fastest

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In Cricket Characters Tags Frank Tyson, Abhishek Mukherjee
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Mike Gatting: When the steaks were too high

June 6, 2020

Mike Gatting was born on 6 June 1957

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In Apartheid, Cricket Characters Tags Mike Gatting, Arunabha Sengupta
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Frank Tyson: Speed of a Typhoon, Soul of a Poet

June 5, 2020

Frank Tyson was born on 6 June 1930

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In Cricket Characters Tags Frank Tyson, Arunabha Sengupta
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Tiger Lance: All rounder and one-liner expert

June 5, 2020

Tiger Lance was born on 6 June 1940

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In Cricket Characters Tags Abhishek Mukherjee, Tiger Lance
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Sid Barnes: Invincible, eccentric, generous and disturbed

June 5, 2020

Sid Barnes was born on 5 June … 1916 or 1917 or 1918 or 1919

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In Cricket Characters Tags Sid Barnes, Abhishek Mukherjee
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Eric Hollies: Born to spin balls and yarns

June 5, 2020

Eric Hollies was born on 5 June 1912

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In Cricket Characters Tags Eric Hollies, Arunabha Sengupta
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