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Cyril Mitchley: The one about Pat Symcox and the police dog

July 4, 2020

Cyril Mitchley was born on 4 July 1938

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In Cricket Characters Tags Cyril Mitchley, Arunabha Sengupta
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Harbhajan Singh: Bowling aside, he was a delightful entertainer with the bat

July 2, 2020

Harbhajan Singh was born on 3 July 1980

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In Cricket Characters Tags Harbhajan Singh, Arunabha Sengupta
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Richard Hadlee: A once in a lifetime phenomenon

July 2, 2020

Richard Hadlee was born on 3 July 1951

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In Cricket Characters Tags Richard Hadlee, Arunabha Sengupta
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Roy Gilchrist: Headlines for wrong reasons

June 28, 2020

Roy Gilchrist was born on 28 June 1934

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In Cricket Characters Tags Roy Gilchrist, Abhishek Mukherjee
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Mustaq Ahmed: Ringing in changes to the Long Room

June 28, 2020

Mushtaq Ahmed was born on 28 June 1970

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In Cricket Characters Tags Mushtaq Ahmed, Abhishek Mukherjee
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Peter Heine: The fast bowler with the weird brag

June 28, 2020

Peter Heine was born on 28 June 1928

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In Cricket Characters Tags Peter Heine, Arunabha Sengupta
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Mushtaq Ahmed: The Plebeian who outshone Princes and Prime Ministers

June 28, 2020

Mushtaq Ahmed was born on 28 June 1970

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In Cricket Characters Tags Mushtaq Ahmed, Arunabha Sengupta, Maha
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George Challenor: The pioneer from Barbados

June 27, 2020

George Challenor was born on 28 June 1888

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In Cricket Characters Tags George Challenor, Abhishek Mukherjee
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Charley Macartney: The Governor General's finest day

June 27, 2020

Charlie Macartney was born on 27 June 1886

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In Cricket Characters Tags Charlie Macartney, Arunabha Sengupta
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Dale Steyn: The Poker-faced Assassin

June 26, 2020

Dale Steyn was born on 27 June 1983

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In Cricket Characters Tags Arunabha Sengupta, Dale Steyn
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Len Hutton: An enigma

June 23, 2020

Len Hutton was born on 23 June 1916

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In Cricket Characters Tags Mayukh Ghosh, Len Hutton
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Edward Tylecote: Immortalised by the Ivo-Ashes verse

June 22, 2020

Edward Tylecote was born on 23 June 1849

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In Cricket Characters Tags Edward Tylecote, Abhishek Mukherjee
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VV Kumar: Highlights in newsreel

June 22, 2020

VV Kumar was born on 22 June 1935

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In Cricket Characters Tags VV Kumar, Abhishek Mukherjee
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Bill Reeves: A Singular Character

June 22, 2020

Bill Reeves was born on 22 June 1875

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In Cricket Characters Tags Bill Reeves, Abhishek Mukherjee
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Len Hutton: The greatest Post-War opening batsman

June 22, 2020

Len Hutton was born on 22 June 1916

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In Cricket Characters Tags Arunabha Sengupta, Len Hutton
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John Edrich: Leg-before when the ball struck the hand

June 21, 2020

John Edrich was born on 21 June 1937

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In Cricket Characters Tags John Edrich, Abhishek Mukherjee
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Jeremy Coney: The Playing Mantis

June 20, 2020

Jeremy Coney was born on 21 June 1953

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In Cricket Characters Tags Jeremy Coney, Arunabha Sengupta
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Wally Hammond: The final season

June 18, 2020

Wally Hammond was born on 19 June 1903

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In Cricket Characters Tags Wally Hammond, Arunabha Sengupta
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Brian Statham: Of feet and feats

June 16, 2020

Brian Statham was born on 17 June 1930

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In Cricket Characters Tags Brian Statham, Arunabha Sengupta
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Rudi Webster: First wicket with his first ball in each innings on debut

June 16, 2020

Rudi Webseter: Before turning trainer and mentor he had an extraordinary debut

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In Cricket Characters Tags Abhishek Mukherjee, Rudi Webster
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