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18 June 1963 The Kent Middlesex match held up by traffic
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iPhone theft stops play
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Read MoreRichie Benaud's eleven doubles before facing The Don
14 June 1953 Benaud’s 11 doubles before facing Bradman
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Read MoreSwansea PA promises refund for Somerset’s defensive cricket against Glamorgan
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Read MoreBill O'Reilly and the leg-trap for Bradman
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Read MoreHigh stakes for low score : A most ridiculous betting story
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Read MoreMahatma Gandhi's son spends night in jail and then watches Don Bradman bat
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Read MoreThe debut of Jim Parks Sr
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Read MoreWhen batsmen threw their wickets away because there was no concept of declaration
When laws got in the way
Read MoreGeorge Geary shoots himself in the foot
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Read MoreLen Hutton: Reported ill with Nelson Syndrome
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Read MoreJack Hobbs stops time
Jack Hobbs almost stopped time on 25 May 1914
Read MoreFirst-class debut at 72: Raja Maharaj Singh
In a match between the Commonwealth XI and Bombay Governor’s XI on November 25, 1950, Raja Maharaj Singh, a venerable man in his seventies made his debut in First-Class cricket. Arunabha Sengupta recounts the curious tale of the oldest First-Class cricketer in the history of the game.
Read MoreHang Holt save Hylton
17 May 1955. The day of Hylton, Holt and Hanging
Read MoreJack Hobbs vs Alexander Cowie
Jack Hobbs vs ALexander Cowie May 9, 1911
Read MoreJessop, WG and the end to vegetarian nonsense
WG, Jessop and the vegetarian nonsense
Read MoreThe Locust Scare
A most unusual report appeared in The Times on May 11, 1970, narrating a sinister plot hatched by a British biology student. Abhishek Mukherjee elaborates on perhaps the most extreme measure ever conceived to prevent a cricket tour from taking place.
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