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Rachel Heyhoe Flint: Hitting archaic conventions for sixes

June 10, 2020

Rachael Heyhoe Flint was born on 11 June 1939

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Mark and Steve Waugh: 296 Tests, 19000 runs, 52 hundreds

June 2, 2020

The Waughs were born on 2 June 1965

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In 2 Jun Tags Steve Waugh, Mark Waugh, Arunabha Sengupta, Maha
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Frank Woolley: Platonic ideal of grace

May 27, 2020

Frank Woolley was born on 27 May 1887

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Denis Compton: Hero of the Kings and Queens and the Working Man

May 22, 2020

Denis Compton was born on 23 May 1918

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Arthur Conan Doyle: Of Holmes and WG and Spedegue

May 21, 2020

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born on 22 May 1859

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Gilbert Jessop: 53 hundreds at 82.7 runs per hour

May 18, 2020

Gilbert Jessop was born 19 May 1874

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Hedley Verity: Avalanche from Heaven on his birthday

May 17, 2020

Hedley Verity was born on 18 May 1905

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Hugh Trumble: Mighty Tall Trundler

May 12, 2020

Hugh Trumble was born on 12 May 1867

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Jack Blackham: There's been only one

May 10, 2020

Jack Blackham was born on 11 May 1854

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Reggie Schwarz: The Torch Bearer of the Googly

May 3, 2020

Reggie Schwarz was born on May 4, 1875

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In 4 May Tags Reggie Schwarz, Arunabha Sengupta, Googly, Maha
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Brian Lara: No better person to hold the record

May 2, 2020

Brian Lara was born on 2 May 1969

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Ramadhin and Valentine: Those two little pals of mine

April 30, 2020

Sonny Ramadhin was born on May 1, 1929 .. Alf Valentine on Apr 28, 1930

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In 28 Apr, 1 May Tags Sonny Ramadhin, Alf Valentine, Arunabha Sengupta, Maha
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Mike Brearley: More than a Degree in People

April 28, 2020

Mike Brearley was born on Apr 28, 1942

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CB Fry: With some editing A Life really Worth Living

April 24, 2020

Charles Burgess Fry was born on April 25, 1872.

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In 25 Apr Tags CB Fry, Arunabha Sengupta, Maha
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SF Barnes: Don't take notice of anything anybody ever tells you

April 18, 2020

SF Barnes was born on April 19, 1873

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Muttiah Muralitharan: The Chimera of the Emerald Isles

April 16, 2020

Muttiah Muralitharan was born on April 17, 1972.

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Fred Root, Leg Theory and Plum Warner

April 15, 2020

Fred Root - a pioneer of leg-theory. Born Apr 16, 1890

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Vinoo Mankad: "Magnifico"

April 12, 2020

Vinoo Mankad was born on Apr 12, 1917

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Arthur Shrewsbury: One of the best ever batsmen

April 10, 2020

Arthur Shrewsbury was born on Apr 10, 1856

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Bapu Nadkarni: The figures are quite mind-boggling

January 18, 2020

Bapu Nadkarni passed away on January 17, 2020

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