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Naoomal Jaoomal: Indian opening batsman from Karachi

April 17, 2020

Naoomal Jaoomal was born on April 17, 1904

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In Cricket Characters Tags Naoomal Jaoomal, Sumit Gangopadhyay, Arunabha Sengupta
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Fred Root and his left-handed compliments to Yorkshire

April 15, 2020

Fred Root was born on April 16, 1890

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In Cricket Characters Tags Fred Root, Arunabha Sengupta
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Padmakar Shivalkar: A first-class giant

April 14, 2020

Padmakar Shivalkar was born on April 14, 1940

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In Cricket Characters Tags Padmakar Shivalkar, Sumit Gangopadhyay, Arunabha Sengupta
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Bruce Pairaudeau: Frenchman and first Guyanese to score a hundred on Test debut

April 13, 2020

Bruce Pairaudeau was born on April 14, 1931

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In Cricket Characters Tags Abhishek Mukherjee, Bruce Pairaudeau
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Ken Biddulph and the not-very-good batsman

April 11, 2020

Ken Biddulph and the not very good batsman

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In Cricket Characters Tags Peter May, Ken Biddulph, Arunabha Sengupta, Stephen Chalke
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John Watkins: Quality South African all-rounder and oldest surviving Test cricketer

April 9, 2020

John Watkins, oldest surviving Test cricketer, nears his century

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In Cricket Characters Tags John Watkins, Arunabha Sengupta
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Ted Wainwright: Excellent all-rounder and cricketing character caught in Cardusian confounding

April 8, 2020

Ted Wainwright, born April 8, 1865, was yet another victim of Cardusian chicanery.

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In Cricket Characters Tags Arunabha Sengupta, Ted Wainwright
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Charlie Hallows: Much more than those 11 imaginary runs

April 4, 2020

Charlie Hallows did not score the 11 imaginary runs on the wedding day of Neville Cardus. But he did a lot more.

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In Cricket Characters Tags Charlie Hallows, Arunabha Sengupta
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Flat Jack, Pies, Fish 'n Chips

April 3, 2020

Flat Jack Simmons was born March 28, 1941.

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In Cricket Characters Tags Jack Simmons, Abhishek Mukherjee
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Neville Cardus: Quite the Trendsetter as Unreliable Narrator of Non-Fiction

April 2, 2020

Neville Cardus: Quite the Trendsetter

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In Cricket Characters Tags Neville Cardus, Arunabha Sengupta
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LP Jai: Admired by greats

April 1, 2020

LP Jai was born on April 1, 1902

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In Cricket Characters Tags Abhishek Mukherjee, LP Jai
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More than another boy

March 28, 2020

Nasser Hussain was born on Mar 28, 1968

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In Cricket Characters Tags Nasser Hussain, Mayukh Ghosh
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Clive van Ryneveld: A multi-faceted character

March 18, 2020

Clive van Ryneveld was born on Mar 19, 1928

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David Sheppard: Fair Cricket Campaigner

March 5, 2020

David Sheppard was born on Mar 6, 1929

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In Cricket Characters Tags David Sheppard, Arunabha Sengupta
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Reggie Simpson: Enjoyed himself immensely

February 28, 2020

Reggie Simpson was born on Feb 27, 1920

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In Cricket Characters Tags Reggie Simpson, Mayukh Ghosh
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Albert Rose-Innes: Early South African left-arm spinner

February 17, 2020

Albert Rose-Innes was born on Feb 16, 1868

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In Cricket Characters Tags Albert Rose-Innes, Sumit Gangopadhyay
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John Hampshire: Gave his all to the game which gave him everything

February 10, 2020

John Hampshire was born on February 10, 1941

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In Cricket Characters Tags John Hampshire, Mayukh Ghosh
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HV 'Ranji' Hordern: Self-effacing champion

February 9, 2020

HV ‘Ranji’ Hordern was born on Feb 10, 1883

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In Cricket Characters Tags HV Hordern, Arunabha Sengupta
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Jim Laker the bogeyman

February 9, 2020

Jim Laker was born on Feb 9, 1922

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In Cricket Characters Tags Jim Laker, Abhishek Mukherjee
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Athol Rowan: 273 wickets with a bomb-damaged knee

February 6, 2020

Athol Rowan - wickets with damaged knee

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In Cricket Characters Tags Athol Rowan, Abhishek Mukherjee
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