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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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Stephen Chalke: The Curator of Memories

June 4, 2020

Stephen Chalke, the curator of memories, was born on 5 June 1948

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In Cricket Characters Tags Stephen Chalke, Arunabha Sengupta
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Walter Hadlee: Captain of the 49-ers, protest leader, administrator ... and father of Richard

June 4, 2020

Walter Hadlee was born on 4 June 1915

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In Cricket Characters Tags Abhishek Mukherjee, Walter Hadlee
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John R Reid: From annoying Gupte to playing in South Pole

June 3, 2020

John R Reid was born on 3 June 1928

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In Cricket Characters Tags John R Reid, Abhishek Mukherjee
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Frank Parr: Could keep wickets and blow

June 1, 2020

Frank Parr could keep wickets and blow. (no typo there)

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In Cricket Characters Tags Mayukh Ghosh, Frank Parr
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Pankaj Roy: Gutsy opening bat

May 31, 2020

Pankaj Roy was born on 31 May 1928

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In Cricket Characters Tags Sumit Gangopadhyay, Pankaj Roy
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Probir Sen: The first Bengali to play Test cricket

May 31, 2020

Probir Sen was born on 31 May 1926

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In Cricket Characters Tags Probir Sen, Abhishek Mukherjee
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Endean: In his occasional role as wicketkeeper, the usual role of a batsman, and the curious handling the ball incident

Endean: In his occasional role as wicketkeeper, the usual role of a batsman, and the curious handling the ball incident

Russell Endean: A versatile pillar of South Africa in the 1950s

May 31, 2020

Russell Endean was born on 31 May 1924

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In Cricket Characters Tags Russell Endean, Arunabha Sengupta
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Maurice Tate: Explosive and exuberant

May 30, 2020

Maurice Tate was born on 30 May 1895

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In Cricket Characters Tags Maurice Tate, Arunabha Sengupta
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Colin Blythe: A saga of feats and fits

May 30, 2020

Colin Blythe was born on 30 May 1879

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In Cricket Characters Tags Colin Blythe, Arunabha Sengupta
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Bob Crisp: Many lives and all of them worth living

May 28, 2020

Bob Crisp was born on 28 May 1911

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In Cricket Characters Tags Bob Crisp, Arunabha Sengupta
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Dick Barlow: No one enjoyed the game more

May 28, 2020

Dick Barlow was born on 28 May 1851

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In Cricket Characters Tags Dick Barlow, Arunabha Sengupta
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Ravi Shastri : The opening batsman acknowledged too late

May 27, 2020

Ravi Shastri was born on 27 May 1962

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In Cricket Characters Tags Ravi Shastri, Arunabha Sengupta
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George Parker: Bizarre Test career

May 26, 2020

George Parker was born on 27 May 1899

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In Cricket Characters Tags Abhishek Mukherjee, George Parker
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Glenn Turner: Trend setting Kiwi

May 26, 2020

Glenn Turner was born on 26 May 1947

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In Cricket Characters Tags Glenn Turner, Abhishek Mukherjee
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Jack Cheetham: The Transformer

May 26, 2020

Jack Cheetham was born on 26 May 1920

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In Cricket Characters Tags Jack Cheetham, Arunabha Sengupta
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