Stan McCabe: A delightful batsman and a delightful man

Stan McCabe: A delightful batsman and a delightful man

July 16, 2020

Stan McCabe was born on 16 July 1910

Shaun Pollock: Most underrated among elite fast bowlers and greatest all-rounders

July 15, 2020

Shaun Pollock was born on 16 July 1973

Owen Dunell: The first South African Test captain

July 14, 2020

Owen Dunell was born on 15 July 1856

Brigadier General RM Poore: The Army's Grace

July 14, 2020

Robert Poore was born on 20 March 1866. He passed away on 14 July 1938.

Arthur Coningham: From bravery medals to setting the ground on fire

July 13, 2020

Arthur Coningham was born on 14 July 1863

Ashley Mallett: The quiet bloke among the boisterous mates

July 12, 2020

Ashley Mallett was born on 13 July 1945

Peter McAlister: A career that packed a punch

July 10, 2020

Peter McAlister was born on 11 July 1869

Roy McLean: A joy to behold

July 8, 2020

Roy McLean was born on 9 July 1930

Ken Farnes: Fast bowler, schoolmaster, poet, writer and war martyr

July 7, 2020

Ken Farnes was born on 8 July 1911

MS Dhoni : An ingrained sense of fairness

July 6, 2020

MS Dhoni was born on 7 July 1981

Makhaya Ntini: The first Black man to play Test cricket for South Africa

July 5, 2020

Makhaya Ntini was born on 6 July 1977

John Wright: Of lobbing pears and Walker's potato chips

July 5, 2020

John Wright was born on 5 July 1954.

Tony Lock: The most aggressive of spinners

July 5, 2020

Tony Lock was born on 5 July 1929

Eric Bedser: The Other Half

July 4, 2020

Eric Bedser was born on 4 July 1918, 10 minutes before his more illustrious brother

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

July 4, 2020

Cyril Mitchley was born on 4 July 1938

Harbhajan Singh: Bowling aside, he was a delightful entertainer with the bat

July 2, 2020

Harbhajan Singh was born on 3 July 1980

Richard Hadlee: A once in a lifetime phenomenon

July 2, 2020

Richard Hadlee was born on 3 July 1951

Peter Heine: The fast bowler with the weird brag

June 28, 2020

Peter Heine was born on 28 June 1928

Mushtaq Ahmed: The Plebeian who outshone Princes and Prime Ministers

June 28, 2020

Mushtaq Ahmed was born on 28 June 1970

Charley Macartney: The Governor General's finest day

June 27, 2020

Charlie Macartney was born on 27 June 1886

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