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Peter Roebuck on Gary Sobers(excerpt from Sportstar July 27, 1985)

Peter Roebuck on Gary Sobers

September 11, 2026

India v Zimbabwe Match at Ahmadabad 1987 Reliance World Cup. Kevin Arnott played a sheet-anchor role collecting his 60 runs with methodical efficiency and Kapil finally had him.

India v Zimbabwe Match at Ahmadabad 1987 Reliance World Cup

September 11, 2026

Freeloaders play havoc with match

Freeloaders play havoc with match

September 11, 2026

India vs Pakistan Test Series 1960-61

India vs Pakistan Test Series 1960-61

September 11, 2026

Alf Gover first-class career has lasted for 20 years. He made his debut in 1928 and in the subsequent 362 matches. he was one of the oldest Test cricketers.

Alf Gover: England Medium Fast Bowler 1908-2001

September 10, 2026

Peter Burge played 42 Tests between 1954-55 and 1965-66, scoring 2,290 runs at 38.16 with four hundred. He was a popular and extremely respected figure.

Peter Burge – Fantastic Wicket Keeper of 1950’s

September 10, 2026

Jacques Kallis fast-medium bowling may have been his second-string but from 1998 to 2008 he averaged 22 wickets a year in Tests as well as 875 runs.

Jacques Kallis – Greatest All-Rounder of All Time

September 10, 2026

Frank Woolley was one of the finest all- rounder’s, a left-hand batsman and left-arm medium or slow left-arm orthodox bowler, produced by England.

Frank Woolley – A Genuine All Rounder of Early 19th Century

September 10, 2026

Nazar Muhammad was perhaps, the most outstanding opening batsman among those who served Pakistan in the country’s early days in Test cricket.

Nazar Muhammad – Pakistan First Test Centurion

September 9, 2026

Aamer Malik was one-time Pakistan opening batsman, useful right-arm fast-medium bowler, and valuable emergency wicketkeeper.

Aamer Malik – A Batsman, Bowler and Wicket Keeper

September 9, 2026

Ind vs WI First Test 1958-59 at Delhi

Ind vs WI First Test 1958-59 at Delhi

September 9, 2026

Sri Lanka lost the title at the 1999 World Cup in England. And the Arjuna Ranatunga was sacked after leading his team in a record 193 one-dayers.

Arjuna Ranatunga – Historical Series Win in Pakistan 1995-96

September 9, 2026

The Last Minute by Harsha Bhogle: There is only one kind of minute in our cricket: the last but that one.

The Last Minute

September 8, 2026

Geoff Boycott - a wave of admiration for my partner, wiry, slight, dedicated, a lonely man doing a lonely job all these years

Sid Fielden says: ‘I have seen this man do the most fantastic things

September 8, 2026

David Steele 8 Tests for England, making 50, 45, 73, 92, 39 and 66 against the Australians after being called up at the age of 33.

The Sergeant David Steele

September 8, 2026

Life After Clive Lloyd

Life after Clive Lloyd

September 7, 2026

The Ashes Test at Lords 1972 and England players involved in that series maintain there was something odd about those amazing performances by Bob Massie.

The Ashes Test at Lords 1972. Sixteen wickets and Ted Dexter’s

September 7, 2026

Archie Jackson – A Graceful and Elegant batsman

September 7, 2026

Adelaide in 1960s

Adelaide in the 1960s – Most Relaxed and Peaceful City

September 7, 2026

Nari Contractor whose Test career was cruelly cut short this day and around this time in 1962 when he was struck on the skull by a short delivery from Charlie Griffith in the Indian's colony game against Barbados.

Nari Contractor: A Courageous Captain

September 6, 2026

Denis Atkinson Batsman Chaminda Vaas

Denis Atkinson – Senior Partner of Highest 7th Wicket Partnership in Test History

September 6, 2026

Brian Lara born on 2 May 1969 in Cantaro, Santa Cruz, Trinidad. Sachin Tendulkar’s international career may have been half as long again as Lara’s.

Brian Lara – Greatest Batsman of All Time

September 6, 2026

Three Ws' of West Indies cricket has been greatest ever Test cricketer. Incidentally they all belonged to Barbados, all made their Test debut in same series

Who were the Three Ws’ of West Indies cricket?

September 6, 2026

Charm of Beating Pakistan in 2004: Sourav Ganguly

Charm of Beating Pakistan in 2004: Sourav Ganguly

September 5, 2026

We For Victory 2004 Saurav Ganguly

We For Victory 2004: Saurav Ganguly

September 5, 2026

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