Ashes Memories – Mark Butcher Leads with a Dazzler
Mark Butcher played a dazzling inning against Australia at the Oval. England left-hand batsman Mark Butcher came back from near nothingness to cement his place. This was a rare feat in cricket history as he scored an unbeaten 173...
Jim Laker – Interview After Memorable 19 for 90
England off-spinner Jim Laker was interviewed by John Reason for The Cricketer, England in 1966. We reproduce below Jim Laker’s views on the match and unsurpassable record as it makes interesting reading.
On the day before the match, we went...
Harold Larwood – Notts and England 1904
Harold Larwood - Nothing that has happened in international politics in my lifetime is as dramatic and miraculous as Harold Larwood's return to Australia as a welcomed emigrant. The cordial post-war reception given by German crowds to Churchill was...
Wally Hammond ! England Giant Batsman 1927–1947
Wally Hammond was a giant among England cricketers. Their premier batsman in the period between Jack Hobbs and Len Hutton while offering them so much more besides. He was a superb slip catcher and a highly able fast-medium bowler...
Gilbert Parkhouse – Glamorgan Prolific Opening Batsman
Gilbert Parkhouse was the former Glamorgan and England batsman, died at a nursing home in West Wales on August 10, 2000, at the age of 74. Parkhouse appeared in 435 first-class matches for the Welsh county and won seven...
Len Hutton – Finest, Most Technically Correct Batsman
There was a heroic dimension to Len Hutton career that was not always evident even with some of England’s other very great batsmen. He had talent in abundance, all right. How else could he have scored a century in...
David Gower – Majestic Left-Hander and Great Entertainer
This brief conversation was taken place between David Gower and Ahmer Khokhar in 1997. David Gower was an outstanding batsman of rare elegance who thrilled crowds wherever he played with wonderful wrist stroke-play. Such was his popularity that when...
Sydney Barnes – Greatest Bowler of All Time
Sydney Barnes was by common consent the greatest bowler to appear before the First World War. Many good judges long after that still maintained there had never been better, and it is not hard to see why. Barnes’s record...
Jack Hobbs – First Professional Cricketer to be Knighted
Jack Hobbs was born on 16 December 1882 in at Cambridge. Jack Hobbs was also known as Sir John Berry Hobbs. His first-class cricket career spanned 30 years and brought him fame everywhere as a player second to none....
Ben Hollioake – A Star Which Could Not Shine
Benjamin Caine Hollioake was born on 11 November 1977 in Melbourne Australia. However, the death of Ben Hollioake in Australia at the tragically young age of 24 happened at a time when his cricket career looked ready to ignite...
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