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Javed Burki right-handed batsman & occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler captained in five Test matches (four lost, one drawn) on the 1962 tour of England

Javed Burki – Pakistan Middle Order Batsman of 1960’s

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Javed Burki is a right-handed upper-middle-order batsman and occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler. He captained the Pakistan cricket team in five...

Passion for Game - The Cricket Cult - Sanath Jayasuira and Jack Russel in World Cup 1996

Passion for the Game – The Cricket Cult

Sri Lanka

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Passion for the game—the cricket cult! The game is the new religion in the island nation, and its winning team...

Left Arm Spinner Alf Valentine must have drained quite a few bottles of the surgical spirit that he applied to his sore spinning finger after a long spell.

Alf Valentine – First Bowler to Take 100 Test Wickets for West Indies

West Indies

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AIf Valentine, who died in America at the age of 74, was a vital cog in the first great West...

Sambit Bal had an interview with Wasim Akram in 2004

Pakistan

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Sambit Bal had an interview with Wasim Akram in 2004 Q: This knowledge of how to use the conditions, having...

Frank Worrell on the tour of Australia in 1960–61

West Indies

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Famous West Indies batsman Frank Worrell views on the tour of Australia in 1960–61. We decided on our Australian tour,...

Alan Butcher and Mark Butcher Century on ODI Debut

Family Butchery at the Oval September 1991

Articles

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Family Butchery at the Oval from the Cricketer in September 1991. Glamorgan Alan Butcher, formerly of Surrey, and his son...

Jumping out for a straight drive George Beldam, c. 1905 – arguably the most famous photograph in the history of cricket

Victor Trumper – The Super Star of Golden Age of Cricket

Australia

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Australia has produced many great players for international cricket. Many of them are no more in this world, but their...

Michael Holding: Farewell to the Whispering Death

West Indies

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This article begins with a farewell to the whispering death of Michael Holding. Raymond Ford, who has known him since...

Fred Tate – England Solitary Test Player in 1902

England

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Fred Tate was an England cricketer who played a solitary test in 1902. On Saturday morning, there was more rain,...

NEVILLE CARDUS: Extract from Sports & Pastime, 17-1-1948. ( A Sports Writer and foremost critic of his generation).

Cricket – The Most Fascinating Game 1949

Articles

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Cricket articles are suitable for reading in any part of the world and are fresh and general enough to provide...

Man You Are Too Slow

Australia

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Man you are too slow. The greatest batsman I’ve seen is Norman O’Neil. When Sobers was at the nets for...

Peter Roebuck on Gary Sobers

West Indies

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Peter Roebuck on Gary Sobers One of a kind, only Garry Sobers was a genius of inspired orthodoxy; he was...

India v Zimbabwe Match at Ahmadabad 1987 Reliance World Cup

India

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This is a match report of the India v Zimbabwe match at Ahmadabad played on October 26, 1987, in the...

Freeloaders play havoc with match

India

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Freeloaders play havoc with match A common complaint heard during the Kanpur Test was that the security personnel and the...

India vs Pakistan Test Series 1960-61

India

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India vs Pakistan Test Series 1960-61: Pakistan, who won the toss and batted first in four of the five drawn...

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

England

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Longevity was the keyword when it came to Alf Gover, who died at the age of 93. Thus wrote Ralph...

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

Australia

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Peter Burge played 42 Tests between 1954–55 and 1965–66, scoring 2,290 runs at 38.16 with four hundred. His death is...

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

South Africa

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South Africa has always had all-rounders aplenty. The cricket structure was nurtured with a vision of future talent. They have...

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

England

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First of all, the name of the player concerned was Frank Edward Woolley, not ‘Peter Woolley. Secondly, he never captained...

Nazar Muhammad – Pakistan First Test Centurion

Pakistan

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

Aamer Malik – A Batsman, Bowler and Wicket Keeper

Pakistan

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