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January 12, 1956 was one of the worst on-field days for West Indian cricket, at par with their 25 all out against Ireland.A reasonably strong West Indian side lost to
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Jimmy Adams was born on this day, 1968.He had a peculiar career.Adams had one of the greatest starts to a Test career. He averaged 86.40 after 14 Tests.For perspective, Labuschagne
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I had posted this on Facebook last year. I think it had gone viral, because it came back to me as a WhatsApp forward.Posting this here now, for it is
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Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi was born on this day, 1941.His father Iftikhar passed away on this day as well, in 1952 – when Mansur was celebrating his 11th birthday.Father and
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Geoff Marsh turns 62, so anecdote time.But first, some highlights.Marsh scored two hundreds in the 1987 World Cup.He and Mark Taylor batted through all of Day 1 at Trent Bridge
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David Boon turns sixty.Everyone knows the story of record-breaking beer-guzzling, but few have recollected it in detail.I have tried to collate quotes and all that to provide a structure.But before
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Batsmen have survived appeals, but the reprieve Ajay Jadeja got on this day, 1997 at Margao, was on another plane.The umpire involved was Raman Chand Sharma, who had already officiated
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The first ever Boxing Day Test was played in 1913, at Durban.Syd Barnes, recognised by some as the greatest bowler of all time, wreaked havoc in the Test match.Barnes' 189
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On this day, 1997, an ODI between India and Sri Lanka at Indore had to be called off after three overs.To compensate the spectators, the cricketers played a 25-over match
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John Edrich is no more.He holds the world record for most fours in a Test innings, but his legacy is as a gritty, unflinching batsman.We know the story of Edrich,
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The crowd, cheering Ironside for his fifth wicket, was stunned in silence.The New Zealand cricketers stood by the glass windows of the pavilion.They were making no effort to hide their
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The Boxing Day Test match is two days away, so I suppose it is better to tell the tale of the greatest Boxing Day cricket the world has ever seen.That
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