1998
The gloves are off
Jul 26, 2018
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The showdown between Allan Donald and Michael Atherton at Trent Bridge in 1998 was brutal and engrossing
1950
'It was just one of those days'
May 17, 2016
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In the Test Trial of 1950 Jim Laker, who had been rejected by Yorkshire, returned to his home of Bradford and took the remarkable figures of 8 for 2
The summer of a man's life
Oct 3, 2015
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The summer of 1947 was the zenith for the County Championship, and of Denis Compton and Bill Edrich
1976
Facing Holding with a little thin towel
Sep 19, 2015
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Brian Close and John Edrich won plenty of admirers - and took as many hits - on a brutal evening in Manchester in 1976
1979
When Sunny made 438 look gettable
Sep 5, 2015
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Had India pulled off a remarkable victory at The Oval in 1979, Sunil Gavaskar's 221 would be up there as the greatest Test innings
The Oval grind of 1938
Aug 22, 2015
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Playing a Test to the finish, however long that might take, seemed a good idea once upon a time. But a 900-plus total showed why that wasn't the case
1972
The fungus that floored the Aussies
Jul 25, 2015
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Australia's 1972 tourists were fuming after the pitch at Leeds was left bare, slow and perfectly suited to the bowling of England's Derek Underwood
1981
Beefy's 28-ball Ashes broadside
Jul 20, 2015
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Ian Botham had had a quiet match at Edgbaston in 1981, until he was summoned into the attack for one last burst at the Australians
1956
When Laker skittled the Aussies
Jul 11, 2015
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Jim Laker's 19 wickets at Old Trafford in 1956 came close to being overshadowed by a row over the Old Trafford pitch
1933
The kid who was competition to Bradman
Jun 27, 2015
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The player who many thought was a better batsman than the greatest of them all