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George Headley

The guests’ XI: Test cricketers born outside Test-playing nations

An XI of cricketers with one cricketer per birth nation: Afghanistan and Ireland are excluded from the list.

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Alphabetical XI Appendix: The small-sample Side

CricketCountry Historian Arunabha Sengupta has now formed a XI out of the men who were dropped from Alphabetical XI because they did not play too many Test matches.

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11 unusual birthplaces of Test cricketers

Ever imagined if the countries like Germany, Norway, Peru, Malaysia and other non-Test playing nations have a cricket-connection?

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22 cricketers who are immortalised in statue at a cricket ground

As Ricky Ponting got the honour at Hobart with his statue, we present 22 cricketers from the history of the game, who are immortalised in statue at a cricket ground.

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Frank Worrell: 11 things that stand testament to his statesmanship

However, his reputation transcended the field of play and was known as one of the greatest statesmen in the game. Worrell was West Indies’ first black captain and a revered figure around the world.

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God’s bat!

“It’s not Sachin’s bat. It’s God’s

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Nathan Astle smashes the fastest Test double hundred

In March 2002, against England at Christchurch, Astle scored his double hundred off just 153 balls. His second hundred came off just 39 balls!

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George Headley: Was he really tested by the best attacks?

George Headley's First-Class average of 69.86 stands behind only Don Bradman and Vijay Merchant, but how good was he really?

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Kraigg Brathwaite becomes third youngest opener to score Test double ton

Brathwaite is also the third youngest West Indian to score a Test double ton.

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George Headley scores back-to-the-wall 223 in timeless Test against England in 1929-30

West Indies ended up with 408 for 5 while chasing a target of 836 against England. Andy Sandham scored the first triple-hundred, while George Headley scored a fourth-innings 223.

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