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Len Hutton

Dimuth Karunaratne becomes 4th Sri Lankan to carry the bat through a completed innings

Karunaratne's effort means that he is the 34th player to have recorded a century while carrying the bat through a completed innings. His 158* is the 15th highest score for an opener in a carrying-bat-through effort.

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Steven Smith surpasses Len Hutton; only behind Don Bradman in ICC all-time Test Rankings

Steven Smith (947) has managed to surpass Len Hutton (945); only Sir Don Bradman (961) has more career rating points.

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Steven Smith equals Len Hutton; only behind Don Bradman in ICC all-time Test Rankings for batsmen

Steven Smith has managed to draw level with Len Hutton (945); only Sir Don Bradman (961) has more career rating points.

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Graham Gooch’s Test debut: The Len Hutton faux pas

Graham Gooch saw Len Hutton stopping by him for a word of encouragement. The youngster needed courage — and who could be better for that than one of the greatest batsmen in history?

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Frank Tyson: 20 facts about the Typhoon who brought The Ashes back

With 28 wickets from 5 Tests Frank Tyson was Len Hutton’s spearhead when England brought The Ashes back in 1954-55, all this while often reciting Shakespeare or Wordsworth on his way to the bowling mark.

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Len Hutton given out obstructing the field

Sir Len Hutton, in an attempt to save his wicket, became the first batsman to be given out obstructing the field against South Africa in 1951.

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No Tendulkar, Akram, Sehwag, Richards and Sangakkara in Wisden’s list of top impact players

Recently, Wisden came out with its list of impact batsmen, bowlers and teams, what surprises is the exclusion of a host of superstars like Sachin Tendulkar, Wasim Akram, Virender Sehwag, Sir Viv Richards and more.

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Tale of Joe Root and the ‘Old Monk’

The prince charming of English cricket Joe Root is a player you do not get tired of watching and his supporters love to watch him for his elegance reckons.

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8 instances when cricketers were dismissed ‘Obstructing the Field’

According to Law 37, “Either Batsman, on appeal, shall be out Obstructing the Field if he willfully obstructs the opposite side by word or action.”

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Garry Sobers: 10 anecdotes about the greatest all-rounder the world has seen

Garry Sobers is arguably the greatest cricketer the world has seen. In 93 Tests, he scored 8032 runs at an average of 57.78 with 26 tons — one of them being the then record of 365 not out.

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