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Charles Kortright
Thu, July 13 2017
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.
Thu, December 18 2014
Ball bounces over batsman and ‘keeper for six byes!
Charles Kortright played for Essex and Free Foresters. In his obituary, the 1953 edition of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.described Kortright as “probably the fastest bowler in the history of the game”. In 1893, playing for Essex against Leyton, bowled a ball that kicked up so sharply on pitching that it sailed over the batsman and the wicket-keeper to...
Fri, January 08 2016
Charles Kortright’s response: one could not have batted against both Larwood and me
Whether Charles Kortright was quicker than Harold Larwood remains a matter of debate.
Thu, January 07 2016
Charles Kortright: One of the fastest bowlers of all time
Charles Kortright once bowled a delivery which took off from the pitch and went out of the ground without a second bounce!