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George Ulyett
Mon, July 23 2018
Louis Hall: The man who carried bat for Yorkshire 14 times
Hall carried his bat for Yorkshire 14 times. Nobody else has done this more than 8 times.
Mon, July 10 2017
The Q-U-X-Z XI: A brilliant spin attack
Composing one from the cricketers with their last names starting with the unusual letters Q, U, X and Z, CricketCountry Historian Arunabha Sengupta finds a side with an unusually strong spin attack.
Fri, December 30 2016
The 10,000 LBWs: From George Ulyett to Hashim Amla and other statistics
George Ulyett was the first, in 1876-77 against Australia, to Nat Thomson.
Fri, October 21 2016
George Ulyett: 13 facts about Yorkshire’s ‘Happy Jack’
There have been greater cricketers than George Ulyett, but few as popular.
Fri, May 22 2015
Betting and Fixing in England’s tour of Australia 1881-82
Whether this incident had any bearing on it is unknown, but Selby never played for England again.
Mon, October 14 2013
Ashes 1884-85: It was always only about the money
The Australians wanted 50 per cent of the gate fee. The English thought it was preposterous. The first ever Test match to be played at Adelaide was almost called off. Arunabha Sengupta relates one of the darkest tales in Ashes history.