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Neil Foster
Mon, May 30 2016
Surrey 14 all out against Essex; Norbert Phillip takes 6 for 4
Surrey scored a mere 14 against Essex that day, though at 8 for 8 it could have been worse...
Sun, August 24 2014
Neil Foster: A metallic fast bowler who caved in to injuries
On May 6, 1962, a metallic fast bowler entered this world. Neil Foster is remembered more for his injuries than his cricketing sojourn. A fine cricketing career was curtailed by barrage of injuries so much that once an airport metal detector was set off when Foster, who had metal plates in his body, passed through it. One of the most promising careers was truncated at 31, courtesy of yet another injury. Sarang Bhalerao looks at the cricketing career of one of England’s most promising fast bowlers: Neil Foster.
Thu, November 15 2012
England look for first Test series win in India since 1984-85
Margaret Thatcher was still Britain's Prime Minister and Alastair Cook barely a month old when England last won a Test series in India.
Wed, September 10 2014
10 careers that ended prematurely with unfulfilled promises
Victims of capricious fate, or burnout or selection blunder.