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Fred Titmus

Alf Gover: 13 famous cricketing students of one of game’s best player-makers

A jack of all trades, Alf Gover was a journalist besides being a cricketer, trainer and technical adviser of 1953-film ‘The Final Test’. He even served the army during the 1939-45 War as a company sergeant major, before rising to the rank of major.

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A look at 15 most bizarre cricket injuries outside the field that ruled players out of action

Take a look at 15 players who met with bizarre accidents outside a cricket match and missed out on action on the field.

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Fred Titmus: Life and times

Fred Titmus was best known for his off-spin bowling but was also considered to be a good all-rounder.

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Ex-England, Gloucestershire off-spinner David Allen dies aged 78

David Allen took 122 wickets and scored 918 runs for England in Tests.

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Fred Titmus: The English off-spinner who made a comeback after losing four toes in a freak accident

Fred Titmus is the fourth player after WG Grace, Wilfred Rhodes and George Hirst to take 2,500 wickets and make 20,000 runs in First-Class cricket.

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Mike Smith: One of the most popular and respected captains of England

MJK Smith, born June 30, 1933, was one of the most popular captains of England. Arunabha Sengupta remembers the career of the man who led in exactly half the number of Tests he played, and was the last captain to win a series against South Africa for over 32 years.

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