Hutton first captured the imagination of the cricketing fraternity as a 22-year-old when he smashed 364 against Australia at The Oval in 1938, to record the then highest score in Test cricket.
None of the three men involved, unfortunately, survived World War II.
The Bodyline series had its own light-hearted moments, as what happened with Hedley Verity.
Tommy Stewart conceded just two runs during his spell.
Abdur Rehman was banned from bowling against Bangladesh for bowling beamers.
Numbers may not tell the complete story, but they give a fair indication of the trail one has blazed during one’s playing days. Arunabha Sengupta uses statistical techniques to evaluate the position of Sachin Tendulkar among all-time batting legends.
Ross Gregory, Ken Farnes, and Hedley Verity were all claimed by World War II.
There has already been talk of "campaigns" and "battles" during the ongoing Ashes series.
Australia's first innings at Lord's went horribly as they collapsed in the second Ashes Test on Friday. Graeme Swann troubled the visitors as he recorded a five-for at the home of cricket. Swann said that the pitch was pretty good for batting but cricket is a funny game and sometimes wickets do tumble it was...
England's Graeme Swann made no attempt to hide his shame at the wicket that sent him on his way to a place on the Lord's honours boards during the second Ashes Test against Australia on Friday.