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Ian Meckiff
Wed, February 07 2018
Jim Laker’s spin on the throwing issue
Laker published his first autobiography, Over to Me, immediately after announcing his retirement once the tour was over. Few autobiographies are as colourfully direct.
Tue, January 05 2016
Ian Meckiff – the bowler who was ‘thrown out’
Arunabha Sengupta writes about the Victorian paceman whose career came to an abrupt end.
Mon, December 07 2015
Ian Meckiff’s career comes to an end after he is called for throwing
As Australia played South Africa at Brisbane, Ian Meckiff’s career came to an end.
Fri, August 26 2016
10 cricketers whom Sir Don Bradman rubbed the wrong way
Former Australian cricketer Gary Cosier recently made headlines by saying that the 1970s Australian cricketers hated Don Bradman. Arunabha Sengupta says that it is not surprising and lists a number of men Bradman rubbed the wrong way during his long career as a player, captain and administrator.
Tue, September 02 2014
Cricketing Rifts 8: 1960s – Chuckers, cheats and Boycott
The Dhoni-Sehwag rift may have been true or blown out of proportion by the media. However, far from being unique, discords such as this have been commonplace in the history of the game. In this series, Arunabha Sengupta looks at some of the most famous feuds of cricket.