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Len Hutton
Mon, June 22 2015
Len Hutton becomes first to be given obstructing the field in Test cricket
Len Hutton, in an attempt to save his wicket, became the first batsman to be given out obstructing the field.
Mon, December 15 2014
Dream Team: A XI of legendary knights
Folklore is full of tales of gallant knights and fair maidens.
Thu, December 11 2014
When Len Hutton asked Denis Compton if there are ‘easier ways to make a living’!
Not many people got to know that under the relentlessly concentrating batsman, Len Hutton actually had a wonderful sense of humour. He and Denis Compton were facing a particularly hostile spell from Keith Miller and Ray Lindwall at Lord’s during the 1953 Ashes. After an over from Lindwall, Hutton called Compton for a...
Wed, May 25 2016
Len Hutton’s hundred gets reported as illness
A newsreader on BBC radio misread the Len Hutton's score of 111 as Ill.
Thu, December 04 2014
John Snagge develops snag!
When Snagge did not seem to have kept updates of the match.
Fri, July 18 2014
Joe Root: 10th batsman to get three 150 or more Test scores before turning 24
Root becomes the second batsman after Len Hutton to reach the feat.
Fri, June 13 2014
Joe Root’s double hundred — statistical overview and its significance
Root became the fourth youngest batsman to score a double-century.
Fri, June 13 2014
Joe Root becomes fifth youngest to score 1,000 runs for England in Tests
Root made his debut against India at Nagpur in 2012.
Thu, August 07 2014
A cricketing history of the Football World Cup – Part 1 of 4
Cricketing action that transpired during World Cup tournaments over the years.
Thu, August 07 2014
The Final Test — Movie that starred Len Hutton, Denis Compton, Jim Laker, Alec Bedser and Godfrey Evans
‘The Final Test’, released on May 4, 1953, was a movie made with cricket as the central theme.