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The Ashes 1975 (Australia in England)
Thu, August 24 2017
Graham Gooch’s Test debut: The Len Hutton faux pas
Graham Gooch saw Len Hutton stopping by him for a word of encouragement. The youngster needed courage — and who could be better for that than one of the greatest batsmen in history?
Thu, July 03 2014
Ashes 1975: Vandals force the abortion of a thriller at Headingley
August 19, 1975. Australia needed 225 to win on the final day with seven wickets remaining. And the spectators were robbed of a promising thriller when a group of vandals dug holes on the wicket and poured oil on the pitch. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the incident in Headingley which cost £8,000 in gate receipts and scorecard sales.
Thu, January 21 2016
Graham Gooch begins Test career with a pair
Graham Gooch became the first man to register a pair on debut in an Ashes Test since Fred Grace in 1880.
Sun, March 26 2017
The first streaker at Lord’s cricket ground
It was August 4, 1975. The person was called Michael Angelow.