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Bruce Edgar’s bizarre theory regarding Dennis Lillee’s involvement in underarm incident

Bruce Edgar’s bizarre theory regarding Dennis Lillee’s involvement in underarm incident
IST 03 February 2019 •10:49 AM IST
Lobsters in Cricket, Part 22: Teddy Wynyard — army man, all-round sportsman and useful lobster

Lobsters in Cricket, Part 22: Teddy Wynyard — army man, all-round sportsman and useful lobster
11 April 2017 •5:41 PM IST
Lobsters in Cricket, Part 20: A Survey Down Under

Lobsters in Cricket, Part 20: A Survey Down Under
06 April 2017 •8:00 AM IST
Lobsters in Cricket, Part 19: Digby Jephson

Lobsters in Cricket, Part 19: Digby Jephson
14 March 2017 •9:05 AM IST
Lobsters in Cricket, Part 18: WW Read’s hat-trick and hilarious interludes

Lobsters in Cricket, Part 18: WW Read’s hat-trick and hilarious interludes
06 March 2017 •8:19 AM IST

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Lobsters in Cricket, Part 16: Walter Humphreys — the great lob bowler who bloomed late

Lobsters in Cricket, Part 16: Walter Humphreys — the great lob bowler who bloomed late

Walter Humphreys, born October 28, 1849, was the champion lobster who heralded the quarter century of golden swansong of lob bowling.

21 February 2017 •1:18 AM IST
Lobsters in Cricket, Part 15: The Lyttelton Levity

Lobsters in Cricket, Part 15: The Lyttelton Levity

Frustrated by the long Australian innings, Lord Harris asked the wicketkeeper, Hon. Alfred Lyttelton, to have a go.

17 February 2017 •10:52 PM IST
Lobsters in Cricket, Part 14: Tom Armitage takes lobs into Test cricket

Lobsters in Cricket, Part 14: Tom Armitage takes lobs into Test cricket

Tom Armitage has also gone down as the first man to bowl lobs in a Test match.

16 February 2017 •7:54 PM IST
Lobsters in Cricket, Part 13: The eccentricities of EM Grace

Lobsters in Cricket, Part 13: The eccentricities of EM Grace

Edward Mills Grace is too versatile, successful and kaleidoscopic a personality to have his biography written as a part of a series on lob bowlers.

15 February 2017 •7:51 PM IST
Lobsters in Cricket, Part 11: A clutch of minor bowlers — Drake, Money and others

Lobsters in Cricket, Part 11: A clutch of minor bowlers — Drake, Money and others

After the exploits of Vyell Walker and Cris Tinley, there followed a lull in the history of lob bowling. However, there were a few notable, albeit minor, lobsters.

10 February 2017 •9:19 PM IST
Lobsters in Cricket, Part 10: Robert Crispin Tinley

Lobsters in Cricket, Part 10: Robert Crispin Tinley

Nicknamed ‘Cris’ and ‘Spider’, Tinley was considered by Alfred Shaw to be the greatest lobster he had seen.

09 February 2017 •6:35 PM IST
Lobsters in Cricket, Part 9: Vyell Edward Walker

Lobsters in Cricket, Part 9: Vyell Edward Walker

VE Walker was the greatest lob bowler of his day, a fine batsman and a fantastic fielder. He was also a path-breaking captain.

09 February 2017 •9:48 AM IST
Lobsters in Cricket, Part 8: William Clarke

Lobsters in Cricket, Part 8: William Clarke

William Clarke was the greatest of the lob bowlers. But, that was just a fraction of his contribution to the cause of cricket.

07 February 2017 •9:17 AM IST
Lobsters in Cricket, part 7: William Lambert

Lobsters in Cricket, part 7: William Lambert

A champion batsman, a near-unplayable lob bowler and one of the first authors of technical manuals of the game, this fascinating pioneer was also one of the first cricketers to be banned for match-fixing.

02 February 2017 •6:51 PM IST
Lobsters in Cricket: Part 6 George ‘The Squire’ Osbaldeston

Lobsters in Cricket: Part 6 George ‘The Squire’ Osbaldeston

A versatile all-round sportsman, compulsive gambler and life-long philanderer, he was one of the most colourful characters of early cricket.

01 February 2017 •4:59 PM IST

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