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FLAT JACK

FLAT JACK

| July 22, 2022

Cricket has produced many great characters over the years, larger-than-life personalities who made their indelible mark on the cricket field….

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Dickie Bird  Umpire and Entertainer   

Dickie Bird Umpire and Entertainer  

| July 18, 2022

Perhaps the most explosive situation he diffused was when Sarfraz Nawaz, charged up and aggressive, unleashed a beamer high enough…

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Big Saf: The life and times of an odd giant

Big Saf: The life and times of an odd giant

| June 24, 2022

The former Pakistan swing bowler Sarfaraz Nawaz features prominently in the 1987 book Cricket Characters, by the late British sports journalist…

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Fakir Syed Aizazuddin, the Fakir of Cricket

Fakir Syed Aizazuddin, the Fakir of Cricket

| June 22, 2022

Fakir Syed Aizazuddin’s sms messages are still intact in my cell phone as if they had just arrived? We were supposed…

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Saling: Pakistan’s Northern-most Cricketing Outpost

Saling: Pakistan’s Northern-most Cricketing Outpost

For the first quarter century after acquiring ICC’s full member status, Pakistan’s cricket was primarily driven by cricketers from its…

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Patel breaking new ground in America

Patel breaking new ground in America

| May 2, 2022

Atlanta businessman Jayesh Patel is creating history by building an international cricket venue in the United States all on his…

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The VIPs Of Cricket: Scorers

The VIPs Of Cricket: Scorers

| April 29, 2022

Twenty-five years ago I published my first cricket novel A Tale Of Ten Wickets, describing a cricket match between an…

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John Woodcock: The Long Life of The Sage

John Woodcock: The Long Life of The Sage

| April 14, 2022

John Woodcock lived a long life. A really long life. He was born on 7 August 1926. That day Gloucestershire…

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One-cap wonders

One-cap wonders

| March 25, 2022

Over two years ago I introduced ScoreLine readers to two remarkable English Test cricketers, each with one cap. Joseph Emile…

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Cricket in the Land of the Red Sun

Cricket in the Land of the Red Sun

| January 26, 2022

Japan, a country known for its Shoguns, Samurais, Kabuki, Mama-Sans and Ryokan with Futons, saw the arrival of cricket on…

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