Jim Laker, the Glossary
James Charles Laker (9 February 1922 – 23 April 1986) was an English professional cricketer who played for Surrey County Cricket Club from 1946 to 1959 and represented England in 46 Test matches.[1]
Table of Contents
227 relations: Ajaz Patel, Alan Hill (author), Alec Bedser, Alexandria, Alfred Wormald, Amateur status in first-class cricket, Andy Sandham, Anil Kumble, Anschluss, Arthur McIntyre (cricketer, born 1918), Auckland cricket team, Australia national cricket team, Australian cricket team in England in 1948, Australian cricket team in England in 1953, Australian cricket team in England in 1956, Auxiliary Territorial Service, Baildon, Barbados, Barbados national cricket team, Barclays, Batting (cricket), Batting order (cricket), BBC Sport, BBC Sports Personality of the Year, BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, BBC Television, Benny Wilson, Bert Sutcliffe, Boundary (cricket), Bournemouth, Bowling (cricket), Bowling action, Bowling average, Bradford, Bradford Premier League, Brian Statham, Bridgetown, British Army, Broadcasting, Cairo, Canada national cricket team, Captain (cricket), Catford, Central London, Central Recreation Ground, Century (cricket), Charles Williams, Baron Williams of Elvel, Classical music, Colin Cowdrey, Colin McDonald (Australian cricketer), ... Expand index (177 more) »
Ajaz Patel
Ajaz Yunus Patel (born 21 October 1988) is a New Zealand cricketer born in Mumbai, India who plays for Central Districts in domestic cricket. Jim Laker and Ajaz Patel are cricketers who have taken five wickets on Test debut and cricketers who have taken ten wickets in an innings.
Alan Hill (1928 – 5 February 2021) was a prominent English biographer of cricketers.
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Alec Bedser
Sir Alec Victor Bedser (4 July 1918 – 4 April 2010) was an English professional cricketer, primarily a medium-fast bowler. Jim Laker and Alec Bedser are cricketers who have taken five wickets on Test debut, England Test cricketers, English cricketers of 1946 to 1968, h. D. G. Leveson Gower's XI cricketers, north v South cricketers, players cricketers, surrey cricketers, Wisden Cricketers of the Year and Wisden Leading Cricketers in the World.
Alexandria
Alexandria (الإسكندرية; Ἀλεξάνδρεια, Coptic: Ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ - Rakoti or ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲁ) is the second largest city in Egypt and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast.
Alfred Wormald
Alfred Wormald (10 May 1855 – 6 February 1940) was an English first-class cricketer, who played in seven matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1885 and 1891.
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Amateur status in first-class cricket
Amateur status had a special meaning in English cricket.
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Andy Sandham
Andrew Sandham (6 July 1890 – 20 April 1982) was an English cricketer, a right-handed batsman who played 14 Test matches between 1921 and 1930. Jim Laker and andy Sandham are England Test cricketers, h. D. G. Leveson Gower's XI cricketers, north v South cricketers, players cricketers, surrey cricketers and Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
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Anil Kumble
Anil Kumble (born 17 October 1970) is an Indian former cricket captain, coach and commentator who played Test and One Day International cricket for his national team over an international career of 18 years. Jim Laker and Anil Kumble are cricketers who have taken ten wickets in an innings, surrey cricketers and Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
Anschluss
The Anschluss (or Anschluß), also known as the Anschluß Österreichs (Annexation of Austria), was the annexation of the Federal State of Austria into the German Reich on 13 March 1938.
Arthur McIntyre (cricketer, born 1918)
Arthur John William McIntyre (14 May 1918 – 26 December 2009) was an English cricketer. Jim Laker and Arthur McIntyre (cricketer, born 1918) are England Test cricketers, h. D. G. Leveson Gower's XI cricketers, north v South cricketers, surrey cricketers and Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
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Auckland cricket team
The Auckland cricket team represent the Auckland region and are one of six New Zealand domestic first class cricket teams. Jim Laker and Auckland cricket team are Auckland cricketers.
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Australia national cricket team
The Australia men's national cricket team represents Australia in men's international cricket.
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Australian cricket team in England in 1948
The Australian cricket team in England in 1948 is famous for being the only Test match side to play an entire tour of England without losing a match.
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Australian cricket team in England in 1953
The Australian cricket team toured England in the 1953 season to play a five-match Test series against England for The Ashes.
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Australian cricket team in England in 1956
The Australian cricket team toured England in the 1956 season to play a five-match Test series against England for The Ashes.
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Auxiliary Territorial Service
The Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS; often pronounced as an acronym) was the women's branch of the British Army during the Second World War.
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Baildon
Baildon is a town and civil parish in the Bradford Metropolitan Borough in West Yorkshire, England and within the historic boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region next to North America and north of South America, and is the most easterly of the Caribbean islands.
Barbados national cricket team
The Barbados national cricket team is the national cricket team of Barbados, organised by the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA).
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Barclays
Barclays plc (occasionally) is a British multinational universal bank, headquartered in London, England.
Batting (cricket)
In cricket, batting is the act or skill of hitting the ball with a bat to score runs and prevent the loss of one's wicket.
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Batting order (cricket)
In cricket, the batting order is the sequence in which batters play through their team's innings, there always being two batters taking part at any one time.
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BBC Sport
BBC Sport is the sports division of the BBC, providing national sports coverage for BBC television, radio and online.
BBC Sports Personality of the Year
The BBC Sports Personality of the Year is an awards ceremony that takes place annually in December.
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BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
The BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award is the main award of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year ceremony, which takes place each December.
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BBC Television
BBC Television is a service of the BBC.
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Benny Wilson
Benjamin Birdsall Wilson (11 December 1879 – 14 September 1957) was an English first-class cricketer, who played 185 games for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1906 and 1914.
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Bert Sutcliffe
Bert Sutcliffe (17 November 1923 – 20 April 2001) was a New Zealand Test cricketer. Jim Laker and Bert Sutcliffe are Auckland cricketers, Commonwealth XI cricketers, international Cavaliers cricketers and Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
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Boundary (cricket)
In cricket, the boundary is the perimeter of a playing field.
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Bournemouth
Bournemouth is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole unitary authority area, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England.
Bowling (cricket)
Bowling, in cricket, is the action of propelling the ball toward the wicket defended by a batter.
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Bowling action
In the sport of cricket, the bowling action is the set of movements that result in the bowler releasing the ball in the direction of the batsman.
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Bowling average
In cricket, a player's bowling average is the number of runs they have conceded per wicket taken.
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Bradford
Bradford is a city in West Yorkshire, England.
Bradford Premier League
The Bradford Premier League (currently known as the Gordon Rigg Bradford Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is a semi-professional cricket competition centred in Bradford, West Yorkshire.
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Brian Statham
John Brian Statham, (17 June 1930 – 10 June 2000) was an English professional cricketer from Gorton, in Manchester, who played for Lancashire County Cricket Club from 1950 to 1968 and for England from 1951 to 1965. Jim Laker and Brian Statham are England Test cricketers, English cricketers of 1946 to 1968, international Cavaliers cricketers, north v South cricketers, players cricketers and Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
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Bridgetown
Bridgetown (UN/LOCODE: BB BGI) is the capital and largest city of Barbados.
British Army
The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force.
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Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio or video content to a dispersed audience via any electronic mass communications medium, but typically one using the electromagnetic spectrum (radio waves), in a one-to-many model.
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Cairo
Cairo (al-Qāhirah) is the capital of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, and is the country's largest city, being home to more than 10 million people.
Canada national cricket team
The Canada national cricket team represents Canada in international cricket.
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Captain (cricket)
The captain of a cricket team, often referred to as the skipper, is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of the other players.
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Catford
Catford is a district in south east London, England, and the administrative centre of the London Borough of Lewisham.
Central London
Central London is the innermost part of London, in England, spanning the City of London and several boroughs.
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Central Recreation Ground
The Central Recreation Ground was a cricket ground in Hastings, East Sussex, used for first-class and List A cricket between 1864 and 1996.
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Century (cricket)
In cricket, a century is a score of 100 or more runs in a single innings by a batter.
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Charles Williams, Baron Williams of Elvel
Charles Cuthbert Powell Williams, Baron Williams of Elvel, (9 February 1933 – 30 December 2019) was a British business executive, Labour life peer and member of the House of Lords. Jim Laker and Charles Williams, Baron Williams of Elvel are Essex cricketers.
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Classical music
Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions.
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Colin Cowdrey
Michael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, (24 December 1932 – 4 December 2000) was an English cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club from 1950 to 1976, and in 114 Test matches for England from 1954 to 1975. Jim Laker and Colin Cowdrey are Commonwealth XI cricketers, England Test cricketers, English cricketers of 1946 to 1968, international Cavaliers cricketers and Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
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Colin McDonald (Australian cricketer)
Colin Campbell McDonald (17 November 1928 – 8 January 2021) was an Australian cricketer. Jim Laker and Colin McDonald (Australian cricketer) are international Cavaliers cricketers.
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A color commentator or expert commentator is a sports commentator who assists the main (play-by-play) commentator, typically by filling in when play is not in progress.
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Columbidae
Columbidae is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons.
Combined Services cricket team
The Combined Services cricket team represents the British Armed Forces.
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Commonwealth XI cricket team in India and Ceylon in 1950–51
A Commonwealth XI cricket team toured India and Ceylon from 1 October 1950 to 6 March 1951 and played 27 first-class matches including five unofficial "test matches" against an All-India XI and one against an All-Ceylon XI.
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County Championship
The County Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Vitality County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales and is organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
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County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford
The County Ground in Chelmsford, Essex, has been the official home ground of Essex County Cricket Club since 1967.
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Cremation
Cremation is a method of final disposition of a dead body through burning.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game that is played between two teams of eleven players on a field, at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps.
Cricket nets
Cricket nets are used by batters and bowlers to practice their cricketing techniques.
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Cricket pitch
In the game of cricket, the cricket pitch consists of the central strip of the cricket field between the wickets.
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Dai Rees
David James Rees, (31 March 1913 – 15 November 1983) was one of the Britain's leading golfers either side of the Second World War. Jim Laker and Dai Rees are BBC Sports Personality of the Year winners.
David Sheppard
David Stuart Sheppard, Baron Sheppard of Liverpool (6 March 1929 – 5 March 2005) was a Church of England bishop who played cricket for Sussex and England in his youth, before serving as Bishop of Liverpool from 1975 to 1997. Jim Laker and David Sheppard are England Test cricketers, English cricketers of 1946 to 1968 and Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
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Demobilization
Demobilization or demobilisation (see spelling differences) is the process of standing down a nation's armed forces from combat-ready status.
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Desert Island Discs
Desert Island Discs is a radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
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Don Bradman
Sir Donald George Bradman (27 August 1908 – 25 February 2001), nicknamed "The Don", was an Australian international cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time. Jim Laker and Don Bradman are Wisden Cricketers of the Year and Wisden Leading Cricketers in the World.
Dudley Nourse
Arthur Dudley Nourse (12 November 1910 – 14 August 1981) was a South African Test cricketer. Jim Laker and Dudley Nourse are Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
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Egypt
Egypt (مصر), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and the Sinai Peninsula in the southwest corner of Asia.
Emigration
Emigration is the act of leaving a resident country or place of residence with the intent to settle elsewhere (to permanently leave a country).
Emmott Robinson
Emmott Robinson (16 November 1883 – 17 November 1969) was an English first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1919 to 1931. Jim Laker and Emmott Robinson are h. D. G. Leveson Gower's XI cricketers.
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England cricket team
The England men's cricket team represents England and Wales in international cricket.
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English cricket team in Australia in 1950–51
Freddie Brown captained the English cricket team in Australia in 1950–51, playing as England in the 1950–51 Ashes series against the Australians and as the MCC in their other matches on the tour.
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English cricket team in Australia in 1954–55
Len Hutton captained the English cricket team in Australia in 1954–55, playing as England against Australia in the 1954–55 Ashes series and as the MCC in other matches on the tour.
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English cricket team in Australia in 1958–59
Peter May captained the English cricket team in Australia in 1958–59, playing as England in the 1958–59 Ashes series against the Australians and as the MCC in their other matches on the tour.
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English cricket team in South Africa in 1913–14
The English cricket team in South Africa in 1913–14 was organised by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).
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English cricket team in South Africa in 1948–49
The England national cricket team toured South Africa in the 1948-49 season.
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English cricket team in South Africa in 1956–57
The England cricket team toured South Africa in the 1956–57 season.
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English cricket team in the West Indies in 1947–48
The England national cricket team toured the West Indies from January to April 1948 and played four Test matches against the West Indies cricket team.
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English cricket team in the West Indies in 1953–54
The English cricket team in the West Indies in 1953–54 played five Test matches, five other first-class matches and seven other games, three of them on a two-week stop-over in Bermuda that included Christmas.
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Eric Hollies
William Eric Hollies (5 June 1912 – 16 April 1981) was an English cricketer, who is mainly remembered for dismissing Donald Bradman for a duck in Bradman's final Test match innings, in which he needed only four runs for a Test average of 100. Jim Laker and Eric Hollies are cricketers who have taken ten wickets in an innings, England Test cricketers, h. D. G. Leveson Gower's XI cricketers, north v South cricketers, players cricketers and Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
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Essex County Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales.
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Fast bowling
Fast bowling (also referred to as pace bowling) is one of two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket, the other being spin bowling.
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Fielding (cricket)
Fielding in the sport of cricket is the action of fielders in collecting the ball after it is struck by the striking batter, to limit the number of runs that the striker scores and/or to get a batter out by either catching a hit ball before it bounces, or by running out either batter before they can complete their current run.
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First-class cricket
First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket.
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Five-wicket haul
In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") occurs when a bowler takes five or more wickets in a single innings.
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Follow-on
In cricket, a team who batted second and scored significantly fewer runs than the team who batted first may be forced to follow-on: to take their second innings immediately after their first.
Forest Hill, London
Forest Hill is a district of the London Borough of Lewisham in south east London, England, on the South Circular Road, which is home to the Horniman Museum.
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Frank Worrell
Sir Frank Mortimer Maglinne Worrell (1 August 1924 – 13 March 1967), sometimes referred to by his nickname of Tae, was a Barbadian West Indies cricketer and Jamaican senator. Jim Laker and Frank Worrell are Commonwealth XI cricketers, Wisden Cricketers of the Year and Wisden Leading Cricketers in the World.
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Franz Schubert
Franz Peter Schubert (31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras.
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Fred Trueman
Frederick Sewards Trueman, (6 February 1931 – 1 July 2006) was an English cricketer who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club and the England cricket team. Jim Laker and Fred Trueman are England Test cricketers, English cricket commentators, English cricketers of 1946 to 1968, international Cavaliers cricketers, players cricketers, Wisden Cricketers of the Year and Wisden Leading Cricketers in the World.
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Frizinghall
Frizinghall is a district in the Heaton ward of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, lying north of the city centre close to the town of Shipley, itself a part of the City of Bradford Metropolitan District along with such other nearby towns as Keighley and Ilkley.
Front line
A front line (alternatively front-line or frontline) in military terminology is the position(s) closest to the area of conflict of an armed force's personnel and equipment, usually referring to land forces.
Gallbladder
In vertebrates, the gallbladder, also known as the cholecyst, is a small hollow organ where bile is stored and concentrated before it is released into the small intestine.
Garfield Sobers
The Right Excellent Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers, NH, AO, OCC (born 28 July 1936), also known as Sir Gary or Sir Garry Sobers, is a former Barbadian cricketer who played for the West Indies between 1954 and 1974. Jim Laker and Garfield Sobers are Commonwealth XI cricketers, international Cavaliers cricketers, Wisden Cricketers of the Year and Wisden Leading Cricketers in the World.
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George Hirst
George Herbert Hirst (7 September 1871 – 10 May 1954) was a professional English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1891 and 1921, with a further appearance in 1929. Jim Laker and George Hirst are England Test cricketers, north v South cricketers, players cricketers, Wisden Cricketers of the Year and Wisden Leading Cricketers in the World.
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Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club (Criced Morgannwg) is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales.
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Godfrey Evans
Thomas Godfrey Evans (18 August 1920 – 3 May 1999) was an English cricketer who played for Kent and England. Jim Laker and Godfrey Evans are Commonwealth XI cricketers, England Test cricketers, English cricketers of 1946 to 1968, h. D. G. Leveson Gower's XI cricketers, international Cavaliers cricketers, north v South cricketers, players cricketers and Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
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Gordon Pirie
Douglas Alistair Gordon Pirie (10 February 1931 – 7 December 1991) was an English long-distance runner. Jim Laker and Gordon Pirie are BBC Sports Personality of the Year winners.
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Gracie Fields
Dame Gracie Fields (born Grace Stansfield; 9 January 189827 September 1979) was a British actress, singer and comedian.
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Grammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching Latin, but more recently an academically oriented secondary school.
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Gubby Allen
Sir George Oswald Browning "Gubby" Allen CBE (31 July 190229 November 1989) was a cricketer who captained England in eleven Test matches. Jim Laker and Gubby Allen are cricketers who have taken ten wickets in an innings, England Test cricketers, h. D. G. Leveson Gower's XI cricketers and north v South cricketers.
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales.
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Hat-trick (cricket)
In cricket, a hat-trick occurs when a bowler takes three wickets from three consecutive deliveries.
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Headingley Cricket Ground
Headingley Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in the Headingley Stadium complex in Headingley, Leeds, England.
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Hedley Verity
Hedley Verity (18 May 1905 – 31 July 1943) was a professional cricketer who played for Yorkshire and England between 1930 and 1939. Jim Laker and Hedley Verity are cricketers who have taken ten wickets in an innings, England Test cricketers, h. D. G. Leveson Gower's XI cricketers, north v South cricketers, players cricketers and Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
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Herbert Sutcliffe
Herbert Sutcliffe (24 November 1894 – 22 January 1978) was an English professional cricketer who represented Yorkshire and England as an opening batsman. Jim Laker and Herbert Sutcliffe are England Test cricketers, h. D. G. Leveson Gower's XI cricketers, north v South cricketers, players cricketers and Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
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Honeymoon
A honeymoon is a holiday taken by newlyweds after their wedding to celebrate their marriage.
Ian Craig
Ian David Craig (12 June 193516 November 2014) was an Australian cricketer who represented the Australian national team in 11 Tests between 1953 and 1958. Jim Laker and Ian Craig are Commonwealth XI cricketers.
Ian Johnson (cricketer)
Ian William Geddes Johnson, (8 December 1917 – 9 October 1998) was an Australian cricketer who played 45 Test matches as a slow off-break bowler between 1946 and 1956.
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India national cricket team
The India men's national cricket team represents India in men's international cricket.
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Indian cricket team in England in 1952
The Indian cricket team toured England in the 1952 season.
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Indian cricket team in England in 1959
The Indian cricket team toured England in the 1959 season.
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Infantry
Infantry is a specialization of military personnel who engage in warfare combat.
Innings
An innings is one of the divisions of a cricket match during which one team takes its turn to bat.
International Cavaliers
The International Cavaliers were an ad hoc cricket team made up of famous cricketers in order to encourage local cricket.
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ITV (TV network)
ITV, legally known as Channel 3, is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network.
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Jim Burke (cricketer)
James Wallace Burke (12 June 1930 – 2 February 1979) was an Australian cricketer who played in 24 Test matches from 1951 to 1959. Jim Laker and Jim Burke (cricketer) are Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
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Johannesburg
Johannesburg (Zulu and Xhosa: eGoli) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or "The City of Gold") is the most populous city in South Africa with 4,803,262 people, and is classified as a megacity; it is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world.
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John Arlott
Leslie Thomas John Arlott, (25 February 1914 – 14 December 1991) was an English journalist, author and cricket commentator for the BBC's Test Match Special. Jim Laker and John Arlott are English cricket commentators.
John Davison (Canadian cricketer)
John Michael Davison (born 9 May 1970) is a former Canadian professional cricketer who captained the national side in One Day Internationals.
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Kensington
Kensington is an area of London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, around west of Central London.
Kensington Oval
The Kensington Oval is a stadium located in the western part of Bridgetown, Barbados.
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Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales.
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Kite (bird)
Kite is the common name for certain birds of prey in the family Accipitridae, particularly in subfamilies Milvinae, Elaninae, and Perninae.
Kyle Abbott (cricketer)
Kyle John Abbott (born 18 June 1987) is a South African cricketer. Jim Laker and Kyle Abbott (cricketer) are cricketers who have taken five wickets on Test debut.
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Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in English cricket.
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Lance Gibbs
Lancelot Richard Gibbs (born 29 September 1934) is a former West Indies cricketer, one of the most successful spin bowlers in Test cricket history. Jim Laker and Lance Gibbs are Commonwealth XI cricketers, international Cavaliers cricketers and Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
Left-arm orthodox spin
Left-arm orthodox spin or left-arm off spin, also known as slow left-arm orthodox spin bowling, is a type of left-arm finger spin bowling in the sport of cricket.
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Leg spin
Leg spin is a type of spin bowling in cricket.
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England.
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Len Hutton
Sir Leonard Hutton (23 June 1916 – 6 September 1990) was an English cricketer. Jim Laker and Len Hutton are Burials at Putney Vale Cemetery, England Test cricketers, English cricketers of 1946 to 1968, h. D. G. Leveson Gower's XI cricketers, military personnel from Yorkshire, north v South cricketers, players cricketers, Wisden Cricketers of the Year and Wisden Leading Cricketers in the World.
Len Maddocks
Leonard Victor Maddocks (24 May 1926 – 1 September 2016) was an Australian cricketer and cricket administrator who played in seven Tests from 1954 to 1956. Jim Laker and Len Maddocks are international Cavaliers cricketers.
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Les Ames
Leslie Ethelbert George Ames (3 December 1905 – 27 February 1990) was a wicket-keeper and batsman for the England cricket team and Kent County Cricket Club. Jim Laker and Les Ames are Commonwealth XI cricketers, England Test cricketers, north v South cricketers, players cricketers and Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
Les Jackson (cricketer)
Herbert Leslie Jackson (5 April 1921 – 25 April 2007) was an English professional cricketer. Jim Laker and Les Jackson (cricketer) are Commonwealth XI cricketers, England Test cricketers, north v South cricketers, players cricketers and Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
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Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, which had a population of 552,000 at the 2021 census.
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) is a cricket club founded in 1787 and based since 1814 at Lord's Cricket Ground, which it owns, in St John's Wood, London.
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Maurice Leyland
Maurice Leyland (20 July 1900 – 1 January 1967) was an English international cricketer who played 41 Test matches between 1928 and 1938. Jim Laker and Maurice Leyland are England Test cricketers, h. D. G. Leveson Gower's XI cricketers, north v South cricketers, players cricketers and Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
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Melbourne Cricket Ground
The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as The 'G, is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria.
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Micky Stewart
Michael James Stewart (born 16 September 1932) is an English former cricketer, coach and administrator. Jim Laker and Micky Stewart are England Test cricketers, international Cavaliers cricketers, players cricketers, surrey cricketers and Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
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Monty Python's Flying Circus
Monty Python's Flying Circus (also known as simply Monty Python) is a British surreal sketch comedy series created by and starring Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Terry Gilliam, who became known collectively as "Monty Python", or the "Pythons".
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Myocardial infarction
A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops in one of the coronary arteries of the heart, causing infarction (tissue death) to the heart muscle.
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Nazism
Nazism, formally National Socialism (NS; Nationalsozialismus), is the far-right totalitarian socio-political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in Germany.
Neil Harvey
Robert Neil Harvey (born 8 October 1928) is an Australian former cricketer who was a member of the Australian cricket team between 1948 and 1963, playing in 79 Test matches. Jim Laker and Neil Harvey are Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
Neville Cardus
Sir John Frederick Neville Cardus, CBE (2 April 188828 February 1975) was an English writer and critic.
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New Zealand cricket team in England in 1958
The New Zealand cricket team toured England in the 1958 season.
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New Zealand cricket team in India in 2021–22
The New Zealand cricket team toured India in November and December 2021 to play two Test and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.
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New Zealand national cricket team
The New Zealand national cricket team represents New Zealand in men's international cricket.
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Norman Yardley
Norman Walter Dransfield Yardley (19 March 1915 – 3 October 1989) was an English cricketer who played for Cambridge University, Yorkshire County Cricket Club and England, as a right-handed batsman and occasional bowler. Jim Laker and Norman Yardley are England Test cricketers, English cricket commentators, h. D. G. Leveson Gower's XI cricketers, north v South cricketers and Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
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Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales.
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Off spin
Off spin is a type of finger spin bowling in cricket.
Ol' Man River
"Ol' Man River" is a show tune from the 1927 musical Show Boat with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, who wrote the song in 1925.
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Old Trafford Cricket Ground
Old Trafford is a cricket ground in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England.
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Old Wanderers
Old Wanderers was a cricket ground in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Outswinger
An outswinger is a type of delivery of the ball in the sport of cricket.
Over (cricket)
In cricket, an over consists of six legal deliveries bowled from one end of a cricket pitch to the player batting at the other end, almost always by a single bowler.
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Oxbridge
Oxbridge is a portmanteau of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the two oldest, wealthiest, and most famous universities in the United Kingdom.
Pakistani cricket team in England in 1954
The Pakistani cricket team toured England in the 1954 season, its first ever tour of the country since the creation of Pakistan in 1947.
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Pakistani cricket team in India in 1998–99
The Pakistan national cricket team toured India in the 1998–99 season.
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Palestine (region)
The region of Palestine, also known as Historic Palestine, is a geographical area in West Asia.
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Park Avenue (stadium)
Park Avenue is a sports ground on Horton Park Avenue in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England that has been used for cricket, football and both codes of rugby.
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Paul Robeson
Paul Leroy Robeson (April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976) was an American bass-baritone concert artist, actor, professional football player, and activist who became famous both for his cultural accomplishments and for his political stances.
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Pavilion
In architecture, pavilion has several meanings;.
Peter Loader
Peter James Loader (25 October 1929 – 15 March 2011) was an English cricketer and umpire, who played thirteen Test matches for England. Jim Laker and Peter Loader are Commonwealth XI cricketers, England Test cricketers, north v South cricketers, players cricketers, surrey cricketers and Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
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Peter May (cricketer)
Peter Barker Howard May (31 December 1929 – 27 December 1994) was an English cricketer who played for Surrey County Cricket Club, Cambridge University and England. Jim Laker and Peter May (cricketer) are England Test cricketers, English cricketers of 1946 to 1968, surrey cricketers, Wisden Cricketers of the Year and Wisden Leading Cricketers in the World.
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Peter Richardson (cricketer)
Peter Edward Richardson (4 July 1931 – 17 February 2017) was an English cricketer, who played for Worcestershire and Kent County Cricket Clubs and in 34 Test matches for the England cricket team. Jim Laker and Peter Richardson (cricketer) are Commonwealth XI cricketers, England Test cricketers, English cricketers of 1946 to 1968, international Cavaliers cricketers, players cricketers and Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
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Peter Smith (English cricketer, born 1908)
Thomas Peter Bromley Smith (30 October 1908 − 4 August 1967) was an English cricketer, who played for Essex and England. Jim Laker and Peter Smith (English cricketer, born 1908) are England Test cricketers, Essex cricketers, north v South cricketers, players cricketers and Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
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Pietro Mascagni
Pietro Mascagni (7 December 1863 – 2 August 1945) was an Italian composer primarily known for his operas.
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Playfair Cricket Annual
Playfair Cricket Annual is a compact annual about cricket that is published in the United Kingdom each April, just before the English cricket season is due to begin.
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Plum Warner
Sir Pelham Francis Warner, (2 October 1873 – 30 January 1963), affectionately and better known as Plum Warner or "the Grand Old Man" of English cricket, was a Test cricketer and cricket administrator. Jim Laker and Plum Warner are England Test cricketers, north v South cricketers and Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
Putney Vale Cemetery
Putney Vale Cemetery and Crematorium in southwest London is located in Putney Vale, surrounded by Putney Heath and Wimbledon Common and Richmond Park.
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Raman Subba Row
Raman Subba Row (29 January 1932 – 17 April 2024) was an English cricketer who played for the national team, Cambridge University, Surrey and Northamptonshire. Jim Laker and Raman Subba Row are Commonwealth XI cricketers, England Test cricketers, surrey cricketers and Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
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Rat
Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents.
Rectory Field
Rectory Field is a sports ground in Blackheath in the Royal Borough of Greenwich in south-east London.
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Register office (United Kingdom)
A register office or The General Register Office, much more commonly but erroneously registry office (except in official use), is a British government office where births, deaths, marriages, civil partnership, stillbirths and adoptions in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are registered.
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Retired (cricket)
In cricket, a batter may retire from an innings at any time when the ball is dead; they must then be replaced by a teammate who has not been dismissed.
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Richie Benaud
Richard Benaud (6 October 1930 – 10 April 2015) was an Australian cricketer who played for New South Wales and Australia. Jim Laker and Richie Benaud are Commonwealth XI cricketers, international Cavaliers cricketers and Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
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Roberts Park, Saltaire
Roberts Park is a public urban park in Saltaire, West Yorkshire, England.
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Ron Aspinall
Ronald Aspinall (26 October 1918 – 16 August 1999) was an English cricketer, who played for Yorkshire, and a cricket umpire.
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Ronnie Burnet
John Ronald Burnet OBE (11 October 1918 – 6 March 1999) was an English first-class cricketer and the last amateur captain of Yorkshire County Cricket Club.
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Roy Plomley
Francis Roy Plomley, (20 January 1914 – 28 May 1985) was an English radio broadcaster, producer, playwright and novelist. Jim Laker and Roy Plomley are Burials at Putney Vale Cemetery.
Roy Webber
Roy Webber (died 14 November 1962 aged 48) was a British cricket scorer and statistician.
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.
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Royal Army Ordnance Corps
The Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) was a corps of the British Army.
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Run (cricket)
In cricket, a run is the unit of scoring.
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Saltaire
Saltaire is a Victorian model village near Shipley, West Yorkshire, England, situated between the River Aire, the railway, and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.
Shipley, West Yorkshire
Shipley is a historic market town and civil parish in the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.
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Sinusitis
Sinusitis, also known as rhinosinusitis, is an inflammation of the mucous membranes that line the sinuses resulting in symptoms that may include thick nasal mucus, a plugged nose, and facial pain.
South Africa national cricket team
The South Africa men's national cricket team, also known as the Proteas, RSA, represents South Africa in men's international cricket and is administered by Cricket South Africa (CSA).
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South African Air Force
The South African Air Force (SAAF) is the air warfare branch of South African National Defence Force, with its headquarters in Pretoria.
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South African cricket team in England in 1955
The South African cricket team toured England in the 1955 season to play a five-match Test series against England.
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South of England cricket team
The South of England appeared in first-class cricket between 1836 and 1961, most often in the showcase North v. South matches against the North of England although there were also games against touring teams, MCC and others.
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Spin bowling
Spin bowling is a bowling technique in cricket, in which the ball is delivered relatively slowly but with the potential to deviate sharply after bouncing.
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In sports broadcasting, a sports commentator (also known as a sports announcer or sportscaster) provides a real-time live commentary of a game or event, traditionally delivered in the present tense.
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Sri Lanka national cricket team
The Sri Lanka men's national cricket team, (Shri Lanka Jathika Crikat Kandayama; இலங்கை தேசிய கிரிக்கெட் அணி) nicknamed The Lions, represents Sri Lanka in men's international cricket.
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St Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground
St Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground, commonly known simply as St Helens Ground, is a sports venue in Swansea, Wales, owned and operated by the City and County of Swansea Council.
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Stonemasonry
Stonemasonry or stonecraft is the creation of buildings, structures, and sculpture using stone as the primary material.
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Stretford
Stretford is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, sited on flat ground between the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal; the Bridgewater Canal bisects the town.
Stuart Surridge
Walter Stuart Surridge (3 September 1917 – 13 April 1992) was an English first-class cricketer who captained Surrey County Cricket Club. Jim Laker and Stuart Surridge are north v South cricketers, surrey cricketers and Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
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Stumped
Stumped is a method of dismissing a batter in cricket, in which the wicket-keeper puts down the striker's wicket while the striker is out of their ground (the batter leaves their ground when they have moved down the pitch beyond the popping crease, often in an attempt to hit the ball).
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club (Surrey CCC) is a first-class club in county cricket, one of eighteen in the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales.
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Sydney Barnes
Sydney Francis Barnes (19 April 1873 – 26 December 1967) was an English professional cricketer who is regarded as one of the greatest bowlers of all time. Jim Laker and Sydney Barnes are cricketers who have taken five wickets on Test debut, England Test cricketers, players cricketers, Wisden Cricketers of the Year and Wisden Leading Cricketers in the World.
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Ted Barratt
Edward D'Oyley Barratt (21 April 1844 – 27 February 1891) was an English cricketer who primarily played for Surrey in a first-class career that lasted from 1872 to 1886. Jim Laker and Ted Barratt are cricketers who have taken ten wickets in an innings, north v South cricketers, players cricketers and surrey cricketers.
Ted Dexter
Edward Ralph Dexter, (15 May 1935 – 25 August 2021) was an England international cricketer. Jim Laker and Ted Dexter are England Test cricketers, English cricket commentators, English cricketers of 1946 to 1968, international Cavaliers cricketers and Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
Ten-wicket haul
In cricket, a ten-wicket haul occurs when a bowler takes ten wickets in either a single innings or across both innings of a two-innings match.
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Test cricket
Test cricket is a form of first-class cricket played at the international level between teams representing full member countries of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
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The Ashes
The Ashes is a men's Test cricket series played biennially between England and Australia.
The Cricket Society
The Cricket Society is a charitable organisation founded in 1945 as the Society of Cricket Statisticians at Great Scotland Yard, London.
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The Oval
The Oval, currently named for sponsorship reasons as the Kia Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, located in the borough of Lambeth, in south London.
The Rest (Bombay) cricket team
The Rest was an Indian first-class cricket team which took part in the annual Bombay Pentangular from 1937–38 to 1945–46.
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Tony Lock
Graham Anthony Richard Lock (5 July 1929 – 30 March 1995) was an English cricketer, who played primarily as a left-arm spinner. Jim Laker and Tony Lock are cricketers who have taken ten wickets in an innings, England Test cricketers, English cricketers of 1946 to 1968, north v South cricketers, players cricketers, surrey cricketers and Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
Toss (cricket)
In cricket, the toss is the flipping of a coin to determine which captain will have the right to choose whether their team will bat or field at the start of the match.
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Trevor Bailey
Trevor Edward Bailey (3 December 1923 – 10 February 2011) was an England Test cricketer, cricket writer and broadcaster. Jim Laker and Trevor Bailey are cricketers who have taken five wickets on Test debut, cricketers who have taken ten wickets in an innings, England Test cricketers, English cricket commentators, English cricketers of 1946 to 1968, Essex cricketers, international Cavaliers cricketers, north v South cricketers and Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
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United Services Recreation Ground
The United Services Recreation Ground is a sports ground situated in Burnaby Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.
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Vera Lynn
Dame Vera Margaret Lynn (20 March 1917 – 18 June 2020) was an English singer and entertainer whose musical recordings and performances were very popular during World War II.
Vienna
Vienna (Wien; Austro-Bavarian) is the capital, most populous city, and one of nine federal states of Austria.
W. G. Grace
William Gilbert Grace (18 July 1848 – 23 October 1915) was an English amateur cricketer who was important in the development of the sport and is widely considered one of its greatest players. Jim Laker and w. G. Grace are cricketers who have taken ten wickets in an innings, England Test cricketers, north v South cricketers and Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
War Office
The War Office has referred to several British government organisations in history, all relating to the army.
West Indian cricket team in England in 1957
The West Indies cricket team toured England in the 1957 season to play a five-match Test series against England.
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West Indies cricket team
The West Indies men's cricket team, nicknamed The Windies, is a men's cricket team representing the West Indies—a group of mainly English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean region—and administered by Cricket West Indies.
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West Riding of Yorkshire
The West Riding of Yorkshire was one of three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England.
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Wicket
In cricket, the term wicket has several meanings.
Wimbledon, London
Wimbledon is a district and town of south-west London, England, southwest of the centre of London at Charing Cross; it is the main commercial centre of the London Borough of Merton.
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Wisden Cricketers of the Year
The Wisden Cricketers of the Year are cricketers selected for the honour by the annual publication Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, based primarily on their "influence on the previous English season".
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Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, or simply Wisden, colloquially the Bible of Cricket, is a cricket reference book published annually in the United Kingdom.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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Yorkshire
Yorkshire is an area of Northern England which was historically a county.
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales.
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1958 County Championship
The 1958 County Championship was the 59th officially organised running of the County Championship.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Laker
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