Cricket writer David Frith summed up Grace's legacy to cricket by writing that " his influence lasted long after his final appearance in first-class cricket in 1908 and his death in 1915 ".

Cricket writer and broadcaster John Arlott, writing in 1975, supported this view by holding that Grace " created modern cricket ".

Cricket writer David Frith summed up the paradox of the continuing fascination with Bradman:

Cricket writer John Woodcock wrote in The Times that " his magnificent innings contained every stroke in the book.

Cricket writer Tim de Lisle claimed in a column for Cricinfo that after this, " international career all but over ".

Cricket writer Colin Bateman noted, " it is a dull, practical structure which does little justice to their mercurial talents and indomitable spirits ".

Hutton worked with Thomas Moult, a journalist and writer, to produce a book of memoirs, Cricket is My Life in 1949, and he wrote for the News of the World while still playing.

Cricket writer, Colin Bateman, noted, " Hollies was one of cricket's most extraordinary characters, whose meagre thirteen Tests in no way reflected his contribution to the game.

Cricket writer, Colin Bateman, described Fairbrother as " an inventive, intelligent left-hander ".

Cricket writer R. C. Robertson-Glasgow said of him: " With him there was no sharpnesses, no petty restraints, no mathematical cricket.

Cricket writer R. C. Robertson-Glasgow described him as: " Tall, strong, and lithe, he was a left-handed hitter with orthodox defence, much of which was rendered unnecessary by a vast reach, and an ability to drive good-length balls over the head of mid-off, bowler, and mid-on.

Cricket writer Ivo Tennant believes that " his taste for conviviality was his undoing ".

Cricket writer Colin Bateman stated, " Cowdrey was fortunate to play Test cricket at all, but he did not deserve the shabby treatment which ended his brief England career ".

Cricket writer, Colin Bateman noted, concerning Emburey's participation in two South African rebel tours that it " cost him six lost years as far as Test cricket was concerned ... and, more significantly, probably an extended run as England captain, a job for which he was better suited than some who held the position post-Mike Brearley ".

Cricket writer, Colin Bateman, noted " Fletcher was a tough cookie, a shrewd man who could bluff opponents like the most disarming of poker players.

Cricket writer E. W. Swanton described how Rhodes had " a beautifully controlled, economical and rhythmical action which ensured supreme accuracy of length and direction.

Cricket writer E. W. Swanton described Rhodes as a " craftsman rather than an artist ".

One son, Robert, a renowned musician and writer, dedicated his first book, The Golden Age of Cricket, to his father.

Cricket writer Gideon Haigh suggests that his symptoms would possibly be identified in modern times as depressive psychosis and treated with antipsychotics or electroconvulsive therapy.

Cricket writer, Colin Bateman, noted, " Higgs was a fine medium-fast bowler with an impressive pedigree, who suddenly went out of fashion with the selectors after one Test of the 1968 Ashes series ".

Cricket writer Colin Bateman said, " a spinner who pushed Derek Underwood out of the England side had to be something special, and Norman Gifford was just that.

Cricket writer, Colin Bateman, stated, " at 6ft 6in, with an ability to make the ball swing, Munton is at his best in English conditions ".

Cricket writer, Colin Bateman, noted that " DeFreitas was an explosive hitter when the mood took him, an aggressive pace bowler, inclined to pitch everything short and a spectacular fielder ".

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Michael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, CBE ( 24 December 19324 December 2000 ), better known as Colin Cowdrey, was the Captain of Oxford University, Kent County Cricket Club and the England cricket team in a career that lasted from 1950 to 1976.

His father named him Michael Colin Cowdrey, to give him the same initials as cricket's most famous club the Marylebone Cricket Club.

The show gave a stage to nightclub and working men's club comedians of the era, including Russ Abbot, Lennie Bennett, Stan Boardman, Jim Bowen, Jimmy Bright, Duggie Brown, Mike Burton, Dave Butler, Brian Carroll, Frank Carson, Jimmy Cricket, Colin Crompton, Charlie Daze, Vince Earl, Steve Faye, Eddie Flanagan, Stu Francis, Ken Goodwin, Jackie Hamilton, Jerry Harris, George King, Bobby Knutt, Bernard Manning, Paul Melba, Mick Miller, Tom O ' Connor, Tom Pepper, Bryn Phillips, Mike Reid, Mike McCabe, George Roper, Harry Scott, Sammy Thomas, Johnny Wager, Roy Walker, Charlie Williams, Lee Wilson and Lenny Windsor.

In 1956 Blofeld was one of only three batsmen for Public Schools to score a century against Combined Services ( the others being Peter May and Colin Cowdrey ) and he was given the Cricket Society's award for the most promising young player of the season.

Cricket commentator Colin Bateman, in typical understatement, commented that Fraser was " a reliable, intelligent and hard-working bowler ".

Haslingden is the birthplace of the composer Alan Rawsthorne ( 1905 – 1971 ) and the Manchester City and England footballer Colin Bell ( b. 1946 ), was the home for many years of the Irish Republican leader, Michael Davitt ( 1846 – 1906 ), and Haslingden Cricket Club is a member of the noteworthy Lancashire League.

Codemasters have since continued to release titles for later generation systems, such as the TOCA Touring Car series, Colin McRae Rally series, Brian Lara Cricket series and Operation Flashpoint.

Cricket correspondent Colin Bateman noted, " Chris Broad pressed the self-destruct button on a career that promised so much.

Cricket correspondent, Colin Batemen, recorded, " Bowes ' Test bowling average of 22 runs per wicket is outstanding for his era, his career average of 16 is quite astonishing ".

* Colin Povey, chief executive of Warwickshire County Cricket Club and former chief executive of Carlsberg ;

Cricket correspondent Colin Bateman, commenting on his effectiveness, noted, "... when it all worked, it worked beautifully ".

Cricket commentator, Colin Bateman, stated " Jack Birkenshaw was the epitome of a good all-round county cricketer: a probing off-spinner who used flight and guile, a handy batsman who could grind it out or go for the slog, a dependable fielder and great competitor ".

Colorado cricketers Colin McHattie ( Secretary ), C. Srinivasan ( Treasurer ) and Dan Ruparel ( President ), founded what is now known as the Colorado Cricket League.

Cricket correspondent, Colin Bateman, noted Copson was, " a flame-haired pace bowler with a temper to match, became a cricketer by accident ".

Cricket writer, Colin Bateman noted Butcher was, " a popular and accomplished left-handed opener, unlucky to be consigned to membership of the ' One Cap Club '... despite consistent county performances and an ability to tackle quick bowlers, Butcher was passed over ".

Cricket writer, Colin Bateman, remarked, " Hampshire thrilled English cricket supporters when he scored a century at Lord's on his Test debut-a unique achievement for an England player.

Cricket writer, Colin Bateman stated, " Coxon's Test career was abrupt-much like the man himself.

Cricket writer, Colin Bateman, noted that it " caused something approaching national outrage ".

Cricket writer, Colin Bateman, noted that Crapp was a " sound rather than spectacular batsman who scored 1, 000 runs in all but one of his fifteen seasons-that was 1954, when he struggled with the Gloucestershire captaincy ".

Cricket commentator, Colin Bateman, noted that " towards the end of his 20 summers at Bristol his relationship with skipper Tony Brown, with whom he had grown up on a cricket field, became strained.

Cricket writer, Colin Bateman, noted, “ it is one of cricket ’ s great crimes that Les Jackson, a most respected fast bowler on the circuit throughout the 1950s, played only twice for England.

Cricket writer, Colin Bateman, noted, " it is a dull, practical structure which does little justice to their mercurial talents and indomitable spirits ".

Cricket commentator, Colin Bateman, also noted that Appleyard won an out-of-court settlement from Maxwell, whom Appleyard had threatened to sue.