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, Colin Bateman, stated, " talk of Gatting the batsman always evokes adjectives such as pugnacious, bold, brave and belligerent ".

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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Cricket historian David Frith believed it is possible that the abrasive Australian captain Warwick Armstrong could have addressed sarcastic comments to Jardine but Wisden believed his slow approach cost him his century.

* Cricket commentator David Lloyd frequently referred to Kevin Pietersen as " Captain Courageous " during his period as captain of the England cricket team.

Flynn was a member of the Hollywood Cricket Club with David Niven.

Cricket umpire David Shepherd was born in the town but at the time of his death resided in neighbouring Instow.

At the conclusion of the tour, the Australian Cricket Board interviewed Waugh, along with David Boon, Mark Taylor and Ian Healy to discern their opinions on the direction of the team after the impending retirement of Allan Border as captain.

* David Frith, The Golden Age of Cricket 1890-1914, Lutterworth, 1978.

* Ken Kelly and David Lemmon, Cricket Reflections: Five Decades of Cricket Photographs, Heinemann, 1985

* David Collier – Cricket administrator and businessman, chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board ( ECB )

In 2010, Sharad Pawar became the International Cricket Council president after England's David Morgan.

Cricket players wore little protective equipment at the time, and David began to suffer convulsions before being given CPR by a doctor from the crowd.

Representing City Eagles in Christchurch, New Zealand, David Crocker ( a former wicket-keeper / batsman turned surprise bowler ) took 3 wickets to secure a hat-trick with the first 3 deliveries he bowled in Suburban Cricket.

The second was in an Ireland club U13 youth game in 2011, achieved by David Delany of Clontarf Cricket Club playing in an All-Ireland final against Bready Cricket Club.

Ted Richardson, the former head of the Northern Tasmanian Schools Cricket Association said: " Ricky is certainly the equal of David Boon at this level.

* 1 June-Test cricket debut of David Gower, vs. Pakistan at Edgbaston Cricket Ground, scores 58.

Joining him on the new ( decreased ) five seat council, are four fresh faces in Helene Butler, Lloyd Davies, former Cricket Australia chairman Bob Merriman and David Mitchell.

Cricket historian David Frith believes that " there was an apparent touch of genius about his batsmanship ", and Alan Gibson described Hutton's off drive as " the glory of the game.

Competing in the Box Hill Reporter District Cricket Association, the club holds the record number of premierships in the competition and has been the breeding ground of many prominent Australian cricketers, including Victoria and Tasmania seam bowler David Saker ; after whose ancestors the club's main ground is named.

Sportsmen alumni include professional rugby player Martin Purdy and David Fulton, former captain of the Kent County Cricket Club.

( Source: David Sentance, Cricket in America 1710 – 2000 McFarland Pub 2006 ).

Arlott: The Authorised Biography, by David Rayvern Allen, was published in 1993 and it won The Cricket Society Jubilee Literary Award.