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Robert Andrew Woolmer (14 May 1948 – 18 March 2007) was an English cricket coach, cricketer, and a commentator.He played in 19 Test matches and six One Day Internationals for the England cricket team and later coached South Africa, Warwickshire and Pakistan.
Keen on cricket and real tennis, it's been speculated that he died from either a pulmonary embolism or a burst abscess caused by being hit with a ball [3] 20 March 1751: London: James Balchen "Killed by a cricket ball" [4] buried 14 June 1764 Godalming, Surrey: George Summers: Struck on the head by a ball [5] 29 June 1870: Nottingham: John ...
Colin Milburn (23 October 1941 – 28 February 1990) [1] was an English cricketer, who played in nine Test matches for England, before an accident led to the loss of much of his sight and prompted his retirement.
England: Robert Makant: Murdered whilst on duty in Kurdistan. [3] 18 June 1922: 4 South Africa: Norman Reid: Shot dead by his wife. [4] 5–6 June 1947: South African Test cricketer. Was originally reported as having died in 'tragic circumstances'. Investigations by Brian Bassano and David Frith revealed that Reid was shot in the head. His body ...
After he retired from cricket he joined the family business, a printing firm named McCorquodale and Co., which had been responsible for printing the Olympic programmes in 1948 amongst other things. [ 9 ] [ 23 ] He became chairman of the family firm in 1967, a role he took over from his cousin, and stayed in until he retired in 1986.
Derek Leslie Underwood MBE (8 June 1945 – 15 April 2024) was an English international cricketer. In retirement he became president of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 2008. Through much of his career, Underwood was regarded as one of the best bowlers in Test cricket.
In the third Test he made scores of 45 and 66 and England won by 141 runs to go 2–1 up in the series. However, England lost the final match, with Cook scoring 35 in the first innings before making seven in the second innings as England lost by 10 wickets and the series ended in a 2–2 tie.
He also played for England and captained the England team both before and after the First World War with markedly different success. As well as playing cricket, Douglas was a notable amateur boxer who won the middleweight gold medal at the 1908 Olympic Games. [2] [3]