Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
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 ...
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.
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.
Former England and Surrey batter Graham Thorpe dies aged 55, says the England and Wales Cricket Board.
Cricket: 87 Unknown [64] United States: Robin Greiner: Pair skating: 89 Unknown [65] England: Barry Jackson: Association football: 83 Unknown [66] Russia: Aliya Khambikova: Volleyball: 21 Unknown [67] Russia: Igor Nikulin: Hammer throw: 61 Unknown [68] Australia: Brian Renwood: Australian rules football: 86 Unknown [69] United States: Ronnie ...
Also a medical doctor, he was shot and killed by a patient. [2] 21 December 1920: 3 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'.
Eileen May Ash (née Whelan; 30 October 1911 – 3 December 2021) was an English cricketer and supercentenarian who played primarily as a right-arm medium bowler. As Eileen Whelan, she appeared in seven Test matches for England between 1937 and 1948/49. [1] [2] Ash was the longest-lived international cricketer, living to the age of 110 years ...
August 2015: First England cricketer to be involved in 50 Test wins. [232] October 2015: Longest England Test innings (836 minutes), 3rd longest of all time. October 2015: Became the all-time highest non-Asian run-scorer in Asia. October 2016: England's most capped player in Tests, surpassing Alec Stewart's record of 134.