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TWO HOPES: ONE COULD GO THIS OR THAT WAY BUT THE OTHER WON'T!
Duke Jeyaraj before the India-New Zealand 2023 ODI World Cup Semifinal The 1987 Mumbai semifinal they lost because England, especially Graham Gooch employed a strategy of the sweep! The 1996 Kolkata semifinal they lost because their top order lost their wickets, mindlessly, leaving Vinod Kambli who was still batting, to weep! The 2015 Sydney semifinal they lost because Dhoni and Rahane…
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Comics at machine HQ
According to the machine HQ blog schedule, it’s almost time for a new list of comics and/or graphic novels that arg’s been reading lately… and so here it is – a new Comics at machine HQ post! In between the last such post and this one, arg has been quite active: he composed new music, posted on Instagram and compiled several monthly playlists.
And comics! arg also read a lot of comics – he read fiction too, but that’s a post for another week! – and here are some that he, like, really enjoyed…
Funnybooks! We got funnybooks! Here are the comics/graphic novels arg has read and enjoyed in the last few months. All titles are arranged alphabetically, and related titles – or titles from related genres – are listed in the Also recommended sections. Keep in mind that a few of these titles are suitable for mature readers only.
“During a golden moment in the early 1950s the stars aligned, and EC Comics lovingly adapted 25 classic Ray Bradbury stories into comics form. Al Feldstein scripted, and all of EC's top artists brilliantly illuminated Ray’s tales: Johnny Craig, Reed Crandall, Jack Davis, Will Elder, George Evans, Frank Frazetta, Graham Ingels, Jack Kamen, Roy Krenkel, Bernard Krigstein, Joe Orlando, John Severin, Angelo Torres, Al Williamson, and Wallace Wood. This special collection features all 25 official adaptations plus an additional ten related stories, with stunning art...”
Also recommended: Death Strikes: The Emperor Of Atlantis, The Bitter End And Other Stories and Dark Ride.
“More than a decade after a disastrous explosion, young Hailey is dropped off by her mum at a holiday camp in a dilapidated shopping mall. Alienated from the other kids, she connects with an eerie older teen named Jen… but soon dark horrors awaken, and the two new friends are caught up in a cataclysmic battle between two terrifying creatures who have been lying dormant all this time.
One of Australia’s most acclaimed young graphic novelists, Chris Gooch expertly crafts a taut and intimate thriller about mothers and daughters, the monstrous and the mundane, and the power of friendship in the midst of catastrophe.”
Also recommended: Complete Ballad of Halo Jones, Alien: Thaw, Indigo Children and Kaya.
“Deep within the walls of Castle Dunsinane, a seed of madness begins to bloom. Spurred on by the prophecies of witches and the whispers of his scheming wife, Lord Macbeth plots the death of his friend, King Duncan. This one cruel act soon spirals out of control, and murder after murder erupt into a wave of chaos and violence that threatens to consume all of Scotland.”
Also recommended: Creepshow, Shock Shop, and Shook! A Black Horror Anthology.
“When the sun goes down, our minds invent all manner of horrors that may lurk in the darkness. Danish cult illustrator John Kenn Mortensen draws inspiration from this shadowy realm, and his pen skillfully conjures these eerie visions on paper.
Open this book (if you dare) to encounter a frightful horde of sepia-toned spooks — witches, wraiths, goblins, giant spiders, wild boars, evil clowns — and countless other unspeakable creatures. Hairy, hooded, or horned, they peer at you ominously through dead eyes, their fangs bared.” Highly recommended!
[Y’all know who the “horde of sepia-toned spooks” above reminds arg of? Of course – his Copiers of Hindustan buddies from Mastodon! And don’t worry, they’ll probably take this comparison as a compliment!]
“In a climate crisis-ravaged future metropolis, a grumpy, smoke-belching, cigar-chomping, hotrod-racing robot is a twelve-year-old girl's only hope. Together, can they outrace the chasing Robo-Cops with an invention that might just save humanity?”
Also recommended: Sap Hunters, Under-Earth and The Colonized.
“Tom Gauld returns with his wittiest and most trenchant collection of literary cartoons to date. Perfectly composed drawings are punctuated with the artist’s signature brand of humour, hitting high and low. After all, Gauld is just as comfortable taking jabs at Jane Eyre and Game of Thrones.” An absolute favourite, this one!
Also recommended: The Site, Flung Out Of Space, Lomax - Collectors of Folk Songs, Whistleblowers..., Yazidi and The Dyatlov Pass Mystery.
The dynamic crime-writing/drawing duo is back! “A boarding house full of druggies. A neglected housewife. A young girl who thinks she's a superhero. A cop who wants to be left alone. And a private detective looking for a runaway girl. These stories collide one fateful summer in Where The Body Was, a tale of love and murder in the suburbs, told from a dozen different points of view. All the neighbours on the block have an opinion about the murder and how it happened, but which of them is telling the truth?”
Also recommended: The Reaper And Other Stories, Oswald's Body and Slash Them All.
…and now, here’s machine HQ’s Retro Pick for this post, a freaky little book straight from 1990:
“What happens when a scientist discovers a way to make cloning easy?; Nothing good as the inventor discovers when his invention is used on him! His quest to stop the conspiracy-minded thieves and retrieve his invention makes this one of the wildest suspense tales yet!”
Phew! That’s it for this new comics/graphic novels list, visit The Apocalypse Project on Mastodon, twitter/X and on tumblr, and don’t forget to check out the machinstagram [links elsewhere!] too!
Header image features artwork from Army of Darkness Movie Adaptation [30th Anniversary Edition] and from classic 1990s Predator comics.
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Welcome to a new episode of GamesMaster Revisited. This week, Andy & Becky sit down to discuss all the happenings of GamesMaster S1E9.
In this episode, Andy workshops a new intro, discusses the Channel 4 sitcom Desmond’s for longer than you’d expect in a show about GamesMaster, and the word “succulent”.
The opening challenge sees a father and son compete at a game of Zany Golf, which makes Becky despair about golf, and Andy gets in touch with his own complicated feelings as a gaming parent and whether or not you should let your kids win. Battle lines are drawn between the hosts as they each root for a relatable dad and an adorable small child, and the pair dwell on their feelings about ageism in gaming.
The review section is all about sports games – including the iconic John Madden Football ’92, the fucking dreadful NBA All-Star Challenge, and the bafflingly inert Graham Gooch Cricket. This section is notable for including only ONE professional critic for the first time on the show. And we see the return of the Kick Off 2 golden goal competition!
The celebrity challenge sees former featherweight boxing champion Barry McGuigan compete with a gamer in a game of Final Blow on the Amiga – a game that might hold the distinction of being the worst looking game on the show so far.
The Consoletation Zone has some curious entrants – including a returning face – and covers the original Metal Gear, Mega Man 2, and Revenge of Shinobi.
The final challenge sees legitimate European Sega champion Danny Curley play Shadow Dancer, which sets off alarm bells for Andy and Becky regarding the legitimacy of this challenge. A second fraudulent challenge in two episodes? This is an unwelcome pattern!
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INDIES 8 GREATEST WORLD CRICKET XV's OF ALL TIME !
I. INDIES 1ST CRICKET WORLD XV.....OF ALL TIME ! I.E 'CRICKET'S FOREVER UNBEATABLE XV' ! 1. Sachin Tendulkar 2. Don Bradman 3. Rahul Dravid (wk) 4. Mohammad Azharuddin 5. Brian Lara 6. Garfield Sobers (C) 7. Kapil Dev 8. Shane Warne 9. Bishen Singh Bedi 10. Dennis Lillee 11. Joel Garner 12. Viv Richards 13. Anil Kumble 14. Mohinder Amarnath 15. BS Chandrashekhar II. INDIES 2ND CRICKET WORLD XV....OF ALL TIME ! 1. Wally Hammond (wk) 2. Virender Sehwag 3. Zaheer Abbas (wk) 4. Vijay Merchant (C) 5. George Headley 6. Vijay Hazare 7. Sanath Jayasuriya 8. Richard Hadlee 9. Colin Croft 10. Erapalli Prasanna 11. Jeff Thompson 12. S. Venkataraghavan 13. Malcolm Marshall 14. Courtney Walsh 15. Curtly Ambrose III. INDIES 3RD CRICKET WORLD XV....OF ALL TIME ! 1. Saeed Anwar (wk) 2. Sunil Gavaskar 3. Martin Crowe (C) 4. Clive Lloyd 5. Javed Miandad 6. VVS Laxman 7. Imran Khan 8. Wasim Akram 9. Allan Donald 10. Waqar Younis 11. Muttiah Muralitharan 12. Hashim Amla 13. Javagal Srinath 14. Manoj Prabhakar 15. Saqlain Mushtaq IV. INDIES 4TH CRICKET WORLD XV....OF ALL TIME ! 1. Desmond Haynes 2. David Warner 3. Kumara Sangakkara (wk) 4. Ricky Ponting (C) 5. Jacques Kallis 6. Greg Chappell 7. David Gower 8. Ian Botham 9. Lance Gibbs 10. Andy Roberts 11. Glenn McGrath 12. Mohammad Nissar 13. Michael Holding 14. Venkatesh Prasad 15. Mushtaq Ahmed V. INDIES 5TH CRICKET WORLD XV....OF ALL TIME ! 1. Gordon Greenidge 2. Adam Gilchrist (wk) 3. Greg Chappell 4. Aravinda de Silva 5. Sourav Ganguly 6. Kane Williamson 7. Denis Compton (C) 8. Chaminda Vaas 9. Dale Steyn 10. Ian Bishop 11. Pervez Sajjad 12. Dimuth Karunaratne 13. Leary Constantine 14. Khan Mohammad 15. Mushtaq Mohammad VI. INDIES 6TH CRICKET WORLD XV....OF ALL TIME ! 1. Len Hutton 2. David Boon 3. Mark Waugh 4. Michael Bevan (wk) 5. Ross Taylor 6. Angelo Mathews (C) 7. Shaun Pollock 8. Asif Iqbal 9. Chris Cairns 10. Wes Hall 11. Rangana Herath 12. Mohammad Farooq 13. Iqbal Qasim 14. Ijaz Faqih 15. Farooq Hamid VII. INDIES 7TH CRICKET WORLD XV....OF ALL TIME ! 1. Navjot Singh Sidhu 2. Geoff Marsh 3. Mahela Jayawardene 4. Dean Jones 5. Arjuna Ranatunga 6. Inzamam ul Haq (C) 7. Karsan Ghavri 8. Harold Larwood 9. Sydney Barnes 10. Fred Trueman 11. Nathan Lyon 12. Intikhab Alam 13. Graeme Swann 14. Sarfaraz Nawaz 15. Mike Hussey VIII. INDIES 8TH CRICKET WORLD XV....OF ALL TIME ! 1. Alastair Cook 2. Graham Gooch 3. Kepler Wessels (C) 4. Matthew Hayden 5. Mohammad Yousuf 6. Marcus Trescothick (wk) 7. W G Grace 8. Mohammad Rafique 9. Aaqib Javed 10. Mitchell Johnson 11. Abdul Qadir 12. AB DeVilliers 13. Colin Cowdrey 14. Clyde Walcott 15. Frank Worrell
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"I've known people with exceptional talent - and some have wasted it. Ambition spurs a man on."
Geoff Boycott, with David Gower, Graham Gooch and Mike Brearley, Edgbaston, 12th July 1979.
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Shane Warne urges people to get double vaccinated to ensure Ashes goes ahead
Shane Warne urges people to get double vaccinated to ensure Ashes goes ahead
Australian cricket great Shane Warne has called on both the UK and Australian governments to make sure the 2021 Ashes series goes ahead, because “it will put a smile on so many faces”. Key points: Several English players have said they won’t travel if they have to isolate over Christmas, with the tour stretching from November to January Shane Warne hopes the governments and the Australian and…
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Graham Gooch made this statement about Joe Root
Graham Gooch made this statement about Joe Root
Image Source : GETTY IMAGES Graham Gooch made this statement about Joe Root London. Former England batsman Graham Gooch believes that England are largely dependent on skipper Joe Root to score. “We are largely dependent on one person,” Gooch said in an interview with the Daily Mail on Sunday. I have experience and it’s not a complaint but I used to have a lot of responsibility to deliver results…
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ग्राहम गूच ने जो रूट को लेकर दिया ये बयान
ग्राहम गूच ने जो रूट को लेकर दिया ये बयान
Image Source : GETTY IMAGES Graham Gooch made this statement about Joe Root लंदन। इंग्लैंड के पूर्व बल्लेबाज ग्राहम गूच का मानना है कि इंग्लैंड काफी हद तक स्कोर बनाने के लिए कप्तान जोए रूट पर निर्भर है। गूच ने डेली मेल को रविवार को दिए एक साक्षात्कार में कहा, “हम काफी हद तक एक व्यक्ति पर निर्भर हैं। मुझे इसका अनुभव है और यह शिकायत नहीं है लेकिन मेरे करियर में नतीजे देने के लिए काफी जिम्मेदारी…
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Cricket Batting Records (Test,ODI,T20I) Batting Record Test ODI T20I Most runs in career Sachin Tendulkar (15921) Sachin Tendulkar (18426) Virat Kohli (2794) Ricky Ponting(13378) Kumar Sangakkara(14234) Rohit Sharma (2773) Jacques Kallis(13289) Ricky Ponting(13704) Martin Guptil(2536) Most runs in an innings Brian Lara(400) Rohit Sharma (264) Aaron Finch (172) Matthew Hayden(380) Martin Guptill(237) Aaron Finch (156) Most runs in a match Graham Gooch(456) Mark Taylor(426) Kumar Sangakkara(424) Most runs in a series Donald Bradman(974) Greig Chappel (686) Most runs in a calendar year Mohammad Yousuf(1788) Sachin Tendulkar (1894) Paul Stirling (748) Most runs in an innings (by batting position) 1/2 Matthew Hayden(380) Rohit Sharma (264) Aaron Finch (172) 3 Brian Lara(400) Charles Coventry(194) Brendon Mccullum(123) 4 Mahela Jayawardene(374) Vivian Richards(189) Glenn Maxwell(113) 5 Michael Clarke(329) AB de Villiers(162) S Periyalwar(105) 6 Ben Stokes (258) Kapil Dev(175) Shaheryar Butt (125) 7 Donald Bradman(270) Luke Ronchi(170) Mohammad Nabi(89) 8 Wasim Akram(257) Chris Woakes(95) Isuru Udana(84) 9 Ian Smith(173) Andre Russell(92) Anwar Ali(46) 10 Walter Read(117) Ravi Rampaul(86) Sompal Kami(40) 11 Ashton Agar(98) Mohammad Amir(58) Paul van Meekeren(18) Most runs in a match on the losing side Brian Lara(351) Charles Coventry(194) Shane Watson(124) Most runs on a single ground Mahela Jayawardene(SSC) Sanath Jayasuriya(RPS) Martin Guptil (Eden Park) Most runs off one over Lara to Robin Peterson (28) Gibbs Vs Dan Van Bunge Yuvraj Singh to George Bailey to J.Anderson Stuart Broad(36) Most runs in a day Donald Bradman(309) Most runs in an series by a captain Donald Bradman Most runs in an innings by a captain Brian Lara(400) Virendra Shewag (219) Aaron Finch (172) Most runs in a series by a wicketkeeper Denis Lindsey Most runs in an innings by a wicketkeeper Andy Flower(232) M.S Dhoni Brendon Mccullum(123) Most runs in an innings by a nightwatchman Jason Gillespie(201) Most runs in a career without a hundred Shane Warne(3154) Misbah Ul Haq(5122) Highest career batting average Don Bradman 99.96 Ryan ten Doeschate(67.00) Virat Kohli (50.80) Highest strike rate in an innings Stephen Fleming (281.81) James Frankleen(387.5) Dweayne Smith(414.28) Highest Career strike rate Andre Russell R Sandaruwan Double hundred on debut Reginal Foster (287) Hundred on debut Charles Bannerman(165) Denis Amiss Most runs in debut match Lawrence Rowe(314) Desmond Haynes(148) L.A Dunbar(104) Hundred in last match M-Andy Sandham(325) James Marshall(161) Most hundreds in a career Sachin Tendulkar (51) Sachin Tendulkar (49) Colin Munro(3) Jack Kallis(45) Virat Kohli(35) Rohit Sharma (3) Ricky Ponting(41) Ricky Ponting(30) Most double hundreds in a career Don Bradman 12 Kumar Sangakkara(11) Most triple hundreds in a career Bradman/Lara/Shewag/Gayle Double hundred and hundred in a match 1st-K.D Walters Hundred in each innings of a match 1st-Warren Bardsley Most double hundreds in a series Don Bradman 3 Most hundreds in a series Clyde Walcot Most hundreds in a calendar year Mohammad Yousuf(9) Sachin Tendulkar (9) Most hundreds against one team Bradman Ag Eng(19) Sachin Ag Aus Hundreds in consecutive innings Everton Weeks(6) Kumar Sangakkara(4) Hundreds in consecutive matches Don Bradman 6 Hundreds in consecutive matches from debut Mohammed Azaruddin(3) Highest maiden hundred Garfield Sobers(365) Charles Coventry(194) Hundred in hundredth match 1st-Colin Cowdery 1st-Gorden Greenidge Youngest player to score a hundred Mohammed Ashraful Shahid Afridi Youngest player to score a double hundred Javed Miandad Youngest player to score a triple hundred Garfield Sobers(365) Oldest player to score a hundred Jack Hobbs Khuram Khan Oldest player to score a maiden hundred Dave Nurse Khuram Khan(43Y) Fastest hundreds Brendon mcculum (54 balls) AB de Villiers(31) David Miller/Rohit Sharma(35) Jack Gregory(70Minutes) S.Wickramasekara(35) Hundred runs before lunch 1ST-Victor Trumper Fastest double hundreds Nathan Astle(153) Fastest triple hundreds Virendra Shewag(278) Slowest hundreds Mudassar Nassar Slowest double hundreds Brendon Kuruppu Slowest triple hundreds Hanif Mohammed Most nineties in career Sachin/Steve Waugh/Dravid Sachin Tendulkar (18) 99 not out (and 199, 299 etc) 1st-Geoff Boycott 99out-Alex Hales Hundred and a ninety in a match Paul Gibb Most fifties in career Sachin Tendulkar Virat Kohli (25) Fifties in consecutive innings Everton Weeks(7) Javed Miandad(9) Mcculum/Gayle(4) Fifties in consecutive matches De Villiers/Joe Root(12) Fastest fifties Misbah Ul Haq(21) AB de Villiers(16) Yuvraj Singh(12) Slowest Fifties T.Bailey(350) No ducks in career Jim Burke (44) Kepler Wessels(105) Marlon Samuels(65) Most innings before first duck Ab De Villiers(78) Kumara Dharmasena(72) Hamiltom Mazakadza(61) Most consecutive innings without a duck David Giwer (119) Rahul Dravid(120) M.S Dhoni(84) Most ducks in career Courtney Walsh(43) sanath Jayasuriya(34) T.M Dilshan(10) Most ducks in a series Alan Hurst Most consecutive ducks R.G Holland/Agacar/Asif Lasith Maling3*3 Most pairs in career Chris Martin(7) Duck on debut 1st-James Gregory 1st-G .D Watson Pair on debut 1st-G F Grace Hundred and a duck in a match 1st-William Murdock Most sixes in career Brendon mcculum (107) Shahid Afridi 351 Rohit Sharma (127) Most fours in career Sachin Tendulkar Sachin Tendulkar (18) Virat Kohli (258) Most sixes in an innings Wasim Akram(12) Rohit/Gayle/De Villiers(16) Hazratullah Zasai(16) Most fours in an innings John Edrich(52) Rohit Sharma (33) Aaron Finch(16) Longest individual innings (by minutes) Hanif Mohammed(970) Longest individual innings (by balls) Len Hutton(847) Glen Turner(201) Aaron Finch(76) Highest percentage of runs in a completed innings Charles Bannerman(165) Vivian Richards(189) Aaron Finch(172) Batting on each day of a five day match 1st-M Jaisimha Fastest to 1000 runs Herber Sucliff/E.Weeks(12) Fakhar Zaman (18) Virath Kohli(29) Fastest to 2000 runs Don Bradman Hasim Amla Virath Kohli(56) Fastest to 3000 runs Don Bradman Hasim Amla Fastest to 4000 runs Don Bradman Hasim Amla Fastest to 5000 runs Don Bradman Hasim Amla Fastest to 6000 runs Don Bradman Hasim Amla Fastest to 7000 runs Walley Hammond Hasim Amla Fastest to 8000 runs Kumar Sangakkara Virath Kohli Fastest to 9000 runs Kumar Sangakkara Virath Kohli Fastest to 10000 runs Lara/Sachin/Sanga(195 Inning) Virath Kohli Fastest to 11000 runs Kumar Sangakkara Sachin Tendulkar Fastest to 12000 runs Kumar Sangakkara Sachin Tendulkar Fastest to 13000 runs Sachin Tendulkar Sachin Tendulkar Fastest to 14000 runs Sachin Tendulkar Sachin Tendulkar Fastest to 15000 runs Sachin Tendulkar Sachin Tendulkar As at 24.10.2020
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On this day, Graeme Smith became first South African to hit double ton at Lord's
On this day, Graeme Smith became first South African to hit double ton at Lord’s
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On August 2 in 2003, former South African captain Graeme Smith created history by becoming the first player from the country to notch up double century at Lord’s Cricket Ground.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) took to its official Twitter handle to reveal that Smith smashed a 259-run knock on this day more than one and a half decade ago.
Sharing a picture of Smith from the match,…
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INDIES 75 GREATEST WORLD BATSMEN (TEST + ODI CRICKET COMBINED) OF ALL TIME (150+ yrs) !
Given that ckt-viewing has traditionally been one of the most occupying & engaging activities of the culture as well as pastime, of more than a handful of top nations of the world, for atleast the past ¾ century, that we know of via video footage, we at Indies landed up on an exciting idea of compiling a most comprehensive list of the Greatest 75 World Batsmen (Test + ODI cricket combined) Of All Time! This idea of a combined (Test + ODI) list seemed the most compelling to Indies, given it’s cricketing outlook/ideology of considering Test match cricket to essentially be 2 100 over-a—side games clubbed together & carrying forward from one to the other, at end of which one side OUGHT to win. And so players with a solid yet winning game, contributing towards win of their side, thru their careers, across eras, continents, continental playing conditions, & different legendary oppositions, in both the (longer) formats, mostly make the cut! PS. Also included in this greatest of all cricket lists, are those first-class batsmen, who despite less opportunities on intl circuit given political or other climes of times, stacked up such huge numbers, displaying such high skill sets, broke their way into this list, even via back door route. And fairly & squarely at that! And criteria of ranking, that also partly & most weightily reflects this aspect, broadly including factors like: 1. Technical skill set 2. Physical/Statistical contribution to the game, given their era & conditions of play. 3. Aesthetic cultural value to the connoisseur. & 4. Their contribution to the legacy of the game. And here it is! 1.Sachin Tendulkar 2.Don Bradman 3.Rahul Dravid 4.Mohammad Azharuddin 5.Brian Lara 6.Gary Sobers 7.Viv Richards 8.Wally Hammond 9.Mohinder Amarnath 10.Virender Sehwag 11.Zaheer Abbas 12.Vijay Merchant 13. George Headley 14.Saeed Anwar 15.Sunil Gavaskar 16.Vijay Hazare 17.Sanath Jayasuriya 18.Martin Crowe 19.Clive Lloyd 20.Javed Miandad 21.VVS Laxman 22.Desmond Haynes 23.Kumara Sangakkara 24.Hashim Amla 25.David Warner 26.Jacques Kallis 27.Ricky Ponting 28.Gordon Greenidge 29.Greg Chappell 30.David Gower 31.Adam Gilchrist 32.Aravinda de Silva 33.Sourav Ganguly 34.Quinton de Kock 35.Kane Williamson 36.Dimuth Karunaratne 37.Denis Compton 38.Len Hutton 39.Mark Waugh 40.David Boon 41.Michael Bevan 42.Ross Taylor 43.Angelo Mathews 44.Navjot Singh Sidhu 45.Geoff Marsh 46.Mahela Jayawardene 47.Dean Jones 48.Alastair Cook 49.Arjuna Ranatunga 50.Kepler Wessels 51.Inzamam-ul-Haq 52.Graham Gooch 53.Matthew Hayden 54.Glenn Turner 55.Mohammad Yousuf 56.Mike Hussey 57.Virat Kohli 58.Steve Waugh 59.Marcus Trescothick 60.AB De Villiers 61.Dinesh Chandimal 62.Steve Smith 63.Ken Barrington 64.Colin Cowdrey 65.Joe Root 66.Martin Love 67.Lindsay Hassett 68.Clyde Walcott 69.KS Ranjitsinhji 70.Bob Simpson 71.Barry Richards 72.Graeme Pollock 73.Frank Worrell 74.Herbert Sutcliffe 75.WG Grace
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On this day, Graeme Smith became first South African to hit double ton at Lord's | Cricket News
On this day, Graeme Smith became first South African to hit double ton at Lord’s | Cricket News
On August 2 in 2003, former South African captain Graeme Smith created history by becoming the first player from the country to notch up double century at Lord’s Cricket Ground.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) took to its official Twitter handle to reveal that Smith smashed a 259-run knock on this day more than one and a half decade ago.
Sharing a picture of Smith from the match, the…
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Dhoni joins Sachin, Sourav, Dravid in elite group
#Mahendra Singh Dhoni#Sachin Tendulkar#Sourav Ganguly#Rahul Dravid#Graham Gooch#Kedar Jadhav#Shaun Marsh and Shane Watson
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