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Herman Griffith was the first West Indian to take 5 wickets in a Test match when they made their Test cricket debut in a 3 match series in England, this was the high point of a ground breaking but otherwise disappointing tour.To Support the S
Ted MacDonald, pictured, plays in his last test series for Australia when the 1921 Ashes winning team visit South Africa on the way home.Charlie Frank plays an epic innings for South Africa.To Support the Show please go tohttps://www.patr
Off spinner Lance Gibbs was just one perfectly crafted component of a superbly balanced Wewst Indies side orchestrated by Frank Worrell
John Sparling bowled a legitimate 11 ball over; Fred Trueman takes 250 test wickets
(F'in'ell) Its Fred Titmus, Middlesex offspinner the surprise find of the tour
Left hander Peter Parfitt powered on from debut century in the winter by scoring 3 more in the summer, all 4 against Pakistan
Indian captain Nari Contractor was lucky to survive a horrific injury after misjudging a short ball bowled by Charlie Griffiths
John Reid promised this was the Best Kiwi side ever.
England began a 3 Test series against Pakistan, then Played a 5 test series against India before ending the Pakistan series. England's new captain Ted Dexter, pictured , led the side with panache.
Selected with little fanfare Bill Lawry, pictured, made an immediate impact opening the batting for Australia, Alan Davidson was immense and Ted Dexter let fly
For the first time in the history of cricket a test match was tied not drawn.Gerry Gomez and Frank Worrell during the ticker tape parade in MelbourneAustralian star of the series Alan Davidson recently passed away and I would like to
India and Pakistan like war but without casualties. On pitches designed for stalemate one bowler, Ramkant Desai, stood up tall, despite his small stature.
Two South African players walk out to bat in the first women's Test match in South Africa against England.Australia begin the post Betty Wilson era in New Zealand
After the Sharpeville Massacre South African cricket tours were viewed in a very different light.Neil Adcock was determined to make his second visit to England a success.
West Indies and England were incomplete sides at the turn of the decade as each sought the right ingredients to become successful. Ken Barrington of Surrey was one promising newcomer in England's side
Godfrey Evans made my team of the 1950's, who are your chosen XI?
*Try this one again - the first time the audio file did not get loaded correctly*Jaisimha created a unique record by batting on every day of a 5 day test match, he was not out overnight in the first innings on days 1 and 2, came in as nightwa
Saeed Ahmed is one of the stars of Pakistans batting history but doesn't get the credit he deserves due to his relative lack of success in EnglandI had a heavy cold this week, hopefully that does not spoil your enjoyment of this episode.
Had England solved their opening crisis? Geoff Pullar of Lancashire becomes an Old Trafford legend
Ted Dexter recently passed away, he is remembered, said Mike Atherton, as much for the way he played the game as for the number of runs scored. A late addition to the 1958-59 Ashes team, the hectic travel and lack of match practice was unfair t
Collie Smith the diminutive Jamaican all-rounder described by Gary Sobers as the best all rounder in the team who completed their winter tour of 1958-59 in Pakistan.
Victoria's Colin McDonald gave Australia a stable platform opening the batting for nearly a decade and leading the averages in 1958-59, but it was controversial bowling became the biggest talking point.
Roy Gilchrist was a West Indian fast bowler he was also part of a generation of rebellious young men growing up in the 50s who kicked against society and didn't know when to stop
England's bowling attack had made it the number 1 side, Tony Lock had a wet summer to help his finger spin, now New Zealand had brought over some inexperienced batsmen, what could go wrong?
2 Record breaking innings - Gary Sobers announced himself on the world stage by scoring the highest test score, 365 not out while Hanif Mohammed's 337 is the longest ever test innings
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