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Clem Hill
Fri, June 16 2017
The H’s: Supreme openers, masterly middle-order, brilliant bowlers
The letter ‘H’ has been the hallmark of some of the supreme opening batsmen the game has ever seen.
Wed, January 11 2017
Centuries, centuries everywhere
Here is a chart of those who, as the number of countries hosting Tests increased, scored centuries in all those possible at the time.
Wed, April 27 2016
Ashes 1907-08: Clem Hill turns Test on its head after being confined to bed for days
Australia were on the verge of meek surrender when Clem Hill got off the sick bed, walked into the arena and played one of the most remarkable innings.
Thu, September 17 2015
Rhodes, Hill, Trumper, Haigh: How believable are player memories?
The memories of cricketers are as fallible and prone to errors as the romantic imagination of cricket writers and fans.
Thu, March 17 2016
Clem Hill: One of the best batsmen of Australia
Clem Hill, probably the first great left-handed batsman in Test history, was one of the greatest batsmen produced by Australia and one of the game’s most memorable characters. He also held the world record for most Test runs for 22 years, and had a run of 99, 98 and 97 in Test cricket.
Tue, February 09 2016
Ashes 1911-12: England beat a raging bushfire and then finish off the Australians
In between their superlative performance to overcome the Australians at Adelaide, the England players fought a bushfire to save the residence of the Governor-General of South Australia.
Sun, January 10 2016
Clem Hill scores 99, 98 and 97 in successive Test innings
Having been dismissed for 99 and 98 in his two previous innings, Hill was dismissed for 97.
Tue, September 02 2014
Cricketing Rifts 6 – Ian Chappell vs Botham & other showdowns
The Dhoni-Sehwag rift may have been true or blown out of proportion by the media. However, far from being unique, discords such as this have been commonplace in the history of the game. In this series, Arunabha Sengupta looks at some of the most famous feuds of cricket.