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Jim Laker
Tue, February 07 2023
Did Azhar Tell Srinath To Bowl Wide Of The Stumps To Allow Kumble To Pick Up 10 Wickets vs Pak? Know The Truth
Anil Kumble became only the second bowler after Jim Laker to have picked up ten wickets in an innings in 1999 against Pakistan at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, now known as the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
Mon, January 07 2019
Sri Lanka spinner Malinda Pushpakumara claims all 10 wickets in an innings
Sri Lanka left-arm spinner Malinda Pushpakumara has claimed all ten wickets in a first-class innings.
Sat, November 03 2018
Young Puducherry spinner emulates Anil Kumble, takes 10 wickets in an innings
19-year-old Puducherry spinner Sidak Singh walked into the record books when he ended up claiming all 10 wickets to fall in an innings
Tue, March 20 2018
David Frith’s love letter and Jim Laker’s 20th victim
Who can resist a man who pens a love letter detailing Jim Laker’s 19 for 90?
Wed, February 07 2018
Jim Laker’s spin on the throwing issue
Laker published his first autobiography, Over to Me, immediately after announcing his retirement once the tour was over. Few autobiographies are as colourfully direct.
Tue, June 27 2017
The L’s: Style and substance with bat, absolute brilliance with ball
Composing one from the cricketers with their last names starting with L, CricketCountry Historian Arunabha Sengupta finds plenty of style and substance, balance and brilliance, with perhaps the most potent bowling attack.
Thu, January 19 2017
Is cricket really more hectic these days?
This is a thought that has been bothering me for some time now, more so since Australia had decided to rest their frontline bowlers during the ODI series in South Africa.
Fri, September 02 2016
Len Maddocks: Much more than Jim Laker’s iconic 10th wicket
Maddocks found a place in history, as the man who made Laker the first to take 10 wickets in a Test innings and 19 wickets in a First-Class match.
Thu, September 01 2016
Alan Oakman: Sussex stalwart, part of Jim Laker’s world record
Alan Stanley Myles Oakman was born April 20, 1930 at Hastings, Sussex, and was educated at Hastings Grammar School and Cambridge University, playing cricket for both institutions as a right-hand batsman and off-break bowler.
Wed, August 03 2016
Watch 10 most bizarre yet hilarious celebration styles in cricket
The bizarre celebrations were restricted to soccer where somersaults were a frequent sight but not imaginable in cricket. However, the advent of T20, cricket has begun to find its share of weirdness too.