Wisden Almanack 2021

Fifty Years Of One-Day International Cricket

“It was time we carried him.”

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Prince Philip: 'I enjoy everything about cricket'

"It [cricket] can be as brutal as rugby and as delicate as chess"

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The peerless Darren Lehmann, a first-class cricket giant – Almanack

"Yorkshire simply wouldn't dream of being without him"

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Bob Simpson: Enterprising leader, first-rate batsman – Almanack

"Keith Miller was responsible for turning his attention to slip fielding"

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The summer a young Graeme Smith silenced his doubters – Almanack

"Throughout, he gave the impression of confidence, optimism and certainty"

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Hugh Tayfield: South Africa's greatest spinner

"He belongs to the breed of cricketers who compel the interest of spectators"

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Glen Chapple: The leader who inspired Lancashire to County Championship glory

"Only the fifth Lancashire all-rounder to achieve the double of 7,000 runs and 700 wickets"

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Ken Higgs: A seam bowler who always commanded respect – Almanack

"Kenneth Higgs reached the top of the tree in cricket on natural ability"

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Martin Bicknell: The best bowler of his generation not to have had a decent go at Test cricket

"Both a stalwart and a stylist"

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Dick Motz: The cricketer of a schoolboy's dreams – Almanack

The first New Zealander to 100 Test wickets