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The Battle of the Englishmen

BoyBrumby

Englishman
It's a batsman's game this cricket lark, innit? :p Fiery Fred is burnt out by 13-4.

The final battle of round two seems the primary exponent of the traditional English virutes of line & length up against a prince from an altogether more exotic mould:

Battle of the Englishmen: Round 2, Battle 8

Alec Bedser
51 tests, 714 runs @ 12.75 (1 half-century), 236 wickets @ 24.89 (5 wicket innings: 15, 10 wicket matches: 5)



vs

KS Ranjitsinhji
15 tests, 989 runs @ 44.95 (2 centuries, 6 half-centuries), 1 wicket @ 39.00

 

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