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Interview: Dennis Amiss reveals why he was happy to see Tony Grieg lose his wicket

Interview: Dennis Amiss reveals why he was happy to see Tony Grieg lose his wicket

Dennis Amiss speaks to Arunabha Sengupta, Cricketcountry’s Chief Cricket Writer, about his career highs and lows, facing the best fast bowlers of the world, exchanges with Geoff Boycott, pioneering the helmet during World Series Cricket and a lot more.

Arunabha Sengupta, Interview, Dennis Amiss, Dennis Lillee, Michael Holding, Dennis Amiss eight scores of above 150 in Test matches, Dennis Amiss more than 1000 runs for 23 seasons, Dennis Amiss Sacker, India 42 all-out Amiss 188, Brian Lara

April 20 2013, 6:25 pm

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Sarfraz Nawaz captures 7 for 1 in an innings haul of capturing 9 for 86

Sarfraz Nawaz captures 7 for 1 in an innings haul of capturing 9 for 86

On March 15, 1979 Sarfraz Nawaz ran through a totally perplexed Australian batting line-up to snatch an incredible victory from the jaws of defeat. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at a path-breaking bowling spell that not only won a Test for Pakistan, but also introduced the concept of reverse-swing to the world.

Abhishek Mukherjee, Moments in history, Sarfraz Nawaz, Rodney Hogg, Majid Khan, Dav Whatmore, Imran Khan, Allan Border, Kim Hughes, Pakistan, Australia

March 15 2013, 9:32 am

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Dean Jones: A trendsetter who became a legend in one-day cricket

Dean Jones: A trendsetter who became a legend in one-day cricket

March 24, 1961. The birth of Dean Jones, one of the best ODI batsman of his generation. One often overlooks the fact that he was a more than decent Test batsman as well. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the career of one of the pillars of Australia during the period of rebuilding of the eighties.

Arunabha Sengupta, Moments in history, Dean Jones, Greg Ritchie, Allan Border, Joel Garner, Kepler Wessels, Curtly Ambrose, Australia, Mohammad Azharuddin

March 24 2013, 11:55 am

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When Syed Kirmani became only the third night watchman in Test history to score a century

When Syed Kirmani became only the third night watchman in Test history to score a century

On this day in 1979, India completed their first series victory over Australia, with a comprehensive innings win. Arunabha Sengupta recalls the Test match in which Syed Kirmani scored a century as a night watchman and a depleted Australian side was thoroughly outplayed.

Arunabha Sengupta, Moments In History, Syed Kirmani, Karsan Ghavri, century by night-watchman in Test cricket, Indian victories over Australia in Test cricket, Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, Kim Hughes, Dilip Vengsarkar

November 7 2012, 8:22 pm

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