Denis Compton, born May 23, 1918, was one of the greatest batsmen of England whose career might have traced even higher paths if he had not been hampered by a near-crippling knee injury. Arunabha Sengupta remembers the knight in shining armour of English cricket who brightened up the drab post-War days of the country with his breath-taking batting.
Arunabha Sengupta, Moments in history, Denis Compton, England, Alex James, Arsenal, Arsenal vs Liverpool 1950, Middlesex, Leslie Compton, Gubby Allen
May 23 2013, 2:14 pm
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