Colin Cowdrey was a throwback to the languid style of the old Amateur days, he epitomised poise and balance said Wally Hammond and when things got rough, he was as hard nosed as a professional.

Hugh Tayfield was South Africa's greatest spin bowler, rather than prodigious spin he frustrated batsmen with his accurate pitch and tantalising flight; we also have treason and beer...

Richie Benaud had established himself in the Australian team without making match winning contributions, his series winning bowling performances against India hinted at greater things to come.

Jim Laker took 63 Australian wickets in 1956 and 2 ten wicket hauls, his 19 for 90 was the product of a unique combination of bowling skill, mental dominance and cheating

That moment when New Zealand won their first test match after 26 years and 45 attempts.

New Zealand had some top class players like Bert Sutcliffe, but the first Kiwi to score a hundred in India was another left hander, John Guy (pictured)

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Khan Mohammad recognised that a bowler needed to develop different skills for each playing surface, matting, lush green turf and dry dust bowls. It was a far cry from the lush green fields of New Zealand.

South Africa won two tests in a series in England for the first time, part of the reason was the all round talent and limitless energy of Trevor Goddard who opened the batting and the bowling on his test debut.

If you got a job and then found out the reason you were chosen was your sex, age, skin colour or social background and not your qualifications for the role, how would it make you feel?

Denis Atkinson was determined to prove he deserved to play in this West Indies team not because he was white but because he was a good cricketer.

Brian Statham, pictured, and Frank Tyson bring England's A game to a poorly prepared New Zealand, its not going to end well.