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English cricketers of 1946 to 1968: Colin Cowdrey, Len Hutton, Geoffrey Boycott, Fred Trueman, Ray Illingworth, Brian Statham, Denis Compton, Ken ... Maurice Cook, Geoff Morton, Cyril Thompson
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Paperback. University-Press.org 2013-09-12.
ISBN 9781230521954
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 60. Chapters: Colin Cowdrey, Len Hutton, Geoffrey Boycott, Fred Trueman, Ray Illingworth, Brian Statham, Denis Compton, Ken Barrington, Mike Brearley, Peter May, Maurice Cook, Geoff Morton, Cyril Thompson, Peter Parfitt. Excerpt: Sir Leonard Hutton (23 June 1916 - 6 September 1990), commonly named Len Hutton, was an English Test cricketer, who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club and England in the years around the Second World War as an opening batsman. He was described by Wisden Cricketer's Almanack as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. In 1938, he set a record for the highest individual innings in a Test match, scoring 364 against Australia, which stood for nearly 20 years. In 1952, he became the first professional cricketer of the twentieth century to captain England in a Test match and under his captaincy England won the Ashes the following year for the first time in 19 years. In the years immediately following the war, he was the mainstay of the Test team's batting. Marked out as a potential star from his teenage years, Hutton made his debut for Yorkshire in 1934 and quickly established himself. He first played for England in 1937, and went on to break the Test innings record in only his sixth Test. By the time the war broke out, he had established himself as one of the leading batsmen in England. However, during the war, he received a serious injury to his arm and took a long time to recover and this affected his batting afterwards. When cricket resumed, Hutton again became one of England's leading batsmen and by the time of England's tour to Australia in 1950-51, the batting relied very heavily on him. He was chosen as England captain in 1952 to mixed reactions, but with his batting making a large contribution, England were able to regain the Ashes in 1953. Hutton continued as captain, although
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