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A cursory glance shows 34 Tests, fetching 139 wickets @ an avg of 24.7 - impressive figures, but figures that without context do no justice to Pakistan’s 1st cricket immortal,

Sabina Park 1999, was the scene of one of the greatest comeback innings ever, 213, by @BrianLara (preceding THAT 153*).There are inns that retrospectively look insignificant, but at the time

Bill Brown, Vinoo Mankad & Run outsBrown was run out for a duck without facing a ball on his First Class debut for NSW.In the early days of their partnerships,

“Pressure can either burst a pipe or make a diamond”.Fast bowler @EdwardsFidel is not remembered for his batting, but under extreme pressure he made diamonds in a number of Tests.@CricVestigate

Today marks the 42nd death anniversary of an Indian cricketing great, Vinoo Mankad, who played Test cricket until he was almost 42.He played in 44 of India's first 57 Tests.

Recent discussions on Asia XI took us to @BCCI's Gupte's 9-for in Kanpur 1958, which inevitably led to writing about @windiescricket's triumphant series where for the first time ever a