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On the 15 August 1964 England fast bowler Fred Trueman became the first bowler in test cricket history to take 300 test wickets.

His 300th test wicket was Australia’s number 10 batter Neil Hawke caught at 2nd slip by Colin Cowdrey for 14 on the 3rd day of the 5th Test between England and Australia in the 1964 Ashes series.

The test match was drawn after the 5th days play was washed.

England first innings – 182
Australia first innings – 379
England second innings – 4 for 381 at stumps on day 4.

In 67 tests Fred Trueman took 307 wickets at an average of 21.57 and took 5 wickets in an innings on 17 occasions and in 3 test matches he took 10 wickets.

Trueman is acknowledged as one of the greatest bowlers in cricket's history.

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Neil Marks
Neil Marks
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Ernie Toshack still possessed a humorous glint in his eye but he was greyer and thinner than his playing days. Days, long past, when he was part of a golden era of cricket.

“G’day, young “Marksy,”he grinned. “Tosh” used the word “young” only to distinguish me from my father with whom he had played before the war. Nevertheless, it’s nice to have the adjective prefix my name, whatever the reason. We talked for a while about the old days, of my father and of mutual friends. Then he made a request.

“Young Marksy, I have never met Sir Garfield Sobers and I was hoping you’d be kind enough to introduce me.”

“Don’t go away, mate,” I said and walked back to the main table where Sobers was busy signing autographs. Between signatures I asked him if he would mind coming across to meet an old friend of mine. Gary Sobers is an easy going sort of man and in a few moments he wandered over to where Toshack and I were talking.

“Gary Sobers, I’d like you to meet Ernie Toshack. Ernie this is Gary Sobers.

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Rod Bower
Rod Bower
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Sydney, Australia
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My Best Grade team - Rod Bower 1977 to 1998

I was fortunate to have played for a long time and played with many fine cricketers. All different but excellent players in their own right.

Here's my best 11 players that I played with in my time playing for Bankstown, Penrith and Balmain from 1977 to 1998.

In batting order.

1. Ian Davis – Penrith
A fine stoke player, superb timer of the ball.

2. Steve Small – Bankstown and Penrith
A fine attacking opening batsman particularly savage through cover and mid-off and also had a very good cut shot. Jack had the ability to lift himself in the big moments, tough and a great competitor.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/582/rod-bower/blog/1406/my-best-grade-team-rod-bower-1977-to-1998
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The Chappell Foundation
The Chappell Foundation
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Sports Stars Sleepout13 August 2023 - The Chappell Foundation

Where does my money go?

Every dollar you contribute to Sports Stars Sleepout 2023 goes directly to homelessness charities.

You make our mission possible.

The Chappell Foundation exists to fight the blight of youth homelessness and today supports seven frontline charities that give shelter, food, education and training, healthcare and a fresh start for young Australians.

At TCF we are all volunteers – no salaries, no office – so the funds we raise, net of event costs, go straight to our charity partners. Last financial year our administrative expenses amounted to 0.7% of what we raised from events and donations.

Since 2017, the Foundation has distributed almost $3.7 million to our frontline partners.

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Paul Ryan
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Clint Keble started his cricket journey in Frankston as an 8-year-old and some 45 years later he still loves the game and contributes greatly on and off the field.

He played first grade premier cricket in Victoria for Frankston Peninsula Cricket Club and Hawthorn Waverley Cricket Club. In 22 first grade games for the two clubs, he scored 399 runs at an average of 21with the highest score of 56 not out. He also took 4 wickets at 26.50.

We’ll learn more about where Clint has played throughout his journey but it’s important to acknowledge his terrific contribution to Toombul District Cricket Club in Queensland Premier Cricket. Clint is Toombul DCC 4th grade captain and his experience, knowledge, communication skills and competitiveness is so important to the development of younger players.

Clint also plays Veterans Cricket for Queensland.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/32/paul-ryan/blog/1403/clint-keble-back-yourself
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On the 13 August 1981 Mike Whitney made his test debut for Australian to become Australian Test cricketer number 313.
Whitney made his debut in the 5th test of the 1981 Ashes series at Old Trafford in Manchester.
Originally not selected in the Ashes squad Whitney was playing for Fleetwood in the Northern League in Lancashire and had played some country cricket for Gloucester when he was called into the test team after injuries to Rodney Hogg and Geoff Lawson.
Whitney first test wicket was David Gower for 23 and he also dismissed Chris Tavare for 69 in the first innings. 17 overs 2 for 50.
In the 2nd innings Whiney dismissed Ian Botham for 118 and John Emburey for 57. 27 overs 2 for 74.
Mike Whitney played 12 tests for Australia taking 39 wickets at an average of 33.97. His best figures were 7 for 27 and he took 5 wickets in an innings on 2 occasions and once took 10 wickets in a test.

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Peter Langston
Peter Langston
Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
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Having just read “Auntie’s Season”, an exquisite recount of holiday cricket with family in Devon by Raymond “Crusoe” Robertson-Glasgow, it’s remarkable similarities to the Australian backyard game surprised me. One thinks only of the origins of English cricket to be either proper school boys at Eaton or Harrow or grubby monosyllabics after a ‘day at pit’.

Crusoe was famous for his writings about the grassroots of the game and this familial battle with his Aunt, in teams of two as Hobbs battles the Australians at Lords, is delicious. A contemporary of Neville Cardus, he chose to emphasise wit over dour descriptions of play. Cricket was always to be fun, a relief from the battles of life, not a reflection of them.

Dubbed by Gideon Haigh as possessing “torentual eloquence and concealed sadness”, he frequently inverted the game’s triangle, making its pinnacle face the bottom of the page and highlighting a boy, his Auntie and cousins as the most important participants of the game. Haigh would know, himself being among the best writers to have illuminated cricket and its characters and events. However, he rarely ventured where dogs roamed, alert at cover point.

Crusoe was a first class cricketer for Oxford and Somerset and was spoken of as potentially an England cap all the way to Bodyline but mental ill-health and his sense of fun and integrity prevented it. The desperate depressive episodes of bipolar saw several complete breakdowns and departures from public life. In 1953, his permanent self-imposed departure from the press box was lamented intently by John Arlott.

He released his best book, “46 Not Out” in 1948 and for those who harbour the twin love of words and cricket which border on the obsessive, it is compulsory.

In 1965, he took an overdose of barbiturates, ending a life of colouring the dreariness for others whilst surviving often in empty blackness himself.

A blueprint for another famous Somerset player, well credentialed with bat and pen, to unfortunately follow. Their like is gone, never to return and whilst we can be grateful for the time they gave us, we would be less than human to not want for what was lost.

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Joe Maiorana
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To many West Indians, Alvin Kallicharran was a protege of Rohan Kanhai, and so, in the early part of his career, although left-handed, Kallicharran was known as "Little Kanhai". But while Kanhai was sometimes flashy in his stroke play, Kallicharran was reserved. He was a tough competitor, a man who, if the necessity arose, would lock away his attacking strokes in a determined effort to protect his wicket. He scored centuries in his first two Tests, but two of his best came in 1974: 158 v England at the Queen's Park Oval, and 124 in Bangalore on a rain-affected pitch against Chandrasekhar, Prasanna and Venkataraghavan. In 66 Tests, he scored 4339 runs with 12 centuries at an average of 44.43.

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On the 12 August 1991 Viv Richards, Jeffrey Dujon and Malcolm Marshall played their last day of test cricket. It was the 5th test West Indies v England at The Oval.

Viv Richards played 121 test matches and scored 8,540 runs at an average of 50.23 including 24 centuries. His highest score was 291 and in 2000, Richards was named one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century.

Jeffrey Dujon played 81 test matches and as a wicket keeper took 272 dismissals, 267 catches and 5 stumps. He scored 3,322 runs at an average of 31.894 including 5 centuries. His highest score was 139.

Malcolm Marshall played 81 test matches and is regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time. He took 376 wickets at an average of 20.94 and his best figures were 7 for 22. He took 5 wickets in an innings on 22 occasions and 10 wickets in a match four times. He scored 1,810 runs at an average of 18.85 with a highest score of 92.

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