I must have made a good impression because a club official to us into his office and asked me if I would sign on for a year with a view to becoming a professional.

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In my first season I took 76 wickets at an average of less than 5...

In my first season I took 76 wickets at an average of less than 5...

Down the mine I dreamed of cricket; I bowled imaginery balls in the dark; I...

Down the mine I dreamed of cricket; I bowled imaginery balls in the dark; I...

Cricket was my reason for living.

Cricket was my reason for living.

A cricket ground is a flat piece of earth with some buildings around it.

A cricket ground is a flat piece of earth with some buildings around it.

Baseball and cricket are beautiful and highly stylized medieval war substitutes, chess made flesh, a...

Baseball and cricket are beautiful and highly stylized medieval war substitutes, chess made flesh, a...

Cricket civilizes people and creates good gentlemen I want everyone to play cricket in Zimbabwe;...

Cricket civilizes people and creates good gentlemen I want everyone to play cricket in Zimbabwe;...

Most Americans think Abner Doubleday invented the game but he had little or nothing to...

Most Americans think Abner Doubleday invented the game but he had little or nothing to...

I feel when somebody has been playing cricket for a long time, he creates a...

I feel when somebody has been playing cricket for a long time, he creates a...

Many Continentals think life is a game; the English think cricket is a game

Many Continentals think life is a game; the English think cricket is a game

During my 21 years of playing cricket, I have never been approached by anyone or...

During my 21 years of playing cricket, I have never been approached by anyone or...

I tend to think that cricket is the greatest thing that God ever created on...

I tend to think that cricket is the greatest thing that God ever created on...

When you sit down and focus on the matches and series that took place during...

When you sit down and focus on the matches and series that took place during...

It (cricket) requires one to assume such indecent postures

It (cricket) requires one to assume such indecent postures

The only reason I would have liked to have gone to university is because I...

The only reason I would have liked to have gone to university is because I...

When I was playing the game we never had the benefit of TV or video...

When I was playing the game we never had the benefit of TV or video...

When I began to use my cricket, the first man I met in the darkness...

When I began to use my cricket, the first man I met in the darkness...

I tend to think that cricket is the greatest thing that God ever created on...

I tend to think that cricket is the greatest thing that God ever created on...

One-day cricket is a very important part of our play. We've got a long way...

One-day cricket is a very important part of our play. We've got a long way...

To me, it doesn't matter how good you are. Sport is all about playing and...

To me, it doesn't matter how good you are. Sport is all about playing and...