"to beat a powerful South African side 2–1. Another reason for their poor performances were the demands of County Cricket teams on their players, meaning that England could rarely field a full strength team on their tours. This would eventually lead to the ECB taking over from the MCC as the governing body of England and the implementation of central contracts. 1992 also saw Scotland sever ties with the England and Wales team, and begin to compete independently as the Scotland national cricket team. By 1999, with coach David Lloyd resigning after the World Cup exit and new captain Nasser"
"David Lloyd (cricketer, born 1947) David Lloyd (born 18 March 1947) is an English former cricketer who played county cricket for Lancashire and Test and One Day International cricket for England. He also played semi-professional football for Accrington Stanley. He is known through the cricketing world as ""Bumble"" because of the ostensible similarity between his facial profile and those of the Bumblies, characters from Michael Bentine's children's television programmes. A left-handed batsman and left-arm spin bowler, he played nine Tests, with a highest score of 214 not out, and eight One Day International matches. In first-class cricket he was a"
"Anil Kumble Anil Kumble ( born 17 October 1970) is a former Indian cricketer and a former captain of Tests and ODIs, who played Tests and ODIs for 18 years. A right-arm leg spin (leg break googly) bowler, he took 619 wickets in Test cricket and remains the third-highest wicket taker of all time (as of 2018, behind Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne). In 1999 while playing against Pakistan, Kumble dismissed all ten batsmen in a Test match innings, joining England’s Jim Laker as the only players to achieve the feat. Unlike his contemporaries, Kumble was not a big turner"
"Gubby Allen Sir George Oswald Browning ""Gubby"" Allen CBE (31 July 1902 – 29 November 1989) was a cricketer who captained England in eleven Test matches. In first-class matches, he played for Middlesex and Cambridge University. A fast bowler and hard-hitting lower-order batsman, Allen later became an influential cricket administrator who held key positions in the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), which effectively ruled English cricket at the time; he also served as chairman of the England selectors. Allen was born in Australia and grew up in England from the age of six. After playing cricket for Eton College, he went"
"of the ball, but relied primarily on pace, bounce, and accuracy. He was nicknamed ""Jumbo"". Kumble was selected as the Cricketer of the Year in 1993 ""Indian Cricket"", and one of the ""Wisden"" Cricketers of the Year three years later. Born in Bengaluru, Karnataka, Kumble developed an early interest in cricket as he grew up watching players like B. S. Chandrasekhar before becoming a full-fledged cricketer. He made his First-class debut at the age of 19 while representing Karnataka. Soon he was picked up for the Austral-Asia Cup in 1990 before making his Test debut against England later that year."
"five-wicket hauls and 8 ten-wicket hauls in Tests. He also took 2 ODI five-wicket hauls as well. Anil Kumble Anil Kumble ( born 17 October 1970) is a former Indian cricketer and a former captain of Tests and ODIs, who played Tests and ODIs for 18 years. A right-arm leg spin (leg break googly) bowler, he took 619 wickets in Test cricket and remains the third-highest wicket taker of all time (as of 2018, behind Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne). In 1999 while playing against Pakistan, Kumble dismissed all ten batsmen in a Test match innings, joining England’s Jim Laker"
"A. N. Hornby Albert Neilson Hornby, nicknamed Monkey Hornby (10 February 1847 – 17 December 1925) was one of the best-known sportsmen in England during the nineteenth century excelling in both rugby and cricket. He was the first of only two men to captain the country at both rugby and cricket but is also remembered as the England cricket captain whose side lost the Test match which gave rise to the Ashes, at home against the Australians in 1882. Additionally, he played football for Blackburn Rovers. He was the sixth son of William Henry Hornby, a cotton mill proprietor and"
"Doug Insole Douglas John ""Doug"" Insole CBE (18 April 1926 – 5 August 2017) was an English cricketer, who played for Cambridge University, Essex and in nine Test matches for England, five of them on the 1956–57 tour of South Africa, where he was vice-captain to Peter May. After retiring from playing, he was prominent in cricket administration, and served as chairman of the England selectors and as President of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Insole was born in Clapton, London, attended the Monoux School, Walthamstow, and lived most of his adult life at Chingford. He was cricket captain of"
"couple had eight children; six sons and two daughters. One son, Robert, a renowned musician and writer, dedicated his first book, ""The Golden Age of Cricket"", to his father. Trumble died aged 71, from a heart attack in his home in the Melbourne eastern suburb of Hawthorn. Hugh Trumble Hugh Trumble (19 May 1867 – 14 August 1938) was an Australian cricketer who played 32 Test matches as a bowling all-rounder between 1890 and 1904. He captained the Australian team in two Tests, winning both. Trumble took 141 wickets in Test cricket—a world record at the time of his retirement—at"
"Hugh Trumble Hugh Trumble (19 May 1867 – 14 August 1938) was an Australian cricketer who played 32 Test matches as a bowling all-rounder between 1890 and 1904. He captained the Australian team in two Tests, winning both. Trumble took 141 wickets in Test cricket—a world record at the time of his retirement—at an average of 21.78 runs per wicket. He is one of only four bowlers to twice take a hat-trick in Test cricket. Observers in Trumble's day, including the authoritative ""Wisden Cricketers' Almanack"", regarded him as ranking among the great Australian bowlers of the Golden Age of cricket."
"Keith Fletcher Keith William Robert Fletcher OBE (born 20 May 1944) is an English former first-class cricketer who played for Essex and England. He later became England's team manager. His nickname was ""The Gnome of Essex"", so christened by his Essex teammate, Ray East, because Fletcher's winklepickers had begun to curl up at the toes due to wear. Cricket writer, Colin Bateman, noted ""Fletcher was a tough cookie, a shrewd man who could bluff opponents like the most disarming of poker players. He evoked loyalty in his teammates and admiration from his opponents, even when they were beaten by the"
"Ivo Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley Ivo Francis Walter Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley, (13 March 1859 – 10 April 1927), styled Hon. Ivo Bligh until 1900, was a British noble, parliamentarian and cricketer. Bligh captained the England team in the first ever Test cricket series against Australia with The Ashes at stake in 1882/83. Later in life, he inherited the earldom of Darnley and sat at Westminster as an elected Irish representative peer. Bligh was born in London, the second son of John Bligh, 6th Earl of Darnley, by Lady Harriet Mary, daughter of Henry Pelham, 3rd Earl of"
"H. D. G. Leveson Gower Sir Henry Dudley Gresham Leveson Gower ( ; 8 May 1873 – 1 February 1954) was an English cricketer from the Leveson-Gower family. He played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Surrey and captained England in Test cricket. His school nickname ""Shrimp"" remained with him through his life, but few cricket sources refer to him by anything other than his initials. He was a selector for the England cricket team, and a cricketing knight. Leveson Gower was born in Titsey Place near Oxted in Surrey, the seventh of twelve sons of Granville William Gresham Leveson-Gower"
"Cross, a medal which had now been stolen. Ted Dexter Edward Ralph ""Ted"" Dexter, (born 15 May 1935) is a former England international cricketer. An aggressive middle-order batsman of ferocious power and a right-arm medium bowler, he captained Sussex and England in the early 1960s. He is known by the nickname Lord Ted. ""Few batsmen, or writers, announce themselves as Dexter did when batting for Sussex against Surrey at the Oval last summer. His first ball, from the pavilion end, was slightly over-pitched on middle and leg. Feet moved fractionally, head hardly at all, but the bat swung the ball"
"Charles Bambridge Edward Charles Bambridge (30 July 1858 – 8 November 1935) was an English footballer who made eighteen appearances as a left winger for England between 1879 and 1887, being appointed captain twice. He was one of three brothers who played for England. He was one of the first ""stars"" of the England side who was an extremely fast winger. Throughout his career he was known as ""Charlie Bam"". Charles Bambridge was born in Windsor, Berkshire, the fifth child of Sophia (née Thorington) and William Samuel Bambridge, who had been a missionary in Waimate, New Zealand, and was then"
"Arthur Kemble Arthur Twiss Kemble (3 February 1862 – 13 March 1925) was an English sportsman who played international rugby union for England and first-class cricket with Lancashire. Kemble, a wicket-keeper, made his first-class debut in 1885 but had to wait until the retirement of gloveman Dick Pilling to become a regular fixture in the team. He had 50 dismissals in the 1891 season, the most by any wicket-keeper that year in English first-class cricket. Although he was unable to repeat his effort of effecting the most dismissals the following season, 1892, he did finish with the most stumpings. Other"
"than his initials. During a tour of America in 1897 organised by Plum Warner that Leveson Gower took part in, the Philadelphian journalist Ralph D. Paine published the following piece of humorous verse concerning the pronunciation of his surname: H. D. G. Leveson Gower Sir Henry Dudley Gresham Leveson Gower ( ; 8 May 1873 – 1 February 1954) was an English cricketer from the Leveson-Gower family. He played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Surrey and captained England in Test cricket. His school nickname ""Shrimp"" remained with him through his life, but few cricket sources refer to him by"
"John Emburey John Ernest Emburey (born 20 August 1952, Peckham, London) is a former English first-class cricketer who played for Middlesex, Northamptonshire, Western Province, Berkshire and England. According to cricket writer Colin Bateman, Emburey's participation in two South African rebel tours ""cost him six lost years as far as Test cricket was concerned... and, more significantly, probably an extended run as England captain, a job for which he was better suited than some who held the position post-Mike Brearley"". Emburey was a right arm spin bowler and a slightly eccentric but useful lower-order batsman with the style of a grafter."
"R. E. Foster Reginald Erskine Foster, nicknamed Tip Foster, commonly designated R. E. Foster in sporting literature (16 April 1878 – 13 May 1914) was an English first-class cricketer and football player. He is the only man to have captained England at both sports. One of seven Foster brothers who were all educated at Malvern College and who all played cricket for Malvern and for Worcestershire, Foster was a right-handed middle-order batsman. In 1903 he scored 287 on Test debut, setting a world record for the highest Test score. Foster was educated at Malvern College and University College, Oxford. He"
"David Busfield David Busfield (born 25 November 1953), also known by the nicknames of ""Dave"", and ""Bussy""/""Buzzy"", is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s, and coach of the 1980s. He played at club level for Featherstone Rovers (Heritage № 514), Halifax (Heritage № 871), Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 897), Hull F.C. (Heritage №), and Dewsbury, as a back, or forward, and coached at club level for Dewsbury, Batley and Royal Air Force (RL). Busfield was born in Earlsheaton, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England. Dave Busfield played as an interchange/substitute, i.e. number 14, (replacing"
"Bob Simpson (cricketer) Robert Baddeley Simpson AO (born 3 February 1936) is a former cricketer who played for New South Wales, Western Australia and Australia, captaining the national team from 1963–64 until 1967–68, and again in 1977–78. He later had a highly successful term as the coach of the Australian team. He is also known as ""Bobby"" or ""Simmo"". Simpson played as a right-handed batsman and semi-regular leg spin bowler. After ten years in retirement, he returned to the spotlight at age 41 to captain Australia during the era of World Series Cricket. In 1986 he was appointed coach of"
"Martin Bicknell Martin Paul Bicknell (born 14 January 1969 in Guildford, Surrey) is a former English cricketer. He played only four Test matches, but the last two, against South Africa in 2003, came ten years after the first two in the 1993 Ashes series. England had played 114 matches between his appearances, a record. He was considered most unlucky to be constantly overlooked for selection in home Test matches when constantly proving himself a prolific wicket taker in county cricket. He was a very effective medium-fast swing and seam bowler who reached one thousand first-class wickets for his county, Surrey,"
"Bill Beaumont William Blackledge Beaumont, (born 9 March 1952 in Chorley, Lancashire, England) is a former rugby union player, and was captain of the England rugby union team, earning 34 caps. His greatest moment as captain was the unexpected 1980 Grand Slam. He played as a lock. He is currently a member of the International Rugby Board and Chairman of the Rugby Football Union. On 11 May 2016 he was elected Chairman of World Rugby, with his tenure having commenced on 1 July 2016. Bill Beaumont was educated at Cressbrook School, Kirkby Lonsdale where another England and British Lions player,"
"in the second round. Centuries: Career performance: Centuries: Career performance: Allan Lamb Allan Joseph Lamb (born 20 June 1954) is a former England cricketer and captain who played for the first-class teams of Western Province and Northamptonshire. He joined Northamptonshire so he could enhance his career and eventually play Test cricket for England, as his native country South Africa were to be banned from International cricket due to the apartheid régime. He retired in 1995 at the age of 41 and currently works for Sky Sports and other TV cricketing broadcasts as an analyst. Allan Lamb was born to British"
"lost to Bishop Auckland in a replay. He managed the 1978-79 and 1982-83 Ashes tours to Australia, and for nine years to 2006 was chair of the European Cricket Council. Insole died on 5 August 2017, aged 91. His death was announced by Essex County Cricket Club the following day. Doug Insole Douglas John ""Doug"" Insole CBE (18 April 1926 – 5 August 2017) was an English cricketer, who played for Cambridge University, Essex and in nine Test matches for England, five of them on the 1956–57 tour of South Africa, where he was vice-captain to Peter May. After retiring"
"Matthew Fleming Matthew Valentine Fleming (born 12 December 1964) is a former cricketer who represented Kent and England, and was President of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) from 2016 to 2017. Fleming's great-grandfather was Charles Leslie who played cricket for England and Middlesex in the 1880s. He is also great-nephew of Ian Fleming, popularly known as the creator of James Bond. Fleming's first 2 scoring shots in first-class cricket were sixes. He played 11 One Day Internationals for England from 1997 to 1998. He captained Kent for several seasons. Fleming was a very effective all-rounder, hard hitting batsman and medium-pace bowler"
"Ted Dexter Edward Ralph ""Ted"" Dexter, (born 15 May 1935) is a former England international cricketer. An aggressive middle-order batsman of ferocious power and a right-arm medium bowler, he captained Sussex and England in the early 1960s. He is known by the nickname Lord Ted. ""Few batsmen, or writers, announce themselves as Dexter did when batting for Sussex against Surrey at the Oval last summer. His first ball, from the pavilion end, was slightly over-pitched on middle and leg. Feet moved fractionally, head hardly at all, but the bat swung the ball for six over long leg and they fetched"
"in 1936 and depicted Lomas, along with other pioneering greats of the code, Jean Galia (France), Albert Baskiville (New Zealand) and Dally Messenger (Australia). Lomas died in Manchester, England on 11 February 1960. He was the subject of a book, ""The King of Brilliance: James Lomas – a Rugby League Superstar"", which was published in 2011. James Lomas (rugby league) James Lomas (26 August 1879 – 11 February 1960), also known by the nickname of ""Jumbo"", was an English rugby league footballer of the late 19th and early 20th century. A three-quarter, and prominent goal-kicker, he captained the Great Britain"
"by the unpaid Colin Atkinson, and was forced to resign as chairman after a vote of no confidence at a special meeting amid reports of player rebellion. Bunty Longrigg Edmund Fallowfield Longrigg, usually known as ""Bunty"", (16 April 1906 – 23 July 1974), played cricket for Somerset and Cambridge University. He was captain of Somerset from 1938 to 1946 and later prominent in the county club administration. He was born at Batheaston, Somerset and died at Bath, Somerset. Bunty Longrigg was a left-handed middle order batsman and an occasional right-arm bowler. The son of Major G. E. Longrigg, who was"
"between 1978 and 1982 in 21 Tests including the 1980 Grand Slam – England's first since 1957. Later that year, he captained the British Lions to South Africa – the first time an Englishman had captained the Lions since 1930. Furthermore, Beaumont represented the Barbarians FC on fifteen occasions. The youngest ever England captain at 22, Will Carling represented England in 72 Tests, and as captain 59 times between 1988 and 1996. He was best known as a superlative leader, motivating England to a remarkable three Grand Slams in five years, including back to back slams in 1991 and 1992."
"Hill has written a biography: Trevor Bailey Trevor Edward Bailey (3 December 1923 – 10 February 2011) was an England Test cricketer, cricket writer and broadcaster. An all-rounder, Bailey was known for his skilful but unspectacular batting. As the BBC reflected in his obituary: ""His stubborn refusal to be out normally brought more pleasure to the team than to the spectators."" This defensive style of play brought him the first of his nicknames, ""Barnacle Bailey"", but he was a good enough cricketer that he has retrospectively been calculated to have been the leading all-rounder in the world for most of"
"and often captained the Combined Services teams that played the National Cricket Association's Young Cricketers teams in one-day matches at Lord's. Michael Barnwell Lionel Michael Lowry Barnwell (born 12 August 1943 in Crewkerne) is an English former first-class cricketer who played for Cambridge University, Somerset and Eastern Province. A nephew of John Barnwell, who played cricket for Somerset before and after the Second World War, Michael Barnwell was educated at Repton and Christ's College, Cambridge. At cricket, Barnwell was a middle-order right-handed batsman and an occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler. After captaining the first XI at Repton in 1963, he played"
"and Glen Tomlinson. Bobbie Goulding Bobbie ""Bobbie Dazzler"" Goulding (born 4 February 1972) is an English rugby league football coach and former player. A former Great Britain and England international representative scrum-half, Goulding played for a number of clubs including Wigan and St. Helens, both of whom he won Challenge Cup Finals with. He also played for Leeds, Widnes, Huddersfield, Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 1162), Salford, Leigh, Rochdale Hornets, and Australian side Eastern Suburbs. As a player, he most famously captained St Helens in their double year of 1996. Goulding was born in Widnes, Lancashire, England. Born in Widnes, Goulding's"