1977- British cricket player An up-and-coming right-handed fast bowler, Alex Tudor was a powerful young British cricket player who showed plenty of promise as a bowler and a batter, but injuries and inconsistency plagued his early career. …
1908-2001 Australian cricket player Sir Donald Bradman was widely regarded as the greatest batsman ever to play the game of cricket. Scoring an average of 99.94 runs in Test matches over the course of his 20-year career from 1928 to 1948, Don Bradman Bradman far outshone players who were considered great if they averaged fifty runs. He scored more triple centuries (6) and more double centur…
1973- Indian cricket player The "Super Natural," the "Willow Prince," "the King," and even "a god" are terms that have been used to describe Indian cricket batsman Sachin Tendulkar, yet he refers to himself as a normal person who is satisfied with being counted among the best batsmen in the world. A young prodigy, Tendulkar began playing cric…
1969- Australian cricket player One of the greatest leg-break bowlers in the history of cricket, Australian Shane Warne almost singlehandedly revived the audacious style of leg spinning, combining devastating deliveries with pinpoint control. A favorite to break the world record for wicket-taking in Tests, the outspoken and controversial Warne was selected as one of the five top cricket players of…
