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Was an English cricketer and footballer during the final quarter of the nineteenth century. He was b

Was an English cricketer and footballer during the final quarter of the nineteenth century. He was born in Wilford and died in Florida.Cursham made his England footballing debut in a 3-0 home defeat at the hands of Scotland in March 1876. Cursham made his County Cricket debut during the 1876 season, playing his first game for Nottinghamshire in a low-scoring victory against Yorkshire.

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played two first-class matches for Ireland, one i

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played two first-class matches for Ireland, one in 1913, the other in 1914. Both were against Scotland.

Was one of the first internationally successful South African golfers.Locke was born in Germiston, S

Was one of the first internationally successful South African golfers.Locke was born in Germiston, South Africa. He played in his first Open Championship in 1936, when he was eighteen, and finished as low amateur.

Was an American chess master. He was born in Portland, Oregon and died in Reno, Nevada.He was born i

Was an American chess master. He was born in Portland, Oregon and died in Reno, Nevada.He was born into a Polish family with Jewish roots,[1] who immigrated to America before World War I. At age 16 he became a merchant seaman, traveling to Japan, China, and the Philippines. In 1927 he returned to high school in Oregon and learned chess from a Russian immigrant living in a local YMCA. He resumed work as a sailor and landed in New York City in 1929.

Was an American male tennis player best remembered for his victory at the U.S. Championships in 1950

Was an American male tennis player best remembered for his victory at the U.S. Championships in 1950 and for his eccentricities. Larsen was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island in 1969.

Was a Canadian businessman and politician. He was born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick into a chocolat

Was a Canadian businessman and politician. He was born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick into a chocolate making family and would serve as president of Ganong Bros. Limited from 1917 to 1957.He was the sixth of the seven children of James Harvey Ganong and Su

Was a cricketer who played for Leicestershire County Cricket Club between 1894 and 1901. Pougher was

Was a cricketer who played for Leicestershire County Cricket Club between 1894 and 1901. Pougher was awarded a benefit by Leicestershire in 1900. He also played one Test match for England, which was against South Africa in Cape Town in 1891-92.

Was a cricketer, who kept wicket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1905 and 1927. He also pl

Was a cricketer, who kept wicket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1905 and 1927. He also played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club. He is part of a proud tradition of Yorkshire wicket keepers, stretching back to Ned Stephenson, George Pinder, Joe Hunter and David Hunter before him and Arthur Wood, Jimmy Binks, David Bairstow and Richard Blakey after his day. The worthy successor to David Hunter as Yorkshire's wicket keeper he gave loyal service to the county for 22 years. His ability behind the stumps was considered almost equal to that of his contemporary Surrey's Herbert Strudwick, and in his long career he was an internal part of eight Championship winning Yorkshire sides.

Is a Bermudian cricketer. He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler and right handed batsman.

Is a Bermudian cricketer. He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler and right handed batsman.

Is a former American football defensive tackle.He started playing professional football with the Bal

Is a former American football defensive tackle.He started playing professional football with the Baltimore Colts in 1950, but that edition of the franchise folded. He moved to the New York Yanks in 1951; they became the Dallas Texans in 1952 and finally the Baltimore Colts in 1953.

Was an England International football player. He played 355 matches for Aston Villa F.C. between May

Was an England International football player. He played 355 matches for Aston Villa F.C. between May 1919–June 1931. He was the son of former Villa player William Dorrell and after he retired as a player, he coached for Aston Villa.

A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler[1], he made his debut for the Ireland cricke

A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler[1], he made his debut for the Ireland cricket team in July 1925 against Scotland[2] in a first-class match.[3] He went on to play for Ireland on 13 occasions, his last match coming against the MCC at Lord's in August 1933.

Was a Scottish first class cricketer who played with Lancashire, Middlesex and the Scottish national

Was a Scottish first class cricketer who played with Lancashire, Middlesex and the Scottish national side. In a game for Lancashire against the touring West Indian side at Old Trafford, he took 5 for 10 runs in a 6 over spell.

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played three times for the Irel

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played three times for the Ireland cricket team, making his debut against Scotland in July 1926. One of his matches for Ireland had first-class status.

Was an English professional footballer, playing as a forward, before the Second World War.Arthur Fro

Was an English professional footballer, playing as a forward, before the Second World War.Arthur Frost was born in Liverpool and played football in the army where he served with the South Lancashire Regiment. He joined New Brighton as an amateur in July 1938, turning professional the following month.

Nourse also captained his country in fifteen matches, and it was as captain that he played what Cric

Nourse also captained his country in fifteen matches, and it was as captain that he played what Cricinfo describes as "his most renowned innings". Against England in 1951 he batted with a broken thumb, but scored 208 to win South Africa the game. Nourse r

A retired Scottish football player, who was capped six times by Scotland and currently holds the rec

A retired Scottish football player, who was capped six times by Scotland and currently holds the record for the most number of league appearances for Hibernian.Duncan played for Hibernian from 1969 until 1984. He featured in the teams of the 1970s managed by Eddie Turnbull, which were known as Turnbull's Tornadoes. This team won the Scottish League Cup in 1972 and finished second in the league in 1974 and 1975, which was Hibs' greatest period of sustained success since the Famous Five team of the early 1950s. A highlight of Duncan's time at Hibs was when he scored twice in the club's 7–0 victory at the home of arch rivals Hearts on New Year's Day 1973[1].

Was an English cricketer who played for Lancashire. He was born and died in Liverpool. Durandu made

Was an English cricketer who played for Lancashire. He was born and died in Liverpool. Durandu made his only County Match appearance against Kent in June 1887 - scoring all five of his career runs in the first innings in which he played. He played one fur

Was an Indian-born English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a medium-fast bowler who pla

Was an Indian-born English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a medium-fast bowler who played for Hampshire. He was born in Saharanpur and died in Dorset. Duthie made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1911 season, against

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played for Wellington and was one of the first players who played fo

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played for Wellington and was one of the first players who played for Central Districts in the early 1950s. He was the younger brother of Fen Cresswell.

Played 17 Tests for New Zealand.

Played 17 Tests for New Zealand.

A right-handed opening batsman who first played for Kent at the age of 17, Fagg was a Test match pla

A right-handed opening batsman who first played for Kent at the age of 17, Fagg was a Test match player at 21 against India in 1936. But he caught rheumatic fever on the tour of Australia the following winter, and missed the whole of the 1937 season.

Better known as Ted Hufton, was an England international goalkeeper who earned six caps for his coun

Better known as Ted Hufton, was an England international goalkeeper who earned six caps for his country.He was part of the West Ham team that were elected to The Football League for the first time in 1919, and went on to win promotion to the First Division during the 1922-23 season. He also appeared in the famous White Horse Final, the first FA Cup final at the brand new Wembley Stadium.

Was an English cricketer and soldier. He is most famous for achieving the highest-ever recorded scor

Was an English cricketer and soldier. He is most famous for achieving the highest-ever recorded score in cricket: as a 13-year-old schoolboy, he scored 628 not out over four afternoons in June 1899. He served in France during World War I, where he was killed in action in 1914 during the First Battle of Ypres. Collins had been mentioned in dispatches and also represented the Royal Military Academy at cricket and rugby union.

Played cricket for Somerset in the county's pre-first-class days and then for more than 20 years aft

Played cricket for Somerset in the county's pre-first-class days and then for more than 20 years after the team entered the County Championship in 1891. He also played for Oxford University and for a variety of amateur teams. As a cricketer, he was known