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Was an English cricketer: an attacking batsman and excellent fielder. His Test batting average of 59

Was an English cricketer: an attacking batsman and excellent fielder. His Test batting average of 59.23 is the fifth highest of all time, and second only to Herbert Sutcliffe amongst Englishmen; against Australia alone Paynter averaged an extraordinary 84

Is a former Australian cricketer who played five first-class matches for Victoria between 1962 and 1

Is a former Australian cricketer who played five first-class matches for Victoria between 1962 and 1964. A right-arm medium pace bowler, Illingworth was best remembered for being no-balled for throwing in a Sheffield Shield match against South Australia in November 1964 by umpires Col Egar and Jack Ryan. His selection for Victoria was made more controversial by the fact that he had been called at district level for throwing prior to his first-class debut. During his career in local cricket, Illingworth played for Fitzroy in Victorian Premier Cricket. He made his debut in the first-grade team in the 1957–58 season. He was to represent them for 20 years, playing a total of 233 matches. Illingworth was selected to make his first-class début for Victoria against Tasmania at Kardinia Park in Geelong in February 1962. Illingworth's best performance in a Sheffield Shield match was against South Australia at the Adelaide Oval in the following week of November 1964, which was the same match in which he was called.

Is a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer and owner. The son of jockey and trainer Edward Plesa, Sr., he i

Is a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer and owner. The son of jockey and trainer Edward Plesa, Sr., he is married to Laurie and has three children: Luke, Kyle, and Kelsey. The couple currently reside in South Florida. Eddie Plesa is the brother-in-law to Smar

Was an American speed skater who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics and in the 1932 Winter Olympic

Was an American speed skater who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics and in the 1932 Winter Olympics.

Is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays for J. League side Shimizu S-Pulse. He is of Cro

Is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays for J. League side Shimizu S-Pulse. He is of Croatian origin and was eligible to play for the nation of his parents. Eddy started his career playing for Northern Spirit and Sydney United in his native Au

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from c. 1756 to 1789. He was an

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from c. 1756 to 1789. He was an outstanding bowler who is generally regarded as the first great bowler in the game's history. He may have come from a line of cricketers as two Surrey pla

Was a rugby union footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played for England, and at clu

Was a rugby union footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played for England, and at club level for Wigan, playing in the Forwards, e.g. Front row, Lock, or Back row. Prior to the 29th August 1895, Wigan was a rugby union club.

Is a former Filipino Professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association. He was

Is a former Filipino Professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association. He was born on May 23, 1973 at Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Is an Australian professional golfer. He has had a huge amount of success playing in Australia, winn

Is an Australian professional golfer. He has had a huge amount of success playing in Australia, winning 11 times on the PGA Tour of Australasia, and winning over 50 tournaments in his career.He had a decorated amateur career, including a win at the Austra

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia. Magrath, a wing, was born in Sydney, New South W

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia. Magrath, a wing, was born in Sydney, New South Wales and claimed a total of 3 international rugby caps for Australia.

Was a boxer from New Zealand, who won the gold medal in the men's welterweight division at the 1928

Was a boxer from New Zealand, who won the gold medal in the men's welterweight division at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Is an Australian former football (soccer) player and coach.Smith represented Australia at the 1956

Is an Australian former football (soccer) player and coach.Smith represented Australia at the 1956 Olympic Games.

Was an American swimmer. Stickles was a swimming coach for the University of Illinois and Louisiana

Was an American swimmer. Stickles was a swimming coach for the University of Illinois and Louisiana State University. He now resides in Louisiana.

A Canadian curler. Throughout his career, Werenich has been known to be a colourful and outspoken ch

A Canadian curler. Throughout his career, Werenich has been known to be a colourful and outspoken character.[citation needed] While not curling, Werenich has served as a firefighter.In 1972, Werenich joined Paul Savage's team as his second. The following

Was a cycling coach who brought the United States to world prominence - even though at first he bare

Was a cycling coach who brought the United States to world prominence - even though at first he barely spoke English. The US team under his direction won nine medals at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 1984. It was the first time Americans had won meda

Is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Arthurlie after signing in November 2007.Annand

Is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Arthurlie after signing in November 2007.Annand began his career with Partick Thistle, where he played one game before moving to Sligo Rovers. Annand returned to Scotland to play with Clyde, where he enjoyed the best goalscoring form of his career, scoring 42 goals in 64 league matches. Dundee bought him in 1997 .

Is a Scottish football defender, currently playing for East Stirlingshire.In July 2003, Paul Browne

Is a Scottish football defender, currently playing for East Stirlingshire.In July 2003, Paul Browne returned to Arbroath, after Forrest left on the promise of full-time football at Raith Rovers. Arbroath manager John Brownlie signed Browne as a replacement for Forrest, then discovered that Forrest had been duped. A telephone call that Forrest had believed to be from Danny Smith, the Raith chairman, had been a hoax.

Was a former Scottish footballer who played for Rangers, Hearts and Scotland.After he had completed

Was a former Scottish footballer who played for Rangers, Hearts and Scotland.After he had completed his service, Rutherford returned to Rangers and made his first appearance for the club on the 19 October 1946 against Queen's Park in the League Cup. However, he never became a first-team regular on the right wing and was used as back up to William Waddell. Rutherford decided to swapped position to the left flank to increase his chance of playing and spent most of his Ibrox career there.

Was an American hammer thrower, especially famous for carrying the flag of the United States at the

Was an American hammer thrower, especially famous for carrying the flag of the United States at the Olympics in Los Angeles 1984. He was born in Ukiah, California. His best result at the Olympics was the 7th place in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Fol

Is a retired judoka from the United States, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Ol

Is a retired judoka from the United States, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There he won the bronze medal in the men's extra-lightweight division (– 60 kg), alongside Great Britain's Neil Eckersle

Was an American boxer and later a boxing referee. Smith was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He s

Was an American boxer and later a boxing referee. Smith was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He spent much of his youth in orphanages, working on farms and on the railroads. He joined the U.S. Navy, where he began boxing and won the heavyweight champio

Was a cricketer who played for New South Wales and toured England with the Australian team in 1938 w

Was a cricketer who played for New South Wales and toured England with the Australian team in 1938 without playing a Test match. Born and raised in Sydney, he played grade cricket with the North Sydney club and scored 52 on his first-class debut against Victoria in 1934–35. White bowled with a fluent, upright action that maximised his height and he relied on accuracy and changes of pace rather than movement to secure wickets. Against South Australia in 1935–36, he captured 8/31 on a receptive pitch at the Sydney Cricket Ground, which included a spell of four wickets for no runs.

Was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer during the 1940s and 1950s. Van Dijck became the secon

Was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer during the 1940s and 1950s. Van Dijck became the second Belgian to win the Spanish Grand Tour at the 1947 Vuelta a España—which covered 24 stages and 3,893 km—upsetting Manuel Costa of Spain and 1945 Vuelta ch

Was an English professional footballer, born in East Retford, Nottinghamshire, who played as an outs

Was an English professional footballer, born in East Retford, Nottinghamshire, who played as an outside left. He helped Birmingham to the Football League Second Division title in the 1920–21 season before playing more than 100 top flight matches for the club. He also played for Worksop Town, Nottingham Forest, Sutton Town and Mansfield Town.

Was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer. Born in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, he is best know

Was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer. Born in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, he is best known for training Gallorette, the 1946 American Champion Older Female Horse and U. S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee. In the U.S. Triple Crown series, Edward Ch