Tag Archives: Wisden Cricketer Obituaries

Ted Jackson 1922-2009 and Mervyn Mansell 1918-2009

Posted on April 2, 2010 by The Cricketer

One was a coaching obsessive who pushed the case of the young Mike Gatting, the other a Rhodesian pharmacist who became the heart of Ealing cricket for 50 years Photographs: Left: Ted Jackson. Right: Mervyn Mansell TED JACKSON learned his … Continue reading →

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Gerald Howat 1928-2007

Posted on March 8, 2008 by The Cricketer

1928-2007 An academic take on cricket and its players, he was a respected biographer who was handpicked by Len Hutton to write his book, by David Rayvern Allen Gerald Howat was an academic historian and cricket enthusiast but the dual … Continue reading →

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