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Wisden Obituary
Apr 13, 2016: At times Brian Close' ability as an all-rounder, his outstanding record as a captain, and the store of anecdotes he inspired, were lost amid awestruck admiration for his courage against fast bowling or in the field, close to the bat.
1976
Facing Holding with a little thin towel
Sep 19, 2015: Brian Close and John Edrich won plenty of admirers - and took as many hits - on a brutal evening in Manchester in 1976
Brian Close 1931-2015
Close's toughness 'legendary' - Holding
Sep 15, 2015: Michael Holding has described Brian Close, who died on Sunday, as one of the "toughest people in the game"
Brian Close 1931-2015
'A rare individual who'd put pain aside'
Sep 15, 2015: Brian Close had the magical ability to defray pain as if it wasn't there
'I have no idea where the courage came from'
Sep 15, 2015: In unpublished interviews conducted before his death, Brian Close remembered the blows he took from the cricket ball, and captaining Trueman, Boycott, Viv and Botham
The embodiment of a Yorkshireman
Sep 14, 2015: Brian Close was courageous, of course, but also outspoken, indestructible, and bloody-minded
Brian Close 1931-2015
Sep 14, 2015: A round-up of the tributes for former England captain Brian Close, who died aged 84
Obituary: Brian Close, 1931-2015
Sep 14, 2015: Brian Close was one of the most courageous cricketers ever to take to the field, but he was so much more than that and not only in Yorkshire will his immense qualities be revered
Brian Close 1931-2015
Former England captain Close dies aged 84
Sep 14, 2015: Brian Close, the former captain of England, Yorkshire and Somerset and one of cricket's most admired characters, has died at the age of 84
The Tao of short leg
Apr 11, 2014: The short leg position has traditionally gone to the junior pro, chosen for being disposable, not necessarily well-qualified
Aug 1, 2013: England needed 256 in 230 minutes at Old Trafford. Ted Dexter blazed 76 but a wily Australian captain had the final say
1967
Sep 22, 2012: As the England opener showed, there are occasions when the score itself is less important than the way the runs are accumulated
ODIs: still necessary, no longer evil
Sep 5, 2012: How much of the backbone England currently show can be traced to the benefits of one-day cricket?
England v West Indies, 3rd Test, Edgbaston, 4th day
Joyful Tino produces day to remember
Jun 10, 2012: Tino Best came within five runs of immortality and did so with a brilliance that put him up there with anybody in the great litany of Test cricket's unlikely performances
'You need to change the way the batsman plays'
Feb 9, 2012: Fielding up close to the bat isn't just about pulling off blinding catches and taking blows to the body
1976
Sep 26, 2009: The 1976 John Player League went down to the wire... and left the BBC relying on guesswork to avoid backing a losing horse
Brian Close
Aug 4, 2009: Sixty years ago he was a prodigy who served notice to the world - before he went missing and later turned up as a brave old man against the West Indies firing squad
Cricinfo XI
Jul 31, 2007: Eleven players who continued turning out well beyond normal retirement age
Vic Marks on Brian Close
Jul 17, 2007: He didn't always remember Vic Marks' name but that didn't stop Brian Close earning a lasting place in the Somerset spinner's affections
1976
May 19, 2007: When Tony Greig overstepped the line on the eve of England's series against West Indies
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