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Why are most captains inevitably batsmen?
Apr 12, 2017: Batsmen have always been preferred over bowlers for the leadership role. Is there any merit in such thinking?
John Hampshire
'I've never been so embarrassed as on my Test debut'
Jan 7, 2017: John Hampshire talks about nicking his way to a hundred, and his years with Yorkshire - Closey, Illy, Freddie, Boycs and the rest
Aug 4, 2016: Senior players are important to the team, not only to act as calm heads in crisis situations but also to provide inspiration to younger talent
Is Vaughan the one to reconnect the ECB with its public?
Apr 29, 2015: England could do worse than appoint the outspoken, media-friendly former captain as their director of cricket
Sep 5, 2014: Former England captain Ray Illingworth tended the square at Farsley Cricket Club till his health gave way. He still helps out there most days
'You learn how to manage players from losing'
Oct 15, 2013: Steve Waugh, Ian Chappell, Clive Lloyd, MAK Pataudi: some of cricket's finest captains speak about their craft
England news
Illingworth chunters at Bairstow management
May 22, 2013: Ray Illingworth, the former Yorkshire and England batsman, has criticised the way Jonny Bairstow was treated by England over the winter.
1971
Aug 13, 2011: India came to England in 1971 with a record of no wins and 15 defeats in their 19 Tests... but all that changed at The Oval
England v India, third Test, The Oval, 1971
Aug 6, 2011: India are struggling against England on this tour because their fast bowlers have been ineffective, but back in 1971, on a slow Oval pitch, a legspinner took them to their maiden series win in the country
England news
Illingworth recovering after heart attack
Apr 29, 2011: Ray Illingworth, the former England captain, will soon be discharged from Leeds General hospital after suffering a heart attack on Tuesday
'People don't realise how hard it is to win in Australia'
Dec 18, 2010: Ray Illingworth looks back on leading England to a hard-fought Ashes win in 1970-71, and dealing with Aussie crowds and umpires
1971
The birth of the one-day international
Jun 22, 2010: Poor weather, the threat of another draw and the fear of financial losses conspired to bring the limited-overs game to the international arena in 1971
Sep 4, 2008: After Kevin Pietersen's success, we take a look at 11 other captains who made a mark early in their reign
Cricinfo XI
Jul 31, 2007: Eleven players who continued turning out well beyond normal retirement age
1971
Dec 16, 2006: In 1971 Bill Lawry became the first Australian captain to be sacked in the middle of a series ... and he paid the price for negativity and daring to challenge the authority of the Australian board
Cricinfo XI
Sep 12, 2006: Steven Lynch looks at cricket's dog-ate-my-homework moments
July 2006
Jul 5, 2006: Simon Lister interviews the key members of Yorkshire Gillette Cup Final winning team
1969
A sad end to an elegant career
Dec 3, 2005: "The good years started as the result of a brawl. They ended with another fight"
November 2005
Nov 2005: It looked like the summer of 1970 would be without international cricket, so a five-Test series between England and a Rest of the World side was hastily put together. Simon Lister interviews the key players
November 2005
Oct 13, 2005: Paul Coupar draws up The Awkward XI. Some were great. All were good. To get away with being their own men they had to be
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