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Former England captain Ray Illingworth dies aged 89

Former England captain Ray Illingworth dies aged 89

Yorkshire and England legend passes away after long battle with esophageal cancer

25-Dec-2021•ESPNcricinfo staff
Ray Illingworth reveals cancer diagnosis amid support for assisted dying

Ray Illingworth reveals cancer diagnosis amid support for assisted dying

Former England captain wants law changed to prevent the suffering of terminally ill patients

29-Nov-2021•ESPNcricinfo staff
Illingworth chunters at Bairstow management

Illingworth chunters at Bairstow management

Ray Illingworth, the former Yorkshire and England batsman, has criticised the way Jonny Bairstow was treated by England over the winter.

22-May-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff
Illingworth recovering after heart attack

Illingworth recovering after heart attack

Ray Illingworth, the former England captain, will soon be discharged from Leeds General hospital after suffering a heart attack on Tuesday

29-Apr-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff
Clash of personalities drove Gough from Yorkshire?

Clash of personalities drove Gough from Yorkshire?

Darren Gough's departure from Yorkshire had been on the cards for several seasons, according to Ray Illingworth, their former captain and the former chairman of England's selectors

22-Jan-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff
Dunne provides rare insight to Kiwi umpiring

Dunne provides rare insight to Kiwi umpiring

Various aspects of the New Zealand cricket spectrum have been covered in books, but former international umpire Steve Dunne has been the first to present the umpire's view

12-Aug-2003•Lynn McConnell
England's talisman

England's talisman

Bob Willis, former England captain "It is all very sad after two years' hard work [to get fit]

05-Aug-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff
A strokemaker in glasses

A strokemaker in glasses

All Today's Yesterdays - July 24 down the years July 23 | July 25 1947 That classical strokemaker Zaheer Abbas was born

24-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff
Poor ticket sales threaten Headingley's future

Poor ticket sales threaten Headingley's future

Headingley's future as an international venue has been the subject of much discussion in recent years, with a combination crowd behaviour and poor ticket sales raising questions as to whether Leeds deserves to be retained as a major venue

28-Jun-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff
Major pulls out of Yorkshire opening after famous sons complain

Major pulls out of Yorkshire opening after famous sons complain

Former Prime Minister John Major has pulled out of opening the new West Stand at Headingley after the choice of the now Surrey President had come under fire from some of the county's most notable old boys

03-Aug-2001•CricInfo
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