Richard Blakey, born on January 15, 1967, played for Yorkshire for almost two decades.
Of cricketers who debuted after Blakey, only five have more First-Class dismissals than his 835 (778 catches, 57 stumpings).
Blakey also scored almost 15,000 runs.
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Of cricketers who debuted after Blakey, only five have more First-Class dismissals than his 835 (778 catches, 57 stumpings).
Blakey also scored almost 15,000 runs.
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But in Test cricket, he managed to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
He played two Tests, both on England's disastrous 1992-93 tour of India.
He debuted as an emergency replacement, when Graham Gooch went down with food poisoning.
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He played two Tests, both on England's disastrous 1992-93 tour of India.
He debuted as an emergency replacement, when Graham Gooch went down with food poisoning.
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With Alec Stewart leading, Blakey batted at six and kept wickets.
And he kept brilliantly, not conceding a bye in 165 overs.
But he failed miserably with bat.
When he walked out to bat in front of a packed Chepauk, his first thought was "how am I going to get a run?"
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And he kept brilliantly, not conceding a bye in 165 overs.
But he failed miserably with bat.
When he walked out to bat in front of a packed Chepauk, his first thought was "how am I going to get a run?"
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He scored 0, 6, 1, and 0, lasted a total of 42 balls, and was bowled thrice and leg-before once.
He was Kumble-d thrice in succession.
He sat next to Phil Tufnell on the flight back home, and kept shaking his head, uttering "f**king Anil Kumble" from time to time.
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He was Kumble-d thrice in succession.
He sat next to Phil Tufnell on the flight back home, and kept shaking his head, uttering "f**king Anil Kumble" from time to time.
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With Stewart and Jack Russell fighting for a spot, Blakey did not have a chance again.
But as mentioned, he had an impressive First-Class career.
Some trivia on Blakey:
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But as mentioned, he had an impressive First-Class career.
Some trivia on Blakey:
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1. In 1992, Yorkshire were chasing 265 in a 40-over Sunday League match against Lancashire. They lost by 4 runs despite a 176-run third-wicket stand between.
While Blakey got 76, one Sachin Tendulkar scored 107, his only hundred for Yorkshire *in limited-overs cricket*.
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While Blakey got 76, one Sachin Tendulkar scored 107, his only hundred for Yorkshire *in limited-overs cricket*.
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2. Three years before that, Blakey was bowled by Andy Goram of Scotland. Goram played 43 times for Scotland and had an illustrious career for Rangers as goalkeeper.
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But if I have to choose one thing about Blakey, it has to be the title of his autobiography.
It had created a lot of ruckus when it came out.
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It had created a lot of ruckus when it came out.
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I got a video of the Blakey-Tendulkar partnership.
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