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Joe Root closing in on top three English Test run-scorers after Chennai ton Joe Root reached 100 in his 100th Test (Nick Potts/PA) England captain Joe Root marked his 100th Test appearance with a century against India on Friday. The Yorkshire batsman reached stumps in Chennai on 128 not out for his third ton in successive Tests – following scores of 228 and 186 against Sri Lanka – and the 20th for his country. Here, the PA news agency looks back at Root’s record after he celebrated his cap landmark in style. Ton up Root became the ninth batsman to make a century in his 100th Test, with England now accounting for a third of that list. ....
Joe Root has England landmarks within reach as he prepares for 100th Test PA 1 February 2021, 7:00 am Joe Root will make his 100th Test appearance when he captains England against India on Friday. The Yorkshire batsman goes into the landmark game on the back of a superb series in Sri Lanka, where his scores of 228 and 186 helped set up a 2-0 win and lifted him up England’s list of Test run-scorers. Here, the PA news agency looks back on Root’s first 99 games. Top three in his sights England s all-time leading Test run-scorers Root’s 426 runs against Sri Lanka lifted him three places to fourth among England’s Test run-scorers, ahead of Geoffrey Boycott, Kevin Pietersen and David Gower. ....
A left-hander, in his first eight years in first-class cricket he had his fingers broken four times 25 December 2020 • 4:28pm John Edrich on his way to an unbeaten 100 for England in the first Test against India at Old Trafford in 1974 Credit: Patrick Eagar/Popperfoto via Getty Images John Edrich, who has died aged 83, was one of the most prolific, and also one of the most underrated, of all England batsmen. The 5,138 runs he scored at an average of 43.54 in 77 Tests between 1963 and 1976 exceeded the totals of all other England left-handers of his era. As an opener, moreover, Edrich had to face the full, fresh fury of Hall and Griffith, Procter and Pollock, Lillee and Thomson, Holding and Roberts. ....
MEMORIES of Christmas past can be found in these photographs of cards and celebrations from years gone by. Dating back to at least the 1940s they show some of the much-loved traditions of the festive season which still endure to this day. The photographs, which are from the archives of Aireborough Historical Society, were taken in Guiseley, Rawdon and Yeadon - except for a wartime Christmas greeting which was sent from The Middle East. Two images of cards each feature Yeadon Town Hall, but depict eras a century or so apart. A card sent by estate agents and surveyors Ackroyd and Dent dates back to 1980 and marks the town hall’s centenary. The traditional snow scene shows the market.The building features again on an undated card showing a romanticised picture harking back to Victorian times. ....