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Have bat, will travel: Raza and cricket’s wanderers follow in footsteps of WG Grace

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Sikandar Raza scored 135 of the 240 runs Zimbabwe needed to win in the first of their three ODIs against Bangladesh in 2022 .

Raza rescued them in the ODI that followed, too another century and ended up top-scoring in Zimbabwe ’s first series win in three years .

The 36-year-old put his determined spirit down to his training in the Pakistan Air Force .

The fifth and final day of the Sri Lanka Test clashed with the opening day of Essex ’s title-chasing match against Surrey in 1988 .

Graham Gooch was determined to give his all both to club and country in 1988 when Sri Lanka and Essex were in London .

Essex fielding only 10 men watched Darren Bicknell and Alec Stewart put on a century partnership at the Oval as Gooch sweated in the Lord's turret.

Even worse, when England finally got the one run they needed for victory, the presentation was delayed because the BBC , who insisted on showing it live, was waiting for Neighbours to finish.

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