Among the many off-break bowlers who enjoyed considerable success in the English season of 1951 none looked superior to James Charles Laker, of Surrey and England. Born at Shipley on February 9 ...

In the Pune Test against New Zealand, India’s two off-spinners, Washington Sundar and R. Ashwin, claimed all 10 wickets in ...

Haryana fast bowler bagged 10 for 49 against Kerala, and became the sixth Indian to achieve the feat in first-class cricket | ...

Somebody has written that all genius goes to work partly in a somnambulistic way. Jim Laker is certainly more than a talented spinner.

In July 1956, Jim Laker produced Test match figures of 19/90 against Australia, a record that may well never be broken. His 9/37 in the first innings was followed up by 10/53, still the best figures ...

Former English spinner Jim Laker became the first player to achieve the feat in the international circuit in July 1956, ripping through the Australian batting unit in the fourth Test of the Ashes.