Brian Statham

The Typhoon remembers being at his fastest, chopping willow trees to get strong, and the mateship of the 1954-55 English side

When New Zealand set an unwelcome Test record that still stands almost 60 years later

Statham, who died in 2000 aged 69, represented England in 70 Tests picking up 252 wickets

Once India's youngest Test captain, Contractor took India to a famous Test series victory over England before his career was cut short by a wicked bouncer

Unpretentious and always happy to warn a batsman he was about to bowl a bouncer, Brian Statham's dignity won over Gillian Reynolds

Shane Warne came tantalisingly close to breaking Muttiah Muralitharan's record of 527 Test wickets in the second Test against Sri Lanka at Cairns

1998 Mike Atherton v Allan Donald

Glory Lightly Worn - A Tribute to Brian Statham Edited and compiled by Rev

Pankaj Roy, the former Indian opener and selector took a trip down memory lane on Wednesday while talking about the great English fast bowler Brian Statham

The death of Brian Statham, that by-word for accuracy, roused memories from a distant past in the minds of two former Indian Test batsmen who matched wits with this master bowler

His Test career lasted from 1951 to 1965, during which he took 252 wickets in 70 Tests at an average of 24.82