9th Class Social Science Sports Important Personalities - History and Sport : The Story of Cricket

History and Sport : The Story of Cricket

IMPORTANT PERSONALITIES

1. Dennis Lillee. An Australian cricketer who was the first to use an aluminium bat.
2. Thomas Arnold. Headmaster of the Rugby School and founder of the Modern Public School system.
3. Frank Worrell. The first black who captained the West Indies cricket team in 1960.
4. Palwankar Baloo. Born in Poona in 1875. He was the greatest Indian slow bowler of his time.
5. Palwankar Vithal. A good batsman, he became captain of the Hindus and led the team to a famous victory over the Europeans.
6. K. Nayudu. An outstanding Indian batsman, he was the country's first test captain.
7. Kerry Packer. An Australian television tycoon who started the s Series Cricket and whose innovations changed the nature of the game.