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Batsmen such as Geoffrey Boycott, who play steadily and carefully, and bowlers such as the late Alec Bedser, who pitch every ball on a good length, can save and win matches.
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In the three matches of this series his 18 scalps have catapulted him above Andrew Flintoff, Steve Harmison, Darren Gough, Caddick and Alec Bedser in England's all-time list of Test wicket-takers.
How Jimmy Anderson went from water carrier to leader of the pack | Rob Bagchi 2011
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During the fourth Test at Adelaide on 1 February I'd sent my much-missed mother a one-line birthday card she never threw it away: "Dear Mum, Happy birthday, Bedser bowled Bradman for a duck, Your loving Francis x."
How the warm glow of the old wireless stoked the Ashes fire Frank Keating 2010
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But Bedser told BBC Sport in an exclusive interview last year that, had he been bowling at the time, he would have served up a boundary ball for Bradman to dispatch for four.
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Bedser, knighted in 1997, passed away on Sunday evening at a hospital in Woking after falling ill last month.
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In the Coronation summer of 1953, Bedser also beat Maurice Tate's record of 39 Australian wickets in an Ashes series.
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Bedser took 11 wickets on his Test debut against India in 1946
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Following his retirement, Bedser remained a central figure in English cricket, serving as a selector over three decades, as well as presiding as chairman between 1969 and 1981.
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Along with twin brother Eric, Bedser was an integral part of the Surrey team that won seven consecutive county championships between 1952 and 1958.
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Bedser played his first Test in 1946 for England in a home series against India, having made just 12 previous first-class appearances for Surrey.
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