Maurice Leyland (20 July 1900 – 1 January 1967) was an English
international cricketer who played 41 Test matches between 1928 and 1938
and was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1929. In first-class cricket,
he represented Yorkshire between 1920 and 1946, scoring over 1,000 runs
in 17 consecutive seasons. He made his Test début in 1928 against West
Indies, and was a member of the English team that toured Australia that
winter, scoring a century in his only Test of the series. He held his
place most of the time until 1938 when he was replaced for the series
against Australia. Recalled to play in the final match, he scored 187,
his personal best Test score, in his last ever Test match. Leyland had a
reputation for batting well under pressure. He performed most
effectively against the best teams and bowlers; his Test batting record
is better than his first-class figures, and against Australia his
average is even higher. Leyland had a reputation as a humorist, with
many stories told about him.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Leyland>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1950:
Korean War: After a month-long campaign, much of the North
Korean air force was destroyed by United Nations forces.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Battle_of_South_Korea>
1982:
Members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated two
bombs in Hyde Park and Regent's Park in London, killing eleven British
Army personnel and seven horses.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyde_Park_and_Regent%27s_Park_bombings>
1997:
USS Constitution, one of the United States Navy's original six
frigates, sailed for the first time in 116 years after a full
restoration.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Constitution>
2012:
A gunman carried out a mass shooting at a movie theater in
Aurora, Colorado, killing 12 people and injuring 58 others.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Aurora,_Colorado_shooting>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
fancied:
1. Existing only in the fancy (“imagination”); imaginary, imagined.
2. Organized, or (especially of attire) designed, to suit one's fancy or
whim.
3. Having a fancy (“inclination, liking, or love”) for; desired,
favourite.
4. (obsolete) Designed in an artistic manner.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fancied>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I cannot seek paths so harsh or so savage that Love does not
always come along discoursing with me and I with him.
--Petrarch
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