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	Brian Statham
		(John) Brian Statham (born June 17, 1930, Denton, Manchester; died June 10, 2000, Stockport, Cheshire) was one of the finest bowlers in the history of cricket.
		In 1953, Statham was within a whisker of heading the first-class averages and bowled wonderfully on the most placid of pitches against Hampshire, but Bedser ensured he was not needed in the Ashes Tests.
		Statham headed the first-class averages for the first of four occasions, though he only took 92 wickets due to appalling weather constantly interrupting cricket in Lancashire, and was made a Cricketer of the Year by the 1955 Wisden.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/b/br/brian_statham.html (1641 words)

	Wisden - 1969 - Brian Statham - Gentleman George
		Purist critics, during Statham's first seasons, suggested that as his right arm swung over, the batsman was able to see too much of his chest; the left shoulder didn't point the way of the flight down the wicket.
		The truth about Statham's action is that it was so elastic and balanced (and double-jointed) that there was no forward shoulder rigidity possible; his movement, from the beginning of his run to deliver, to the final accumulated propulsion, had not an awkward angle in it at all.
		Likewise Statham was the flash of lightning to the thunder of Trueman or the typhoon of Tyson.
	content-usa.cricinfo.com /wisdenalmanack/content/story/152402.html (1430 words)

	Brian Statham
		Statham was remarkably gentlemanly for a fast bowler and would almost never bowl a bouncer (and warn the batsmen ''beforehand'' if he did!), but his straight, full-length bowling could easily hit a batsman on the ''foot''.
		Statham was also a brilliantly athletic out-fielder who was ideally suited to the one-day game when it emerged in the later part of his career.
		Statham headed the first-class averages for the first of four occasions, though he only took 92 wickets due to appalling weather constantly interrupting cricket in Lancashire, and was made a Cricketer of the Year by the 1955 '' Wisden ''.
	www.seattleluxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/Brian_Statham (1634 words)

	Brian Statham - Slider
		(John) Brian Statham (born June 17, 1930, Manchester; died June 10, 2000, Stockport, Cheshire) was one of the finest bowlers in the history of cricket.
		Statham was a Cricketer of the Year in the 1955 Wisden and headed the first-class averages for the first of four occasions, though he only took 92 wickets.
		The cares of captaincy were, perhaps, not well-suited to Statham and many of the decision he made as captain between 1965 and 1967 were widely criticised – perhaps because Lancashire's form did not imrove from its poor level of the 1961 to 1964 period.
	enc.slider.com /Enc/Brian_Statham (1388 words)

	Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Brian Statham
		Brian Statham was one of the best of all English fast bowlers, and beyond question the best-liked.
		Statham's name always came second because he was the foil to Trueman's sabre - and the more reticent man. In cricketing folklore he is remembered primarily for his accuracy: "If they miss, I hit," he would say.
		Statham kept his line and length at a very high pace indeed, comparable with all but the very fastest of Test match bowlers.
	content-usa.cricinfo.com /england/content/player/20341.html (1719 words)

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		Statham, who played county cricket for Lancashire, made his England debut in 1951 against New Zealand and went on to play 70 Tests, the last in 1965, taking 252 wickets at an average of 24.84.
		Statham first played for Lancashire on his 20th birthday, starting an l8-year-long county career in which he played 430 matches and took 1 816 wickets at an average of 15.12.
		Statham's two benefits in 1961 and 1969 netted a total of £15 000, but he did not make a fortune from the game and in 1989 Trueman discovered that Statham was in financial trouble and organised two testimonial dinners for him.
	www.dispatch.co.za /2000/06/13/sport/GREAT.HTM (437 words)

	You Are What You Eat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		At 50, 5’6’’ Brian weighs 16 ½ stone and has already had one heart attack, and with a history of heart disease in his family, knows he is heading for another if he doesn’t change his ways soon.
		Gillian is not impressed by what Brian’s parishioners have told her and is here to give him a chance to turn his life around.
		One of the most worrying aspects of Brian’s diet, especially considering the heart problems in his family, is the amount of salt he consumes.
	channel4.com /entertainment/tv/microsites/Y/yawye/s3ep4.html (319 words)

	Brian Tyler .com - Bug
		Brian is confirmed for John Rambo, the fourth film in the Rambo series.
		Brian will be speaking at the Composer's Expo on August 4th, 4-5:30pm in the Academy room at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
		Brian began recording his score for The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift earlier this week and SoundtrackNet was there to cover one of the sessions.
	www.briantyler.com (913 words)

	Brian Statham - WikiLeasing.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		'(John) Brian Statham' (born June 17, 1930, Denton, Manchester; died June 10, 2000, Stockport, Cheshire) was one of the finest bowlers in the gistory of cricket.
		In 1953, Statham was within a whisker of heading the first-class aaerages and bowled wonderfully on the most placid of pitches against Hampshire, but Bedser ensured he was not needed in the Ashes Tests.It was against the West Indies in 1953/1954 that Statham's determination saw him gain a regular Test spot.
		Yet, as a bowler, Statham, aided he admitted by some atrocious and deliberately untrue iptches, was as deadly as ever in the 1965 County Championship, taking 124 wickets for 12.41 apiece, and doing almost as well in 1966 and 1967.
	www.wikileasing.com /22/Brian_Statham.html (1368 words)

	John Brian Statham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Brian Statham was one of the best of all English fast bowlers, and beyond question the best-liked.
		Statham’s name always came second because he was the foil to Trueman’s sabre — and the more reticent man. In cricketing folklore he is remembered primarily for his accuracy: “If they miss, I hit,” he would say.
		Statham kept his line and length at a very high pace indeed, comparable with all but the very fastest of Test match bowlers.
	www.icc-cricket.com /db/PLAYERS/ENG/S/STATHAM_JB_01000889 (1667 words)

	BBC News \| CRICKET \| Cricket mourns 'Gentleman George'
		Statham, who was nicknamed 'Gentleman George' because of his mild-mannered approach to the game, first played for Lancashire on his 20th birthday.
		Statham, who played alongside cricket greats such as his Emgland bowling partner Fred Trueman, earned the everlasting respect of colleagues and opponents alike for his wonderful talent and his tremendous attitude to the game.
		Statham's international success was all the more remarkable as he often operated from the `wrong end', bowling up-slope or up-wind.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/sport/cricket/786475.stm (617 words)

	Brian Statham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		(John) Brian Statham (born June 17, 1930, Denton, Manchester; died June 10, 2000, Stockport, Cheshire) was one of the finest bowlers in the history of cricket.
		Statham headed the first-class averages for the first of four occasions, though he only took 92 wickets due to appalling weather constantly interrupting cricket in Lancashire, and was made a Cricketer of the Year by the 1955 Wisden.
		Despite England's "old guard" of May, Laker and Lock collapsing in the Australian tour of 1958/1959 and England losing four-nil, Statham bowled as beautifully as ever.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brian_Statham (1570 words)

	Heybridge Swifts - The Manager Speaks
		Brian Statham was basking in glory this week after winning his third Ryman League premier division manager of the month award.
		Statham was not convinced that Hampton had the beating of his side, but knew that his own team were also not at their best in the play off semi final.
		Statham has seen a number of players come and go during the summer but is now happy with the squad at his disposal, saying : “Regardless of age and experience they are all good listeners, and they all wanto learn and improve.
	www2.kemc.co.uk /clients/swifts/manager.cfm (6925 words)

	The Hindu : Brian Statham passes away
		Brian Statham, one of the greatest fast bowlers of the modern era and a devastating bowling partnership with Fred Trueman, has died after a long battle against cancer.
		Statham played for Lancashire from 1950 to 1968 and captained them on occasions but his fame came in an England sweater.
		John Brian Statham, who was given the CBE for his services to cricket, was born in the Manchester suburb of Gorton in June 1930 and worked his way through the Lancashire under age teams until he made his county debut in 1948.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2000/06/12/stories/0712028f.htm (574 words)

	rediff.com: Brian Statham is dead
		Statham made his England debut in 1951 against New Zealand, and struck up a partnership with Fred Trueman which turned into one of the best new ball pairings of all time.
		Statham was known for relentless accuracy, a sparing use of the bouncer, and a gentlemanly demeanour sans the machismo modern fast bowlers portray.
		Fred Trueman, reacting to the death of his old hunting partner, said he had known for a while that Statham was ill, but had promisd to keep the news quiet.
	www.rediff.com /sports/2000/jun/12brian.htm (231 words)

	Jimmy out to emulate life of Brian
		BRIAN Statham bowled more than 100,000 deliveries in a career which began on his 20th birthday, June 17, 1950, and ended on an August Sunday in 1968.
		Statham relied more on movement off the pitch, although it was metronomic accuracy, aiming relentlessly at off stump or just outside, which wore batsmen down.
		Statham's philosophy was simple: "I never let that sort of thing get me down because I knew there would always be something on the plate for me at the end of the day."
	www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk /sport/cricket/s/60/60162_jimmy_out_to_emulate_life_of_brian_.html (1129 words)

	Chris's Quiztime UK: England cricket hero Trueman dies
		Not only was he the first player to take 300 wickets in Tests; in a first-class career lasting from 1949 to 1969, an extraordinarily long span for a fast bowler, he claimed 2,304 wickets at only 18.29 apiece.
		Even after he had made his name in 1952, the presence of Brian Statham and Frank Tyson meant that over the next five years he was never an automatic selection for England.
		Statham was the more accurate and probing; Trueman the faster, and on his day the more dangerous.
	quiztimeuk.blogspot.com /2006/07/england-cricket-hero-trueman-dies.html (2611 words)

	England great statham dies
		London, June 11: The death of brian statham, one of England's greatest fast bowlers was announced dead here today.
		After hearing of statham's passing trueman said: "I knew him for 50 years and we never had a wrong word".
		Statham first played for lancashire on his 20th birthday, starting an 18-year-long county career in which he played 430 matches and took 1,816 wickets at an average of 15.12.
	www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/20000612/isp12039.html (472 words)

	Truman2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		He burst on to the scene in 1952, frightening the Indians, first at Headingley, when he reduced them to 0 for 4 in their second innings, and then at Old Trafford, where he took 8 for 31.
		Brian Close, who played with Trueman in his first match in May 1949 and was his captain at Yorkshire in the Sixties, said simply that he was one of the greatest bowlers of all time.
		But when his old chum Statham (they opened together in 35 matches, still an England record) fell on hard times he organised a benefit.
	www.buckhornwestoncc.co.uk /Stories/Truman2.htm (642 words)

	National Cultural Educator of the Year \| Oxford Brookes University (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Brian Statham, a graduate of Oxford Brookes University, has been named National Cultural Educator of the Year in the United States.
		Brian, from Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, teaches in the south-eastern state of Georgia.
		Brian Statham's love of teaching and wealth of experience shine in his classroom at Creek View Elementary School in the community of Alpharetta in the state of Georgia.
	brookes.ac.uk /publications/alumni_newsletter/issue3/statham/initial (598 words)

	Lancashire County Cricket Club - Official Website
		He was one of the most respected players in the game but perhaps not the most dynamic of captains, and there was a strong feeling that Lancashire did not make the most of their available talent.
		Statham's spell as captain was a period of comparative peace with the side making steady progress and laid the foundations with the younger players so avidly built upon when Jack Bond took over in 1968.
		Brian Statham made his final appearance for Lancashire in the Roses match in 1968 to end an illustrious career with more wickets than any other Lancashire bowler 1,816 at 15.12 each.
	www.lccc.co.uk /mobile/index.php?p=news&id=33 (529 words)

	Amazon.com: Crank: Movie Showtimes: Mark Neveldine,Brian Taylor,Jason Statham,Amy Smart,Efren Ramirez,Jose Pablo ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Directors/writers Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor apply frenetic camera techniques (dizzying pans, zooms, color washes, camera switches...) to ensure that Crank is a wild rollercoaster experience for the audience.
		I was a bit surprised when Statham didn't use any martial arts moves, relying instead on bone-thudding physicality and gunplay to beat up on the bad guys.
		Statham is good in a role that basically requires him to play the transporter again, although he loses his cool far more often in this film and spews far more expletives.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005JP8G/ravereviews (2640 words)

	Central United F.C. Discussion Forum - A Bravenet.com Forum
		Someone from Pommy land tells you he's playing fo their club one minute, and then all of a sudden......
		Brian Statham spoke with Francis Ponder of the Maldon & Burnham Standard – 14.12.05.
		Heybridge Swifts boss Brian Statham spoke after his decision to release Chris Zoricich and Kris Lee.
	pub34.bravenet.com /forum/2848874168/fetch/908833 (138 words)

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		Brian received this honor as part of VIF's annual Cultural Educator of the Year Awards.
		Brian Statham's devotion as a cultural ambassador for his native England has earned him kudos from parents and his principal.
		Statham is phenomenal at what he does, and I'm proud and delighted to have him," said Tracy Trussell, Creek View's principal.
	www.vifprogram.com /navigator/section.xml?section=News&id=3505 (259 words)

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