Sir Len Hutton
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Sir Len Hutton was a legendary English opening batsman, widely regarded as one of the greatest cricketers of all time and a record-breaking Test captain for England.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leonard Hutton | 1 |
| Sir Len Hutton canonical | 1 |
| “Len Hutton: The Biography” by Gerald Howat | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Sir Len Hutton Context triple: [Yorkshire County Cricket Club, historicPlayer, Sir Len Hutton]
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Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers
Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers is a legendary Barbadian cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of the sport.
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B.
Denis Compton
Denis Compton was a celebrated English cricketer and footballer renowned for his stylish batting for Middlesex and England and his rare achievement of excelling in two major sports.
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C.
Sir Donald Bradman
Sir Donald Bradman was an Australian cricketer widely regarded as the greatest batsman in the history of the sport.
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D.
Warne Marsh
Warne Marsh was an American jazz tenor saxophonist known for his cool jazz and Lennie Tristano–school improvisational style, marked by intricate, linear phrasing and harmonic sophistication.
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E.
W. A. Gayle
W. A. Gayle was the mayor of Montgomery, Alabama, during the mid-1950s whose administration was central to the landmark civil rights case Browder v. Gayle that ended bus segregation in the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sir Len Hutton Target entity description: Sir Len Hutton was a legendary English opening batsman, widely regarded as one of the greatest cricketers of all time and a record-breaking Test captain for England.
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A.
Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers
Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers is a legendary Barbadian cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of the sport.
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B.
Denis Compton
Denis Compton was a celebrated English cricketer and footballer renowned for his stylish batting for Middlesex and England and his rare achievement of excelling in two major sports.
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C.
Sir Donald Bradman
Sir Donald Bradman was an Australian cricketer widely regarded as the greatest batsman in the history of the sport.
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D.
Warne Marsh
Warne Marsh was an American jazz tenor saxophonist known for his cool jazz and Lennie Tristano–school improvisational style, marked by intricate, linear phrasing and harmonic sophistication.
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E.
W. A. Gayle
W. A. Gayle was the mayor of Montgomery, Alabama, during the mid-1950s whose administration was central to the landmark civil rights case Browder v. Gayle that ended bus segregation in the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (82)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
England Test captain
ⓘ
cricketer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| ashesSeriesWonAsCaptain |
1953 Ashes series
ⓘ
linked to:
The Ashes
1954–55 Ashes series ⓘ
linked to:
The Ashes
|
| award | Wisden Cricketer of the Year ⓘ |
| battingAfterInjury | continued to bat with shortened left arm ⓘ |
| battingCharacteristics |
ability to play long innings
ⓘ
powers of concentration ⓘ strong defence ⓘ technical correctness ⓘ |
| battingStyle | right-handed batsman ⓘ |
| biography |
“Len Hutton: The Biography” by Gerald Howat
ⓘ
linked to:
Sir Len Hutton
|
| bowlingStyle | leg-break bowler ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Fulneck Moravian burial ground, Pudsey ⓘ |
| captaincyStyle | tactically astute and cautious ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | aneurysm ⓘ |
| child |
John Hutton
ⓘ
Richard Hutton ⓘ |
| clubCricketTeam | Yorkshire ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn |
Second World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1916-06-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1990-09-06 ⓘ |
| education | Fulneck School ⓘ |
| era | pre-war and post-war English cricket ⓘ |
| family |
brother Bill Hutton
ⓘ
father Henry Hutton ⓘ |
| firstClassBattingAverage | 55.51 ⓘ |
| firstClassBestBowling | 7/49 ⓘ |
| firstClassCenturies | 129 ⓘ |
| firstClassMatchesPlayed | 513 ⓘ |
| firstClassRunsScored | 40140 ⓘ |
| firstClassWickets | 231 ⓘ |
| fullName |
Leonard Hutton
ⓘ
linked to:
Sir Len Hutton
|
| hallOfFame | ICC Cricket Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| highestTestScore | 364 ⓘ |
| highestTestScoreOpponent | Australia ⓘ |
| highestTestScoreVenue |
The Oval, London
ⓘ
linked to:
The Oval
|
| highestTestScoreYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| honour | knighted for services to cricket ⓘ |
| inductedIntoICCHallOfFame | 2009 ⓘ |
| injury | serious left arm injury during army training in World War II ⓘ |
| lastTestAgainst | Australia ⓘ |
| lastTestDate | 1955-03-31 ⓘ |
| lastTestFor | England ⓘ |
| notableSeries |
1938 Ashes series
ⓘ
linked to:
The Ashes
1953 Ashes series ⓘ
linked to:
The Ashes
1954–55 Ashes series ⓘ
linked to:
The Ashes
|
| occupation | professional cricketer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Fulneck, Pudsey, Yorkshire, England
ⓘ
linked to:
Fulneck, Yorkshire, England
|
| placeOfDeath |
Leeds, Yorkshire, England
ⓘ
linked to:
Leeds
|
| playedFor |
England XI
ⓘ
linked to:
England cricket team
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) ⓘ
linked to:
Marylebone Cricket Club
|
| postRetirementActivity |
cricket administrator
ⓘ
cricket commentator ⓘ cricket selector ⓘ |
| record |
first professional cricketer to captain England in a home Test series
ⓘ
held the world record individual Test score of 364 ⓘ |
| regardedAs |
one of England’s greatest Test batsmen
ⓘ
one of the greatest opening batsmen in cricket history ⓘ |
| relativeOccupation | son Richard Hutton played Test cricket for England ⓘ |
| religiousBackground |
Moravian community at Fulneck
ⓘ
linked to:
Fulneck Moravian Church
|
| role |
Test captain
ⓘ
opening batsman ⓘ |
| servedIn | British Army ⓘ |
| sport | cricket ⓘ |
| team |
England cricket team
ⓘ
Yorkshire County Cricket Club ⓘ |
| testBattingAverage | 56.67 ⓘ |
| testCapNumberForEngland | 297 ⓘ |
| testCenturies | 19 ⓘ |
| testDebutAgainst | New Zealand ⓘ |
| testDebutDate | 1937-06-26 ⓘ |
| testDebutFor | England ⓘ |
| testHalfCenturies | 33 ⓘ |
| testMatchesPlayed | 79 ⓘ |
| testRunsScored | 6971 ⓘ |
| wisdenCricketerOfTheYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| yearOfKnighthood | 1956 ⓘ |
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