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364 vs Australia, The Oval, 1938

‘Hutton was a serene, orderly batsman, not a flamboyant one, and his progress was stately’

IN 1997, listed the 100 Greatest Cricketers of All Time, chosen by the long-serving cricket correspondent and former Wisden editor John Woodcock (). Len Hutton was ranked number 11, behind other England batting greats, such as W. G. Grace, Jack Hobbs, Wally Hammond

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