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Joe Root closing in on top three English Test run-scorers after Chennai ton Joe Root reached 100 in his 100th Test (Nick Potts/PA) England captain Joe Root marked his 100th Test appearance with a century against India on Friday. The Yorkshire batsman reached stumps in Chennai on 128 not out for his third ton in successive Tests – following scores of 228 and 186 against Sri Lanka – and the  20th for his country. Here, the PA news agency looks back at Root’s record after he celebrated his cap landmark in style. Ton up Root became the ninth batsman to make a century in his 100th Test, wit...

Joe Root has England landmarks within reach as he prepares for 100th Test PA 1 February 2021, 7:00 am Joe Root will make his 100th Test appearance when he captains England against India on Friday. The Yorkshire batsman goes into the landmark game on the back of a superb series in Sri Lanka, where his scores of 228 and 186 helped set up a 2-0 win and lifted him up England’s list of Test run-scorers. Here, the PA news agency looks back on Root’s first 99 games. Top three in his sights England's all-time leading Test run-scorers Root’s 426 runs against Sri Lanka lifted him three places to ...

A left-hander, in his first eight years in first-class cricket he had his fingers broken four times 25 December 2020 • 4:28pm John Edrich on his way to an unbeaten 100 for England in the first Test against India at Old Trafford in 1974 Credit: Patrick Eagar/Popperfoto via Getty Images John Edrich, who has died aged 83, was one of the most prolific, and also one of the most underrated, of all England batsmen. The 5,138 runs he scored at an average of 43.54 in 77 Tests between 1963 and 1976 exceeded the totals of all other England left-handers of his era. As an opener, moreover, Edrich had to...

MEMORIES of Christmas past can be found in these photographs of cards and celebrations from years gone by. Dating back to at least the 1940s they show some of the much-loved traditions of the festive season which still endure to this day. The photographs, which are from the archives of Aireborough Historical Society, were taken in Guiseley, Rawdon and Yeadon - except for a wartime Christmas greeting which was sent from The Middle East. Two images of cards each feature Yeadon Town Hall, but depict eras a century or so apart. A card sent by estate agents and surveyors Ackroyd and Dent...

UPDATED: Macy's TIF agreement moving forward after Upper Arlington school board approval ThisWeek group Upper Arlington City Council will seek a tax-increment-financing deal to allow Continental Real Estate Cos. to forgo upwards of $17.25 million in property taxes to redevelop the Macy’s site at Kingsdale Shopping Center.  City Council members working with Upper Arlington administrators say the arrangement is necessary to proceed with the kind of development the city wants and to potentially land a favored place to build a community center.  The deal could be approved in January. It wo...