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Off spinner Lance Gibbs was just one perfectly crafted component of a superbly balanced Wewst Indies side orchestrated by Frank Worrell

Left hander Peter Parfitt powered on from debut century in the winter by scoring 3 more in the summer, all 4 against Pakistan

John Reid promised this was the Best Kiwi side ever.

India and Pakistan like war but without casualties. On pitches designed for stalemate one bowler, Ramkant Desai, stood up tall, despite his small stature.

*Try this one again - the first time the audio file did not get loaded correctly* Jaisimha created a unique record by batting on every day of a 5 day test match, he was not out overnight in the first innings on days 1 and 2, came in as nightwatchman on day 3, batted all day and was out for 74 on the final day during the drawn 5th test.

Saeed Ahmed is one of the stars of Pakistans batting history but doesn't get the credit he deserves due to his relative lack of success in England   I had a heavy cold this week, hopefully that does not spoil your enjoyment of this episode.

Had England solved their opening crisis? Geoff Pullar of Lancashire becomes an Old Trafford legend

Collie Smith the diminutive Jamaican all-rounder described by Gary Sobers as the best all rounder in the team who completed their winter tour of 1958-59 in Pakistan.

Victoria's Colin McDonald gave Australia a stable platform opening the batting for nearly a decade and leading the averages in 1958-59, but it was controversial bowling became the biggest talking point.

Roy Gilchrist was a West Indian fast bowler he was also part of a generation of rebellious young men growing up in the 50s who kicked against society and didn't know when to stop

England's bowling attack had made it the number 1 side, Tony Lock had a wet summer to help his finger spin, now New Zealand had brought over some inexperienced batsmen, what could go wrong?

Faith Thomas was determined to do things, the fact that she was a woman, raised in a childrens home and discriminated against because of her race would not stand in her way, she became a nurse, a civil rights campaigner and the first indigenous Australian to represent her country in international sport.