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exploited the weaknesses of the opposition." It also stated: "Dollery believes that by living among his team the professional captain knows more about his men than can the amateur who stays separately. In fact, he says that sometimes he has arrived in the dressing-room on the morning of the match and sensed which bowler is likely to be off form, or to do well."
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Dollery's influence as captain was fundamental to the success. It wrote: "He possessed that rare gift of being a born leader of men both on and off the field. He united his team in a cheerful confidence and behind it all he was a shrewd tactician, particularly in the field, where he
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at the age of 15, Dollery joined
Warwickshire in 1934, and was a mainstay of the team until retirement in 1955. His forceful middle order batting earned him more than 1,000 runs in 15 consecutive
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Dollery's highest score came in 1952 with 212 against
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373:Thomas Edgar Dollery was born in
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749:People educated at Reading School
363:Warwickshire County Cricket Club
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704:Wisden Cricketers of the Year
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359:England cricket team
279:5 wickets in innings
47:Thomas Edgar Dollery
38:Personal information
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481:to the Championship
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302:Best bowling
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351:Tom Dollery
192:Runs scored
175:First-class
166:Competition
147:West Indies
23:Tom Dollery
668:Categories
510:References
444:vade-mecum
90:Birmingham
59:1914-10-14
483:in 1951.
387:Berkshire
355:cricketer
315:stumpings
227:Top score
142:Last Test
92:, England
86:Edgbaston
69:, England
639:23 April
631:Wisden.
598:25 April
338:Cricinfo
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216:100s/50s
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406:In 1951
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118:England
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455:cover
239:Balls
211:37.50
208:10.28
641:2011
600:2014
544:ISBN
459:slip
414:1911
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