Colin Blythe
Colin Blythe was born on May 30, 1879. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Colin Blythe
Colin Blythe (30 May 1879 – 8 November 1917), also known as Charlie Blythe, was an English first-class cricketer, active from 1899 to 1914. Born in Deptford, he played for Kent as a slow left arm orthodox (SLA) bowler and a right-handed batsman. He played in nineteen Test matches for England from 1901 to 1910. Blythe was one of the five Cricketers of the Year in the 1904 edition of Wisden Cricketer's Almanack. He is generally regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in cricket history, and is one of only 33 players who has taken 2,000 wickets in a first-class career. He shares (with Tom…