#resignation

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Ian Botham Resigns the England Captaincy — Lord's, 1981

England, Australia

1981-07-07

After making a pair at Lord's and presiding over a 12-Test winless captaincy run, Ian Botham resigned the England captaincy minutes before the selectors were going to sack him.

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🔥Serious

Jardine Stands Down — March 1934

England

1934-03-21

On 21 March 1934 Douglas Jardine wrote to The Cricketer that he had 'neither the desire nor the intention' of playing in the upcoming home Ashes series. The announcement, taken as a quiet resignation, removed the architect of Bodyline from the field before Australia returned to England — a precondition Australia's Board had implicitly demanded.

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