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Controversies in 1917

2 incidents documented

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Tibby Cotter Killed at Beersheba — Australia's Test Paceman, October 1917

Australia

1917-10-31

Albert 'Tibby' Cotter, the fastest bowler Australia had produced before the war and one of the Big Six who walked out in 1912, was killed in action at the Charge of Beersheba on 31 October 1917. He was 33. He had taken 89 wickets in 21 Tests.

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Colin Blythe Killed at Passchendaele — Kent and England Spinner, November 1917

England

1917-11-08

Colin Blythe, the slow left-arm spinner who had taken 100 Test wickets for England and been the heart of Kent's championship sides, was killed by a German shell while laying railway track behind the lines near Ypres on 8 November 1917. He was 38.

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