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Was an English cricketer. Parvin represented Hampshire in a single first-class match against Kent in

Was an English cricketer. Parvin represented Hampshire in a single first-class match against Kent in 1885, which was Hampshire's final season with first-class status until the 1895 County Championship.

Was an English cricketer. Watts represented Hampshire in two first-class matches in 1882, against So

Was an English cricketer. Watts represented Hampshire in two first-class matches in 1882, against Somerset and the Marylebone Cricket Club.

Was a Victorian era English poet. His poetry was highly controversial in its day, much of it contain

Was a Victorian era English poet. His poetry was highly controversial in its day, much of it containing recurring themes of sadomasochism, death-wish, lesbianism and irreligion.

Was an English cricketer. Chester-Master represented Gloucestershire in 2 first-class matches in 187

Was an English cricketer. Chester-Master represented Gloucestershire in 2 first-class matches in 1870, against Surrey and the Marylebone Cricket Club.

Was an English cricketer who played for Gloucestershire. He was born in Sarratt and died in Burghfie

Was an English cricketer who played for Gloucestershire. He was born in Sarratt and died in Burghfield Common. Collings made a single first-class appearance, during the 1874 season, against Yorkshire. Batting in the tailend, he scored a single run in the only innings in which he batted, as his team won the match by an innings margin.

Was an English soldier and cricketer who served as private secretary to the Duke of Wellington. He w

Was an English soldier and cricketer who served as private secretary to the Duke of Wellington. He was commissioned an ensign in the Grenadier Guards on 1 February 1814, and fought with that regiment at Quatre Bras and Waterloo. He was also present at the

Was an English cricketer who was a right-handed batsman. Lushington represented Hampshire in three f

Was an English cricketer who was a right-handed batsman. Lushington represented Hampshire in three first-class matches. The first came in 1870 against Lancashire at the Antelope Ground. It would be seven years before Lushington would represent Hampshire a

Was a British sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Was a British sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Was a British tennis player, who won the men's singles event at the Australasian Championships in 19

Was a British tennis player, who won the men's singles event at the Australasian Championships in 1919. Kingscote also competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. He was born in Bangalore, India, in 1888.

Played first-class cricket for Somerset from 1922 to 1926, appearing in 12 games in 1925. Bligh was

Played first-class cricket for Somerset from 1922 to 1926, appearing in 12 games in 1925. Bligh was a right-handed batsman, most successfully in the middle-order but in several of his games for Somerset he opened the innings. He passed 50 twice in his first-class career. In the match against Glamorgan at Cardiff Arms Park in 1925, he made an unbeaten 73 in the second innings, and this was the highest score of his career.

Is a solo musician. He was signed to Columbia Records.In 2006 Ali Love released his first two single

Is a solo musician. He was signed to Columbia Records.In 2006 Ali Love released his first two singles independently on his record label, "I Love Records". He rose to the limelight providing vocals for The Chemical Brothers hit, "Do It Again", for their 20

An internationally renowned artist, writer, and speaker as well as a community activist; but above a

An internationally renowned artist, writer, and speaker as well as a community activist; but above all, he is a thinker who never restricts his objective to one precinct [1][2][3] Having spent a period in Libya during which he wrote constantly and published in Arabic, he continues to write on various issues in both Arabic and English, but today his primary focus is on conference papers. Ermes delivers speeches at national and international conferences, in locations ranging from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt, as well as at the VIII Conference ‘European Culture’ in Pamplona, Spain. In his art, articles, ideas and speeches, he addresses a variety of social and cultural issues, including identity, language, education, art, media and community. In addition, he serves as chair of the Muslim Cultural Heritage Centre in Kensington, London, inaugurated by HRH the Prince of Wales in May 2001.

Was an English pop singer and songwriter.Martineau graduated from King's College London with a first

Was an English pop singer and songwriter.Martineau graduated from King's College London with a first class honours degree in English. As a child, she played both the piano and the flute and subsequently developed a passion for songwriting and performing after taking singing lessons.Martineau was born with cystic fibrosis, a genetic disorder that causes chronic lung and digestive problems for sufferers. Due to her belief that her condition would prevent her from singing, Alice didn't pursue her musical ambitions until after taking singing lessons and learning that her constant coughing had actually strengthened her diaphragm. Despite her worsening health, Alice played live gigs regularly in London until 2001 and was offered record deals by several companies, only to have them withdrawn when executives discovered that she was seriously ill and on the waiting list for a heart, lung and liver transplant[citation needed].

Is an English poet.Oswald read Classics at New College, Oxford, has worked as a gardener at Chelsea

Is an English poet.Oswald read Classics at New College, Oxford, has worked as a gardener at Chelsea Physic Garden, and today lives with her husband, the playwright Peter Oswald (also a trained classicist), and her three children in Devon, in the South of

Was an English cricketer who played a single first-class match, for Worcestershire against Glamorgan

Was an English cricketer who played a single first-class match, for Worcestershire against Glamorgan in July 1927. He made just 3 in his only innings before being out lbw to Jack Mercer.

Best known as the singer-songwriter with the 1970s band Magic Carpet. She is also a visual artist an

Best known as the singer-songwriter with the 1970s band Magic Carpet. She is also a visual artist and poet.She was a pupil at the Arts Educational School in London, where she studied dance and drama. Later she attended Chelsea College of Art, London, and the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts in Paris, France. On leaving art school she began playing guitar and writing her own songs, performing in clubs and colleges around the UK. Her repertoire consisted of her own compositions plus traditional and contemporary folk songs, self-accompanied on acoustic guitar and Appalachian dulcimer.

Played 4 Test matches for the England women's cricket team in 1960/61.

Played 4 Test matches for the England women's cricket team in 1960/61.

Was an English (from Derbyshire) female mountain climber. She was educated in Derbyshire at Belper S

Was an English (from Derbyshire) female mountain climber. She was educated in Derbyshire at Belper School. Her accomplishments included being the second person to scale Mount Everest solo without supplementary oxygen in 1995. She also soloed all the great

Is an athlete from Great Britain. She competes in archery.Williamson, who is a member of the Long My

Is an athlete from Great Britain. She competes in archery.Williamson, who is a member of the Long Mynd Archers, has represented Great Britain at five Olympic Games, from 1992-2008.

A British singer.She began her music career as a backing vocalist in the mid 1980s, after attending

A British singer.She began her music career as a backing vocalist in the mid 1980s, after attending the London Contemporary School of Dance.[1] Her work appeared on The Style Council's 1985 album, Our Favourite Shop.[1] In 1989 she made a brief appearance as an African sorceress in Bob Rafelson's film, Mountains of the Moon. Work with Peter Murphy (1992's Holy Smoke) followed before Limerick finally made her solo debut in 1994, teaming with the dance music record producers, David Morales and Frankie Knuckles.Limerick is best known for her 1990s club anthems, her most successful and best known track being "Where Love Lives", which was originally a club success in 1991, and a UK Singles Chart #9 smash when remixed in 1996.[2] Her 1992 hit, "Make It On My Own", reached #16 in the UK chart. She has also contributed to the musical project This Mortal Coil, singing on two of their albums; Filigree & Shadow (1986) and Blood (1991).[1]

A British dance-music artist, singer, and songwriter.Clarkson studied sound engineering at college b

A British dance-music artist, singer, and songwriter.Clarkson studied sound engineering at college before having a string of hits between 1989 and 1992. Originally nicknamed "Betty Boop" for her similarity to the cartoon character, she changed it to avoid trademark disputes with Boop's owners. Of mixed Dusun and Scottish descent, she had an unusual, striking look and dressed in mildly provocative and revealing outfits.Boo started off working with the group the She Rockers, before going solo. Her big break came with the 1989 number 7 UK smash, "Hey DJ - I Can't Dance (To That Music You're Playing)", with the Beatmasters. The next single, "Doin' The Do" followed and was another number 7 success for her in 1990, also reaching number one on Billboard's dance chart in the United States. One year later, this song was also used for the Magic Pockets Amiga video game by the Bitmap Brothers as the title tune. Her debut album Boomania was hailed by many as a witty

An English pop singer-songwriter noted for her bluesy voice.Her mainstream pop career began in 1981

An English pop singer-songwriter noted for her bluesy voice.Her mainstream pop career began in 1981 when she formed the electropop duo Yazoo with former Depeche Mode member Vince Clarke. In the United States, the band became known as Yaz, as there was a record label in the region already operating as Yazoo Records that presented trademark issues. Yazoo had several hits, including "Only You", "Don't Go", "Situation" and "Nobody's Diary", and recorded two albums, Upstairs at Eric's and You and Me Both.

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Ba

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, she was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-1 500 m and the K-4 500 m event. Four years later in Atlanta, Thorogood was eliminated in the s

Is an English cricketer who played for Surrey County Cricket Club, before moving to Nottinghamshire

Is an English cricketer who played for Surrey County Cricket Club, before moving to Nottinghamshire for the 2009 season. He is nicknamed "Lordy", in allusion to Ted Dexter (who was known as "Lord Ted") because of his big-hitting, confident batting style. He is a right-hand bat and occasional right-arm off-break bowler, who made 16 One Day International appearances for England between 1996 and 2001, with a best of 118. Brown has scored over 15,000 runs in first class cricket since his debut in 1992. He made his first-class debut in 1992 and was awarded his County Cap in 1994. Although he has played in 16 One Day Internationals, scoring 118 against India in just his 3rd match in 1996 and hitting a 31-ball 50 against South Africa in 1998 - the fastest in the history of the Texaco Trophy - he has never played in a Test match.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and slow left-arm bowler who played for Camb

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and slow left-arm bowler who played for Cambridgeshire. Tapp, who represented Cambridgeshire in the Minor Counties Championship and the 38-County Cup between 1999 and 2000, made two List A appearance