Gus Atkinson joins elite list of England bowlers with fiery fifer against India at Kennington Oval

August 1, 2025 Credit: Getty

Atkinson's brilliant spell

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A return to remember

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The Indian batting order crumbles

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Atkinson and Tongue lead the charge

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Atkinson enters elite list

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Gubby Allen

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Graeme Swann

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Gus Atkinson

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Alec Bedser

[{"selector":"#anim-31552b44-fd75-4fd4-ad3f-5795c2e660cc","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-975bee61-5bc0-4cd0-86cd-a158133b8b30","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 98.97499%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-55994ee9-0bfc-4639-b075-ac36753e9c43","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1232aacf-997e-4359-abcf-964942c89052","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -637.2222%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-392079e1-1616-4472-ac58-2bf88ff11fca","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b86da7db-dc03-44e5-971b-e6ae7c987867","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 174.54891%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bb46ed09-cf85-462d-b699-8fccc7b0e501","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0927151a-9587-42e1-b7ff-ae3476fb795a","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 915.63838%, 0) rotate(360deg)","rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-60204b53-1cd3-43aa-9533-a561eea77569","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9f1a8855-ead0-4174-88c3-05050bf89e5b","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 445.13828%, 0) rotate(360deg)","rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)"]},"delay":1200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The former England pacer recorded figures of 5/41 against India at the Kennington Oval back in 1952. Credit: Getty

Fred Trueman

[{"selector":"#anim-9ed13103-f4e8-4511-9936-e1b1be743625","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-99f5923a-3af4-4faa-b81e-c14dd9f39005","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 98.97499%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-86fd19ce-631f-42fc-9032-949cf9605a32","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f1915c81-8068-402f-9bdf-46c823cff2b4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -637.2222%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7cb54cec-f56f-451f-b3cb-664657e2f324","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-77774dc5-d995-4890-baf9-99669189e32e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 173.69422%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2aec29f4-0a1a-40ad-bfc4-3ce3d60830c2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9a396d2f-b1eb-4ce5-8884-0ebe46d15c8a","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 919.34204%, 0) rotate(360deg)","rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0b1b241a-f1ae-4937-a19a-f14b85ca60f4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-123682ff-4733-4114-99df-49ed5d6f13ab","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 476.38818%, 0) rotate(360deg)","rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)"]},"delay":1200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The former England pacer recorded figures of 5/48 against India at Kenningtin Oval back in 1952. Credit: Getty

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