When Madan Lal was bowled in a bizzare way

Madan Lal had no idea what was going on as the ball uprooted the off-stump.

The rich history of cricket is full of bizarre dismissals, but few have matched the one with which debutant Mike Hendrick had bowled Madan Lal, also a debutant, in the 1974 Old Trafford Test of 1974. The ball (which was 56 overs old) was wide; it was caught by a strong wind, and swerved in to an odd angle.

 

Madan Lal had no idea what was going on as the ball uprooted the off-stump. That was not all: on its way it grazed the middle-stump (but not hard enough to disturb it it) and felled the leg-stump. The sight of the middle-stump standing and the other two flattened was a rare and bizarre sight.

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