It was the most singular of circumstances. Upon much deliberation, the umpires awarded Humphrey Gilbert two runs.
“What a bloody stroke,” said Johnny Wardle. It was only inevitable that Fred Trueman would lash back.
The 29-year-old -- who played 13 Twenty20 cricket matches for South Africa with a top score of 117 not out.
Alfred Harry ‘Fred’ Bakewell was born November 2, 1908 at Walsall, Staffordshire.
A newsletter released from St Michael’s Club, Northampton reveals the interesting information that, in an unusual departure from the norms of the times, young Charlie was mentored and home-coached in the basics of cricket by his mother, an avid and accomplished sportswoman in her time.
Taylor's playing career was prematurely ended at the age of 26 after he was diagnosed with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC), a frequent cause of sudden death in young athletes, last year.
Duckett's excellence helped Northamptonshire win the Twenty20 Blast and he also amassed 1,338 runs in the County Championship Second Division.
Josh Cobb rounded off his season in style after a sparkling innings of 80 helped Northamptonshire beat Durham in the final at Edgbaston.
Northamptonshire, the 2013 champions, beat Durham by four wickets to win English county cricket's Twenty20 Blast final at Edgbaston on Saturday.
England opener Alex Hales's miserable week got worse when he was out for a duck during county side Nottinghamshire's eight-run Twenty20 Blast semi-final defeat by Northamptonshire at Edgbaston on Saturday.