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six byes
Thu, December 18 2014
Ball bounces over batsman and ‘keeper for six byes!
Charles Kortright played for Essex and Free Foresters. In his obituary, the 1953 edition of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.described Kortright as “probably the fastest bowler in the history of the game”. In 1893, playing for Essex against Leyton, bowled a ball that kicked up so sharply on pitching that it sailed over the batsman and the wicket-keeper to...