Thomas Hastings also added 211 for the last wicket with Matthew Ellis, a new record for Australian First-Class cricket at the time, and the highest for Victoria till date.
Not only did Henry Hay become the first to take hat-trick on First-Class debut, but he, along with George Thompson, provided the first instance of two bowlers having nine-wicket hauls in the same match.
On the field Ian and Greg Chappell could be as hostile to each other as they would be to anyone else.
Clarrie Grimmett kept punctuating a fourth-innings chase masterminded by Roy Levy as the match kept seesawing with every passing over.
The backdrop of this narrative is a confluence of cultures and social strata; on the one hand is a true-blue English Earl, and on the other, a Polish immigrant who happened to be a master craftsman. The common ground just happened to be cricket.
The only match in which Don Bradman had been dismissed stumped in both innings, and the man to cause his downfall in both innings was the wicketkeeper Everard ‘Bill’ Baker, a wonderful feather in his cap, and a worthy story for the grandchildren.
Reginald Hugh Durning ‘Rex’ Sellers was born August 20, 1940 at Bulsar (now Valsad), Gujarat, India. He was the second son of William Alfred and Irene Ethel Sellers, both of mixed British and Indian origin.
Of all Australians, Les Favell has scored most First-Class runs without touring England.
Warwick Armstrong, was a man who was an institution in himself, and, in the considered opinion of many contemporaries, was a vessel more noted for tonnage than tact, and one not above a little gunboat diplomacy at times.
Although the South Australians are yet to officially announce their skipper for the upcoming WNCL season, Edwards is certain to be having joining a talent-studded side.