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365notout wrote:On this day in 1964 the most frustrating of rains hit Nottingham meaning not a single ball was played despite a full ground.
The day started with glorious weather and the ground filled up; only for rain to begin shortly after eleven o'clock and continue unrelentingly throughout the day.
With this in mind we can focus in on an example of good sportsmanship that arose on Day One.
During Geoff Boycott and Fred Titmus' 38 run opening partnership, wicket keeper Wally Grout could have run Titmus out. Boycott hit a dicey single and both batsmen dashed for the run. Neil Hawke dived for the ball and in the process knocked Titmus over from behind. By the time he righted himself, Titmus was far from home when the ball landed in the wicket-keeper's gloves, but Grout let him reach the crease and England were credited with a single.
This could be seen as karma for a similar incident that happened four years previous between these two sides - although with a different outcome. Australia's Jackie McGlew was impeded and Brian Statham broke the wicket. Colin Cowdrey, the England captain that day and also playing in the 1964 game, wished McGlew to be allowed to continue, but the umpires insisted that their decision in response to an appeal could not be changed.
alfie wrote:365notout wrote:On this day in 1964 the most frustrating of rains hit Nottingham meaning not a single ball was played despite a full ground.
The day started with glorious weather and the ground filled up; only for rain to begin shortly after eleven o'clock and continue unrelentingly throughout the day.
With this in mind we can focus in on an example of good sportsmanship that arose on Day One.
During Geoff Boycott and Fred Titmus' 38 run opening partnership, wicket keeper Wally Grout could have run Titmus out. Boycott hit a dicey single and both batsmen dashed for the run. Neil Hawke dived for the ball and in the process knocked Titmus over from behind. By the time he righted himself, Titmus was far from home when the ball landed in the wicket-keeper's gloves, but Grout let him reach the crease and England were credited with a single.
This could be seen as karma for a similar incident that happened four years previous between these two sides - although with a different outcome. Australia's Jackie McGlew was impeded and Brian Statham broke the wicket. Colin Cowdrey, the England captain that day and also playing in the 1964 game, wished McGlew to be allowed to continue, but the umpires insisted that their decision in response to an appeal could not be changed.
Interesting stuff as usual , 365 ... but error has crept in this time : the previous incident mentioned wasn't in an Ashes Test...Jackie McGlew was South African and it was they who were touring England in 1960. Remember Grout and his sportsmanship well...
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