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Cricket in Pictures

watson

watson

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Meridio said:
The batsman's definitely Sutcliffe. Bowler could be Blair, or Neil Adcock. Though it kind of looks like Iain O'Brien, who played Adcock in a movie recently about that whole incident.
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Very cleverMeridio! It's of course Bert Sutcliffe with his burst left-ear in the first photo, and the second photo is the actor Iain O'Brien who played Neil Adcock in the movie, 'ATangiwai: A Love Story';

Cast - Tangiwai:*A Love Story

Sutcliffe and Adcock are assciated because it was Adcock's bouncer at Ellis Park during the 1953/54 series that opened up his head. The author Ray Robinson describes the incident in his now famous essay;

Robinson R: Bert Sutcliffe in Ellis Park 1953-4 | Cricket News | Global | ESPN Cricinfo

(I hope that no one cheats by right-clicking on the image)
 
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Prince EWS

Prince EWS

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watson said:
Very cleverMeridio! It's of course Bert Sutcliffe with his burst left-ear in the first photo, and the second photo is the actor Iain O'Brien who played Neil Adcock in the movie, 'ATangiwai: A Love Story';

Cast - Tangiwai:*A Love Story

Sutcliffe and Adcock are assciated because it was Adcock's bouncer at Ellis Park during the 1953/54 series that opened up his head. The author Ray Robinson describes the incident in his now famous essay;

Robinson R: Bert Sutcliffe in Ellis Park 1953-4 | Cricket News | Global | ESPN Cricinfo

(I hope that no one cheats by right-clicking on the image)
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You do realise O'Brien is actually a former Test cricketer rather than a professional actor, right? "Actor Iain O'Brien" is a bit of a stretch in some ways...
 
watson

watson

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Prince EWS said:
You do realise O'Brien is actually a former Test cricketer rather than a professional actor, right? "Actor Iain O'Brien" is a bit of a stretch in some ways...
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My apologies to Iain O'Brien fans - never heard of him before.
 
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