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What do Sunil Gavaskar, Tony Greig, Dick Motz, Intikhab Alam and Neil Mallender have in common?
DH Robins XI?What do Sunil Gavaskar, Tony Greig, Dick Motz, Intikhab Alam and Neil Mallender have in common?
I haven't checked Dave but if they are linked by that it wasn't what I had in mindDH Robins XI?
Are they linked by a cricket performance achievement?I haven't checked Dave but if they are linked by that it wasn't what I had in mind
It's not something to do with refusing to walk?In a manner of speaking - to avoid being misleading I will treat the question as "Is it something to be proud of?" to which the answer is no
Last I heard he was organising his sons wedding, but that was just before the bombings I have sent him a few email since but no replyDoes anyone know what SJS is doing nowadays? Haven't seen him in the forum for two months or three...
noIt's not something to do with refusing to walk?
Another clue please, Fred.
Another clue please, Fred.
Not that but you're nearly thereMotz was once stopped from bowling for bowling too many bouncers or beamers. Anything on those lines ?
That could be it. I read about the Motz incident when Colin Stuart was banned for bowling two beamers in a Test in Sri Lanka, so remembered it that way.Where they all stopped from bowling for running on the pitch? Gavaskar used to take the new ball in India and bowl around the wicket to scuff it up for the spinners.
Yes indeed - in Gavaskar's case it was in the 5th Test with England in 1976/77 in the second innings - must have been absolutely blatant as he used up his two warnings in the space of the only over he bowledWhere they all stopped from bowling for running on the pitch? Gavaskar used to take the new ball in India and bowl around the wicket to scuff it up for the spinners.