[BITList] Cricket in India

[John Feltham]

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Cricket in India--from John Majors, (x UK PM) Autobiography

Alf Gover, the old Surrey and England fast bowler, brought to life a tour of india in 1930 under the captaincy of Lord Tennyson. Alf was running up to bowl the first ball of the match when a vengeful curry from the night before began to make its presence known. Sensing disaster, he did not deliver the ball when he reached the wicket but to general astonishment, sprinted past the stumps and straight off the pitch into the pavilion. A few minutes later, as he sat wretchedly in the WC, Lord Tennyson knocked on the door, "Alf", he enquired, "can we have the ball back please". 

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