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Originally Posted by Barrie Yates

Australian spinner was the 1st one, then Polly Umrigar, can't remember if anyone after him before Chester - boy, did life get hectic after that - bouncers that the wkt keeper couldn't get to. That sort of thing went on to my time in the RAF, but gave it up in the '70s, pitches crap, bowlers too fast, eyes and reactions too slow - one on the forehead hairline and one on the temple, fortunately wearing spectacles

I remember Polly Umrigar, he smoked a pipe, my Uncle who was on Church CC committee at the time asked my Father to make him a tobacco box, he turned it on a lathe and polished it and Polly came to our home to pick it up, think I was about 9 or 10 at the time