Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2014 8:24:21 GMT
Came across a lovely story on this currently hot topic while last night reading Stephen Chalke's book Runs in the Memory: County Cricket in the 1950s.
Derbyshire captain Donald Carr announced to the dressing room that he was about to declare, whereupon his leading bowlers, Cliff Gladwin and Les Jackson, remonstrated with him that they needed a few more runs to give themselves a decent chance of bowling out the oppoisition.
Carr listened to their argument but then announced : "I hear what you say but I'm still going to do it. I'm just going to the lavatory and when I come back we shall declare."
Gladwin and Jackson then stacked the entire team's cricket bags against the toilet door so that Carr was barricaded in.
It took him 15 minutes to get out while his batsmen, blissfully unaware, batted on in the middle and Gladwin and Jackson put their feet up and enjoyed another cup of tea.
Derbyshire captain Donald Carr announced to the dressing room that he was about to declare, whereupon his leading bowlers, Cliff Gladwin and Les Jackson, remonstrated with him that they needed a few more runs to give themselves a decent chance of bowling out the oppoisition.
Carr listened to their argument but then announced : "I hear what you say but I'm still going to do it. I'm just going to the lavatory and when I come back we shall declare."
Gladwin and Jackson then stacked the entire team's cricket bags against the toilet door so that Carr was barricaded in.
It took him 15 minutes to get out while his batsmen, blissfully unaware, batted on in the middle and Gladwin and Jackson put their feet up and enjoyed another cup of tea.
