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Everton Weekes vs Gordon Greenidge
- Thread starter Johan
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capt_Luffy
Hall of Fame Member
Weekes and it's not particularly Close
Johan
International Coach
Agreed, sometimes very underappreciated.
Coronis
Hall of Fame Member
Life of Brian?
Johan
International Coach
This is a really great read, puts things into context
"Worse than that was the fact that in that Australian run chase Weekes pulled a leg muscle so badly that he really should have taken a long rest. Unfortunately the tour management decided that he could not be spared, and he had to play on despite only being able to do so with the help of daily injections. Even so he was never properly mobile in any of the remaining four Tests and inevitably suffered."
"The real problem in 1957 was sinusitis and five times during the tour he had to undergo a surgical procedure to unblock his troublesome sinuses. The relevant symptoms were headaches and, on occasion, blurred vision – hardly an ideal starting point for facing an attack as strong as Trueman, Statham, Trevor Bailey, Laker and Tony Lock."