Alfie Bass III
Leicestershire 342 for 8 (95 overs). Nixon 55, Malik 0.
Du Toit edges a big drive at Carter to Ambrose and goes for 6. Henderson nicks to Ambrose off Maddy and departs for 1. Nixon reaches a meaningless 50. Salisbury returns to trap Du Preez lbw and now has 4 for 59. Two pigeons bill and coo on the scaffolding propping up the pavilion.
"This is one of the most futile days I have ever seen," George Dobell of the Birmingham Post has just commented and I agree with him. Strolling round the ground during the tea interval, though, I bumped into several supporters who were quite happy with proceedings and the sedate garnering of bonus points.
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Alfred Bass; born April 8, 1921, in London, England; died of a heart attack in London, July 15, 1987; son of Jacob and Ada (Miller) Bass; married Bryl Margaret Bryson; children: one son, one daughter.
I remember Alfie Bass as 'Excused Boots' Bisley in The Army Game. Wonder whether any cricketers have ever been excused from wearing boots. Bob Barber used to wear running spikes (whatever happened to them ?) when fielding on the boundary in the early days of one-day cricket.
p.s. Point of clarification - I was referring to running spikes in general as footwear, and not the particular pair that Bob Barber wore
Wasn't Alfie Bass in a "Goodies"? The rather implausible one with the giant cat?
...and he played the lead role of Tevye in 'Fiddler on the Roof' - before Topol, I think...
I, for one, lament the demise of old-fashioned cricket boots. It makes me laugh when players hop about today when they get a ball on the end of the toe. Instead of the modern-day slippers they wear nowadays they should should wear good old rock hard jolly uncomfortable boots like we did in my day.
Tevye? Blimey, Mr Bass was more versatile than I thought. And, of course,he founded that brewery.