Crops: The Alex Cropley Story

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Critchley had shown impetus, as he had during his 121 in the first innings, to push the lead to 450 - the loose plan to bring about a declaration. Gordon Lee’s first League game in charge of Everton had been a 2-0 defeat away to Aston Villa on the 5th February 1977, which meant that they had won both the League encounters. On the day of the final Aston Villa were in fourth place in the table but with games in hand on the clubs above. Everton were in fifteenth position. Although Aston Villa were clearly the bookmaker’s favourites, being quoted at 11/10 by most, Everton under Lee had started to improve, winning five games on the bounce and progressing to the last eight of the F.A. Cup. Terry was already playing with a broken toe when he was injured again just before Christmas. The healing time for a toe left to rest is generally four weeks; by taking injections - a mixture of cortisone and pain relief - and playing regardless, the healing time extends to 10 months. No one knows the long-term effects of injections, but many sports authorities, the Australian Rugby Union for example, ban them on the grounds that they are a serious risk to players' health . Here, under pressure from the media and clubs and themselves, the players know what they have to do. 'I know the risks,' Terry said recently . 'Like everyone else I have seen ex-pros in their forties and fi fties limping around crippled by their shattered knees and battered hips. That will probably be me in a few years, too. But to me that's the sacrifi ce you make for success. I want to play in every game I can - that's the mentality I have and I'll never change. And if it takes an injection - or injections - to get me out there, then that's what I'll do. Whatever it takes.' Davey then cleaned up Jake Ball and Paterson to spark joyous celebrations among the home supporters. Somerset's largest runs victories

The uncapped 29-year-old former Worcestershire and Nottinghamshire man smashed eight sixes in scoring 68 from just 31 balls as the home side extended their first innings score to 404-4 before rain washed out the last two sessions.Banton and Smeed raced to 45-0 from four overs with Smeed hitting three consecutive sixes off Shane Snater, whose two overs went for 42. Capped several times at both under-23 and inter-league level he made his full Scotland debut in a friendly against the reigning World Champions Brazil including the great Pele, in a friendly at Hampden in 1966 and did his reputation no harm.

Essex tend to pin their hopes on Harmer in these situations, especially after his first-innings five-for. He was introduced in the seventh over. Cropley was diagnosed as suffering from dementia in December 2020. [16] He also has an older son, Ross, who played for Aston Villa

Westley decided to rest his bowlers rather than go immediately again, and in seven evening overs lost Browne leg-before to Overton. Tom Abell and James Rew did bat out the first 137 balls of the morning, putting on 56 with great skill.