[Cricket] Mike Proctor.

[Leekbrookgull]

Sad news to read that Mike Proctor has sadly passed away aged 77, everything about his bowling action was wrong by the coaching manual but what a fantastic all rounder.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

I saw him at a Lords one day final, starting his run up by pushing off from the pavilion steps.

 

[London Irish]

I always thought it was odd that him and Thommo with their weird actions were the fastest of their era (until the very classical Holding came along)

 

[PeterT]

RIP - got his autograph at Hove as a junior member back in the 70s

 

[tigertim68]

One of the best all round cricketers of all time ,
great fast bowler and such an aggressive batsman

 

[Cheshire Cat]

South Africa v Australia 1970

 

[Publius Ovidius]

South Africa v Australia 1970

I was at the test at the wanderers in 1970 just be fore we came back to the UK. I remember it was very feisty affair as there was no love lost between the saffies and Australi. Memory fades but I seem to recall Graham Pollock batting majestically and Peter pollock opening the bowling…a very fast classical bowler in the guise of Fred Trueman.

it was the last of the test series to happen before an outright ban. South African players only playing the ROW games

I said on another thread, I had the same action as Mike Proctor which stood me in good stead for many years in local cricket

 

[POSKETT AT THE VALLEY]

Remember him for that one day final that was close to getting dark at the end of play.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

I said on another thread, I had the same action as Mike Proctor which stood me in good stead for many years in local crcricket

I had a similar bowling action to Gary Sobers, but with one major difference.

I was absolutely shite.