Showing posts with label Sangakkara. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sangakkara. Show all posts

Sunday, 27 May 2018

The only surprise about his two centuries on a farewell first-class trip to Lord's was that he needed a bridge to cross the river

It was Sangakkara, though, who spectators came to watch, and the authority and precision of his strokeplay were much admired, not least by fellow players. The only surprise about his two centuries on a farewell first-class trip to Lord's was that he needed a bridge to cross the river.

R. Spiller, 'Surrey', L. Booth (ed.), Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (2018), 587