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Writing for Cricbuzz, Jamie Alter sheds light on Robert 'Bert' Vance, who was infamous for conceding 77 runs in an over for Wellington against Canterbury in 1990. Alter also probes into Vance's family business - bespoke suits

16-Mar-2015
Writing for Cricbuzz, Jamie Alter sheds light on Robert 'Bert' Vance, who was infamous for conceding 77 runs in an over for Wellington against Canterbury in 1990. Alter also probes into Vance's family business - bespoke suits.
It didn't quite go to plan. Vance bowled a series of no-balls - only one of his first 17 were legitimate - and ended up conceding 77 runs in the over. As the former New Zealand batsman John Morrison remembers "Bert wasn't the best option, in hindsight. I was the coach then, and we were trying to lure Canterbury into a close chase for runs which they'd given up on. It ended up being his main claim to fame, unfortunately."