Drinks break: North v South at Scarborough, when Ted Lester, on a pair,
was given a ball by Alec Bedser to get off the mark and he hit it for six. The
chap serving tea usually had a bottle of whisky with him, too, recalls Lester, Scarborough, September 1948
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David Fletcher© The Cricketer International
Warwickshire's Charlie Grove is run out by Middlesex's Michael Laws as Eric Hollies sprints to the other end, Middlesex v Warwickshire, County Championship, Lord's, August 30, 1948© Getty Images