Old throwing saga remains unresolved
The death of Col Egar means one of Australian cricket's greatest controversies will remain a mystery, Malcolm Conn writes in the Australian .
Peter English
25-Feb-2013
The death of Col Egar means one of Australian cricket's greatest controversies will remain a mystery, Malcolm Conn writes in the Australian.
A strong and straightforward character and a highly respected umpire, he is best remembered for no-balling Ian Meckiff four times in his opening over on December 7 1963, during the first Test against South Africa in Brisbane, ending Meckiff's career. Conspiracy theories abounded that Meckiff, who had not played a Test for almost three years, was the victim of a set-up involving Donald Bradman, who was ACB chairman at the time.
Peter English is former Australasia editor of ESPNcricinfo