Everyone remembers the cricket but few recall the day John Walker took to the track in Melbourne It started with a tweet. On 4 March 2018, reacting to the news that barrier-busting miler Roger Bannister had died, Mike Selvey - the long-term lord of this manor - posted the following: "The great John Walker ran a sub-four-minute mile on a track laid out on the outfield of the MCG during the Centenary Test in March 1977." Hold up. He did what? During the most fondly recalled Test ever staged at the...
The Spin | When John Walker ran the forgotten mile at 1977's Centenary Test
The Guardian - 14 Apr 2020 11:45
Everyone remembers the cricket but few recall the day John Walker took to the track in Melbourne It started with a tweet. On 4 March 2018, reacting to the news that barrier-busting miler Roger Bannister had died, Mike Selvey - the long-term lord of this manor - posted the following: "The great John Walker ran a sub-four-minute mile on a track laid out on the outfield of the MCG during the Centenary Test in March 1977." Hold up. He did what? During the most fondly recalled Test ever staged at the...
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