Readers respond to the challenge of naming the bespectacled performance of all time Great bespectacled sporting performances (Letters, 19 December)? Look no further than David Steele, the veteran county professional called up to face the might of Australian fast bowling in 1975. A half-century in his first Test innings, and dogged defence in the remainder of the Ashes series, caught the public imagination to such an extent that "the bank clerk that went to war" was voted BBC sports personality o...
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The Guardian - 23 Dec 2022 20:25
Readers respond to the challenge of naming the bespectacled performance of all time Great bespectacled sporting performances (Letters, 19 December)? Look no further than David Steele, the veteran county professional called up to face the might of Australian fast bowling in 1975. A half-century in his first Test innings, and dogged defence in the remainder of the Ashes series, caught the public imagination to such an extent that "the bank clerk that went to war" was voted BBC sports personality o...
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