Jim Laker classic 19 wickets against Austraila

It would have been really interesting to see the balls in between the wickets, just to see how Laker set his wickets up. He was getting huge turn but if you don't get your line and length right, turn doesn't matter. Laker had great line and length.

My dad was there.

Never stopped bloody reminding us of it every test match until 1999

RIP old fella

Must have been ball tampering.

i love the lack of celebrations at the fall of many of those wickets. Today there would be a full cavalier charge complete with energetic over the top fist pumping.

Looks to me Funny Cricket.....

Dont think that will ever be beaten ...

I've got a tenner on Swann performing this feat in the upcoming Ashes. Reckon its a sure thing.

wtf? Cricinfo describes the wicket as 'a turner so raging that Ray Lindwall bowled only two out of 133 overs in Surrey's first innings'. Look at may 16s "Todays Yesterday" or whatever its called.

Soz you're right...but in his own words "I took half my wickets with balls that didn't turn at all"

That's different to a pitch that doesn't turn. Variety is what would've been the batsman's undoing. Laker would have bowled a ton of off breaks that turned square, then slipped in a few straight ones that the batsmen thought would turn and didn't. Playing for turn that isn't there will get you out, rather than playing for turn when there is some.