Barbados helped England retain 1986/87 Ashes
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 8:20 pm
Barbados helped England retain 1986/87 Ashes
Small first played for the Warwickshire Second XI at the age of 17 in 1979. He then made his First-Class debut for the DH Robin’s XI for their tour to Australia in 1980. It was the same year he qualified for the Warwickshire main team and made his county debut in May against Hampshire. He took two for 29 in his maiden outing. Small continued to be a crucial part for Warwickshire over the years and delivered with good performances every season.
The 1986 season was to change it for Small as he took 77 wickets at 23.12 in 25 First-Class games. In August that year, he made his Test debut against New Zealand at Nottingham. It was a game that saw New Zealand beat England by eight wickets, but Small proved his worth by taking three wickets in the first innings and one in the second. Among his three victims in the first innings, were John Wright and Jeff Crowe. Small also played the next Test at The Oval and made the cut for the Ashes tour Down Under for 1986-87.
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Gladstone Small was an English cricketer of Bajan birth who played 17 Tests and 53 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) for his adopted country. He was born on October 18, 1961, in Barbados. A medium pacer for England in the late 1980s and the early 1990s, Small arrived in the country aged 14 and qualified to play cricket for them. People said he doesn’t have a neck, but that was because of the Klippel-Feil Syndrome. And, people also thought he couldn’t play cricket. How wrong were they!Gladstone Small, born on October 18, 1961, played 17 Tests and 53 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) for England. Born in Barbados, he moved to the United Kingdom when he was 14. Small had a few moments at the highest level, the most famous being the Boxing Day Test in 1986. Vaidya profiles Small’s cricketing journey.
Small first played for the Warwickshire Second XI at the age of 17 in 1979. He then made his First-Class debut for the DH Robin’s XI for their tour to Australia in 1980. It was the same year he qualified for the Warwickshire main team and made his county debut in May against Hampshire. He took two for 29 in his maiden outing. Small continued to be a crucial part for Warwickshire over the years and delivered with good performances every season.
The 1986 season was to change it for Small as he took 77 wickets at 23.12 in 25 First-Class games. In August that year, he made his Test debut against New Zealand at Nottingham. It was a game that saw New Zealand beat England by eight wickets, but Small proved his worth by taking three wickets in the first innings and one in the second. Among his three victims in the first innings, were John Wright and Jeff Crowe. Small also played the next Test at The Oval and made the cut for the Ashes tour Down Under for 1986-87.
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