Historic cricket win
NZPA London A former England test offspinner, Pat Pocock, was the pride of South London last evening after spinning Surrey to an historic 59-run victory over the Australians at the Oval; Pocock, who played the last of his 17 tests for England four : years ago, took five wickets for 61 in 38
i overs to inflict the county’s first defeat on a touring . Australian side since 1956. ! In that year Jim Laker : took all 10 first innings . wickets for 88 runs against i lan Johnson’s team and went : on to achieve his world record of 19 wickets in a > test at Old Trafford. Scores: Surrey 338/7dec. ; and 87/4 dec.; Australia . 126/5 dec. and 240.
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Press, 14 August 1980, Page 30
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