Teach misses out on his perfect ten

By Andy Baber

Feeling Gr-eight: Andrew Jackson impressed but was denied a perfect ten

IMAGINE being on the cusp of perhaps the greatest feat a bowler can achieve in cricket — taking all ten wickets in an innings — only to be denied by your very own student.
That’s exactly what happened to Toft all-rounder and Manchester Grammar School sports coach Andy Jackson when his side locked horns with Cheadle in the Cheshire Premier Division.
After setting a challenging total of 223-8, Toft stormed to an impressive 157-run victory thanks to Jackson’s career-best figures...

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