ENGLAND v INDIA - FIFTH TEST
By Paul Bolton

All-rounder: Alan Oakman

ALAN Oakman, the last surviving England player from Laker’s Match, the 1956 Ashes Test At Old Trafford, has died aged 88 in hospital in Birmingham after a lengthy illness.
Although Oakman played in only two Tests – the Old Trafford match was his last – he contributed to Laker’s 19-wicket match haul by taking five catches in the match off the Surrey off-spinner.
At county level, Oakman was an outstanding allrounder in a long career with Sussex. He joined his native county from the Grenadier Guards...