James Wallace talks 1999 and 99s with former England Test ace Alex Tudor

Number cruncher: Alex Tudor smashes a four off New Zealand’s Daniel Vettori on his way to his infamous 99 not out at Edgbaston in 1999
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MORE than 20 years ago, New Zealand came to England and snatched a skittish series 2-1. What ended with boos on the Oval balcony for England’s new captain Nasser Hussain had started so promisingly, with one 21-yearold lighting up Edgbaston in only his third Test match.
The man was Alex Tudor. ‘Big Al’, ‘Bambi&rs...