RICHARD CLARKE
AKA The Grumbler
Richard Clarke says we are unlikely to see true glovemen play international cricket again

In July 25 1986, one of England’s greatest wicketkeepers played his final Test... two years after he had retired and got another job.
It was the second day at Lord’s and Bruce French was en route to hospital thanks to a bouncer from New Zealand’s Richard Hadlee. Bill Athey temporarily took the gloves but skipper Mike Gatting knew he was the shortest of short-term replacements, so after getting permission from Kiwi captain Jeremy Coney, he a...