When Sussex beat West Indies in two days - and Jim Parks was nearly killed
It's 60 years this month since Sussex encountered Charlie 'the chucker' Griffiths.
18.06.26, 06:00 Updated 15.06.26, 19:37 2 Minute Read
Paul Weaver
When Sussex beat the West Indies in two days – and Jim Parks was almost killed
We’re in the middle of World Cup fever and everyone’s recalling that famous football match played in the summer of 1966.
England’s victory over West Germany in the final was the greatest single moment in British sport. I watched a rerun of the entire game the other night – didn’t Alan Ball play a blinder!
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