ThomasMar 14, 2025
New on my blog: https://aspi.blog/2025/03/14/the-end-of-a-match-and-an-era/
OTD in 1939 a 'timeless' test match which had started 11 days previously on March 3rd ended in a draw through a combination of the weather and England's arrangements to get home at the end of the tour. This post is about that day. Also includes a large photo gallery.
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The End of a Match and an Era

A brief look at the conclusion to the last ‘timeless’ test match ever to be played, a conclusion which unfolded on March 14th 1939, 11 days after the match had begun.

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