Paul Walter showed a few moments of intent in his 25 before a drive with little footwork was well caught at gully, while Feroze Khushi fended a ball which stopped in the pitch to first slip. Somerset had shown great fight and grit on the third evening to give Somerset hope of saving a draw, having been bowled out for 167 with a first-innings lead of 295. Westley decided to rest his bowlers rather than go immediately again, and in seven evening overs lost Browne leg-before to Overton. He should be honoured not only for his exceptional skills but also because, as a professional footballer, he paid the ultimate price with a broken leg for the cause.” Everton –Lawson, Robinson, Darracott, Lyons, Mc Naught, King, Hamilton, Dobson, Latchford, Pearson, Goodlass

The players involved realised how disappointing the game had been. Bob Latchford admitted “It was a horror show” and Andy Gray felt that “we had let the crowd down by dishing up a boring show”. The Liverpool Echo claimed it was “The Final ruined by tension”, the Birmingham Mail added that it was “Ninety minutes of emptiness”. Perhaps Brian Glanville summarised it best, viewing it as “dull and uneventful as a seaside town in winter”. The highlight was the referee Gordon Kew calling all 22 players together to find a pair of bandsmen’s spurs which had been lost during the half time interval! Both teams undertook a pointless lap of honour at the end, which Andy Gray refused to join. He had added just three runs to his tally, taking it to 1,080, by the time lunch was taken but rain began falling during the interval and then became heavier, raining for much of the afternoon before umpires Tom Lungley and Martin Saggers finally abandoned play.His move from Parkhead to Easter Road in 1922 saw him part of the celebrated side that contested the 1923 and 1924 Scottish Cup Finals and he later became the first Hibs player to score 100 league goals for the club.He died in Edinburgh on 7 March 1978 aged 86. An integral member of the great Turnbull’s Tornadoes side that won the League Cup in 1972 he was also a regular goal scorer against Hearts including a tremendous 25 yard drive in the 7-0 victory at Tynecastle on New Year’s Day 1973.

That came as Goldsworthy marked his first County Championship appearance of the season with 122, his second first-class century.a b c "Profile". arsenal.com. Arsenal FC. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016 . Retrieved 8 February 2013. Kent were then presented with the sight of James Rew, the highest scorer in the Championship top flight this season, walking to the crease. Essex only won two Championship matches at home last season and have recently gone unbeaten at Chelmsford between September 2018 and September 2022. Capped several times at both under-23 and inter-league level he made his full Scotland debut in a friendly against the reigning World Champions Brazil including the great Pele, in a friendly at Hampden in 1966 and did his reputation no harm.