All Ten: The Ultimate Bowling Feat

222 Ian Thomson Sussex v Warwickshire, 1964 County Championship The Manor Sports Ground, Worthing on 6, 8, 9 June 1964 (3-day match) Toss won by Warwickshire Warwickshire won by 182 runs Umpires: J Arnold, AE Fagg Warwickshire 196 (NI Thomson 10-49) and 129 (NI Thomson 5-26); Sussex 120 and 23 (JD Bannister 6-16) Warwickshire first innings NF Horner c and b Thomson 0 RW Barber c Suttle b Thomson 57 Khalid Ibadulla c Buss b Thomson 17 *MJK Smith lbw b Thomson 42 JA Jameson b Thomson 7 TW Cartwright st Gunn b Thomson 54 RE Hitchcock lbw b Thomson 2 +AC Smith b Thomson 2 JD Bannister c Gunn b Thomson 1 R Miller b Thomson 7 DJ Brown not out 0 Extras (b 2, lb 3, nb 2) 7 Total (all out, 78.2 overs) 196 Fall of wickets 1-10, 2-48, 3-107, 4-122, 5-133, 6-151, 7-155, 8-163, 9-181, 10-196 Sussex bowling: NI Thomson 34.2-19-49-10, A Buss 12-1-42-0, JA Snow 16-2-52-0, ASM Oakman 5-2-11-0 Sussex: KG Suttle, RJ Langridge, LJ Lenham, ASM Oakman (capt), GC Cooper, FR Pountain, NI Thomson, A Buss, JA Snow, RV Bell, T Gunn (wk) I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside! Although many no doubt echo the sentiments of the popular music hall ditty, batsmen leaving The Manor Sports Ground in June 1964 probably didn’t share the same enthusiasm. Just over six feet tall, Staffordshire-born Ian Thomson made his Sussex debut in 1952 at the age of 23 and, after taking 101 wickets in the following season, remained the backbone of his county’s attack for over a decade. From a high delivery, following a rather shuffling approach to the stumps, he bowled a sharp inswinger and on occasions a telling leg cutter. Warwickshire came to Worthing at the top of the Championship table, level on points with neighbours Worcestershire. By the end of the season the neighbours would be on the top of the pile, leaving Warwickshire with the consolation that second place was their best effort since they won the title in 1951. Finishing halfway, Sussex’s impact on the Championship would be minimal, but at least they retained the Gillette Cup in a one- sided Final against Warwickshire at Lord’s, a match that started in warm,