All Ten: The Ultimate Bowling Feat

236 Eddie Hemmings International XI v West Indies XI, 1982/83 Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica on 25, 26, 27, 28 September 1982 (4-day match) Match drawn Umpires: LU Bell, D Sang Hue International XI 262 (ST Clarke 5-26); West Indies XI 419 (EE Hemmings 10-175) West Indies XI first innings CG Greenidge c Ghavri b Hemmings 43 DL Haynes c AR Butcher b Hemmings 96 G Powell c Richards b Hemmings 16 LG Rowe c sub (OW Peters) b Hemmings 47 +PJL Dujon c Jesty b Hemmings 19 *CH Lloyd c Jesty b Hemmings 60 MD Marshall c sub (OW Peters) b Hemmings 40 RC Haynes c Wright b Hemmings 15 AME Roberts st Richards b Hemmings 34 ST Clarke b Hemmings 6 MA Holding not out 3 Extras (b 18, lb 11, nb 10, w 1) 40 Total (all out, 113.3 overs) 419 Fall of wickets 1-98, 2-137, 3-198, 4-254, 5-261, 6-353, 7-359, 8-400, 9-414, 10-419 International XI bowling: PJW Allott 24-6-70-0, KD Ghavri 17-1-70-0, EE Hemmings 49.3-14-175-10, KBS Jarvis 16-2-45-0, TE Jesty 7-1-19-0 International XI: GD Mendis, G Fowler, AR Butcher, RO Butcher, JG Wright (capt), TE Jesty, CJ Richards (wk), EE Hemmings, PJW Allott, KD Ghavri, KBS Jarvis Born in Leamington Spa in 1949 Eddie Hemmings played for local works team Lockhead before making his Warwickshire debut in 1966. Beginning as a medium pacer, he eventually found success as an off-spinner who, with a lively, orthodox action, could deceive batsmen both in the air and off the pitch. His comfortable build did not prevent him having a 518-match career that lasted 29 years. To this substantial output would be added almost as many limited-overs matches. His breakthrough came in 1974, eighty-four wickets and 645 runs earning him his county cap. After a couple more good seasons his performances waned and in 1979, his attributes not always appreciated at Edgbaston, he moved to Trent Bridge. Two years later he was a key member of a County Championship-winning side, and the summer after that he was a Test cricketer, initially getting his chance because John Emburey had been banned for going on a rebel South African tour. Hemmings’ final Test figures in 16 matches, spread over nine years, were fairly modest, 43 wickets and 383 runs. However, his career was not without interest.