Lives in Cricket No 14 - Jack Bond

the match was lost by 34 runs and with it went £750 worth of prize money that the team might have shared out as champions. Clive Lloyd’s wedding had taken place the previous day. It took the blame for the shortcomings of the Lancashire batsmen, but Jack maintains that this was unfair: ‘We left the wedding reasonably early. We were beaten by a better side on the day. But it would have been lovely to have won the John Player three times instead of twice.’ ‘A great catch to end a great innings’ 107