Lives in Cricket No 14 - Jack Bond

his love for the game was restored, Pullar had returned injured from Australia, played in fewer than half the matches and showed little form, while Jack, the reliable number three, had broken his wrist at the start of the campaign. Worse was to come for Lancashire and for Grieves, but for Jack, as his frustrating season drew to a close, the priority was to get the strength back into his wrist. So, when a proposition came his way that would allow him to escape the gloom of an English winter and perhaps help the mending process, he leapt at the chance. ‘After all, it’s only a friendly match’ 45