Lives in Cricket No 29 - AN Hornby

87 keen to prove a point. Phillips’ actions didn’t seem to faze Mold who took three for 88 and four for 65 as he helped the home side to a ten-wicket win. Mold reached 50 wickets for the season with his second dismissal of the match. But Mold’s career was irreparably damaged and he played only a handful of games for Lancashire after the Somerset match, taking just four more first-class wickets, before slipping into minor league cricket. He eventually became a publican in his native Northamptonshire, which he combined with looking after his elderly mother. Hornby, described by Chiles as ‘a true Corinthian and brilliant captain’, is seen batting in the nets with pads but without gloves. He looks every bit as aggressive as his reputation suggested although it must be said that his style was more rudimentary than classical. However, his figures suggest it was none the less extremely effective. There is no actual footage of any play during the game against Somerset but there is plenty of coverage of the players taking the field and coming off. The opening scene is notable for a steam train chugging past the ground evoking memories of a bygone era. At the time of writing, the YouTube film had already had over 11,700 views. It portrays a cricketing era we will never see again, and I highly recommend it. The film was also shown on BBC Four during its Mitchell and Kenyon series, first shown in 2007 and again in 2011. One assumes that the Mitchell and Kenyon film was the same one shown at St James’s Theatre and Exhibition Hall in Manchester on the Saturday night following the Somerset fixture. Among those in the ‘immense gathering’ that evening were Mold, MacLaren and other cricketers. The Crossland and Mold throwing controversies