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Sir Wes Hall was a relentless force who tormented England's batsmen for West Indies, but also starred for Accrington CC

Sir Wes Hall was a relentless force who tormented England's batsmen for West Indies, but also starred for Accrington CC... Sportsmail takes him back to the tiny cricket ground 'where it all began'

  • Sportsmail takes legendary bowler Sir Wes Hall back to Accrington CC for a Q&A
  • The 80-year-old spent three years playing for the Lancashire club in the 1960s
  • Accrington’s population was 30,000 at the time and Sir Wes a giant of the game
  • Landing in the tiny town was akin to Cristino Ronaldo playing for fifth-tier Fylde
  • Former teammates and old friends turn up to welcome Sir Wes back to the club

He seemed indestructible once but now there’s a fragility about the West Indian whose 100mph pace and relentless swing propelled him into cricket’s pantheon more than half a century ago.

Sir Wes Hall relies on a stick - and friends - for the balance he always displayed when soaring into his delivery stride, the gold cross around his neck trailing out behind him as he went: a ‘ballet dancer’ as someone once called him.

Yet for just a moment in Tuesday’s late afternoon light, as he gazed across the pitch at Accrington Cricket Club, the 80-year-old’s human limitations seem to melt away.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/11/10/14/4623F9A000000578-5070207-image-a-134_1510323323472.jpgSportsmail brought Sir Wes Hall back to Accrington Cricket Club to relive three glorious years
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