EPISODE · Sep 19, 2024 · 3 MIN
Dean Jones Put On A Cricket Clinic While He Was Sick And Extremely Dehydrated
from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson
Today in 1986, Australian cricketer Dean Jones stepped up during a really important match, literally leaving it all on the field as he played through high heat and humidity, dehydration, exhaustion and illness. Plus: today in 1911, the birthday of author William Golding, whose biggest novel only became a hit after being rejected over and over again. 'I can't remember a thing after 120 in that innings' (The Cricket Monthly) William Golding (Biography) If you’re feeling up to it, how about backing our show on Patreon
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Today in 1986, Australian cricketer Dean Jones stepped up during a really important match, literally leaving it all on the field as he played through high heat and humidity, dehydration, exhaustion and illness. Plus: today in 1911, the birthday of author William Golding, whose biggest novel only became a hit after being rejected over and over again. 'I can't remember a thing after 120 in that innings' (The Cricket Monthly) William Golding (Biography) If you’re feeling up to it, how about backing our show on Patreon
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