Sometimes, the players will be remembered for unique stats. One of those cricketers is Malcolm Nash, who will always be remembered for giving six sixes in an over to Gary Sobers. However, there comes a piece of unfortunate news, as the former bowler of England passed away at the age of 74.
Reports said that Nash had collapsed while attending a dinner at Lord’s in London on Tuesday night, and died in a city hospital overnight.
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Nash played 17 seasons of first-class cricket, from 1966 to 1983, turning out in 336 matches in which he picked up 993 wickets – 991 of them for Glamorgan – at an average of 25.87 with his left-arm medium-pace bowling.
Malcolm Nash was a true legend:
He scored 7129 runs in 469 innings with two centuries and 25 half-centuries. He also played 271 List A matches between 1967 and 1985, picking up 324 wickets at 21.27.
“Malcolm was a true Glamorgan legend whose exploits have gone down in club folklore,” chief executive Hugh Morris told the club’s website. His name is connected with that of Garry Sobers… but he was a fantastic cricketer who was an integral part of the club’s history and the side that lifted the County Championship in 1969.”
One of the highlights of his career came in August 1968, when Nash played a key role in Glamorgan beating the touring Australians. Then later, in 1969, when he picked up 71 wickets to finish as the county’s leading wicket-taker in their Championship title run.
Despite being the master of the game, he never got the chance to represent England at the highest level. However, he is a legendary cricketer in the county cricket. In 1974, he was asked to attend for the selection trials, but, unfortunately, he couldn’t impress the selectors.
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Though Nash will be remembered for his six sixes in an over, he will also be remembered at the county level for striking 4 consecutive sixes in an over. He achieved the feat against Somerset.