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Originally Posted by Gravdigr
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Some considerable time ago, the England cricket team were playing the West Indies at the Oval in south London.
Brian Johnston, who was one of the radio commentators and noted for an impish sense of humour, saw his chance as the West Indies bowler Michael Holding was about to commence his run up to the England batsman Peter Willey.
He announced to the nation '... the bowler's Holding the batsman's Willey'. Elderly spinsters in Royal Tunbridge Wells reached for their smelling salts.