Owen Rock

Gideon Haigh has a column at Cricinfo called Odd Men In which, in his words...

Odd Men In - a title shamelessly borrowed from AA Thomson's fantastic book - concerns cricketers who have caught my attention over the years in different ways - personally, historically, technically, stylistically - and about whom I have never previously found a pretext to write

It's a great read, and this week's revolves around Doctor Owen Rock, born in Scone, NSW, in 1896. Gideon's knowledge of the game is quite frightening. Go read it.

Will Luke writes for Cricinfo.com and edits The Corridor of Uncertainty