Russell Jackson recalls some interesting encounters from the past for CricInfo, including an unlikely win by a Eastern Canadian XI:-
Some of the best professional cricketers in the world were being thumped by a side whose most accomplished player was Franklyn Dennis, free that Saturday from his day job as a welder. “I’m not afraid of Lillee,” trumpeted Dennis after compiling the unbeaten 57 that guided his side home for a five-wicket victory. Even at 52 for 3 batting first, the Australians might have assumed that one of their star batsmen would eventually fire and set up a healthy total. Instead, wickets fell at regular intervals until the superstar tourists had been routed for 159.
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