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Rice - The 'mean machine'

Posted on 12/14/2008 in South African cricket

The former South African captain Clive Rice will go down in history as among the finest allrounders who never played Test cricket. In an interview to the Weekender, he looks back at his career, motorsport, involvement with Kevin Pietersen, a battle with brain tumor back in the 90's, posing 'naked' for a magazine and more interestingly, a duel with Joel Garner during the Packer series,

So at the changeover Tony Greig called his bowlers, Imran Khan, Garth le Roux, Mike Proctor and myself, and said, “You see what they have done to Majid? We will get them back.” Well, just like us, the Windies struggled with the wicket; it was just so damn quick.
Anyway at about 75 for 9, with four balls left in the over, Joel Garner came out to bat. Tony shouted across to me, “I want four bouncers.” My first ball was a bouncer and it was a good one, it was going straight for Joel’s Adam’s apple (laughs). It smashed into his hand, sent his bat to midwicket and his gloves almost to extra cover. Joel just turned, picked up his bat, his gloves and walked off the field.
 
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