Jon

The incident with John Snow was at the Sydney Cricket Ground in the 1970s when Snow was grabbed by a spectator near what is now the Bill O'Reilly Stand and Illingworth took the England team from the field.

After long discussions , probably a quick cup of tea and a yarn, the England team came back on and sanity prevailed .I was there that day (on the Hill) and nobody thought that a forfeit was in the offing.

Hair could have called the 3rd Umpire in to discuss the delay with Inzy and perhaps sanity would have once again prevailed. Who knows? It might have been worth a try anyway.

AD 1943 in Australia