Arthur Mold (27 May 1863 – 29 April 1921) was an English professional
cricketer. He began his cricket career playing for Banbury and
Northamptonshire in the mid-1880s, then played first-class cricket for
Lancashire as a fast bowler between 1889 and 1901. A Wisden Cricketer of
the Year in 1892, he was selected for England in three Test matches in
1893. Mold was one of the most effective bowlers in England during the
1890s but his career was overshadowed by controversy over his bowling
action; many critics thought he threw rather than bowled the ball. He
was penalised in 1900 and 1901 by the umpire Jim Phillips, who had
targeted several prominent bowlers with dubious bowling actions.
Although Mold took 1,673 wickets in first-class matches, many
commentators viewed his achievements as tainted. After his departure
from the game, throwing ceased to be a concern in English cricket for 50
years.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Mold>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1644:
Manchu regent Dorgon defeated rebel leader Li Zicheng of the
Shun dynasty at the Battle of Shanhai Pass, allowing the Manchus to
enter and conquer the capital city of Beijing.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Shanhai_Pass>
1923:
French drivers André Lagache and René Léonard won the first
running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans sports car race.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1923_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans>
1975:
The deadliest road accident in England took place when the
brakes on a coach failed and it crashed in North Yorkshire, killing 32
people.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dibbles_Bridge_coach_crash>
1995:
American actor Christopher Reeve was thrown from his horse,
leaving him a quadriplegic; he later became an activist on behalf of
people with spinal cord injuries.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Reeve>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
gouge:
1. (transitive) To make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping with or
as if with a gouge.
2. (transitive) To cheat or impose upon; in particular, to charge an
unfairly or unreasonably high price.
3. (transitive, intransitive) To dig or scoop (something) out with or as
if with a gouge; in particular, to use a thumb to push or try to push
the eye (of a person) out of its socket.
4. (intransitive) To use a gouge.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gouge>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero
to be one of those men who goes into battle.
--Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Norman_Schwarzkopf,_Jr.>