Scott Oliver on the time that Australia’s greatest stylist, Mark Waugh, found himself strutting his stuff amongst club players in the Bolton League

It would be fair to say that, heading into the 1985 season, Egerton CC – founder members of the Bolton League yet without a league title in 55 years of trying – were quite happy with their winter’s recruitment. BCL rules permitted both an overseas pro and overseas amateur, and stalwart Lancashire off-spinner ‘Flat’ Jack Simmons had come up with two options to replace Salim Malik in the paid ro...