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Kent v Worcestershire in 1960: A County Championship match all done in a day!

“It was nothing more than a strip of dried mud to start with and by the time Kent had played an innings on it, it had broken up into a bed of sand and gravel. Neither bowlers nor batsmen could hazard a guess as to what would happen when a ball was bowled."

22.04.26, 12:16 Updated 22.04.26, 12:16

Brian Halford

When Worcestershire start their home season against Kent on Friday, spectators at New Road will be hoping for plenty of action and entertainment – though perhaps a spectacle not quite as frenetic as when the teams met in the County Championship in 1960. Brian Halford reports.    

On the morning of 15 June 1960, Worcestershire’s team, including young spinner Norman Gifford making his debut, began a County Championship match against Kent at Tunbridge Wells.  

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