Talk:Ewart Astill
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[edit]I have several citations to support the claim that Astill was an off-spinner. It was not uncommon in Astill's day for off-spinners to bowl around medium pace, or for medium pace bowlers to bowl off-breaks mixed with off-cutters. But I think it's wrong to omit that Astill was a spin bowler. Thoughts?
Refs: John Arlott, "When 'Demon' Spofforth was top of the Derrbyshire bowling averages" (actually an article about the development of off-spin0. C. Martin-Jenkins in The Comnplete Who's Who of Test Cricketers: "As an off-spin bowler he had an enviable ease with a lolloping run and tireless wheel of the arm and could spin acutely even on true surfaces." 74.64.105.235 (talk) 17:21, 21 November 2007 (UTC)KD Tries Again
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