Not only did Darren Gough scale new heights for England at Headingley, but he also assured himself of a prominent place in Yorkshire's Hall of Fame.
His dismissal of Jonty Rhodes in South Africa's second innings swung the game inexorably England's way and, at the same time, brought him his 100th Test wicket for England.
Gough therefore became one of only eight Yorkshire cricketers to capture at least 100
wickets for their country, and just five of them have more victims than his current tally of 102.
With so much more Test cricket being played these days, Gough stands every chance of removing 'fiery' Fred Trueman from his No 1 spot.
Fred, who played in 67 Tests between 1952-65, was the first bowler in Test history to take 300 wickets and finished his career on 307 at an
average of 21.57 runs apiece.
It is a measure of Fred's greatness that his
nearest Yorkshire rival is Hedley Verity, whose career was cruelly cut short by the 1939-45 War from which he did not return.
In 40 matches for England, Verity claimed 144 wickets, which was just one more than Chris Old managed between 1972-81.
It is, perhaps, a little surprising that the
legendary Wilfred Rhodes should take only 127 wickets in 58 Tests between 1899 and 1930, and he just pips former Yorkshire and England
captain Ray Illingworth, who has 122 to his name.
In returning his career-best Test figures of six for 42 at Headingley, Gough went level on 102 with Bobby Peel, who played in only 20 Tests between 1884-96, and Johnny Wardle, who
represented England 28 times between 1948-57.
lI can reveal that Henry ('My dear old thing') Blofeld has mastered modern technology and has himself a website on the Internet.
The broadcaster and sports journalist was to be found with his head over a portable computer for much of the Headingley Test, bashing out
updated scores and information for his website with the call sign blowers.co.uk
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