We were banned from international cricket. We could only imagine the greatness of the Test players, who seemed larger than life. Patrick Eagar brought us images of unbelievable brilliance, featuring cricketers, like Rodney Marsh here, catching Tony Greig off Dennis Lillee in 1975. This and the previous photograph appeared in cricket mags of the day, which young men like me devoured. The genius of this picture is how it captures so many moments. See Lillee run off the pitch. See Greig's horizontal bat and how he watches Marsh catch him. See the umpire's garb of the day. Note the person walking across the sightscreen. Note the lack of helmets. And so much more. Photographic art never gets better than this.
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