Mike Procter: One of South Africa’s greatest cricketers | – Times of India
JOHANNESBURG: Mike Procter was an outstanding cricket all-rounder who became South Africa's first coach in the post-isolation era and had a controversial stint as an International Cricket Council (ICC) match referee.South Africa won six of the seven Tests in which he played, all against Australia, before South Africa's sporting isolation in 1970 because of apartheid.The other match was drawn with South Africa on the verge of victory before rain ended play. In those seven matches Procter took 41 wickets at an average of 15.02.Although renowned primarily as a fearsome fast bowler, he equalled a world batting record when he hit six first-class centuries in successive innings.Ali Bacher, who captained South Africa to a 4-0 series win against Australia in 1969/70, said he regarded Procter as...