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There are very few players in cricket who have played so many matches for one team and won all of them. The player in this category was all-rounder Mike Proctor. This great South African cricketer breathed his last in a hospital in Durban on 17 February. His age was 77 years. Let us tell you that there were some problems in the heart surgery and after that he died due to cardiac arrest. There is an atmosphere of mourning in the cricket world after Proctor's death.
Proctor counted among the great players
Mike Procter was counted among the best players of South Africa. He played 7 Tests for South Africa between 1967–1970. Apart from scoring 226 runs, he also took 41 wickets in his name. He took 41 wickets at an average of 15.02 in just 7 Test matches.
Played 7 tests, won 6, drew 1
Mike Procter has not faced defeat in even a single Test out of the 7 Test matches played in South Africa in 3 years. South Africa has won 6 out of 7 tests. When a test match was drawn. Mike Procter's best bowling performance came in his last Test for South Africa, when he took 6 for 73 in the second innings of the Test against Australia at Port Elizabeth as his team won by 323 runs.
What did the wife say about Mike Proctor's death?
The wife of Mike Proctor, a well-known tennis star of his time, gave information related to her husband's death. He told how some problems arose during the heart surgery, which led to cardiac arrest and his death. According to his wife, once Proctor became unconscious, he never regained consciousness.
mourning in the cricket world
There is a wave of mourning in the cricket world after the death of Proctor. Former South African fast bowler Allan Donald paid tribute to his coach in his own words. He said he was deeply saddened by the death of Mike Proctor.
When Pakistan cheated, they were taught a lesson.
Mike Procter was also an ICC match referee from 2002 to 2008. His tenure as a referee was full of controversies. The biggest controversy during his tenure was seen in the Oval Test between Pakistan and England in 2006. On the fourth day of the Test, Pakistan were accused of cheating, after which they refused to continue playing the match. After this refusal of Pakistan, the match was handed over to England. The referee who banned Harbhajan Singh in 2008 was also Mike Proctor.