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Captain Valentine Todd, who when under heavy artillery bombardment during the seige of Ladysmith refused to abandon his cricket match and was killed by a shell while running up to bowl. The umpires, unable to retrieve the ball from his hand, declared it 'dead' and allowed play to continue with a replacement.
That's a bit unfair on the batsman. I hope someone apologised on Todd's behalf for breaking off when in delivery stride. I bet the cad didn't declare his action either.
That made me read about the siege of Ladysmith, where I found this:Captain Valentine Todd, who when under heavy artillery bombardment during the seige of Ladysmith refused to abandon his cricket match and was killed by a shell while running up to bowl. The umpires, unable to retrieve the ball from his hand, declared it 'dead' and allowed play to continue with a replacement.