OTD | A blistering spell of bowling from John Snow set England up for victory in the fourth Test 

Former England seamer John Snow was a huge name to be reckoned with during his career. The right-arm seamer picked 202 wickets from 49 matches with a best of 7/40 which was one of his eight fifers along with one ten-wicket haul in the game. Snow also played 9 ODI matches and picked 14 wickets with a best of 4/11. 

The pacer made his Test debut in 1965 against New Zealand and picked four wickets in the game. The youngster had the likes of Fred Trueman, Fred Rumsey, and Fred Titmus to guide him through his early years. His last game for England in the Test format came in 1976 against West Indies where he picked six wickets in the game to end his career on a personal high and also reached the 200-wicket mark. 

John Snow’s best-ever performance came during the 1971 Ashes match that was played at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Snow helped England to a huge win by 299 runs to help his side win the urn with a 2-0 margin. 

John Snow outclasses Australia. 

England batted first and were bowled out for 332 as Geoff Boycott scored 77 and John Edrich scored 55. John Gleeson and Ashley Mallett picked four wickets each for the hosts. In reply, Australia were bowled out for 236 in their first innings to give the visitors a lead of 96 runs. John Snow picked just a single wicket that of Ian Chappell for 12 runs. 

Armed with a solid lead, England batted well in their 2nd innings to post 319 before declaring their innings. Opening batter Geoff Boycott batted for 412 minutes to score 142 not out as Basil D’Oliveira and Richard Illingworth scored half-centuries. Needing 416 to win, Australia came up against a fired-up John Snow who picked 7/40. 

The right-arm pacer began by dismissing Ian Chappell for a golden duck and then got the wicket of Ian Redpath for 6 runs. Snow then got the wicket of Greg Chappell for two followed by Keith Stackpole for 30 and wicketkeeper Rod Marsh for a duck. The final two wickets were that of John Gleeson and Alan Connolly for ducks. 

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