Talk:West Indian cricket team in England in 1984

A fact from West Indian cricket team in England in 1984 appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 28 February 2007. The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that the fast bowling during West Indies' tour to England in 1984 was so hostile that England Test cricketer Andy Lloyd was struck on the head and hospitalised, despite wearing a helmet, and Paul Terry's arm was broken? A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2007/February.

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I assume that means shut out? The link goes to the paint. --AW 17:51, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Awiseman This has been fixed at some point during the last 8 years! --Dweller (talk) 11:46, 12 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

([1]) --Dweller (talk) 11:46, 12 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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