Streaking field purely for shock and entertainment value or political purposes. The first known instance of streaking in cricket took place on 22 March 1974, the first day of the third test between Australia and New Zealand at Auckland. Half an hour before the end of the day's play, while New Zealand was batting, "a dark-haired young man" ran from near the sightscreen, through mid-wicket and disappeared between the stands near the square-leg boundary. The incident occurred quickly and police did not have time to react. Reports differ on whether the man was completely naked, with some accounts stating that he
Flowery Field Cricket Club by fast bowler Stephen Oddy from Rochdale who completed his fourth season as paid man in 2012 with his replacement for 2013 being experienced all rounder Ghulam Abbas. By 2015 their professional was Australian batsman Liam Castellas. Previous professionals have included South Australian state batsman Robert Zadow, former Lancashire and Somerset all-rounder Andrew Payne and South African international Steve Elworthy. For 2016 FFCC joined the newly created Greater Manchester Cricket League with their professional then being Sean Gibson an off-spinning all-rounder with the position taken for 2017 by fast bowler Mike Burns from Littleborough. Flowery Field Cricket Club Flowery Field