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3 unusual facts about Wally Grout


Peter Carlstein

According to Wally Grout, Carlstein was "a descendant of a European royal family".

Wally Grout

Grout loved billiards, and met champion Indian billiards player Wilson Jones in Kolkata in 1960; the test team cheered Wilson in the World Amateur Billiards Championship, which was being held at the same time as the test.

Downplayed the injury, he picked up 95 in an innings at Benoni and was given the nod.



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