Beard LIberation Front
7th January
contact: Keith Flett 07803 167266
The Beard Liberation Front the informal network of beard wearers has said that England’s victory against South Africa in the Cape Town Test Match on Tuesday underlined why Five Day Test Matches are so important and why clean shaven cricket Administrators want to scrap them.
The BLF says that it was the Beard Power of Ben Stokes with 3-35 in the final overs of the fifth day of the Test that won the match for England.
Stokes had been growing his beard over the five days of the match precisely for this end.
The author Michael Rosen made the point on twitter:
The whole point about 5-day tests is that players or spectators can begin the match clean-shaven but end it bearded.
The BLF says that former Beard of the Year Winner Freddie Flintoff used to start Test Matches clean shaven and grow his beard over the five days to full match winning potential.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, W G Grace played in shorter games but his beard came pre-prepared. In recent times the Five Day Test has been one which has promoted the use of Beard Power as a key tool to win games. We must not allow Pogonophobic Administrators to wreck it.
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