Beard Liberation Front
14th June
Jonny Bairstow become the fastest ever England cricketer with a beard to score a century at Trent Bridge on 14th June. Bairstow hit a 77 ball hundred
Gilbert Jessop scored a century in 76 balls against Australia at the Oval in 1902 but he wore only a moustache. However the maximum runs that could be scored off a single delivery was limited to 4 at that time.
BLF organiser Keith Flett said, Bairstow shows just what can be done with properly deployed beard power in cricket
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