How Surrey have never been deducted points for fielding an extra player when Andre Nel takes to the pitch I will never know. When Surrey employed the South African pace man, it was a bit like ‘buy one, get one free’, because not only did they sign a very fine bowler but they got his alter ego as well. Günter, the crazy, oxygen-starved wild hermit from the heights of, umm, Vauxhall is pretty much a player in his own right. But if you thought the bowling banshee could be frightening as he hurtled towards the unsuspecting batsman at the crease, that’s nothing compared to his second alter ego. Who do I refer to?
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you...
Emu!
If you wondered what had happened to the most terrifying creature on the planet following Rod Hull’s sad demise, you can practically see him being channelled by Andre Nel as he runs in; arm aloft like a malevolent U-boat periscope, signalling a very messy and brutal encounter. The ‘vulture’ or indeed, the ‘emu’, is a sight that sends shivers down any opposing batsman’s spine.
And I think we all remember the mess Emu made of Michael Parkinson...
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