India vs England first Test: Trent Bridge crowd buys ticket for deceased fan
The crowd at Trent Bridge, venue of the ongoing first Test between India and England, used a novel way to honour a cricket fan who passed away recently.
Published: 05th August 2021 09:10 PM | Last Updated: 05th August 2021 09:10 PM | A+A A-
In John Clarke's memory, his friends bought him a ticket and left the seat empty.
NOTTINGHAM: The crowd at Trent Bridge, venue of the ongoing first Test between India and England, used a novel way to honour a cricket fan who passed away recently.
Despite a packed stadium, they had kept one seat empty. It had been reserved for a cricket fan John Clarke who had not missed a single Test at Trent Bridge for the last 40 years but had died recently.
"A fan named John Clarke hadn't missed a game for 40 years. But he sadly passed away recently. So in his memory, his friends bought him a ticket and left the seat empty," said a tweet from the Barmy Army.
Everyone has been showing a lot of love for this story yesterday
— England's Barmy Army (@TheBarmyArmy) August 5, 2021
R.I.P. John Clarke, forever in the Barmy Army #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/CbRNM1JEou
The Barmy Army also made its presence felt for the first time with full fervor after the lockdown was lifted.
England's home Test matches last year against West Indies and Pakistan were played in front of empty stands, with the Barmy Army missing.
A limited crowd was allowed for England's two Tests against New Zealand as well as India's World Test Championship final against New Zealand, in June.
However, the administration has allowed capacity crowd for the ongoing England-India series.
