Olympian Effort

With the London 2012 Olympic games getting into full swing and Team GB finally amongst the gold it's sometimes interesting to look back at how previous generations faired. My summer sport is cricket. Having followed the ups and mainly downs of England under the TCCB and laterly ECB it's been good the see a consistantly sucessful team over the past few years especially rebuilding after 2005 Ashes winning team quickly fell apart. Players complain about too many games these days. Could any of these crossing the rope tomorrow at Headingly emulate the Victorian cricketing gaint WG Grace?

From pictures seem of him in later life he was a big chap, Mike Gatting plus springs to mind. Like so many of us in younger life he carried a lot less. In 1866, when aged 18,  a day after scoring 224 no for All England v Surrey at The Oval WG attended the National and Olympian Association meeting at Crystal Palace and won the 440 yards hurdles. He was excused fielding that day. There's quite a few modern day players who take to the dressing room when there's a long day in the field.