October 9th.

England v South Africa, 5th Test, the Oval, 1951

England's batting celebrity Sir Len Hutton remains the only batsman in Test history to be given out for deliberately 'obstructing the field'. A ball from South Africa's Athol Rowan hit Hutton's bat handle and rose straight up in the air. The batsman swiped it away with the intention of preventing the ball from falling on to the wicket. The wicketkeeper Russell Endean was poised to take the catch and successfully appealed for obstruction.