In January 2021, Mark Hodge took his 700th wicket for I Zingari, Australia. The majority of his 700 wickets are a combination of skilful and well executed leg breaks. About 100 or so, though, can be attributed to long hops and full tosses, while another 100 are the result of top spinners, zooters and the underrated straight break.
Reaction this side of the ditch? Total admiration extended to Mark with two individual responses:
“It will take me until I’m 125 years old to equal his feat.”
— Andrew Nuttall, The Willows’ top spinner
“700 wickets? 300 LBWs, 300 full tosses, 100 all sorts we believe.”
– Assistant Groundsman MED