The Spin | ‘The bloke who hit the six’: when Warwickshire won the 1989 NatWest Trophy

It is 35 years since the unlikely, bespectacled duo of Asif Din and Neil Smith held off Middlesex in a thrilling finish to a low-scoring Lord’s finalSix balls remain. Warwickshire need 10 to win. The sun is setting swiftly on St John’s Wood as the 1989 NatWest final reaches its climax at a sold-out Lord’s.Among the travelling fans, stress levels are rising as quickly as the light is disappearing behind the pavilion. A first knockout trophy since 1968 is tantalisingly within rea