When Peter Toohey was swept off his dancing feet

By Peter Hanlon
Updated December 21 2014 - 2:08pm, first published December 20 2014 - 5:00pm
Swept off: Former Test cricket player Peter Toohey. Photo: Nick Moir
Swept off: Former Test cricket player Peter Toohey. Photo: Nick Moir
Peter Toohey has the Indian close fieldsmen ducking.
Peter Toohey has the Indian close fieldsmen ducking.

Peter Toohey looks at the image that personified Australian cricket's malaise and shifts a little in his seat. More than 36 years on, the enormity of what they were up against smacks him between the eyes – again. He's even got the scar to show for it.