Vigoro - Robert Able, given out, caught at point

Vigoro - The umpire's raised finger. This historic photograph, captured at Alexandra Palace, represents one of the earliest visual records of an umpire utilizing the raised finger to signal a dismissal. The image documents the dismissal of the distinguished England and Surrey opening batsman, Robert Bobby Abel - affectionately known as The Gov'nor - by an umpire who was none other than the inventor of the game Vigoro

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