Long-time friend and teammate Barry Richards said &ldquo;a giant has fallen&rdquo; as he paid tribute to former South African all-rounder Mike Procter, who died aged 77 near Durban on Saturday.
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&ldquo;We were part of each other&rsquo;s lives,&rdquo; said Richards of his 65-year friendship with Procter. Richards and Procter, acknowledged as two of South Africa&rsquo;s greatest cricketers, played against each other as schoolboys and went on to play together for the Natal province and <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/foremr-sa-batsman-herschelle-gibbs-set-to-lead-red-carpet-delhi-in-ivpl-23334933" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">South Africa</a> at both junior and international level. &ldquo;Anyone who played for Natal, Rhodesia and Gloucestershire in the 1960s and 70s knew that they were in the presence of a genius,&rdquo; said Richards.&nbsp;
Vintcent van der Bijl, who formed a devastating new ball partnership for Natal with Procter, described him as &ldquo;the most unpretentious great cricketer I knew.&rdquo; Van der Bijl said Procter was &ldquo;a warrior on the field.&rdquo;&nbsp;
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Vintcent van der Bijl, who formed a devastating new ball partnership for Natal with Procter, described him as “the most unpretentious great cricketer I knew”

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