MOEEN Ali’s recent memorable hat-trick for England against South Africa in the third Investec Test was the second by a Worcestershire player at The Oval.

The first County player to achieve that feat was another spinner in leg-break bowler Roly Jenkins 69 years earlier.

Jenkins registered his hat-trick in the first innings of a County Championship match against Surrey in July 1948.

His victims were Bernard Constable (4), Eric Bedser (0) and Stuart Surridge (0) in a match Worcestershire won by eight wickets.

Incredibly, Jenkins was to take two hat-tricks in the same match — also against Surrey — at New Road the following season.

The match took place in August and Worcestershire again came out on top, this time by 109 runs.

Surridge (0) was again the final victim of Jenkins’ first innings hat-trick after John Parker (57) and Alec Bedser (0).

Then second around it was Michael Barton (1), Arthur McIntyre (0) and again Alec Bedser (0) who fell prey to Jenkins' skills.

Jenkins ended his career with 1,309 first-class wickets at an average of 23.64 and 10,073 first-class runs.