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

Warwickshire’s Asif Din (left) and Neil Smith celebrate after Smith’s six in the final over against Middlesex at Lord’s in 1989. ‘Part of the day is to embrace it,’ Smith says. ‘If you let the pressure dominate you, that’s when you don’t perform.’ Photograph: Mirrorpix/Getty Images

Six 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 reach, but 10 off the over won’t be easy.