Great images in cricket.

[Smoooothy]

 

[010203]

The day a baby-faced Steve Smith made his debut. Funnily enough, his test debut and his 100th test was damn close to being at the same venue.

 

[Gough]

Looks like it's from South Africa's first series back in the fold. Nice running track on the ground, Indian cricket has come a long way.

 

[Smoooothy]

Looks like it's from South Africa's first series back in the fold. Nice running track on the ground, Indian cricket has come a long way.

everything in this video is worth a comment!

• the uniforms, india using their world series cup uniforms with normal cream pants, SA leaving their whites in the green dye for about 13 days too long
• the running track as you mentioned
• how far has indias broadcasting of cricket come? ABC in the 70's looked better than this
• the crowd around the boundary
• the bowling speed was before its time

 

[big_e]

 

[western royboy]

Geoff Boycott, bowled by Michael Holding. Barbados, 1981

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The video of that over is worth a look

 

[M Malice]

Geoff Boycott, bowled by Michael Holding. Barbados, 1981

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Obviously no OH&S back in the day.

 

[M Malice]

 

[big_e]

 

[Gough]

You wouldn't see an odi pitch this colour any more.

 

[Rabish Binney]

The video of that over is worth a look

I believe it has been described as the best over ever bowled?

Don't think Boycott got a bat on any of the deliveries in that over

 

[Rabish Binney]

Kim Hughes - no one better in full flight...

 

[Rabish Binney]

The lads have just lost a test by the looks....oh well, no time like the present to get on the cans..

 

[corbies]

The lads have just lost a test by the looks....oh well, no time like the present to get on the cans..

They were probably celebrating having bet on the opposition to win. They had form.

 

[Gough]

They were probably celebrating having bet on the opposition to win. They had form.

Two Tests after that one, Manchester 81 at a guess. That would be AB attached to the pad at the bottom left I'm betting.

 

[big_e]

The lads have just lost a test by the looks....oh well, no time like the present to get on the cans..

Knowing that team, that could have been during the national anthems.

 

[western royboy]

You wouldn't see an odi pitch this colour any more.
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I'd kill for a pair of those SP Flatback gloves that Kepler is wearing.

 

[western royboy]

I believe it has been described as the best over ever bowled?

Don't think Boycott got a bat on any of the deliveries in that over

Got bat on a couple

 

[Rabish Binney]

From a coaching perspective, would lie to see the arm more vertical

 

[Rabish Binney]

Brian Close after an innings against the Windies in 1975.

Magnificent FC career but a modest test record. Hard a nails on the field. The Windies really respected him for his courage when batting against them.

 

[Rabish Binney]

Devon Conway doing his best impression of Paul Adams....

 

[Rabish Binney]

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Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland UK. Bowling from the clock tower end?

Note the small car parked on the cow boundary.....just asking for a smashed window..

Imagine playing there....cucumber sandwiches and a cheeky Pimms for afternoon tea old chap?

just magnificent.

At the risk of being a little self indulgent, me and the misses have just come back from 6 weeks in the UK, which included us being at the Lords test....and visiting Bamburgh Castle.

Makes me want to make a comeback.......imagine playing on that oval!! On the other side of the Castle is the ocean so it would neve get hot during the day......

Every village we drove through had a turf deck on the oval...even the small ones where the population of the village would barely be 100.

 

[Cleavy]

dedicated fans...

 

[Rabish Binney]

dedicated fans...

 

[big_e]

The flying helmet!