If fate had only been a bit kinder to Alan ward then I reckon england would have had a decent fast bowling attack in the early 1970s john snow,bob Willis and Alan ward after watching this classic game of cricket. 24:34
Short lived, but greatest opening partnership in West Indies (and possibly) Test Match history: mature Roy Fredericks and young Gordon Greenidge. If only Roy wasn't satisfied with a quick 40 or 60 odd in his younger days....
Benaud was a great commentator, joining the likes of all the TMS gang over the years, Cricket is the only sport to attract such a collection of great commentators
Yes. They abandoned this all-pace experiment much too quickly, especially given the way they fought back after the initial savaging. They really should have looked after and nurtured Alan Ward much better - given the right coaching, he would have made an excellent partner for first Snow, then Willis.
@@biswapriyachakraborti8929There is footage of that game,but the Australian cricket authorities will never allow it to be released. On the fastest pitch in the world,Thomson, Lillee,Walker and Gilmore,took the most terrific pasting from Fredericks and Lloyd,both of whom scored big hundreds. There are all sorts of stories out there about the film being damaged by flood water and things of the like,but footage of the other Tests managed to survive. Draw your own conclusions.
England had some bloody good bowlers available for this series but the batting (especially with a peak Boycott, err, boycotting international cricket) was nowhere near good enough to compete with a brilliant, emerging West Indies.
Man, I forgot how hard these guys hit the ball......amazing batting
Many thanks! Yes, heroic both sides. Richie Benauld's closing commentary spot on as always.
What an odd sort of England side.
If fate had only been a bit kinder to Alan ward then I reckon england would have had a decent fast bowling attack in the early 1970s john snow,bob Willis and Alan ward after watching this classic game of cricket. 24:34
Bloody hell what a top 4
Greenidge
Fredericks
Richards
Rowe😂
of all the players ROY FREDRICKS stood out very different,the faster one bowled the faster he hit he always liked to score a fifty than a slow century
Brilliant open partnership from Roy and greenidge
The West Indies eleven for this match is one of the strongest in the history of the game.
What a big ground
Short lived, but greatest opening partnership in West Indies (and possibly) Test Match history:
mature Roy Fredericks and young Gordon Greenidge.
If only Roy wasn't satisfied with a quick 40 or 60 odd in his younger days....
He was pretty stodgy and far less flamboyant in his younger days. He was much better when he became more attacking.
Forget about Greenidge and Haynes being west indies best opening pair...l will always remember these two as my heroes as a 14 year old boy
The WI at the height of their game just the beginning of world power
Benaud was a great commentator, joining the likes of all the TMS gang over the years,
Cricket is the only sport to attract such a collection of great commentators
Tom Spencer had a very unfortunate way of signalling a four!
Snow, Willis and Ward . A what might have been attack.😢
Yes. They abandoned this all-pace experiment much too quickly, especially given the way they fought back after the initial savaging. They really should have looked after and nurtured Alan Ward much better - given the right coaching, he would have made an excellent partner for first Snow, then Willis.
If you please upload ind vs eng 1971&1974 test series
Does ANYONE have footage of Frederick’s 169 against Australia in the 1975-76 test series ..... if so , please post
No there is no footage
@@biswapriyachakraborti8929There is footage of that game,but the Australian cricket authorities will never allow it to be released. On the fastest pitch in the world,Thomson, Lillee,Walker and Gilmore,took the most terrific pasting from Fredericks and Lloyd,both of whom scored big hundreds. There are all sorts of stories out there about the film being damaged by flood water and things of the like,but footage of the other Tests managed to survive. Draw your own conclusions.
England had some bloody good bowlers available for this series but the batting (especially with a peak Boycott, err, boycotting international cricket) was nowhere near good enough to compete with a brilliant, emerging West Indies.
With modern coaching techniques, I'd have loved to have seen how Alan Ward would have developed...
Half volley reload!
Bob Willis with a very short run up....
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"hat-trick" in cricket , as rare as a 9 darter in darts