Forgotten gems of cricket : Stuart Macgill | Episode #6
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- Full name Stuart Charles Glyndwr MacGill
Born February 25, 1971, Mount Lawley, Perth, Western Australia
Current age 47 years 344 days
Major teams Australia, Devon, New South Wales, Nottinghamshire, Somerset, Sydney Sixers, Western Australia
Nickname Mac
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly
Other Commentator
Height 1.83 m
Relation Grandfather - CWT MacGill, Father - TMD MacGill
An old-fashioned operator with a gargantuan legbreak and majestic wrong'un, Stuart MacGill had the best strike-rate and worst luck of any modern spin bowler. His misfortune was to play alongside Shane Warne in an age when Australia, the land of Grimmett and O'Reilly, paradoxically frowned on the concept of fielding two wrist-spinners at once. After showing they could work in tandem with 13 wickets against Pakistan at Sydney in 2005, MacGill hoped - almost pleaded - for more double-act opportunities. Playing seven matches in 2005-06, he dismantled the World XI with nine victims and accepted 16 wickets in the two-game series against Bangladesh. The following season, after injuring his knee on John Buchanan's boot camp, he didn't play a Test, but encouragement came when Warne left international cricket at the end of the Ashes. At 36, MacGill, who entered the ranks of grumpy older men when a 2006-07 argument with a grade umpire led to a two-match suspension, had the most reasons to be cheerful.
However, he struggled on his return to the Australia side against Sri Lanka in 2007 and was diagnosed with carpal-tunnel syndrome. His wrist required surgery and despite hard-working attempts to regain his previous powers, he knew in the West Indies he was no longer a bowler of international quality. Rather than hang around, he called it quits during the second Test in Antigua. In true MacGill style he stepped down with plaudits for his fine bowling contributions, honest personal reflections and a fine for sleeping in.
MacGill stayed philosophical throughout his career, eagerly running in and invariably running amok. He bewitched 53 wickets in 11 Tests during Warne's 12-month drugs ban in 2003-04, yet was maligned for bowling one boundary-ball per over; a shade unfairly, considering that was the standard modus operandi for all leggies pre-Warne. A batting duffer and increasingly feckless fielder, he played only three one-day internationals, winning the Man-of-the-Match award in one of them. Unusually for a bowler, MacGill seldom smiled upon taking a wicket. Instead he let out a roar of accomplishment. "People ask me why I don't smile - it's because it's really hard," he said in 2003-04. "Test cricket's hard ... I'll take a wicket and there'll be an explosion of emotion." It was one of MacGill's many quirks.
He is a wine connoisseur who has hosted a pay television show called Uncorked, and learned later in life to enjoy the taste of beer. The son and grandson of Western Australian state players, he socialised with friends who weren't cricketers in his playing days, and was often portrayed as a thinker, a misfit, the odd man out. It was something he played down, although he once read 24 novels on a tour of Pakistan. But the praise lavished on his decision to boycott Zimbabwe in 2004 because of moral concerns continued an unwelcome pattern: he long generated headlines for being out of the Australian team rather than for his performances in it. He was always prolific at the state level and played key parts in numerous New South Wales triumphs.
thankyou so much for your post. these were some of the happiest moments of my professional life and you have managed to make a grumpy old man smile... cheers mate
Where are you now sir??
Where are you now sir???
Woah...this has got be one of the greatest days of my life.....I watched and loved your bowling as a child....thank you very much....I have got watery eyes out of happiness.... thank you very much....I'll remember this forever....
We love you mate and will never forget.
Thank you from a crap leggie, who mainly bowled top spinners.
Always enjoyed watching you bowl, Stuart. Even those times you'd bowl a seemingly loose one, it'd be like the batsman would breathe a sign of relief only to cut it in the air to cover.
You must have been hell to keep to. Can't believe how good some of those catches were. And some of those wrong uns are to die for!
I still remember the series against Bangladesh in 2006 where Stuart Macgill alone beat BGD in tests. His performance was superb and I am a big fan of him since then.
Superb thanks for uploading, mc gill was special talent, cricket Australia & alumnie of Cricket Australia must have given him more opportunities
Big turner with a viscous wrongun. Loved his tenacity. He was also great on the SBS studio commentary with Skull during the Ashes.
Pitty about the in memoriam choice of music, he is still alive.
Being a leg spinner myself Stuart MacGill is honestly a bigger inspiration to me than Shane Warne and it disappoints and disheartens me just listening to people saying that Shane Warne was the biggest turner of the ball. He wasn't. MacGill was, and I try to mimic his action as much as possible because of how much turn he gets. The only difference is I raise my arm a bit higher to get more control. Thanks for making this video and keep up the good work!
Yeah, brother he was an awesome..even I used to copy his action. It's almost like legspinning malinga..good to know that you are a legspinner too..it's a dying art for sure..legspin is a tremedously attacking form of bowling and very difficult to master...hope you reach to bigger heights in your career.By the way, which nation do you play from? And what level are you performing? I would like to keep a track of you too...much love brother ♥️♥️
@@cricketgeek8214 Lol I'm not a big cricketer myself right now (I just play youth leagues) but I want to be a cricketer when I grow up. I'm from America, not many people play but it's growing and I'm hoping I can kind of spark growth in cricket there if I reach the top. What about you?
@@meherzan1616 all the best.really proud of brother....stay safe....I am just a cricket geek who used to dream of being a cricketer...but the dream crashed...hope it doesn't happen with you brother..
All the best..and stay safe from this pandemic .....
@@cricketgeek8214 Thanks man you too.
Simple yet classy... And effective... True genius... One of a kind genuinely... Being a leg spinner I proud of the family and legacy of greats like him.
Iski aur shane warn ki jodi badey kamal ki thi
Didn’t get the credit he deserved. Delight to see Stuart commenting on this video
Man, millennials really did witness one of the greatest eras in both one day and test cricket. Not just strong Australian side but most ODI were exciting and run chases were awesome. I watched so many matches when tail Enders would chase RR of 6 or above and everyone would watch with pin drop silence.
The man had a ripper of a wrongen. Disguised it really well!
he was so good really...
MacGilla was the Full Package (Leg Spin, Top Spin, Googly/Wrong'Un/Bosey), more so than any other Leg Spinner.
macgil is a Super bowler.....
biggest turner of cricket ball
😊
For me McGill is the greatest spinner in the world.
he is a brilliant spinner....
1:23 I don't blame the batsman for not picking Macgill's wrong-un.
so. Unfortunate to see his career made cut short .... He surely was in the league of warne and muralis
Yah he was so good
Should have played many more odi’s. Was a weapon for nsw in 50 over cricket
He was unlucky to born in shane warne era
Yes he was indeed very unlucky, I feel.Had he walked in any other side at that time he would have been one of the greats of the game. Can someone do that? Does the lawas allow a cricketer to do that? I mean he could have went to new zealand,played alongside vettori,bond...
@@cricketgeek8214 Australian test spinners with over 200 wickets - Warne 708 from 145 tests, Lyon 390 from 96, Benaud 248 from 63, Grimmett 216 from 37, MacGill 208 from 44. That's pretty elite company! (I reckon Stuart would have had 450-500 wickets from 100 tests if Warne had not been around.)
@@markwestaway7207 totally agree with that...he would have been one of the greats...if he had played enough games...but still won't let his talent go unappreciated
One of the unlucky est cricket players in history
Yah man but we will never forget him ❤️❤️❤️
True
He was just too good to be left out.I always felt bad for him. Do you think Daniel Vettori is underrated and should be in the list of legends; or is he a forgotten gem too?
@@cricketgeek8214 2005 Ashes would have been ours if the selectors had the guts to play Stuart, as well as the other bloke.
@@MaxwellEdison14 true that...
I came back to this video simply because of how great and how much of a legend he is. 4:51 in my opinion is the ball of the century. Nothing else comes close to it. That turn is enormous and despite playing a very good shot the batsman got out. He didn't even pitch the ball in the footpath.
All of Warne's "unplayable" turns were pitched in footpaths and the one to Mike Gatting was just a horrible shot by Gatting.
In my mind no bowler comes close to amount of turn MacGill got. He was definitely the better bowler over Warne in my opinion. The only reason I feel he didn't get as much chance was because he was more humble and wasn't such a big character, and he was horrible at batting and mediocre at fielding.
Plus, Warne was more tactically sound than many other bowlers...the types of psychological warfare he used to play was just cunning...
@@cricketgeek8214 Agreed, Warne was better strategically. Raw skill and talent wise no one came close to Stuart MacGill in terms of leg spin bowling.
i actually fancy the ball at 5:01 more. There's no way any batsman of any era could ever play that.
@@hadi878 Don't get me wrong it's a really good ball but he could've padded it away tbh he shouldn't have gone for a sweep shot. The reason I like the one at 4:51 a little bit more is because the batsman honestly played the right shot and he played it pretty good (maybe he was a bit early with it but other than that there wasn't much wrong) yet he still got out.
@@meherzan1616 his shot selection was correct yes and it still spun so much that nothing could be done at that point, he could've however left it alone and would probably have been safe because of the ridiculous amount of spin. But for the one im talking about, he'd have to do a bloody split to pad it away🤣Graham Gooch also tried padding Warne away in the 93 final ashes test, look what happened to him
Mac gill u r better than warn.
He had much better core leg spin bowling talent than many spinners no doubt...but Warne was so much better tactically and strategically than many spinners at that time
He was a fantastic bowler who just couldn't get out of Warne's shadow.
I hope he will be better then warne and kuble he can't meet some chance because thats Shane warne era
he already retired a long time ago brother..
Video was perfect until you added the shittest filters possible ruining the vision.
It got me copyright strike when I removed them and re-uploaded... Sorry for that... But I really want to re-cherish my childhood memories so that's I uploaded it anyway... Thank you for your inputs... But I really want the players to be remembered for all the sacrifices they made...
Was better than warne but...
I could not watch after a while. it isnt the 50's why not color all the way through?
I'm sorry mate... It got me copyright strike when I put the original videos and re-uploaded... Sorry for that... But I really want to re-cherish my childhood memories so that's I uploaded it anyway... Thank you for your inputs... But I really want the players to be remembered for all the sacrifices they made...
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