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Cricket "purists" value test cricket over all other forms of the game.
And of all the tests ever played, there is a strong argument to say the first test between Australia and West Indies at Brisbane in December 1960 is the greatest match of all.
More the 1400 runs, twenty wickets and a match remembered for outstanding fielding exploits.
Wins for either side looking likely at some stage or a draw. Yet the result was none of these. It ended in a "tie". The same score after each side was dismissed twice.
But its legacy is so much more than being a great game of cricket. The two captains being Ritchie Benaud & Frank Worrall ensured positive attacking cricket was played in great sporting spirit with mutual respect.
The teams, match & series captured the imagination of the public and revived a sport that had become less interesting over recent years.
At the end of the series in appreciation, there was a ticker tape parade for both teams through the city of Melbourne.. A trophy was struck in honour of Frank Worrall, the first West Indian captain of colour and that trophy is still contested by the teams to this day.
It is a fascinating story. Trust you enjoy listening.
But for now, that's stumps. Thank you ball boys, thank you Hawk Eye.
By DACricket "purists" value test cricket over all other forms of the game.
And of all the tests ever played, there is a strong argument to say the first test between Australia and West Indies at Brisbane in December 1960 is the greatest match of all.
More the 1400 runs, twenty wickets and a match remembered for outstanding fielding exploits.
Wins for either side looking likely at some stage or a draw. Yet the result was none of these. It ended in a "tie". The same score after each side was dismissed twice.
But its legacy is so much more than being a great game of cricket. The two captains being Ritchie Benaud & Frank Worrall ensured positive attacking cricket was played in great sporting spirit with mutual respect.
The teams, match & series captured the imagination of the public and revived a sport that had become less interesting over recent years.
At the end of the series in appreciation, there was a ticker tape parade for both teams through the city of Melbourne.. A trophy was struck in honour of Frank Worrall, the first West Indian captain of colour and that trophy is still contested by the teams to this day.
It is a fascinating story. Trust you enjoy listening.
But for now, that's stumps. Thank you ball boys, thank you Hawk Eye.