WEST INDIES FAST BOWLERS OF THE 80'S - BRUTAL COMPILATION!
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- Опубликовано: 5 авг 2011
- Michael Holding, Malcolm Marshall, Joel Garner, Courtney Walsh- great combination. How many test wickets between them?? BUCKETLOADS!
Watch out for Viv Richards wicketkeeping..... 
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Five great batsmen, five great fast bowlers and one great wicket keeper. If this is not the greatest team the world has ever seen, I want to see the greatest.
Jack Nick well said
perfect stattement.
Where was spinner?
@@moneymaker2024 Australia from 1995 - 2007 were very close in similar domination.
Slater, Taylor, Hayden, Langer, Ponting, Waugh brothers, Martyn, Hussey, Symonds, Gilchrist, Warne, McGrath, Gillespie, Lee, MacGill. What a team.
GodplaysDice maybe 50% of the that great WI side
Holding and Marshall were poetry in motion. Wonderful cricketers.
Exactly
Back in the days when an animated duck would walk across the T.V screen whenever a batter made a duck. Ah the good old days!
It was atleast till 2010 ashes if I'm right mostly on Australian and England cricket series
Lol lol 🤣😂😂 I loved it. Nine World of Sports
I reckon that Duck got tied of walking so much!
there was also the time when they made the duck quack
Plants black@@tripodthreefoot2268
The best Bowling Attack EVER. The best Batting line-Up EVER. The best Fielding team EVER. The best team EVER. No arguments....
+Rioli33 Best batting lineup ever? bullshit
Agreed. Most awesome team ever. Would have beaten any team. Only weakness was they sometimes got complacent and lost like in '83 world cup. But when challenged, no team could have got anywhere near.
why not ?? chasing 418 isnt easy ....
Agreed 100% - with possible exception to fielding- they wernt that bothered as they'd bowl you out before third day generally anyway, lol- classic fielders for me were the likes of jonty rhodes and derek randal.
drover110 Did you those catches? Not that easy against such pace. And the younger Lloyd in the covers was a gazelle!
The ability to make the ball rise sharply from a good length made it very difficult for batsmen. Garner was at times almost unplayable as he had this vicious ball that came up to your chest from a good length, he also had an amazing yorker and was one of the first bowler to use change of pace. It was not always pace but precision. West Indies pace bowlers showed that if you are a genuine pace bowler pitch does not matter, they were effective on English pitches, Aussie pitches and dry dusty India pitches. Lucky to have seen these great players perform, youngsters today don't know what they missed.
Remember that time when he felt that he had Ian chappel's wicket and the umpire didn't give it? yea, he expressed his anger and got booed by the fans. big mistake. the next two to three balls to Ian chappel was murder. and he took his wicket to
times! Saw them all in the West Indies, in every game someone was on. I tell you one of the most overlooked part of their game was fielding, and positioning!
@@colinnicholson9962 Joel is a proud man and he could deliver death if you got him riled up. I have had the pleasure of watching and knowing most of these men since I was about 7 years old. RIP Malcolm.
@@Dinojong Malcom M suffered from cancer
They had the height. It's not ability that produces bounce. Just because you have a keyboard, don't start typing away.
I loved making it, took me ages!!!!
Nice job... You got a knack to stitch together greatest moments of cricket ever. I am sure Sir Vivian Richards would give this a thumbs up.
You have NO national bias. Love ya Rob!
You have done a great job and that is an understatement. What you have done is to capture the greatness of the greatest team to have played the game for posterity. A hundred years from now people can watch and see why they were such a force. Never before and never after
Your work is much appreciated
Best cricket video ever. To bring back the golden memories of the greatest cricket team , you have done a great job
Marshall, Holding and Garner, we may never see such bowlers again.
Forgetting Andy Roberts
R.I.P Malcolm Devon Marshall...gone too soon, a one man army against 🇬🇧 England!
@@premkumarpujari8383 And Colin Croft.
@@colinmackenzie6277 😔😔RIP LEGEND
Wayne Daniel, another lethal bowler who played very less at international level. Remember 1976 Manchester test. England 71 and 126. Courtsey Roberts,Holding and Daniel
I dont care who says what. Malcom Marshall is the greatest fast bowler ever. He got everything. He ahead of lillee and other greats.
Those were the best of west Indies
Ambrose
Hamza Khan - totally agree, he had the lot, pace, movement, variation, and a great cricketing brain and heart
Roberts, Croft, Holding, Garner, Marshall, Paterson, Walsh, Ambrose, Bishop etc. All greats and would have batsmen in a cold sweat at the thought of facing them!!
I'm a Joel Garner fan, but they were all exceptional and so was Curtly Ambrose in his day. Also I was always impressed with the spinning of Shane Warne. But the fast bowling masters were definitely the WI of the late 70's and the 80's.
This brings back a lot of memories, the days of the truly great great West Indian bowlers.
Michael Holdings the rolls royce of fast bowling , what a great fast bowler he was ,real great cricketer he was .
Is there anything more beautiful in sport than Michael Holding's run up?
Viv Richards?
A South African crowd
Graeme Smith coming out bath with a broken hand was pretty good.
No there wasn't, it looked so effortless.
Viv Richard's lion walk to the crease and creating mayhem also taking on best bowler of opponent team
They had some great slip catching to support the fast balling
Quite simply-The best ! Way way ahead of their time. Thanks Windies. You sure were something .
Holding looks so elegant running in, love it
There was a reason he was called “Whispering Death”.
@@fudgenuggets405 yes he was named 'whispering death' by dicky bird the great umpire.
I forget which batsman it was , but he said you could always tell when Holding was going to bowl a bouncer because his gold chain jumped around more during his run up.
His silky smooth run up seems to be similar to Kapil Dev's.
As an Aussie kid growing up in the 80s they were painful to watch because Australia could hardly them. But damn they were just about THE best I have seen.
@ryn105 I wish I appreciated the quality of cricket back then, i was so young, luckily i taped hundreds and hundreds of hours of cricket in the 80's! Priceless stuff.
Thank good you did. This was a couple years before I started following the game. As a west indian I'm eternally grateful for the opportunity to view this..
Who would've thought that West Indies would become so poor that John Dyson would become their coach? 😥
Back when Cricket Bats were actually bats and not logs and Boundaries were proper circles and not as small as the ones we draw in Geometry class.
Theyonly look like logs,for the guys are much taller so they have to mske the bats to suit their height
Viv Richards Stuart Surridge "Jumbo" bat was 3lb+
Definitely. When you got a boundary it was earned because it was a lot harder to get one. Now with the boundary rope taken in by half a mile it’s a lot easier!!!
Probably me favourite video ever, WEST INDIES 80's GOLD.
Windiesgold
Oh I miss these days. Not (as a Pom) getting thrashed 5-0, 5-0 and 4-0, but the sheer, joy, exuberance and brilliance of the West Indies... what a team! :)
Exactly
The best bowling attack era till now
Wows Scary bowlers, sharp fielders and mindblowing batsmen,what a team that was ...🤓
My God The run up by Holding, so graceful with deadly execution
The best WI bowlers like Marshall, Garner, Holding, through to Walsh & Ambrose, had the outstanding ability to work out batsmen. They usually bowled deliveries to dismiss batsmen, including setting them up, bowling nagging lengths, hostile lengths...at speed or/& steepling heights. A joy to behold. WI are blessed to have had these players...and the world of cricket 🏏recognised their class 👏
Well said
@@petergreen5337Andy Roberts...one of the greatest fast bowlers.full stop.legend 🔥
These were gentleman. A pure gentleman. Marshall
Holding
Roberts
All were just genuis. Love from india.
You forgot Joel garner
Marshall was the best of them all.
Glen Porteous - totally agree, the best of the best
Love Malcolm loads but I think Holding for me!!
Marshall: King of swing
Holding: King of pace
Garner: King of bounce
Deadly W.Indies fast bowling attack ever. Tony Cosier was my favorite commentator then!
God they were just an incredible team. Everyone knows about the deadly fast-bowling and dominating batting but what you really get a sense of in these videos was the standard of the catching. This of course in an era before dedicated fielding coaches and multiple fitness instructors etc. There's Michael Holding at 18.48 taking one of the best catches you'll ever see. Just an incredible side, truly a team of all the talents.
IMO, this is the MOST thoroughly entertaining sports video in all of the Internets!! Kudos and thank you, robelinda!
Dujon at the time, was derided by the commentariat as a batsman who could keep a bit. Seeing all those highlights shows he was as much an acrobat as anything else. Genius.
Malcolm was a legend. His bowling was like Punjabi oil painting - smooth, unique and experiment oriented. Lots of respect for his family and coaches. PBUH.
There is nothing called Punjabi oil painting.
@@NishitShukla Obviously you don't know about that Mr. Shukla
Punjab oil painting...
Well said
Great sportsmanship by Dujon at 35.05 to say it never carried , never mind would have been out not long later, Also Greatest Wicket Keeper i have ever seen Bar none for sure. Keeper of the century and all time in Test Cricket.
inclined to agree but Rodney marsh must be close second- very little in it.
Sew the difference between this wicketkeeper and Ricky Ponting
Dujon make a keeper like Ian Healy looked ordinary in every way including honesty.
Malcolm Marshall ahead of his time. All are legends, but Marshall was an absolute genius.
Bilal yes sir
Bilal Malcolm,andy,holding,garner are worldclass bowlers......but we should not forget imrankhan was the first bowler......who introduce the legendary swing bowling... that sent havoc around the world ...the guru of all modern swing fast bolwers.
Bilal
That's right! I agree.
@@vivinpanicker2305 Not really,people have swung the ball since the game was invented! But yes Imran was a great swing bowler and he had a big part in teaching Waqar and Wasim to become World Class bowlers also!
I was lucky to witness West Indies teams since late 60's. What a team they were till 1987. Batting, bowling and fielding they were excellent. We are badly missing those days. Hope to see them in full flow in near future.
Great memories. It wasnt just that they were great cricketers and a great side. It was the way they played the game. It was so refreshing at the time. I really miss those days of cricket.
Thanks for that! I met many of the west Indies fasties in the eighties, they made cricket so beautiful. Thank you!
What a combination of great bowlers... We are lucky, can see them on RUclips and fresh our memories of golden days of cricket.
Great fast bowlers of all time. They were all bloody fast indeed. Not just one or two. All five were equally fast. Imagine what a situation the batsman will be facing them throughout the day without any respite.
@@anuraagdekaviolin5856 No chance. India's nowadays' fast bowlers could best be considered as fast spinners. That's all.
@@anuraagdekaviolin5856 . No point in arguments here. India is now having a stable attack. But I have seen both the Windies fast bowlers and seeing current Indian fast bowler. There is no comparison brother.
Kepler vessels loved his stance! Loved the West Indies. Big bird, Malcolm, holding. Don’t get me started on their batsman! What a great time to be alive if you love cricket like I do.
great stuff Rob! Malcom Marshall is my favourite ever bowler and this W.I. combination was the reason I fell in love with cricket...The Aussie batsmen looked like they were already beat before the ball was delivered. Some very timid batting stances and shots!
When you eat the pace that WI had back then it was scary. Plus if you got too bouncy with them you would eat a bouncer in the ribs or on the wrist or on the forearm. Those guys did not play games. They intimidated you from ball one.
Today's bowlers could take a lesson from these greats. Not only because they were incredible cricketers but the attitude of confidence without arrogance as well. They celebrate the big wickets but hardly make a noise when cleaning up the tail. Also not even the slightest chance of the bullshit sendoffs that are such a common sight these days.
Indian Occupied Kashmir
Agrees with you Sir
Very true
Convert to brahminiam again. Return to Kashmiri roots.
@@firstal3799
U CONVERT TO DARWANISM
scientifically proven wrong belief
So I should convert to Darwinism because it's scientifically proven wrong? Darwinism isn't a religion, and isn't identical to a belief in evolution. And it is broadly correct.
I see Indian secular state is failing you. It needs to reform the Islamic education in Kashmir for young ones sake there.
Btw check Kashmiris don't pay service tax to Indian government, unlike any other state.
They receive massive aid packages from Indian government and have full property owning right anywhere in india, while it's not reciprocated.
Kashmir has been utterly pampered by Indian state, and time for all that is about to be over. Get ready to stand on your feet and call yourselves proud Indians again.
The greatest team ever! I was 10 when they came to Oz in 84-85 and they destroyed us and a few careers in those 3 months!!! Aus was great from 94 to 05 but there W.Indies were something else.Especially the bowlers!!! McGrath and Warne were top and would get you out but the Windies pace-battery were SCARY!!! The got you out through fear whilst McGrath and Warne used skill.
I am glad that you admitted that. Aussies generally take lot of pride (sometimes overt) and never seem to agree greatness in opposition.
Stratos1974 the Windies bowlers were skilled.
That's a good compliment but that ending is something else.... McGrath was absolute class but if you think he was more skilled than Marshall alone, then you are sadly mistaken.... #JustSaying
I’m glad you admit the Aussies shit themselves when they played The West Indies
@@markgrant4509 Everybody did!
There's one word for these guys - clinical. No nonsense, no swearing and shouting, just brilliant athleticism and playing the game to perfection.
Absolutely action speaks louder than words
Great times for cricket. You can see how intimidated the Aussie batsmen were. Most of the shots played were nothing more than a nervous prod.
I think it's becoz of lack of safety gears , nowadays batsman wouldn't be this intimidated becoz of good safety gears
Just look at them clock 145+ every ball with such good ball movement. These run up are so ahead of time. The elegant bowling action.
Back then every run had to be earned but now just a swing of the bat and the ball just goes for 4.
How times have changed from a balanced game to a Batsmans' game
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. BARRING MARSHAL WHO TOUCHED 140 THEY WERE MOSTLY 130 ISH. IT IS ONLY AFTER MCGRATH,DONALD, AKRAM AND THAN WAQAR PUSHED IT TO 140 ISH.
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WITH ALL RUNNING CRAIG MCDERMOOT WAS 136 ISH MAX!!!
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DONALD COULD TOUCH 145 ISH SOMETIMES. IT IS ONLY IN MODERN ERA: BRET LEEE,SHOAIB AKTAR ARE THE FIRST TWO TOUCH THAT 150 KM CONSISTENTLY AND NOT OCCASSIONALLY. BRETLEE ALWAYS HIT 150 AT WILL.
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THESE DAYS MARK WOODSON OF ENGLAND IS THE REAL 150 KM FAST BOWLER. HE CONSISTENTLY HIT THAT SPEED.
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ALSO YOUNG DAYLE STERYN WAS ALWAYS ABOVE 145 KM PER HOUR AND ALSO COULD HIT 150.
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OTHER THAN THAT PEOPLE HAVE HIT 150 KM PER HOUR BUT OCCASSIONALLY.
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MY MAN BHUMRA HOPS FEW LENGTH AND GETS IT TO 145 KM. I HAVE SEEN BHUMRA HIT 150 BUT NOT OFTEN!!!
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SHAUN TAIT WAS FAST BUT HE DID NOT PLAY TESTS NOR LASTED LONG.
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SHANE BOND WAS DECENT BUT NOT VERY FAST.
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NZ FERGUSSON CONSISTENLY HITS 146 TO 150!!!
Amazing team this was...almost all of them greats 🙏
Thanks for the great memories, robelina. Old enough to recall the magnificence of the Windies bowling attack back in those days, even while supporting England. :)
one of greatest collection of highlights ever!
0:34 five slip fielder....wow rare scene now a days
you can't see so many greats at ONE time in ONE TEAM, deadly bowlers including the shortest and quickest Malcolm, great
I think Malcolm Marshall was the best of them all the complete fast bowler.
They called him ET...express train...and gee he was quick. Accurate and clever, great bowler.
Stephen Davies - totally agree, the best of the best
We need to learn the gentle man behaviour on ground with this team.thats make them greatest of all time.the quality, aggressive game and gentleman spirit.the greatest team ever.
Does anyone else think Dujon was an under-rated keeper?
Best keeper of the 80's
Best keeper I have ever seen.
Dujon was never underrated. He got on the West Indies team for his batting. He was I think he was Jamaica's number 3 or4 . and scored very well against all the other quicks who didn't play for jamaica in the shell shield competition. He got to keep after Murray went to South Africa.
I remember when they toured Australia in the 80's.. we'd bust our guts and often they'd still beats us... But we knew we were privileged to see a champion team like they were..We respected them...I'm reminiscing I know.. but I wish I wasn't..world cricket is better off when the Windies are "on song"!
but u guys use to wup our ass back in the 60's early70's, I can remember that 5-0 whupping that the Aussies put on the West Indies in 1975 and that was the wakeup call for the west indies
@@randyeduo 5/1 surely shcummisstake. Hic
Marshall, what can u say. Best quick of all time imo. What a tragedy the poor guy lost his life far too early. R.I.P. Malcolm, you will always be the blueprint for a world class quick bowler. No-one better in my eyes. And that is beating mean competition. Holding was different class amongst any others. But for his bowling AND the fact he could make runs with the bat he gets my vote.
Why can't we produce bowlers like these anymore? the run up of Holdings is so elegant and was aptly called Rolly royce
P4
Are you west Indian??
They the WestIndies were menacing and unplayable. It was the best side at any point of time 👍
Ive just been taping cricket off tv for a LONG time......
Awesome work
The best team I have seen. Boy could they bat and bowl. Their fielding was good enough also. Captained beautifully by Lloyd. Always appeared as though they were good sports as well. Never appeared to be sledging or complaining. Loved when they toured Aus in the 80s. Was glued to the TV.
What I noticed as well was how well they caught! Some great catches
The standard of catching there was flippin' amazing !!!
No current batsman or any batsman in the last 30 yrs would survive against this attack, these blokes were the very definition of dominance.
They had it all, including discipline and guile.
You have been an absolute entertainer. I was at office, but couldnt resort but watch the whole clip in awe at one of the greatest eras of dominance. To me nothing beats the WI dynasty of the late 70's and 80's in terms of sheer dominance and we have to be thankful to you for reliving it
As a young fella playing cricket in the 80's it was a great time to watch these superb athletes the Windies. They flogged us all the time but I couldn't help but admire their ability and brilliance in the field. All great catchers....and that Richie Richardson in slips....geee he was good. Marshall and Holding my favourite bowlers.
I must say that the West Indies cricket team in the 1980s were like super humans, no matterhow good the opposition team were the Windies will always win every time
Fav team for decades to come. Awesome compilation
Spent so much of my youth watching Macko dominate county cricket. The best bowler I have ever seen. And I've seen most. =]
Holding + Marshal + Garner + Walsh !!! A draw without an injured batsman would be a victory for the opposition :)-
This was Walsh just beginning his career.
Awesome stuff back in the late 70s / early eighties that produced some epic cricket . As a child i remember the Windys being a force to deal with . There batting and bowling line ups were devastating to all concerned on the opposing sides . Ambrose , Viv the list goes on and on .
Smooth run up and action of holding rolls royce of fast bowling
Batsman's aproch in those days : forget about making runs. just save your wicket .
I was brought up watching windies- two west indian greats played in their youth at my local cricket ground in north east england- tynedale c club - Courtney Walsh and I an Bishop- yes it was incredible and they both played for windies with distinction especially big courtney, who was a lovely man- I whitewashed Bishop at pool, lol lol injury prevented him being a great as he was quickest anyone had ever seen. I followed courtneys career with Gloucster where he teamed up with Sid Lawrence to be formidable partnership. Loved windies in 80's- best team ever- the 85 team that came to England was unbeatable- simply the best ever.
Wow, what a class of bowling ...
Jeffrey Dujon is the greatest wicket keeper the world has ever seen it. is time to honor him while he his still alive , he was so acrobatic no other came close to his ability behind the stump, he was cleaner than the rest before and after him, with skills far more than the rest ,Jeffrey Dujon a real west Indies legend.
What a tremendous team WI was - Never before and never after was there a team to match them! Aus likes to think that McGrath and Warne would have matched WI in Richards-Marshall days but the truth is that McGrath- Warne were no better than Lillie-Thommo. WI would break them down mentally. There are pace bowlers and then there are pace bowlers if you know what I mean. WI pacers were different as they could hurt you easily and they did. They bowled bouncers without bowling it short - It just kicked up and hit you on the hand or head.
vincent is
most lethal attack the game ever seen
Awesome video.... We miss West Indies 80'S Team, Marshall, Garner, Holding, Sir Richards, Clive Lloyd and Jeff Dujon. They decimated all the countries during their prime.
Not just surely the greatest pace battery in the history of cricket, but also what a great, superbly athletic fielding unit too!
They could also bat a bit too! (:
Every day watching and everyday we are surprising.
Those of us who were around when this West Indies team was in its pomp were truly privileged. At the time, although I was fully aware just how unique these talents were, there always seemed to be some brilliant new player pushing through. It seemed like it would go on forever.
Then, the well went dry. It seemed inexplicable.
The athletes who once would have been playing cricket were choosing sports that could lead to financially secure careers in the US - in basketball, track and field athletics and so on.
Without some financial support for grassroots cricket and youth development and some kind of strategy to keep talent in the game the situation is unlikely to improve.
It will be a great pity if cricket in the W.Indies can't be restored to its place as a massive force at the top level in world cricket.
@Boviss 1 I don't know how accurate it is but I heard many of the young tall bowler type guy's started playing basketball because of the lucrative scholarships available in the USA?
you sir are amazing for getting all these videos. I started following cricket mid 90's and for someone like me these are priceless videos of the legends of the game. Thank you
Peerless bowling attack that destroyed many a good batting line _ ups all over the cricketing world. . Malcolm Marshall was a class apart quickie who was called ninja , the scourge and nemesis of batsmen. His angled run up was unique and a treat to watch .
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Such strength in depth back then where the likes of Tony Merrick, Tony Gray, George Ferris, Wayne Daniel couldn't get regular spots
We may never have heard of Marshall if Kerry Packer didn't take Croft, Roberts, Garner, Holding to Oz. Marshall only got to cement his place after Croft went to South Africa and Roberts got injured.
Great days.
@ Gary Lewis, Sylvester Clarke, Geoff Boycott said he was the most fearsome he faced on his day! I think Clarke went to South Africa also!
@@hangalf Yes, the late Big Sly was as fearsome as any of them!
the most intimidiating team ever to play cricket. The Windies team from 79 -92. Roberts,Garner,Holding - Marshall- Walsh,Ambrose,Bishop. Marshall being the common binding factor between 2 FAB4 bowling units. When a team gets the service of 7 fast bowlers who avg:ed < 25 baring one who avg:ed slightly over 25 over a period of time , no wonder that team deserves to be called as the undisputed best of all time.
My favourite, of all your videos.Thank you Rob !
Present west indies team needs to watch and learn from the very best team of all time we're once proud of our cricketers present west indies team a disgrace to world cricket
One thing you don't see from highlights is the accuracy. Either bang on line and length, yorker at the toes, or bouncer to the throat, ball after ball. No respite for the batsmen and sheer intimidation. Went to a couple test matches against the windies in the 80's, is what got me into cricket, and was frightening watching sometimes :) Defnately the best pace attack i've ever seen. Great vid, thx
I've really enjoyed spending my May 2021 nights looking at all these vintage game of cricket videos especially of the West Indies.It's good to catch up on this golden age.
Malcom Marshall was the best bowler of them all . Such great catching behing the wicket .
those were the best days of westindies , we need players like those again to put westindies on top, cant wait for those days to come back.
I remember these series very well. The Windies used to come to Australia virtually every summer those days. The most popular touring team in Australian cricket history - everybody loved them. Simply awe inspiring!
Really! I remember when they were abused because of their race one year
@@virgin26 when?
@@virgin26not abused maybe some racial slurs but thats okay
It fueled them even more.
i sat and watched this from start to finish in complete awe......great video
What a Compilation. Great work Rob Thanks for reliving some mesmerising moments of Golden era of Cricket. Good to see the unbeatable natural fast bowling greats from WI and look how the Mighty Aussies are looking as sitting duck for these hunters ...
The reason I would love to see another west Indian side, like the one Loyd led, once again, today, is because I always felt that west Indies are perhaps the only team in the world that played the game for the fun of it. They played with a gay abandon and never bothered about loss or victory. They were aggressive players but not aggressive in a negative sense like Australians who provoked opposition by indulging in verbal duels. West Indians instead made their ball and bat do the talking. Perhaps the absence of great players after Lloyd's team members retired led to west Indies losing it's power and this further made west Indian youth take to games other than cricket. For the sake of keeping cricket, the game, (because today it has become to serious a commercial business) we need another west Indian side like that of Lloyd's.. Hope they rise once again and bring back the calypso dance on to the fields!!!
Easwaran R. B. .Yes very true. Loyds team was seen to be believed. Relentless fast bowling indeed.
Colin Croft, Patrick Patterson, Michael Holding "gay abandon"? Please. Ask the batsman who had to face them. They cared so much about being bounced out by Australia in 75 that they decided to get their own back.Don't blame them but please... they were fierce competitors. a team would face about 8 overs an hour with only 2 deliveries an over possible to score from. Fantastic cricketers but please see the whole story.
Easwaran R. B. I think the current West Indian players don't have a love of the game like these guys did.Ironically, the legendary players were loyal to the game while the current players are in it for the money only.Additionally, the West Indies Cricket board need to get their act together as well.
You are wrong Easwaran. West Indies under Lloyd did care about winning and never liked the moniker 'calypso cricketers.' Lloyd wanted his team to be professionals and after the 75-76 drubbing they received in Australia, their approach to training etc., changed. The Packer world series cricket helped a lot. Some people who say that today's players only care about money are wrong and unfair. Many of the WI players of old barely made any money and most of them had off season jobs. Certainly we cannot expect our cricketers today to play for peanuts. Our problems in the WI are many. Management, infrastructure, trainibg/coaching and finance or rather lack of finance. Space is limited heret to go into the solutions. Whatever it is, though, it will not be easy.
Gay abandon?! As a West Indian supporter I can assure you 100% my team played to win.
with these guys bowling you would almost never need fielders behind the bowler's stumps...
Best team with best fast bowlers and best batsmen! Did not get chance to view these fast bowlers action! Thanks for uploading this!
Love watching this great team and their performance!
I have no words to express bcoz there were 4 bowlers with rest supporting (back up) in bench. Michael Holding, Andy Roberts, Malcolm Marshall, Joel Garner were the main with Wayne Daniel, Winston Davis, Sylvester Clarke and many more in support backup.
rhe best legends era, never
brilliant video, this is my P.E. revison for the next month
So great to hear Richie Benaud voice he was my favourite commentator and I am English.
There is no cricket team in the world other than westiindies which is loved by the whole cricketing world, I love to see westindies playing their brand of cricket again in my lifetime.
Andy Roberts was killer bowler