"Hope they have a better summer.." says Sally Magnusson, just as the West Indies are putting the final touches to the tour party that was going to produce a blackwash over the summer of 1984.
On reflection it was not that bad of a tour. You can see how the media always sticks a knife in. NZ won the only result test on a dodgy wicket Botham scored a century and took 5 wickets in the first test as NZ batted 2 days to secure a draw In Pakistan new captain Gower was immense in batting and the team showed great fight despite the many injuries and sickness dogging them
"Hope they have a better summer.." says Sally Magnusson, just as the West Indies are putting the final touches to the tour party that was going to produce a blackwash over the summer of 1984.
On reflection it was not that bad of a tour.
You can see how the media always sticks a knife in.
NZ won the only result test on a dodgy wicket
Botham scored a century and took 5 wickets in the first test as NZ batted 2 days to secure a draw
In Pakistan new captain Gower was immense in batting and the team showed great fight despite the many injuries and sickness dogging them