I began playing cricket in 1975, when I was 10 years old, because of David Steele, "the bank clerk who went to war". He was my first sporting hero. I was fortunate enough to meet him many years later after his playing career had ended and thank him personally for inspiring the young boy I had been to pick up a cricket bat.
Some great memories for me watching this. Used to watch hours and hours of this as a teenager. Noticed chris old there steaming in. I went to see minor counties play australia in a tour match late sixties at torquay cricket ground and he was bowling for them that day. I think it was lincolnshire he was with at the time. Also bowling with him was norman mcvicker who later played for warwickshire. The great graham mckenzie was playing for australia. Neil hawke another i can remember. As coming from the far south west never got to see much first class cricket in person back then. Used to rely on the bbc radio coverage of arlott and co and this tv black and white coverage which eventually turned colourful in the 70s. Thanks for posting.
Thanks for posting this. It brought back memories of watching the Tests on TV during the summer holidays from school. David Steele did really well against the fearsome Lillee and Thompson. Alan Knott was the greatest wicketkeeper and no mean batsman either.
Good old style cricket when every team used to go into a test match with two spinners, a time when it was important to get a big first innings total/lead and a time when spin would play an increasingly important part in the game as the wicket deteriorated. Who used to remember those good old fashioned 'war of attritions' fought out between the batsmen and spinners on a turning, uncovered wicket?
Even slower than Boycott! Headingly ground has a hotel with rooms named after Yorkshire cricketers. The Geoff Boycott room is redecorated every day so the occupants can watch the paint dry!
The story is that the then captain Tony Greig went round the country asking the bowlers who the best batsman in the country was. A lot of them said Steele.
He was very unlucky not to tour India in 76-7. With Brearley and Fletcher and Amiss in the squad it was deemed Steele was one oldie too many. Ironically the comeback for Sir Dennis at the oval in 76 probably sealed Steeles fate even though he scored 44 and 42 in that game
Protesters broke into ground over night and dug up the pitch and poured oil on to it. It was in protest of a man called George Davies who was serving a prison sentence. It was the final day and they wouldn't have played as it rained the entire afternoon.
Jim Laker would regularly mix cricketers' names up. When Ian Greig made his debut for England in 1982 he kept referring to him as Tony and when Bruce Edgar made his New Zealand debut in 1978 he referred to him as Barry!!
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What marvellous nostalgia- David Steele was a true British hero
What a keeper Knott was
Great memories of summers in the 70's..loved seeing the great DW Randall with shirt buttons down, playing beautiful drives in his own inimitable way.
I began playing cricket in 1975, when I was 10 years old, because of David Steele, "the bank clerk who went to war". He was my first sporting hero. I was fortunate enough to meet him many years later after his playing career had ended and thank him personally for inspiring the young boy I had been to pick up a cricket bat.
The country loved him. No surprise that David won the SPOTY in 1975.
Some great memories for me watching this. Used to watch hours and hours of this as a teenager. Noticed chris old there steaming in. I went to see minor
counties play australia in a tour match late sixties at torquay cricket ground and he was bowling for them that day. I think it was lincolnshire he was with at the time. Also bowling with him was norman mcvicker who later played for warwickshire. The great graham mckenzie was playing for australia. Neil hawke another i can remember. As coming from the far south west never got to see much first class cricket in person back then. Used to rely on the bbc radio
coverage of arlott and co and this tv black and white coverage which eventually turned colourful in the 70s. Thanks for posting.
Thanks for posting this. It brought back memories of watching the Tests on TV during the summer holidays from school. David Steele did really well against the fearsome Lillee and Thompson. Alan Knott was the greatest wicketkeeper and no mean batsman either.
Would love to have watched some of these test matches live. As a certain someone would say "Proper Creekit"!!
Shout out to the fast bowlers union of Hendrick, Lever (Peter), Old and Willis with some truly great close to the wicket catching.
Good old style cricket when every team used to go into a test match with two spinners, a time when it was important to get a big first innings total/lead and a time when spin would play an increasingly important part in the game as the wicket deteriorated. Who used to remember those good old fashioned 'war of attritions' fought out between the batsmen and spinners on a turning, uncovered wicket?
169-9 in 55 overs in this new fangled, quick scoring one day cricket. And it was almost enough!!!
Another Brilliant Upload Keep It Up
Good on David Steele although I have to say he could be an even slower scorer than Geoff Boycott at times!
Can you imagine Sir Geoff saying "If the captain said it you've got to do it" (referring to scoring quickly on the 4th day - Headingley test 1975)?
@@JP1234815 Good point!
David Steele used to sponge ciggies off people with the excuse he'd left his in the dressing room.
Even slower than Boycott! Headingly ground has a hotel with rooms named after Yorkshire cricketers. The Geoff Boycott room is redecorated every day so the occupants can watch the paint dry!
In the 1977 1 day international - was Tony Greig bowling his off break variety during the game? He was coming off a very short run up.
Wow I've just spent an hour happily reliving my pre-teen years ...I've often wondered was George Davis innocent of his crime??
Shame Steele didn't play more test matches he was a marvellous player
The story is that the then captain Tony Greig went round the country asking the bowlers who the best batsman in the country was. A lot of them said Steele.
He was very unlucky not to tour India in 76-7. With Brearley and Fletcher and Amiss in the squad it was deemed Steele was one oldie too many. Ironically the comeback for Sir Dennis at the oval in 76 probably sealed Steeles fate even though he scored 44 and 42 in that game
Why was D Amiss so underrated? He had the highest average in the 70s
Certainly one of them. Averaged 49.1 for test cricket in the 70s
@@dlamiss True but he is hardly talked about in all time great lists
Almost all players looked elderly😀
Why was the pitch dug up?
Protesters broke into ground over night and dug up the pitch and poured oil on to it. It was in protest of a man called George Davies who was serving a prison sentence. It was the final day and they wouldn't have played as it rained the entire afternoon.
Post some England away games from 90s
I don’t know why Jim Laker keeps calling him “Dennis” Steele 🤔
Jim Laker would regularly mix cricketers' names up. When Ian Greig made his debut for England in 1982 he kept referring to him as Tony and when Bruce Edgar made his New Zealand debut in 1978 he referred to him as Barry!!
I Will be really thankful to you if you can upload these highlight (1) Javed Miandad 280 vs India(2) Pakistan tour of india 1979 highlights (3) Pak tour of West indies 1988 highlights (4) Mohsin Khan 152 vs Australia at Mcg from 1984 tour (5) Javed Miandad 119 in one day vs india at Lahore from 1982 series(6) Ejaz Ahmad 122 vs Australia at mcg from 1990 tour Pak tour of Australia(7) Pak vs Australia 1985 mcc mini world cup group match (8) Pak vs india group mcc mini world cup 1985 (9) Imran Khan only one day century Vs Sri Lanka at Headingly from 1983 world cup (10) Imran khan 117 vs india at Faisalabad from 1982 series(11) Pak tour of India 1979 (12) India tour of Pakistan 1989 Lahore test in which Javed Miandad scored 143 Shoaib Muhammad scored 203 and Sunjay Munjraker scored 218 (13) Pak Vs Sri Lanka and Pak Vs Zimbabwe from 1992 World Cup(14) EJAZ Ahmad 114 Vs Zimbabwe from Zim,s tour of Pakistan 1996 at Peshawar(15) Imran khan 58/8 Vs Sri Lanka at Lahore from 1982 Series (16) Imran Khan’s 12 wickets vs Australia at Sydney 1976(17) Salim Malik 107 vs India at Faisalabad from 1982 series
Boycott could bat quite fast when he put his mind to attack.
D'Olly dropped a couple of dollies (1:08).
Could Dolivera actually catch ball?
was everyone in tha fucking 70's 63 years old??? ffs...