Ironic, ain't it? 28 years on, New Zealand and Australia will go head-to-head again in the Chappell Hadlee series - on the anniversary of the most significant moment in trans-Tasman cricket - here 'tis:
It's one of those moments that cricket tragics such as ourselves will never forget. But it sets the scene for what should be an excellent series. The Black Caps will have to be at their very best to win this series. The Australians have been wounded by series defeats to South Africa in both the tests and the ODI's. Neither side is at full-strength, but the depth of the Kiwis is likely to be tested more. All we can say is "Bring it on!"
Meantime, David Legatt has a lengthy review of some of the memorable moments in trans-Tasman ODI's in this morning's Herald.
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Sorry INV2 but I will be surprised if this (unfortunately) is not one way traffic Australia's way. We have two batsmen McCullum and Taylor and one and a half bowlers, Vettori with Mills the half.
Throw in the Australian umpires bias and much as I hate to say it I think we are doomed to disappointment.
pdm - I'm under no illusions as to how tough this series will be. I'm just looking forward to watching some good cricket, played in good conditions.
As far as the umps go - at least there will be one ICC appointee - hopefully not Ashocker de Silva!!
Arrggh; pet rant of mine.
It’s a totally irrelevant and over-hyped incident. We were going to lose anyway.
For important moments in trans-Tasman cricket history I’d say.
1946 one-off test, Such a towelling they refused to play test cricket against us again for 28 years. (The current incarnation of the ICC gets bagged a lot, but they don’t put up with that carry-on)
1974 first test win. Especially when done against the backdrop of the Chappells in the slips chirping away “Fancy marrying a nag” as Turner ground them into the dust.
1985 at the Gabba.
The 2001 tour of Aus.
They're all good memories LB, but I was pitching this at the one-day version. If you watch the YouTube video, at the end Benaud does his post-match bit, and describes the underarm as "disgraceful"
The 1974 win at Lancaster Park was a beauty - Turner's hundreds in each innings, and that majestic cover drive by Ken Wadsworth to win the match. What a player he could have been, but for testicular cancer.
Even in terms of ODI matches it falls behind all of those matches listed in your link above, and they’re only over the last few years.
For example:
The time Bruce Reid couldn’t get bat on ball from that Pringle Spaz in the last over in Hobart.
Narrow win in Perth after Dipak plucked that catch out of the crowd.
And, of course, opening day of the 1992 World Cup.
All of those were referred to in David Leggat's piece LB. I can still remember that catch of Patel's - not unlike the one that Astle took at Lancaster Park a couple of seasons ago. My favourite memory of that match though was Braces giving the WACA yobbos the bird after he'd taken the catch to end the match
Agreed re Wadsworth INv2 - he was as good as we have had as a wicket keeper batsman and his potential was hardly tapped.
You mention the neutral umpire. Well the fellow the Yarpies have been dealing with had moments when I was pretty sure he was an Australian in disguise - wasn't he at the end of Ponting's 3 LBW not outs a few days ago?
The DomPost sports section has some good examples on page 5 of it's sports supplement today under the heading Leg Before Wicket and I quote:
`Even after the advent of neutral umpires at international level the Aussies still get the rub of the green with the LBW decisions at home.' They then go on about the 3 LBW's I mentioned above and say:
`if you are still sceptical the stats don't lie - Mike Hussey lbw only once at home in 45 ODIs and Ponting 8 in 132 games'.
I rest my case.
Good points pdm - and it's been going on for a long time. Why even on the very video in this post, there's a shocker of a decision against Hadlee, with the ball clearly pitching well outside the leg stump. And will we ever forget Dick French denying us a test match victory in Melbounre in 1987-88?
Oops; proving I didn’t read the link just assuming it to be the article I read in this morning’s Sports Throwaway in the Dompost (which was only from the Trevor-Barry era).
Damien Martyn repeatedly trying to thread Bond half-volleys through a 4 man cordon at point is another fond memory of mine.
Ah, remember that well LB - Fleming had a gem of a series from the captaincy perspective. The fields he was setting to Martyn et al were superb, as was the tactic of not playing at McGrath when he bowled outside off. That test at Perth where the NZ'ers scored four tons in the first innings will stay in the memory for a while, even after we wuz robbed by a twit from Zimbo masquerading as a test umpire.
The highlight of Flem’s career. Starting with testing Steve Waugh’s ego with a gutsy declaration in the 1st test through to a cynical (but justified) flaunting of the rules in the last round robin ODI against SA at Perth to make sure we got through to the finals.
And the fact that it was Parore strutting away in that ODI in front of a booing Perth crowd made it even funnier.
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