I am from India and was in junior college then. There was no cable connection in India at that time (at least it was in early stages and we didn't have one at home). I secretly took the transistor from home and bunked my classes, went to the terrace of college building, which would normally be locked, by bribing watchman some Rs 5. I then listened to this most amazing test match by tuning into shortwave and having the antenna up. what a feeling and what a match. Thanks RobelIndia for posting it
Brilliant action. No nonsense sledging just hard toughness from both sides. I also noticed that when the batsman was out he walked straight away. No rubbish hanging around trying to deceive the umpire. The early 1990`s saw some of the greatest clashes in the history of cricket between the Windies and Aussies. Brilliant and awesome.
28/02/2023 NZL wins by 1 run beating ENG @ Wellington.2nd 1 run margin test cricket.Common link a certain David Gower was on the channel9 commentary team and today he was on air when NZL won after following on.
I'm from SL.Born 87.I've a cousin who followed this match on shortwave from ABC grandstand.He always tell me that was the most thrilling moment of following any cricket(Not the SL win in 96WC).It's a shame that no ABC broadcast in south asia since 1995.There is cannot explain pleasure of following a thrilling match on Radio.Even more exciting when watch it after a long time like this.Rob gives that opportunity for many.Hail Rob! Robinhood of the youtube!
Well said Sir. I like the "Robin Hood of RU-vid". I know another 5 years have passed since your comment - how fast time flies - but still i very much hope you are really good and well :) in fact.... to *everyone* reading this comment; I hope time has been kind and you are each doing really good. Dont be afraid to take chances as without risks there is often no rewards. Make the most of every day and make the most of your family and friends - you never know what may happen tomoro, so keep your head up, keep smiling and you can handle anything. Love and believe in yourself, no matter who you are or what you do. We are all capable of amazing things. [Sorry to hijack your comment. My perspective on life has changed whilst viewing this video, had some bad news].
ABC Broadcast was there till 1997. I remember listening to wc 1996, 1996 Wi, Pak Aus triseries, Aus vs wi test series. 1997 Sa vs Aus series in SA. After 1997 they stopped, but for 1999 India and Pak series, 2000 Aus vs wi series it restarted .but stopped again from 2001.
@@vishalr6535 wow..Thanks million for the reply...Listening to Radio brodcast is such a fascinating and romantic way to follow cricket..Still listening to AIR on MWs from SL..when a match is going on with India...
I watch that give and if the empire did his job and give that clear lbw against Australia there wouldn't of been no drama with west indies winning by one run
Despite of result of this historical test match, the most important point i saw with proud that the passionate expressions of all windies bowlers,players after each Aussie wicket fall, and particularly last of the match, all these clears about their genuine unique love about this beautiful game of cricket. Thats why windies players have achieved great respect in our minds despite their onfield performance s and results,and this dignified love about this game is base of its long time fan following. We all should always keep cricket from any type of match fixing all over the world.
I have been searching for tapes or cd for the past test matches but could not find them. Now its an opportunity for me look all matches I have not seen.Thank you.
Gutting. Absolutely gutting. I'll never forget the sight of AB's reaction to Billy getting out. And Curtly Ambrose the Antiguan behemoth cleaned us up in Perth to add insult to injury. We were so close to conquering the Windies, but Tubby's team did it in the Caribbean a couple of years later, and the Aussies have never lost a series to them since. :)
Yesterday was the 25th anniversary of one of the greatest test matches ever played!!! JAN 26-1993 was the day when Aussies lost the Test at Adelaide by a solitary run! ONe of my favorite Test matches...used to go to my Aunt's house place to watch the Highlights in Star TV then....What a match...What a match!....What A match! The 1992-1993 - WI vs AUS 4th TEST match at Adelaide..which the West Indies Won by 1 Run.... And then Big Man Curtley Ambrose finished off the aussies in Perth with a spell that still binds my cricketing heart to him! and to Him only! He was the god of bowling for me till he retired.... The same year i got out of School and into Undergraduate College in India! 25 Years !
Thank you for uploading the highlights of this great test match. It was some finish. It was also good to see Ian Bishop bowling; who knows what his career would have been like without the back injury that he picked up around 1991. Anyway, thanks again.
I remember this test match and if you're English, it's always good to see the Aussies lose. I particularly enjoyed our two run win at home against them in 2005.
Fascinating viewing this series, the Windies coming to the end of their dominant era and Australia at the early stages of starting theirs. Could have gone either way, but Windies still had a very potent attack at this point. This version of Ian Bishop, before all the serious back injuries, was a world-class bowler.
In hindsight, it seems that this was the great West Indies empire fading, shadows looming, cracks appearing playing away in Australia. Marshall, Holding, Roberts, Garner, Croft long gone. Ambrose was just brilliant. It was thanks to Ambrose and Walsh that they still possessed that threatening aura in subsequent years (no disrespect to the great players they had through the 90s, Lara for example was the best and some good quicks too) even as they slipped and Australia rose to prominence.
Arthurton was quite good again spin but truly awful against decent fast bowling. It always amused me that he strutted around like Lara yet was clearly not up to Test cricket.
He scored a century (unbeaten from memory??) in first test in Brisbane but failed to score any more runs in that series. Lara’s 277 in Sydney turned the tide against Australia and then Ambrose took 20 wickets in last two tests to win the series almost single-handedly. WI won last test in Perth in 2.5 days!
He was week point of that fully strong windies team😢 He (Keith Atherton) was also the main reason of their 1992 odi wc failure as well as their defeat again Aussies in 1996 odi wc semi final.
A very memorable match. I remember, there were media headlines mentioning Windies won one run and got one point. Windies went on to win the series. 2-1.
As I said, deja vu when we experienced what happened at Edgbaston in 2005. The whole momentum of the series changed on that one test. England were never going to catch us had we gone up 2-0 after 2 tests. However, they found a lot of confidence for the rest of the series. As you said, instead of breaking the Windies reign at #1, we lost and got absolutely RISSOLED in the decider at Perth within 3 days, courtesy of the 7 for 1 spell by Ambrose, which single-handedly won them that match.
The magnificent Border was ALWAYS there for Aus whenever they needed, wasn't he?!What a superb player to have as the guiding beacon...my god, really hat's off!!
Absolutely brilliant cricket! Thx for sharing. Tough, resolute play. The brief shots of Lara are amazing. His talent shines through. But nothing could equal the presence of Curtly Ambrose. What - a - bowler! It's hard to believe but I believe we underestimate his ability. Others may have more wickets but Ambrose would have to be right up there as the bowler you'd least like to see steaming up the pitch when it counted.
Cricket badly needs a Windies side similar to the one which dominated the scene from the 70s till the 90s. They were real entertainers and crowdpullers.
Australia can thank Dean Jones for this defeat. He is the one who aggravated Curtly Ambrose during the one day series by complaining about his arm band. That was the moment when Curtly roared to life in this series.
I totally agree. In the following test match in Perth, Curtly Ambrose took 7 wickets for 1 run, and Australia were crushed by an innings inside of 3 days. Ambrose won 3 awards straight after the Perth test, those being Player of the Match, Player of the Series, and Player of the entire Australian Summer.
The last wicket virtually changed the series result from Australia win to West Indies win, with the Perth test left and such a let down here meant the Windies would win that test as well.
Best Frank Worrell trophy series 1. 1999 series 2. 1992/3 series 3. 1981 series 4. 1991 series N.B I don't put the 60/61 series because I wasn't around then. Wasn't even around for the 81 series but I've seen highlights
Actually i believe the windies were on the wane they had lost a lot of great players. Greenidge, richards, Marshall and dujon. Haynes and Richardson were nearing the end of their careers and whilst Richardson was good, haynes was really out of sorts. Hooper was a waste of talent, arthurton didnt have a brain and the 150 was his only decent innings. Adams was starting out but was never going to be a great player and simmons was never going to be a top test player because he was too aggresive for his own good. Basically the west indies won the series In the end because of lara and ambrose. Australia was on the rise and would have won had ambrose was not there. Ambrose really was the big difference In this series and at his peak.
It's seems that whenever there was a fearsome Windies quick tearing threw and Aussie batting lineup, he would save his best ball for getting Allan Border. How do you play that!
Born in 81 this remains my first memory of being stitched up by bad umpiring. What a shame a bad call prevented AB chalking up a victory against that great side.
Justin langer made a half century in his debut in Perth in series that 50 had more value than a hundred in another he became the first Australian batsman to achieve that in Perth against west indies i admired him for that
ICC needs to recognize you someday @robelinda for you amazing and huge collection of all cricket matches in the last 30 years history and still going on...
Yes. Warne had been flogged by Lara in the previous Test, when Lara made 277. His two overs in the first innings started the same way. I think Border was trying to protect Warne and save him for the WI tail.
I was 19 years of age in Trinidad &Tobago listening this game on radio around 5AM in the morning wen I heard a big uproar in the neighborhood wen Australia last wicket fall
Who is the other commentator? I recognised Richie benaud, Ian Chappel, David gower, Tony grieg voices...whts the name of that guy? Who always adds the ground name and city to each of his statements...e.g...he is gone at the adelide oval or scored a century at the mcg.
Someone mentions Mike Whitney saying something earlier in the match. This is him speaking ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pbONJiZKbnI.html
Nope didn't hit the batsman glove. Unlucky. Full credit to the tailenders thought. The shouldn't have been given such a responsiblity at the end as they are not recognized batsmen.
The 90's were amazing for fast bowlers - every test side had at least 1 incredible bowler, even Zimbabwe had Heath Streak, Henry Olonga, and Paul Strang bowling spin. Well except maybe England? They were really painful to watch during that period! Hope youre good.
McDermott said in an interview that technically it was out so I guess he somehow managed to get some glove on it. Having said that I reckon the Windies conned the umpire surely they didn't know he gloved it. I remember being gutted at the time and wondering if we'd ever beat the Windies in a test series.Seeing what that once mighty cricket nation had become is really sad.
"Seeing what that once mighty cricket nation had become is really sad." Absolutely agree with this statement. It is a big shame and a blow for world cricket to see the West Indies in the state they now find themselves in.
Your first sentence reminds me of a conversation (many years ago) that I had with an ex-test cricketer for NZ regarding an international game (I was a club cricketer in the same team as him). There was a caught behind decision that I saw on TV a few month's earlier that he looked very unhappy about.. I asked him about it.. he said the umpire gave a bad decision as he reckoned the umpire was guessing, as he (the batsman) was the only person in the ground that knew that he actually hit it (obviously the touch was very slight). So my conclusion is that batsmen are often in denial.
Hi Rob. I remember you once mentioning that you teach guitar. I'm in NZ and am looking to do the same but I'm unsure how to market it. I am an excellent acoustic guitarist and am very good at teaching people though I don't have great theoretical knowledge. What do you reckon mate?
