Take a closer look at Dennis Lille's memorable spell late on the first day of the 1981 Boxing Day Test - and wait for Richie Benaud's superb analysis at the end
@@kunalsingh3121 When did you make those figures up. DK dismissed Viv Richards 16 times in Tests & WSC SuperTests. He was the most successful bowler against him. The two greatest of the modern era, head to head in the same era.
@@graemealexander8804 I didn't make those stats by myself...though I am not a big believer in numbers but I fetch this article from ESPN cricinfo...Viv indeed avg 50 against Dennis Lillee....,Though no denying his greatness...The most complete fast bowler Australia ever had.
@@graemealexander8804 not to mention the "miracle match", the Gillette Cup semi in 1976 when WA was dismissed for 77, then Lillee bowled Viv (playing for Queensland) for a duck, had Chappell out shortly after for 2 and WA went on to win by 15 runs ...
Am die hard Englishman and supporter. Have to say that Dennis Lillee was the best I have ever seen, splendid action, attitude, fearless. Often imitated but never equalled.
One of the greatest moment in test history,the best batsman in the world,the best bowler in the world,the best cricket ground in the world,the best cricket crowd in the world, the best last ball of a days play. Never again will there be the very best facing the very best on the last ball of the day too the sound of Lillee,Lillee.Situations where magic moments happen.
Showing only that last delivery doesn't do full justice to either Viv or Lillee...i had heard someone (maybe Richie Benaud) mention, the previous two deliveries were perfect out-swingers, which Viv probably missed (cant remember exactly). And then this surprise in-swinger to get an inside edge...a great great bowler set up a great great batsman...stuff of dreams.
@@jatin123ize? In 1977 the University of WA, tested the great man & he registered 154.8kmh. In another test, he was clocked at 155.7kmh. This was after his famous comeback from 4 spinal stress fractures, which was unheard of & testament that he was the only man ever to make a successful comeback. In 1972, DK Lillee was at his fastest & most terrifying. If he was bowling 97mph in 1977, he surely was nudging 100mph pre back injury. The greatest fast bowler of all time & the most skilled.
Sadly because of covid the MCG dint have big crowds for the test series. Best ground in the world, no doubt. Every kid even In India dreams to play there on boxing day
I was 11 watching this and remember it clear as a bell. Lillee was our cricket hero and through the tele just had that charisma like no-one else. And Viv Richards, as much as we enjoyed him getting out cheaply, it was almost as good seeing him smash everyone around the ground. Oh, I'm getting all nostalgic here!
He set Viv beautifully there... He bowled two bouncers and suddenly a fuller delivery.. You see initially Viv was committed to the back foot and as a result he got an inside edge.
I used to see his wonderful bowling in my teenage and childhood. It was only more than marvelous and magnificent performances. Love and respect from Pakistan Professor Virginia University USA 🌹
What a time to be alive , legends everywhere the crowd was off its head this day wont see legends like these again no helmets to the genuine quicks cricket was king and off the field the tourists were awsome with us kids and a hit with the ladies ;-)
@@scdingundaroo and the bay 13 crowd stayed behind chanting for 30mins until DK came out again and acknowledged them. Truly one of the best cricket days ever.
Well this is the most 'nervous' Viv ever became in his entire career.... Usually, it was the bowlers who got nervous. Speaks volumes about Lillee. Champion bowler !
@@Vivek_Chauhan-ng4mo bro do you really think facing them in the nets was same as facing them on the field?? You don't have any pressure of getting out in the nets of their bowling which is not the case on the field.. there's always a huge difference.. without any disrespect to Lilee though, but the carribean pacers of that time were more intimidating..
Richards was one of the all time greats. However check the records, Hadlee and Lillee got the best of him. They were both great corridor bowlers who could nip it around and in the right conditions swing it. They also had enough pace to keep him off the front foot with sharp bouncers. Richards didn’t like to be tied down and on most occasions against these two great bowlers he picked the wrong ball to go after.
Viv played Dennis better than anyone in that era...He put Hadlee to sword too whenever he faced him but fact is Viv only faced Hadlee in two series in 1985 and in 1987 never in Viv's prime really i.e. between 1977 to 1983.
True. But still Richards still played them like he would play any other bowler. Lillee and Hadlee were great(best) bowlers so they got him out more times. Viv was not like for example Javed Miandad telling himself 'Hadlee won't get my wicket today' when walking in to the middle. But again the determination to stick to his game regardless of bowlers made him the best ever batsman. Well 75% of fans would consider Bradman the greatest but 20% would say it is Viv Richards.
And away. He cleaned up in England, averaged near 6.5 wkts a Test & is rated as the best paceman to ever tour the Carribean shores by Tony Cosier, West Indies. DK was a colossus of the game & the finest of all time.
@@graemealexander8804Lillie miserably bowling averaged 101 when he toured Pakistan. He wasn't properly tested on Subcontinent pitches like all the greatest fast bowlers. Lillie had it easy bowling mostly in Australia & some other pace friendly pitches for almost all of his career. He didn't have a single wicket in the West Indies away. He is far from the finest ever, the actual finest ever Bowlers proved themselves in all kinds of conditions & pitches, Lillie didn't.
I miss that Australian crowd. so much crazy and so much involved in the game. Ours two cricket crazy nations. ps : Viv was never nervous. the bowlers were afraid of him instead of him being afraid of the bowler
Two giants of the game playing in the same era, opposing trades. Viv is the best batsman of the last 70 years. Lillee the greatest quick. He could remove anyone.
Lillee was still bowling at 155kmh in 1977, after his famous comeback from 4x spinal vertebrae stress fractures, when no one had ever comeback or knew what they were. He was a pioneer, he changed his running style, action & fitness regime. He was strong & became the greatest fast bowler the world has ever seen.
The great days of test cricket. Not old or archaic but timeless. Sadly not likely an encore will ensue not because of t20 and technology. Very simply such skills do not exist today because the academies and nations whose primary motivation is financial do not see the value in cricket at its most challenging. While i does not behove me to be an old fart i can exercise my free speech to say,”..The Tendulkars and Smiths are good players in an age of cricket mediocrity and ergo facing Holding, Thomson, Roberts,Snow et al., at their prime their averages would be about 60% at best of the ludicrous numbers of today”
Tendulkar and smith aren’t from the same era tendulkar played from 1989-2013 . Tendulkar did have to face akram, younis, Warne , murali , Marshall , donald, pollock , McGrath , Vaas, Brett lee , akhtar . The bowling in 90s and 2000s was lethal . I agree the 70 s and 80s were crazier . However Steve Smith can’t be compared to sachins era
I think a combined best modern attack of Bumrah,Cummins,Archer and Ashwin with Stokes as the all rounder would trouble any batting lineup in history. Or Rashid Khan for Archer if it's in Asia..
