1979 world cup cricket Australia v England

England and Australia meet at lords in this opening group A match of the 1979 world cup played on 9th june

[@TheGeoff2209]

Bob taylor makes keeping look so easy. A craftsman at his job.. No question

[@videom1]

Absolutely and influenced Jack Russell who also made keeping look effortless

[@gigantor62]

He's also a cheat.

[@geoffreyking4515]

​@@gigantor62Bob a cheat,never in a million years

[@lapponia77]

There can't have been many other matches in which Boycott took more wickets than he scored runs.

[@rsmani41crichapp]

1979 world cup memories of mine are of listening to BBC cricket commentary on radio, in those times. Good to see some clippings of those matches & thanks

[@carlh429]

What a fielder Derek Randall was. But imagine being the Aussie opening batsman to be bowled out by Geoffrey Boycott of all people!

[@markh9749]

Wowser! Those were the days. When Boycs' medium slow in duckers were an important part of England's one day attack!

[@absoluteb22]

Didn't realise the Aussie WSC players were still banned for the 79 world cup.

[@peregrinemccauley7819]

Fantastic stuff . Great to see Yallop , Kim Hughes , Rodney Hogg , to name a few on the Aussie side . That's when we had decent sportsmen in the game . Derek Randal , David Gower , Geoffrey Boycott , Bob Willis , ' Both' and the rest of the English team , great cricketers and real gentlemen of the game .

[@ajs41]

Funny seeing Geoff Boycott taking a wicket while wearing a cap and sweater.

[@philroberts1103]

I think I may have watched the last hour live but I doubt it so perhaps it was the highlights. Promising times for England , the Ashes holders and with some new bucks showing their ability with bat and ball and in the field too. Good to see a rare view of Mike Brearley batting for once and looking passbly alright unlike poor old boycs who gets seen off early ! Graham Gooch finding a spell of rich form which saw him through the summer. My main memory was him blasting Surrey away to all parts of Lords in the B,H final.

[@gigantor62]

Just remember they were playing the aussie number 2 side because of W.S.C.

[@andrewkennaugh1065]

David Gower was in a class of his own in 1978/79 seasons.He never looked better throughout the rest of his career. Those of us fortunate enough to see him bat in those early years were truly blessed...😊😊

[@JP1234815]

Gower was never better than in 1985. Pardon the pun but he scored tons of runs that year (in both tests and ODI's).

[@andrewkennaugh1065]

John Pearce Thanks,1985 was is finest hour as captain and player.😊 I did stress that he never LOOKED better than in 1978/79.I haven't changed that opinion!😊😋

[@JP1234815]

@@andrewkennaugh1065 Maybe I'm looking through 'rose tinted' spectacles as a then 12 year old, but his 215 at Edgbaston in the '85 Ashes was sublime. When he got in he looked awesome and was seemingly hitting a boundary every over.

[@andrewkennaugh1065]

John Pearce Great!!😊😋

[@nyosito]

4 run outs and Graeme Wood wasn't even in the side!

[@raysharp7695]

its amazing that hilditch played the hook shot well but in 1985 botham kept getting him out hooking!

[@nealenewton4971]

It was a dreadful time to be an Aussie fan. All the World Series Cricket players remained ineligible,even though it had finished. The 5-1 Ashes flogging the previous Australian summer showed how poor the lesser players were.Very embarrassing to say the least.

[@jeffreyashton6405]

Bob Taylor the best wicketkeeper in the world pure class

[@davidmcdonald67]

Best wicketkeeper in the world at that time was Syed Kirmani. Bari was very good too and Marsh and Knott. Taylor wasn't a pimple on their arse.

[@richardtaylor8165]

Oz off to a very good start... 22 by the 13th over!! How times have changed!!

[@jandekker6055]

50 off 19. Off to a flier.

[@JP1234815]

@@jandekker6055 As an experiment I'd love there to be an ODI with '70's rules (or lack of them) and see by how much scores actually come down. So no field restrictions (powerplays), no free hits, wides the same as test matches and unlimited bouncers.

[@jandekker6055]

Excellent idea. I fancy scores would still be higher though, if nothing else because batters just get on with it. None of this ‘building an innings’ nonsense.

[@JP1234815]

@@jandekker6055 These days there are '1 day specialists' so yes you're probably right. The Test and ODI sides were much the same 40-50 years ago. The only possible difference I could see was a middle order player, such as Peter Willey might be asked to open or bat higher in the order, and occasionally a bowler, who wasn't going to be part of the test squad would appear in the ODI team (John Lever in 1978)!

[@smeringtonweeps2717]

Nice sideys on Chris Old, I heard he owns a chip shop these days

[@hyena131]

+Smerington Weeps Old's sideys almost as impressive as Rick Darling's sweaty mullet.

[@raysharp7695]

chris old works at sainsburys!

[@markmeade2937]

You get a little bit more for your money

[@hughvane]

What was with the open-shirt look from Cosier and Laughlin, a button or two missing, or trying to tan the thatch? In England?

[@markp1549]

It was the 70s - the top 3 buttons were optional.

[@sardartahir4325]

It is real cricket profesional crickter All world crickt teams.

[@lapalad]

3 rd string Australian team

[@harrycallahan9764]

Without doubt one of the poorest Australian sides to take the field. The hole that World Series Cricket created in this team was unsurmountable

[@HHM706]

Gary Cosier looks like he's playing in a Sunday 2s game!

[@gildasgrime7808]

0:55 pure Partridge

[@ramcrichapp]

Geoffrey Boycott military medium pace netting the wicket of Hilditch and getting Hughes wicket and bowling with a hat on

[@hyena131]

Nice intro by Frank Bough - how do we know he's not charlied and twangered up?!

[@avoidthegroid5281]

SO LAAAAAAMEEEEEEEEEE HAHAHAHAHAAH

[@panjandrum7357]

Didn't recognize Frank with blokes clothes on!!

[@Wally-H]

So you went to the same parties as he did then?

[@geoffreyking4515]

Randall,gower supreme fielders so why do professional test cricketers take risks ,they swoop in and throw to the immaculate bob taylor..pure suicide

[@jeffreyashton6405]

i saw Kirmani play not a patch on Taylor Marsh was nicknamed iron gloves and poor keeping to spinners and although a good keeper Knott could not stand up to medium pace or even fast men like Taylor could Bari a good catcher but poor all round keeper

[@johnsmith-mj5ye]

I think Gooch got a rough decision there - looked high and down the legside to me.

[@hughvane]

Agreed. Who was that umpire?

[@johnsmith-mj5ye]

hughvane Think it was Barrie Meyer at that end (David Constant at the other).

[@francisjones174]

Not really - hit him on the knee roll of the back leg in front of middle when he was playing a back foot shot.If that's not LBW,nothing is...

[@francisjones174]

Not really - hit the back leg knee roll of the pad in front of middle with his feet in the crease;if that's not LBW,nothing is...

[@Lord_Hillcrest01]

Yep john , ball definately going down legside .

[@cupidstunt22]

Missed a bit Frank

[@dlamiss]

Frank said a very good start 22 off 13 overs . these days its 22 off 13 balls

[@ajs41]

I think cricket was better in those days. 6s off every ball isn't exciting.

[@dlamiss]

@@ajs41 i actually agree, once you have seen 3 20/20 games you have seen em all and the 50 over format is getting as tedious

[@babuangane3877]

Pl Aus ining Thx

[@JP1234815]

Not a great intro from Frank Bough! Completely mispronouncing Andrew Hilditch as Andy Hildeath and then saying 'We'll join the action with Chris Old bowling to Rick Darling!! No Frank it was Andy Hilditch facing!!

[@lewisgreen1633]

If it was Chris old bowling to Andrew Spanking he’d have got the name right!

[@chriswatson7965]

Amazing to see how far ODI cricket has come. I think Willis is the only player that would have a hope of making a modern team. Both teams looked below the standard of most List A sides today. Australia in particular looked like a joke.

[@ednan9]

+Dave Smith Willis? the man with long ass run up who bowled slow medium pace? No, he wasn't qualified either - Yes, the one day's use to be 60 overs but teams still played as if they were playing test match. These days 158 is even a bad score in T20

[@chriswatson7965]

ednan9 Willis bowled fast-medium, the same pace that 90% of the pace bowlers do today. He also had natural variation in pace the ability to cut the ball off the pitch, natural bounce from his height and good accuracy. He worked best in short bowling spells. In games played against Viv Richards only DeFreitas, Hadlee, and Geoff Lawson had a better economy rate (min 71 overs)

[@Stokecity242]

+Dave Smith Are you joking Bob was really fast and his record is much better than most since. England's last out and out fast bowler. As an opening bowler in club cricket i wish i would had half his speed, bounce and hostility. Ednan 9 doesn't know first thing about cricket.

[@TheJonkerr7]

I think you might find that a player of Border's capability would play today...ODI and Test hundreds against the WI at their peak, magnificent fielder anywhere, especially in the circle and a more than handy LA spinner. His ability to hit to slightly unorthodox areas added to today's bats and shorter boundaries would have made him a very strong chance.

[@chriswatson7965]

Jon Kerr There certainly is a case for Border based on his total career (he played 273 ODIs). However this match was only his 3rd ODI, and he was 23, and more interested in finding his feet in the test side. His ODI career to that point consisted of 11 runs off 18 runs and bowling 1 over for 9 runs. At a domestic level he had played 3 limited overs matches, bat av 31, and taken 1 wicket for 67 runs.I don't thank that there would be any chance for the 23yo Border as seen in this video.

[@johnhanson5943]

Frank Fart. Oh dear! The cricket was, however, great!

[@stephendines1936]

22 off the first 13 overs, very pedestrian

[@stephendines1936]

100 in 38 overs.

[@motelghost477]

One day cricket would infinitely better if they played with a red ball and wore whites.