"Classic Test Finishes" - Rare 80s Cricket Video hosted by Richie Benaud

[@AussieBama]

Born in 71 in Australia and I know how fortunate I was to grow up with this and going to the SCG many times as a kid and sitting on the hill - growing up in Sydney it was magical - Australia was at its best then - it was an incredible place - 35 years now I’ve lived in America 🇺🇸 & I miss what I can’t ever have back 😊 it saddens me to see Australia how it’s become - riding the old Red Rattlers from Hornsby to Central Station then a bus to the SCG in the 80s and sitting on the hill at the SCG - there was nothing like it -

[@drsmart0078]

Commentary is all nostalgic except for the picture quality. Raised in the 90s so video quality was super. But still awesome due to the commentary. One and only Richie Benaud.

[@Sparky4664]

People born in those times must have been the luckiest of souls for getting a chance to experience it naturally unlike the modern times where there'a too much of artificiality.❤

[@graemestarkey7524]

Nonsense

[@rideonpostman]

How is this more or less artificial than now? Or the 1930s when there were “natural” uncovered pitches etc etc

[@pranees]

Border Border poor Allan Border.....life sucks with so many heartbreaks in test cricket man ...Melbourne lost by 3 runs ...Madras 1984 Tied match ...Adelaide 93 dream to defeat WI looses by 1 run Today test cricket lives on because of heros like u who put their heart and soul for every single run for Australia

[@TheBundleofkent]

The tied match in Madras was a "victory" for the Aussies, AB was mega happy about that one. The other two I agree with. Only reason he was involved in so many was because of his outstanding long career. I wish there was some footage of his two innings in Trinidad in 1984.......

[@saravananrajagopal2683]

Tied test was in 1986

[@terranceparsons5185]

Headingly, Edgebaston and Old Trafford 1981!

[@rootangent5607]

I didn’t know that Test cricket could be so exciting!

[@irfanbardgujar8612]

Absolutely amazing 🥰 thankyou very much dear for great match upload i am from India and loved to watch test match in Australia

[@TheSkirvo]

what a marvellous end to the days play

[@nukmunnit3170]

Richie's suits were splendid. The beige, the bone, the off white, the mustard and the navy blue.

[@peterbaker6051]

Thanks for putting this together

[@syedshawkethussainrizvi9503]

“Brings back the memories

[@DolFunDolhpinVtuber]

Great memories here.

[@rsmani41crichapp]

Truly magnificent.Thanks for posting that

[@CostaSports]

Thank you mate. More cricket coming later this year.

[@rsmani41crichapp]

I cant wait to see it

[@stevemeredith9022]

Thank you so much for the videos !

[@Ingens_Scherz]

In England, I grew up with an almost aristocratic version of Richie Benaud, reserved, calm and stateman-like. But he was clearly a very different broadcasting animal in his native land. He was an off-white or occasionally beige international chameleon.

[@stevemeredith9022]

Cricket broadcasting will never be the same without Richie Benadryl.

[@planetX15]

​@@stevemeredith9022Benaud*

[@Goody478]

Thanks for sharing the vintage video of channel 9 Rare 80s Cricket. where we listen the Golden commentary of "Bill Lawry,Richie Benaud, Ian chappell,Frank Tyson & Tony Greig :) Really Great memories (*_*)

[@CostaSports]

+Wasif Bashir Thanks Wasif. Will upload more classic cricket next summer.

[@Chapps1941]

At 18:30 one of the hardest losses. I was south of Adelaide with about 15 bloke's standing around the radio willing Thommo and Border on. We were stunned to here Thommo caught. A great match for sure.

[@lewisgreen1633]

Proper grown up cricket pitches. A fair battle between bowlers and batters. Nowadays batsman hit anything and it sails to the boundary. I still love the Tests but it’s not the same ..

[@agar12r]

have you watched test cricket recently or just watching T20s? batting averages are at an all time low

[@waseemchaudhry2933]

Another Brilliant Upload Keep It Up

[@Bails77]

Aaahhh Richie Benaud the original lego man hair mould

[@senthilkumarsrinivasan4636]

Truly Wonderful

[@alphaone3704]

Best cricket 🏏 days ever!!

[@footballsimplified1152]

My right ear enjoyed this

[@ray.shoesmith]

A powerhouse West Indian team beaten by an innings, I remember it like yesterday. Dutchy Holland doesn't get his dues when talking about Australian leg spinners

[@evanaskew6652]

He could spin the ball quiet well but lacked the accuracy. Plus he was 38 when he made his test debut so he obviously wasn't a future prospect

[@rickydumas9994]

Windies have always been suspect against spin. When a journeyman spinner like Allan Border can get 11-for ...

[@evanaskew6652]

@@rickydumas9994 yet Shane Warne was not quiet the titan against the Windies that he was against everyone else. (excluding India)

[@rickydumas9994]

@@evanaskew6652 7/52 at the MCG in 92/93 and made Chanderpaul and Adams look very silly.

[@libertyordeaf]

@arunnair6875 That was Trevor Hohns. Bob Holland was never a selector.

[@GGLD888]

Back when cricket was fun and cricket fans had freedom to have fun and get loud.

[@strauchanside]

This must have received a second release later on, as I recall the 1992/93 Aus v Wi Adelaide Test as the last game.

[@sunnydhamija549]

Good vhs.

[@rehmatullahkhan1745]

Heart touch image

[@bigo8224]

Marvelous

[@mrkipling2201]

I didn’t know that Derek Pringle played test cricket for England in that 1982/83 ashes series. I remember seeing him play in the early 90’s for England. Must have been very young in that ashes series??

[@jshaers96]

Pringle was the unflushable turd. Every time you thought you'd seen the last of him the useless bugger would pop back up.

[@TheBundleofkent]

Yep, the selectors in 82 picked him for the Pakistan series and then Ashes. He did well for Cambridge that year and they gambled on him having a bit of Botham in him.

[@TheAxelay]

I think it kinda sucks that cricket is no longer really on free-to-air TV anymore, I get the corporate sponsorship and pay tv/kayo sports but 7 of now couldn't even secure the rights or the refused to pay it, channel sometimes as well?! I'm not the biggest fan of cricket I'll admit but there's something magical about watching the 80's variant here. It's just kind of comforting to watch with it's old school larkinism and characters (players and broadcasting team) without the abundance of ads either. It would be televised for a whole sunday as I remember?! Oh well thanks for the memories.......

[@rickydumas9994]

Test cricket is still FTA and the underhanded deal that CA, Seven and Murdererdoch struck over the ODIs is completely illegal. I've not umpired in two seasons because I refuse to display the CA logo on my clothing.

[@rehmatullahkhan1745]

Golden Era 4 test cricket Lahore Pakistan

[@b3108]

Four innings, all with very similar scores. How rare is that?

[@SpikeyEtc]

well 0:28 is pretty clearly 92/93 Adel

[@robvonk9131]

We were bloody awful in the mid-80's.

[@thedys70]

Well the dumb as dogshit selectors were worse...

[@TheBundleofkent]

Rebel tour killed you. If Rackemann and Alderman had been bowling you win the Ashes in 85 and probably win or at least draw many of the subsequent series

[@spring899]

Did Murray Bennet win a crossword competition to get in that test team in 1985 ?

[@tyleratkinson8475]

What About World Series Cricket 1978/79

[@rickydumas9994]

"Test" matches

[@Dybbouk]

Kept very low on the Melbourne track

[@peterkehoe1984]

It's not an 80's cricket video. The music at the start was the 1992-93 promo.

[@churchofgod4016]

Cant see anything. Add a few more pixels.

[@ashutoshtandon3199]

Ind vs Australia Melbourne 1981

[@famefed01]

windies wanted clloyd as captain to lose for his last test match, is one watch how the windies played shows the players wanted a send off of clloyd on a losing side, on purpose this is what was intended, i wonder if this is or aussies got better over rge windies

[@Bails77]

famefed01 garbage

[@vishveshtadsare3160]

Test cricket is dead RIP ⚰️

[@godfreysmith4703]

Too much meat and drink ball by the Pakistani bowlers