Dennis Lillee 8-29 v Rest of the World 1971!

[@CoyoteAUS]

I only remember Lillee from 1975 onwards as an 8 year old kid. But wow this footage from 1971 shows that he bowled with awesome pace pre back injury.

[@ianharkin2691]

Yeah, I always feel annoyed that I only started watching cricket late in the 76/77 season, and it was just after Jeff Thompson got injured in a test against Pakistan. So I missed out on seeing live that whole Lillee & Thompson period. Both of them were never quite as quick after their injuries.

[@godfreypigott]

@@ianharkin2691 At least you saw the centenary test.

[@ianharkin2691]

@@godfreypigott Yep. That was incredible. One of the very first matches I ever saw and it was one of the best of all time.

[@Jojpjjpkpjpjpjjpjjjlnohiguvu]

The pre-injury Lillee was a sight for the Gods! Actually, so was the post injury Lillee. What a bowler!

[@lcthen1690]

He is a generational bowler, great atheleticism, physique, innate talent, deep determination, fierce competitor, patriotic… the run up. Only batsman of equal quality would not be intiminated by him. Proud Australian. Hope he passes his skills to nurture more bowlers globally to improve the game.

[@D800Lover]

I remember that day watching the Perth test in Sydney. It was clear it was the birth of something special. And then along that came Thompson and I think that must have been the greatest fast ball duo the world has ever seen.

[@impala2222au]

I was there on school holidays. I was sitting at the fence, side on to the action and remember that red ball whizzing down the pitch, amazed someone could bowl that fast. My first time seeing live cricket. A huge departure from the quicks i faced in high school.

[@paulgrey8028]

As an Aussie fan, I never grew tired of hearing Richie Benaud calling "Caught Marsh. Bowled Lillee." Was it a beer ad that said "If Lillee don't get you then Thommo must"? What a time for Australian cricket.

[@mikemoore2791]

Grew up watching Lillee etc awesome era in cricket

[@TheMDJ2000]

Such a beautiful action

[@patriot388]

The greatest fast bowler of all time bar none!

[@robking1240]

Fiercesome glare, fiercesome run-up, fiercesome action, and his fiercesome name...? Dennis Lillee. 😉😉

[@nadeemafzal8984]

Respect to one of the greatest fast bowlers The real deal - the complete package - agressive run up - the moustache with real pace Lillee Thommo WI and Imran got me interested in fast bowling in cricket - they made fast bowling artistic

[@marclockett1003]

I was lucky enough to be at that game as a15 year old and again in the 40 over semi-final 5 years later when Western Australia were bowled out for just 77 and then bowled out a Queensland line-up which featured Viv Richards, Greg Chappell and a handful of test players for just 62. Lillee took 4, Wayne Clark 3 and Mick Malone 2 wickets on a lightning fast WACA strip.

[@Bristolcentaurus]

i was there for that magic

[@melthoidserendipity1332]

Interesting watching his early action. It changed significantly after his back injury

[@BatMan-xr8gg]

Yeah, he had to do a lot of work on his back, and he was slower, but bowled like McGrath did, line and length and developed swinging balls. Cheers

[@graemealexander8804]

@@BatMan-xr8gg DK was still bowling at around 155kmh in 1977 after the back injury & recovery. Still the best fast bowler I have ever seen.

[@moopius]

The golden era, 70's and 80's Australia. It was a bloody marvelous country to live in back then, gone to shit now unfortunately.

[@fatso8437]

too right, I blame it on Keating for floating the $. It unleashed the greed, the outrageous capitalism, and the birth of a new outrageously wrong governance attitude that "government debt" is bad which has led to the privatisation and death of most services and the selling off of the farm to foreign investment

[@wilburgraham6260]

But you did get to meet your hero Warnie in the practice nets remember proggorong 🤣

[@BlueBeeMCMLXI]

So glad I was sitting next to my amazing Dad at the Gabba to see the West Indies deal with Dennis Lillee from one end and Jeff Thompson from the other. Blistering pace and passion. The best.

[@richardtaylor6412]

Great memories.👍

[@skinner4320]

I was fortunate enough to see Sobers absolutely destroy Lillee in his 254 at the MCG & it confirmed to me exactly what Ian Chappell said..” Never mind how good Sobers was as a bowler, he was the greatest batsman I’ve ever seen!”. I’d also seen him win the Sheffield Shield for South Australia. He was from another planet! He played for them for 3 seasons & made 1,000 runs & took 50 wickets in two of those 3 seasons which nobody had ever done or has ever done!

[@Kimbo-g6i]

I was there at the MCG and he not only destroyed Lillee but everyone else. The greatest innings I have ever witnessed.

[@roybean7166]

Graeme Pollock and Barry Richard's.

[@ncoz655]

4:00 that was a quick ball with bounce and carry to Marsh. They said the pitch sweated under the covers overnight and freshened it a little. This was the second day of the game.

[@Danny310563]

That first ball to Gavaskar was an absolute pearler

[@khaqankhan3800]

Boy o boy a legend

[@douglasporter3865]

8-29 is one thing, but blitzing them in only seven overs is something else!

[@graemealexander8804]

And DK was ill. Scarily fast, must've been nudging 100mph. Still the greatest fast bowler of all time.

[@susiekopp3578]

I still think that was one of the greatest displays of pace bowling.

[@ianharkin2691]

8 ball overs in Australia back in those days, so in today's terms, it would be 9.3 overs. Still incredible though.

[@lonestar6709]

Is this the same game where Sobers went postal in the second innings? Damn, what a match!

[@marklee3766]

That was at the MCG test, batting with Peter Pollock

[@rsmani41crichapp]

Former Australian speedster, Dennis Lillee was furiously quick during his heydays.

[@ramcrichapp]

@@bonjourr100 I think so as he it was furiously quick

[@raymondbabb1970]

@MichaelKingsfordGray does your husband have a beard, too?

[@Zed137]

The GOAT fast bowler..easily

[@ramcrichapp]

@@Zed137 right on

[@bbqbob5128]

I was in the crowd that day. Electrifying. I still reckon some of the batsmen deliberately threw their wicket because of the sheer threatening and terrifying pace. Here one minute. In a coffin the next. Frightening.

[@bringbackdeano]

Different times, batsmen wearing nowhere the protection that they have these days. The hole in the ozone layer must have been smaller too as half the fieldsmen aren't wearing hats or caps.

[@LordEriolTolkien]

I remember Lillee would begin his run up almost from the boundary

[@kadambisridhar9365]

Remember hearing about it in school from a friend (who couldn't get himself away from Radio Australia that morning, school be damned!) during the lunch break. I think DKL went from 2-29 to 8-29!!!

[@raywilson8583]

I think it was on Saturday that Dennis Lillee got the 8/29 because I was there as a youngster with a friend of mine and there's no way we would've been allowed off school to go to the cricket! It was the second day of the match and they started on Friday.

[@kadambisridhar9365]

@raywilson8583 Ok, it must've been the mid-morning break then since we had school for half a day on Saturdays!!

[@specialistsprofessionalsin1331]

Sir Gary Sobers different class very courageous brave after him came Sir Vivian Richards Ferrari Bugatti Rolls-Royce of Batting The moment Viv came to bat the game changed to fastest gear open challenge to bowlers I'm going to go after you all especially the best bowler of the team. fearless aggressive. Remember always when you talk discuss records compare with protective gears helmets and so on the latest sophisticated equipment gadgets the limitations of bouncers by bowlers and without all of the above. No current batsmen will dare to do what Richards Gavaskar did play without ⛑️sophisticated helmets protective gears Rolls Royce of Batting without helmets protective gears and no limitations of bouncers Huge difference to play with and without protective gears and unlimited bouncers short pitched bowling The game changed to the topmost gear the moment Viv Richards stepped on to the ground his entry itself was sufficient, his style walk, taking guard said to the opposition I am here now show me what you got and I am here to destroy you all especially the best bowler of your team nowadays batsmen attack identity weak bowlers Viv attacked destroyed every teams most fearsome bowlers. I always wanted Greenidge or Haynes to get out quickly as I loved to watch Viv enter and murder hammer blast destroy the best bowlers of the era

[@mohsinasgarali]

Lille at his best was best.

[@berrywilton7334]

Come someone tell me what’s that music in the background

[@paulbradshaw303]

That fella Lillee may have a future.....

[@johnstenton6023]

G'day, is this video from a documentary ? If so ,what is the name please. Thanks in advance for any answers.

[@rugbydad678]

Hello John, it's actually from an old video called, Cricket in the 70's - The Chappell era. Whilst living in Australia from 1970 - 72 as a youngster, my first cricket bat was a Gray Nicolls Ian Chappell Record with his autograph factory stamped.I kept that bat and at Lords in 2009 he signed it in person for me. He loved the sword at the back!

[@johnstenton6023]

@@rugbydad678 ,thankyou so much, I'll start looking for it . Try my local library first then see if its available to watch or download online. What a great and treasured family heirloom. Hopefully your son will cherish as much as you do. Take care.

[@Mauseeqi]

59 (14.1 overs) Zaheer Abbas 14 CH Lloyd 14 DK Lillee 8/29 (7.1 overs)

[@johnking5759]

This is what the 'geniuses' in test cricket should be doing now instead of the top two ranked test teams playing in a final - that's just another game between two countries, boring! The #1 test team v A World XI - NOT boring!!

[@kieranrolfe4244]

The French invented cricket, the English gave it rules and Australia taught the world how to play it!

[@emmettpeels8958]

Hey Ian Beefy Botham wants a chat

[@missasinenomine]

No wonder after having 12 Weetbix for breakfast!

[@davidglow3]

England v Rest of the World and Australia v Rest of the World...both great series featuring the big names..This replaced the banned racist South Africans cricket team

[@revalationrevaltion9291]

I freaked as a kid we beat vest in world team

[@swedishbob_7315]

Lillee with no Mo

[@pookeyhutchison7838]

Lille had no peers whatsoever .