ENGLAND v WEST INDIES 3rd TEST MATCH DAY 4 OLD TRAFFORD JULY 4 1988 MALCOLM MARSHALL DAVID GOWER

[@michaeltaylor6782]

First off. Thank you for posting this. I was there that day. Malcolm Marshall is the best bowler I have seen.

[@Waseemashraf1979]

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[@johncourtneidge]

Thank-you!

[@rohanmccalla979]

Can someone post the 1980/81 test series West Indies v England

[@dmmordecai7984]

Hello Rohan, there were only short news reports of that series. kzbin.info/aero/PLdz_rC7tjXMs81LXCcn8AuaQuWAkpG6Zs Thank you for your interest, DARREN

[@markh9749]

I have always thought Ray Illingworth a mean spirited commentator where David Gower was concerned. Illlingworth, Gower's first county captain at Leicestershire, knew Gower's game well, but he himself was a player of a different ilk. Instead of properly appreciating what Gower could do, he always damned him with faint praise and focused on what he could not. Players like Gower, whose game was graceful, elegant and a delight to watch, are one-in-a-million and cherishable. They shouldn't be judged by the standards of others, or by lesser cricketers. Illingworth, for all his achievements in cricket, was one of those. Gower was a magician and a joy to watch. Illingworth was a canny, work-a-day, player of percentages. Admirable in its own way. But a joy to watch? Never!

[@ianjones3568]

Illy was summariser and plain-speaking Yorkie. As good as Gower was, he never did it against West Indies when we needed him. Ok he battled at different times and got a hundred and a 90 but his technique seemed to get found out like many others against raw pace, bounce, and movement. As elegant as he was, he got found out, even against his best team, Australia.

[@markh9749]

@@ianjones3568 In 42 matches against Australia Gower averaged 44.78 (slightly higher than his overall average of 44.25). It certainly wasn't Australia who found Gower out at test level. My point here is that Gower's elegance and class did translate in to results. He was - is - one of England's best ever batsman. It is an accolade he deserves. He earned it at the crease.

[@jonrichardson8461]

@@markh9749Gower certainly did well overall against Australia but figures boosted by playing three series when Australian bowling was depleted - one during World Series Cricket, and two when Australian rebel team with half or more of the Test team went to South Africa. Poor series against full attacks in ‘80, ‘81 and ‘89.