ENGLAND v WEST INDIES 5th TEST MATCH DAY 1 THE OVAL AUGUST 12 1976 VIV RICHARDS ROY FREDERICKS ROWE

[@srinivaspillai4622]

The more you see of Richards batting, the interest of seeing modern day batsman diminishes, what a player! Thanks for the KZbin, we can see to know the difference.

[@99cssuresh]

Very well and truly said.

[@saleemkirmani5583]

He is absolutely unbelievable. I have seen so much of his batting, but he never failed to amaze me. He made every bowler look ordinary.

[@rohanmccalla979]

No doubt... the man was in a different class

[@fyzulcsco1594]

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[@petergreen5337]

❤Agreed

[@saleemkirmani5583]

Viv was marvelous. It's a pity that Lawrence Rowe lost his eyesight quite early in his career, he made batting look sooooo easy.

[@peterturnball8310]

Nobody made batting look as easy as Sir Viv. Even if there are other Test batsmen with more runs and better averages, Viv was in a class of his own.

[@colinjennings3661]

Viv.the best batsman in my lifetime

[@markhayward7400]

Viv Richards was one of only two batsmen I saw capable of intimidating 'Deadly' Derek Underwood. The other was Greg Chappell. Viv's ability to hit good length balls against the spin through midwicket disconcerted Underwood and threw him off his normal defensive line of attack when the pitch was giving him little assistance.

[@benellis9665]

102 overs in the day? Today's cricketers should take note!

[@112sje]

Gillette Cup and World Cup matches were 120 (60 overs each).

[@anthonyjohnson-zh8bo]

sir viv made the game look so easy...as i used to be resigned to watching him batter the england side

[@javedkureishi64]

One of the great innings of all time

[@saleemkirmani5583]

Javed Sahib, are you related to the legendary cricket commentor Umar Kureishi? He was my favorite commentor.

[@finnegan6389]

My first visit of many to the Oval was seeing this - quite a day to choose!

[@saleemkirmani5583]

You're a very fortunate person. I'm happy to know that.

[@viswanathnambiar6697]

Even if you keep 22 players in the groud viv hit mid wicket boundary, my all time favourite batsmen.

[@jameshope398]

A fantastic innings by Viv

[@ajmatullahsheikh903]

Viv Richards was nightmare for opposition.What a batsman!.purity simplicity of game was appealing to the masses.

[@benellis9665]

Would be great if we could get that close up analysis of the great West Indies bowlers like we do today with Hawkeye and the front on spin vision camera giving a close up of the seam. Malcolm Marshall (obviously came along after this) made the ball talk.

[@prantikmitra4712]

sir if you please upload eng vs wi 1973-74 test series which was playing in west indies

[@benellis9665]

Was that CMJ doing the stadium announcements?

[@benellis9665]

Was reverse swing not a thing back then? Look at that outfield.

[@AlunThomas-mp5qo]

It's obvious that wicket keeping catches/stumping record was preying on Alan Knott's mind because this is the second time that he missed an important catch going for a chance that was NEVER his. In the previous test he ran thirty yards and missed a catch that should have been left to Derek Underwood.

[@keithameerali9474]

Disgusting by those spectators who invaded the field AND the pitch. In India the infield spectators now have to watch through a wire fence.

[@frankford1115]

Remember this batting lineup got gubbed big time in Australia. But Greenidge, Fredericks, Viv, Rowe, Khalicharan and Lloyd? Really? Good luck in England against that lot!

[@kunalsingh3121]

To be honest Viv & Gordon were rockies during Aussie tour probably in their second intertnational tour..,,Despite it Viv did finish very well when he opened in last 4 innings scoring 279 in 4 innings, 2 tons and 1 50...against Thommo & Lillee in full swing.. Gordon was badly affected in that tour and it did require him decent time to come back again on top missed India series where all of them were foxed by Chandra apart from Viv..Windies narrowly escaped the possible 3/1 defeat..

[@ElBloeTigre]

Had water not been invented in 1976? Look at the state of that outfield.