Geoff Boycott 2/15 v Australia, Lord's 1979 (CWC)

[@daloki349]

Camera coverage from one end. A relaxed and understated commentary. A screen free from the clutter of statistics, spinometers, bowling speed readings and whatnot. No commercial breaks. Aaaah, the memories.

[@evanaskew6652]

I would have camera coverage from both ends but everything else is just right

[@joncumber2020]

No field restrictions either.

[@jahno7154]

I agree with everything you mentioned but i like to see the bowling speeds.

[@mark.lawrence]

dal oki watching this i realise how much better is was back in the day ... no nasser hussain telling us all how to do it ...

[@jahno7154]

@@mark.lawrence I'd rather have Nasser telling us how to bat rather than Isa Guru.

[@mpjensen889]

I was present at this match. An Aussie living in England, 8 years old. I will never forget it! Boycott took wickets!

[@ynotnilknarf39]

That pick up and throw by Randall just amazing, not many in world cricket EVER could do that, certainly not at that speed and accuracy.

[@Wally-H]

Indeed. Randall would have been the ultimate 20 - 20 fielder. he would have commanded a very high price in the player auctions.

[@g8ymw]

Never try for a crafty single when Derek is about

[@FriendlyHenry]

Alan Ealham was almost as good... sadly never got an England cap, despite a number of 12th man appearances.

[@davec8730]

@@FriendlyHenry he wasn't good enough, good at country level doesn't make you test class.

[@nathanwilliams2152]

@@g8ymw- when I used to go to watch Warwickshire we used to say the same about our Trevor Penney. He was another fielder you would NEVER pinch singles from. One of the best fielders I ever saw

[@vantheman1234]

Love how Randall apologised for throwing down the stumps. Great fielding, “sorry for being reckless guv”. Genius. That’s how the game has changed

[@Bruce-1956]

How I miss cricket of the '70s.

[@curtisalleyne3710]

Proper cricket

[@alansimmons9621]

Randall was a superb fielder and a very good but exceptionally nervous batsman.

[@paulcaswell2813]

His jumpiness at the crease I'll never forget. But in the field - absolutely spectacular. Anyone daring to take a quick single with Derek anywhere near was either exceptionally brave or downright foolhardy.

[@dbmortserv]

Vintage fielding from Randall at 2:20. Magnificent player

[@whouster]

Brilliant fielder, and on his day, a brilliant batsman. One of the game's great characters.

[@kingcurry6594]

I played against him a charity match (I was a pretty useful club player). I was at the non-striker's end when the batsman on strike (a retired county left hander) flicked the ball off his toes about 5m to the right of Randall at mid wicket and called for a run. Randall moved to his right, picked up in one hand, and hit middle stump at the bowler's end with my partner 3m short. I could not believe that anyone could field like that. He was amazing.

[@g8ymw]

Arkle was badly treated by the England selectors. Fielding in the same league as Jonty Rhodes (South Africa). Batting was top notch

[@simonmassey3747]

Many happy memories of watching Derek Randall at Trent Bridge with my grandparents. He is still one of my favourite cricketers of all time. Loved his heroics at Nat west final in 1985 and doffing his cap to Lillee in 1977.

[@daveroutley5574]

Well bowled Sir Geoffrey I didnt no you could bowl . 2great wickets. Well played SIR.. 😃

[@videosrus8631]

He used to bowl with his cap on backwards.

[@timbaktuthankgod2737]

Boycott was born to bat. He understands the art of batting like no one else. Tendulkar, Pointing and Lara cannot coach - he can. Regards to him from Kolkata.

[@Alan-gh8X]

The greatest tactician batsman in the world.

[@davec8730]

BIG, BIG MISS by england, and ALL for BITTERNESS.

[@davidhickman2451]

Jim Laker on commentary, Lord’s as I remember it as a kid, understated celebrations and the great Sir Geoffrey in his pomp

[@TheGeoff2209]

Randall on one side gower on the other Bob taylor behind the stumps, could watch it all day long

[@ynotnilknarf39]

Aye, Gower was no slouch but still not a patch on Randall IMHO. Taylor and Knotty both great keepers

[@paulcaswell2813]

@@ynotnilknarf39 Knotty was a superb keeper - but don't forget he was was a damned fine No7 or 8 batsman too.

[@reverendv8900]

Derek Randall at 2:12 was the highlight - unbelievable fielder.

[@neilpountney9414]

Sadly not much film on him but he was an amazing cover fielder. Great player and person.

[@philhewitt5069]

How true ,his hands almost touched the ground !!!

[@johnward2569]

Reverend V About 2006 I opened a local paper in Notts and there he was....in a team photo, captain of his village side. Still playing and still smiling. What a bloke.

[@terrydickinson3296]

It looks like Randall played in fast forward compared to everyone else's normal speed.

[@1964dangerous]

The first sighting in history of "we're not worthy..."

[@MrH77]

Golden arm Boycs. Some of those were in the collidor of uncertainty..

[@norbury57]

Bowling with his cap on. An old style Yorkshireman

[@PatrickKelly-lz3pv]

old time baldy

[@jeffreyashton6405]

Bob Taylor best wicketkeeper in the world behind the stumps

[@xyz2121]

I love to see batsmen turn their hand to bowling, especially when they get a few wickets.

[@drahcirnevarc9152]

Tendulkar was really quite a talented spinner.

[@chrish12345]

both batsmen beaten by the genuine inswing/incut of the ball, well done Geoff!

[@lennylaa1686]

Much sooner watch this than the Premier League 2020.

[@drahcirnevarc9152]

“Take a knee” my arse.

[@terrytt5067]

I was at this match and thought it hilarious that Boycott was going to bowl ... until he got 2 wickets!

[@JP1234815]

@Flaturtha the Numidian Captains usually bowled their '6th bowler' early knowing that the batsmen wouldn't be taking any risks early on. The great Lancashire one day team of the early 70's used Barry Wood in much the same way. Why Brearley needed to bowl Boycott in the first place was a bit of a puzzle - having the likes of Botham, Willis, Old, Hendrick and Edmonds (as well as a few overs from Gooch if required).

[@andrew7440]

Mike Brearley calling the shots, good decision skip.

[@uphollandlatic]

Batsmen must have dreaded getting out to Boycott. Imagine having to listen to him telling you how he did it for the rest of your life?

[@davec8730]

well i've never heard him mention it, HAVE YOU???

[@hifives2]

Derek Randall reveled at one time that stretching exercise's was the essence to quick reflexes and that he was coached by Alan Knot

[@DavidJsmith-dk5tf]

Good bowling Geoff !

[@carlh429]

Imagine being the Aussie opening batsman..getting bowled by Geoff Boycott of all people...

[@JP1234815]

@TheJimmy Still contained 4 members of the Ashes side to tour England 2 years later though!! (Border, Hughes, Yallop, Hogg)

[@JP1234815]

Boycott was a handy bowler to have. He bowled quite a lot in the Sunday League and, ironically, could speed through his over in about 85-90 seconds (compared to 70-85 seconds for Ravindra Jadeja today). For Yorkshire he got 25 List A wickets @43.8 with an economy of 3.65 RPO

[@JP1234815]

@TheJimmy Border was a world class batsman - finishing his test career with an average over 50. Ironically Hughes, Yallop and Hogg's careers were all brought to a premature end by going on the Australian rebel tour of South Africa in '84/5.

[@infidelhindu]

@@JP1234815 Alderman too was a part of that tour, but he returned in 1987 to be a part of the Australian team that won the ashes. Hughes' problem was that after his disastrous run as captain, he failed to return to form after losing it, and so ended his career w/ a season in South Africa. The moment he was completely dropped from the test side, Australia won their last test match against the Windies that season

[@JP1234815]

@@infidelhindu I didn't mention Alderman because he wasn't involved in this match.

[@cquilty1]

Had there's be a speed gun then, Boycott probably bowling around 90/95mph. He was deceptively quick and a lot of experts claim that wearing his cap when bowling is what helped him generate such pace.

[@jamieshannon9809]

I heard he was in excess of 110mph into a headwind uphill.

[@cquilty1]

@@jamieshannon9809 After re-watching this video carefully, I think you're right. And what's possibly even more incredible is Bob Taylor standing up to the stumps with this murderous pace.

[@MsPaulathomas]

I remember seeing this at the time. Bowling with a cap on is somehow very Boycott!!

[@keithe8449]

He had a hair transplant a couple of years before.

[@rmdoyen1]

It's a throwback to a very different time. Many slow bowlers from the early to mid 20th century used to bowl with hats on, most notably Hugh Tayfield of South Africa.

[@carlh429]

I remember him wearing his cap back to front when he was bowling in one of the test matches during the 1981 tour of West Indies. Think Botham was captain at the time.

[@IvorChurchard-hj8vn]

Bbc tv, positioned on the sofa, mum keeping my coffee cup full and a packet of Gypsy Creams paradise ❤

[@amitbasu8159]

Rare footage of an Andrew Hilditch dismissal that does not involve him hooking a long hop straight to long leg.

[@gregthebaker829]

😂😂😂 Botham had him in his pocket for that.

[@alexisc4922]

More modern captains should welcome the importance and magic of the part-timer

[@BroskiRIP]

111 for 2 from 40 overs? I know it was a 60 over match, but the game's changed a lot since 1979!

[@johnsmith-mj5ye]

Gregory's Goals that scoring rate was considered normal in that era - wouldn't do nowadays!

[@IanGorton]

No field restrictions back then either

[@vantheman1234]

The first One Day Cricket international was in 1971 on the 5th of January at Melbourne Cricket ground between Australia and England. This game was only eight years later. The one day international game was in its infancy. Although you could argue that the first World Cup final at Lords in 1975 was the finest.

[@Wally-H]

No, that's still a bit slow for the time. In a 60 over match teams would look to get to 100 around 30 and no later than 35 overs. The lack of fielding restrictions meant the fielding side could put plenty of men out to save boundaries - that was the real issue. It certainly made it too risky for batsmen to try and hit over the top as the outer 'ring' would have most of the boundary covered.

[@jasonwood3377]

I think in the first World Cup in one game India made something like 132-4 and Sunil Gavaskar carried his bat for 42, figures maybe wrong but you get the gist.

[@Greebstreebling]

Derek Randall apologising for throwing the ball in :) :) I'd forgotten that Geoff Boycott was a good bowler - tend to remember him for the dogged, productive and bowler demoralising batting performances - great days.

[@justinschiferl213]

This is funny I’m very entertained!

[@richardsmith9615]

I've been fortunate enough to share the nets with a couple of County Batsmen and I can vouch that the professionals can do everything, they are fantastic bowlers as well, just shows the level of the specialized bowlers when you think about it.

[@brettskip1]

Say what you like about Boycott, that man could bat

[@xyz2121]

And bowl.

[@kevinclements4962]

And batter women.

[@roohullahabba8535]

Kevin Clements nice.

[@millwallholdings]

@@kevinclements4962 Bit like leftie LINEKER then

[@ericthemauve]

@@kevinclements4962 You should stay up to date with the news before putting your foot in your mouth Kevin.

[@tomcustard]

Love the bowling with the hat

[@reimannx33]

Because he went bald early in life and the cap snugly covered that unsightly dome.

[@ianwilson2007]

How the hell Derek Randall threw those stumps down. He did that all the time from midwicket or cover point.

[@rmdoyen1]

At his peak, he was positively deadly. Randall was special.

[@micmacmoc]

Boycs once clipped me round the ear, er...playfully...I was about 20 then, towered over him and he still had the confidence, bless him. A good man often maligned. Persuaded me to go and watch my newly local side, Hampshire circa 1990, never looked back, thanks boycs...and your book was printed on terrible paper you cheapskate!

[@vantheman1234]

Nampara Brewery 😂😂😂

[@IronMan-ho7vt]

Put To The Test. I read that book.

[@sportzpickz]

Great upload. Boycott bowling disciplined military medium

[@JP1234815]

In the corridor of uncertainty!!

[@sportzpickz]

@@JP1234815fully in that corridor leaving the batsman bewildered!

[@stephenpatterson5134]

The golden age of test and county cricket before it was destroyed by sky just like they destroyed football.

[@irfangulll1077]

Old is gold

[@OCCUPIEDNATION]

Boycott - total class act!!! 😁

[@rogerofrhodri]

I am not the biggest cricket fan by a long chalk, but to see Mr Boycott bowl like that was brill.

[@stepheng8779]

Jim Laker praising Boycott through gritted teeth 😂

[@nicknewsum1068]

Always thought he was a fan of Sir Geoffrey. He attended a Reform Group dinner in honour of The King of Yorkshire, I was there

[@adventussaxonum448]

Eeh, it's easy is this bowling. My granny could do it.

[@ronburgundy8423]

Aye, stick a few frey bentos down on a length and av' them Aussies scurrying!

[@drahcirnevarc9152]

Appen.

[@drahcirnevarc9152]

Boycott was a proper batting all-rounder in my opinion - a fifth change bowler.

[@martingrimsted5017]

Boycott said later it was the best ball ever bowled in the milky way

[@a.jamesstretton3813]

The 100 coming up for Australia in the 38th over... How times change, sometimes. Not at the Oval 2023 Australia first innings.

[@irfangulll1077]

Golden era

[@terranceparsons5185]

100 for 2 in the 38th over. In a one day game!!! At least 130 behind a modern score

[@edwardevans4717]

Go on sir geoffrey

[@mariadacre5875]

Not sure which one was slower, his batting or bowling.

[@jahno7154]

That's brilliant

[@malthuswasright]

And yet both got results...

[@khann000]

Good to see Hilditch not out hooking lol

[@exceltraining]

fucking hell derek randall... were you born in the matrix or something ? that run out attempt was the speed of light

[@avanthaperera7945]

Wow so much clear.

[@deansimister2545]

fantastic

[@lewisgreen2957]

Beautiful shot by Kim Hughes

[@iangascoigne8231]

It sounded like it was breaking Lakers heart to give Boycott any credit.

[@JP1234815]

Surprised Hilditch wasn't out hooking!!! (If you're too young to know what I mean - ask anyone who saw the 1985 Ashes series!!)

[@horrortackleharry]

Isn't that illegal- with the wristband on your bowling arm?

[@chrish12345]

he really did get swing on it

[@jahno7154]

Yes but in-swing that's no good at that pace!

[@jsr1234]

​@@jahno7154"no good" - apart from bowling a well-set Australian opener?

[@jahno7154]

@@jsr1234 I only repeated what Geoffrey Boycott said about his own bowing Big inswingers at 68mph ! . Anyway that ball didn't swing.. It nipped in off the seam and done him for lack of pace.

[@RizwanKhan_99]

even Geoff boycott was playing qhen Ritchie benaud was doing commentry?!?! ritchie is ancient

[@randybridgeman5050]

Wouldn't you like to reap a ripe old age too?

[@RizwanKhan_99]

I was expressing my disbelief over the fact that Ritchie lived so long, he was before time, before cricket became cricket.

[@oichemra]

I would say before cricket became Kirket

[@jahno7154]

Richie Benaud has commentated on Boycott for at least 20 years on and off, the first time was in 1964 Australia's tour of England.

[@portcullis5622]

Boycott played for England until he was about forty, and was in his mid forties when he retired from county cricket in 1986.

[@AlanMacKenzieBTN]

The trouble with Ben Stokes, is he scores far too many runs, and he scores them far too quickly.

[@sandydennylives1392]

He should cool down the pace, like wot Boyce did, get a nice sun tan, and score fewer runs. No one likes a show off.

[@jeyanthkrishnan]

After getting the batsman out Boycs sledged" Cranky, my mum can bat better than that".: :)

[@SylentEcho]

Who's the commentator at 2:32?

[@SylentEcho]

@Richard Starkey Thank you!

[@nicknewsum1068]

My hero

[@shaunjenkinson5089]

Bowling in a cap, not seen anyone do that before or since

[@robertlisternicholls]

I wonder how Geoff would feel if he was now referred to as a batter rather than a batsman?

[@WillCamx]

I suspect he may have a few choice words on the subject.

[@njscan007]

But why did he bowl with his cap on ?

[@mrstamp5121]

Was that Jack Russel at Keeper?

[@paulgodman7939]

Bob Taylor. Greatest keeper ever!

[@mrstamp5121]

@@paulgodman7939 you sure fella?

[@cquilty1]

@@paulgodman7939 Not so sure about that...

[@andrewherbert8125]

Derek Randall always reminded me of Gilligan off Gilligan's Island

[@exceltraining]

i wouldn't swear to it, but didn't boycs take more wickets in this game than he did score runs ? happy to be corrected.... :-)

[@blagger116]

That's correct. He was out for 1 when England successfully chased down a modest target of 160 and won by 6 wickets.

[@helainewilliams8253]

No doubt he would tell them , that were to good for thee lad.

[@sirdigbyminge1639]

Happy Days!

[@stupendous1068]

Wow. I have never seen Boycott bowl before.

[@JP1234815]

Boycott proved to be more than useful as a limited overs bowler for Yorkshire. Don't really know why Brearley needed to bowl him in this game (or in fact v Pakistan too). Brearley could call upon Botham, Willis, Old, Hendrick and Edmonds as his 5 frontline bowlers and Gooch if he wanted a 6th bowler. Does anyone know why?

[@johnnyhammer]

Probably because he got 2/15?

[@andrew7440]

Probably because Bearley was Bearley, and one of the best captains of England. And the results proved it.

[@babuangane3877]

Sean M Thx

[@ejhchess]

I am pretty sure I was at this game

[@busmadmatt]

See the man do we are not worthy signal at the end of the first over!

[@stephendines1936]

100 up in the 38th over in a ODI, They'd be 250 on the board these days in 38 overs

[@JP1234815]

Yes, but no field restrictions (sometimes you'd see 9 men on the boundary!!), wides were the same as in test match cricket, no fancy shots (just the cross batted slog at the end of the innings), no free hits to artificially inflate the score. The '6th' bowler would usually come on quite early knowing that batsmen wouldn't be taking too many risks. This is why it's quite surprising to see Boycott bowl so late in the innings.

[@andrew7440]

Not nessacarily against those bowlers on a green wicket with a red ball.

[@jas8796]

Bowling speed 40 mph

[@markarnold8160]

I've bagged plenty like that. People always took the piss out of my bowling and then became yet another victim 😈

[@philhewitt5069]

Mark , I used to bowl them snail pace deliveries and they would dance down the pitch to smash it for six ,then they would hear the death rattle behind , don't look bemused at me, just walk !!!

[@markarnold8160]

@@philhewitt5069 when you can make them hang and dip unexpectedly, a batsman soon gets into a spot of bother 🤣

[@davec8730]

as an opening batsman you LEARN to respect the bloke who looks like he can't bowl, he's there for a reason.

[@philipinchina]

Geoff!

[@leongt1954]

Only Border, Hughes, Yallop and Hogg were test class players the rest were only shield class players in that Aus Side.

[@englishciderlover7347]

Hogg never got into the team Lillee, Thomson and Walker were available.

[@NealeTurner]

Is he the only bowler to bowl in a test match with a hat on

[@ianb9729]

Why hasn't Boycott got his cap on back to front? I thought that was a Boycott bowling tradition!

[@vindaisatossermini2]

bowling action exactly like lance klusener

[@higgsboson4004]

More like SIr Francis Drake

[@thomaslord3907]

111 for 2 after 40 overs!!!

[@davidcoleman3661]

Very unusual not to say unique to bowl with a cap on.

[@redmenacetv]

Ee, mi old Gran curra 'it that wiya stik o rhubaab

[@petertowneya]

He bowled quicker than he batted 😂

[@davec8730]

but got FIVE times more runs than he went for.

[@petertowneya]

@@davec8730 there's a difference between taking the shine of the ball and boring spectators. Boycott was the living proof.

[@CHRISDABAHIA]

2:11 😮

[@martingonzalez6915]

His mum would of kept his first wicket out with a stick of rhubarb.

[@ANKITYADAV-nv9wv]

The last time Geoffrey boycott smiled

[@SuperFerdie1965]

Unfair comment. He smiled when Gower and Botham got sacked by Sky. He also smiles when walking by open graves.

[@JP1234815]

Also took 2 wickets against Pakistan 2 games later (plus a final wicket in the Semi Final for good measure). He was smiling then too.

[@SuperFerdie1965]

@bofursgun Yes, all except Randall as he thought he was going to be lynched.

[@SuperFerdie1965]

@bofursgun Very funny read thank you so much for that!

[@muhammad_properties]

bowlers are allowed to wear their caps while bowling ...

[@philipburkinshaw5608]

If I was facing Geoffrey I'd take a stick of rhubarb to him!

[@davec8730]

i would have guessed armed with yet more bullshit.

[@alfie8472]

Boycott himself has always said he was a rubbish bowler.

[@MarkSmith-vx3iu]

Great scoring rate 😂

[@persilbran]

How humiliating being dismissed by Geoff Boycott.

[@riohosein]

Both teams were overrated. Smashed by WI.

[@robparker2497]

Probably Australia’s worst team to tour England. And at height of WSC too. . That’s why !

[@Canalboyable]

I would suggest that the '85 team was even worse. Thompson past it, as was Graeme Wood. Lawson was injured, O'Donnell was a sub standard all rounder, Murray Bennett was cannon fodder, Andrew "Happy Hooker" Hilditch seemed determined to play into England's short ball trap every time. Craig McDermott was fast but raw and the two real class acts Alan Border and Kepler Wessels underachieved, particularly the latter. And Wayne Phillips played every Test innings like it was the last over of a twenty /twenty slogfest.