Ian Botham 68 (39), v Australia, Perth 1986-87 (ODI)

[@johnfisher4872]

he was ahead of his time. And he did it with a normal bat. Just imagine him and Viv Richards with the current bats used in international cricket?

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

The smaller ground dimensions as well. Carnage lol

[@rickster5120]

It's not the bats ...its the surfaces now and rules. Set up for batsmen to put up huge scores with the help of power plays and field restrictions..you can't go wrong...but scores records and averages all being boosted by crap teams..Ireland Afghanistan Zimbabwe Sri Lanka are pure crap with Pakistan Windies and Boks nowhere near there teams of the past

[@CaribSurfKing1]

I had that bat. It was heavy and was on par with todays bats. I remember borrowing a friends DF Attack Botham bat in 87 ish, and half edged a slog off his bowling that raced to the boundary! I was only 17 years old. It put a big crack in the edge of it and he wasn't happy. I said, sorry, but that's a good bat! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpaziZRmlr2DgNk

[@simonkamstra5141]

I think Gooch and Richards and others used the Stuart Surridge Jumbo in a 3llb version ....so they were not undergunned...

[@Wally-H]

I'd love to have seen them play 20 / 20. Imagine the price they would fetch in the IPL. Allan Lamb would have been a superb 20 / 20 player too.

[@nasserkhan1504]

England won the clean sweep that tour; Ashes, Perth Challenge, & the World Series Cup. Loved the shirts.

[@gpsinghkhalsa9306]

INDIA won the world series cup my dear not ENGLAND. Saw a cricket match feels like magic back then it just feels different

[@gpsinghkhalsa9306]

@zach gavelton my mistake sir I thought it's from Benson and hadges world championship of cricket 1985 which India won.

[@CharlieVane21]

Those commentators are legends of the game - Tony Greig, Tony Cozier, Richie Benuad, Max Walker. All gone now. RIP.

[@chicagoan6342]

Who was the commentator right around 4 30? The one who praised the guy who took the catch? Thanks

[@CharlieVane21]

@@chicagoan6342 Bill Lawry 😊

[@chicagoan6342]

@@CharlieVane21 thanks dude!

[@anthonydent5798]

@@chicagoan6342 Bill Lawry

[@lalitmohanpuhan9268]

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[@Veyron1967]

Hard to imagine a Pom getting a reception like that at Perth nowadays. I suspect Botham was to the Aussie crowd what Warne was to the English crowd - both great players with massive personalities that transcended the game.

[@vika-br8sh]

when a batsman walks out without a helmet on fast bouncy wicket, you can tell he got balls of steel. viv richards, ian botham are two such men.

[@keith79mod11]

Also the greatest of Friends even when they was in Battle against each other when England played the Great West Indies sides of the 80s

[@anaesthesia1549]

vik a Helmets don't protect balls!

[@amitmatre4722]

Sunil Gavaskar too... Little man, big balls.

[@Mishtiman]

@Dipesh Parida Yes, Sunny had balls, was of a different kind from these bashers. Sunny admired both of them. Sunny was cerebral.

[@fullhouseentertainmentsker6926]

Playing without helmets ..facing these fast bowlers ..my God..Botham, Richards ..they are legends 🙏

[@irfansheikh2846]

he was a magician. there was an amazing attraction about him which was quite unmatchable. his name was enough to bring crowd to the matches.

[@unaadair2137]

What a legend .Loved for his cancer campaigns.My sister Deirdre died of leukaemia.His work has helped so many .

[@johnt7630]

Ian was still at his peak here. And at his peak, he was England's greatest all rounder.

[@Ingens_Scherz]

Yes, but he suffered the first of his really serious injuries on this tour that meant his bowling was never really the same again, and he never scored another test hundred. We didn't know it at the time, of course, but this was really his swan song as a champion allrounder.

[@mrkimble2618]

At his peak, he was the world's greatest all rounder.

[@saganspirit]

Didn't look after himself the way Imran did - Botham could have been the best ever

[@kevinmassey7675]

@@saganspirit bet he has no regrets

[@thylacine1004]

@@mrkimble2618 Absolutely....

[@sovietonion72]

One of the best England teams ever, 1987 won the Challenge Cup (WACA) won the Ashes in Australia and the one day series, awesome team.

[@adamw2911]

Collectively England were superb in this series. Ironic as they otherwise failed win a meaningful test series between 1986-1990. The lost every series at home during this period bar a one off win V Sri Lanka.

[@dutchvanderlinde2488]

overall they were awful through the whole 80's and the 90's and only beat a rebuilding aus team in the mid 80's

[@vantheman1238]

dutch van der linde fuck off

[@evanaskew6652]

I wouldnt say they were awful in the 80s. At the beginning with guys like Geoff boycott, derek Underwood, Alan knott and Chris old backed up with gooch, gower, botham, miller and dilley they were as formidable as fuck. But those multiple rebel tours gutted them.

[@douglastaggart9360]

@@evanaskew6652 yes but this England team would beat them 9 times out of 10

[@asifismailasifismail3265]

Four great all rounder of all time 1'Kapil dev 2' Ian Botham 3' Imran Khan 4'Richard Hadley

[@lewisgreen2957]

The greatest all rounder to play cricket will always be Sir Garfield Sobers. Now debate no2 downwards..

[@That_Random_Bloke]

@@lewisgreen2957I never saw Sobers play but if Bradman says you’re the greatest of all time…

[@davidbrooks187]

Ian Botham in his prime between 1976 and 1987 was the greatest all-rounder of all time. Time after Time he produced era defining performances with the bat and ball turning games around single handedly from the brink of defeat at the highest level. After the back injury & subsequent operation in 1988 although still able to play he was unable to reach the heights of the previous 11 years.

[@hughfranklin4002]

Beefy is one of the greatest if not the greatest all rounders to play the game.

[@simoncampbell3144]

The greatest in my opinion

[@chrisevans5259]

Botham was a bludgeoning intimidating colossus of a player, once he got the bit between his teeth anything was possible.so many times either with bat or ball he could turn a game on its head when all looked lost. His batting was brutal when in full flow, and even the Great bowlers of the time found intimidating by his awesome big hitting and power,, nothing was safe when he got on top. He could also have blistering spells with the ball, he was ferocious and nasty and even the Great batsmen of the time hated facing him when he got his tail up. Yes Both was a fierce competitor and a brilliant exciting player. LEGEND

[@ballaratfag]

Great fast bowlers of the time had Botham's measure, mate. His record against the West Indies is ordinary, both batting and bowling. Sorry to burst your bubble.....

[@anthonyelleray1344]

@@ballaratfag 8-103 at Lord's isnt ordinary...

[@mombaassa]

@@ballaratfag In those days, most players found that their record against the West Indies was pretty "ordinary".

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

Dave Walkeden haha pick the windies out ffs, they were ripping every team apart back then.

[@davewalkeden6932]

@@anthonyelleray1344 Yeah, 8/103 are great figures. Shame about what happened in the second innings. 0/120 off about 20 overs.....

[@alexlanning712]

Ian Botham, the only Englishman you'd have in an Australian side

[@talhanaeem4364]

The best part was that Beefy was hitting it in the stands. He does not need to shorten boundaries like today. You add Gooch to this XI. Certainly 1987 Eng team was the best Eng ODI side. Won the B&H Cup, Perth Challenge Cup, Home and away ODI series against Pak, Sharjah Cup in 87 April and finalist in 87 WC.

[@keith79mod11]

Sir Ian Botham may have been English through and through but the Aussies love him and wished he was one of their own which can't be said for many English cricketers.

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

I thought they loved Stuart Broad?! 😳😆

[@lindsaycameron5029]

I think we nicked him from Australia when he was a baby

[@robleary3353]

Facing the best of the World of cricketing fast bowlers, Botham rarely wore a helmet!. Lovely thing is, against Australia even the Australian commentators enjoyed his batting, bowling and 'bravado'. Had the privelige of watching one of his last international one day innings at the MCG. He was clapped on by the capacity crowd and even though he didn't score that well, went off to a standing ovation!.

[@markhughes7927]

‘’If that ball had hit him on the ankle the churchbells would be ringing.....!’’

[@jeffrey19771000]

when botham came to the crease we held our breath and watched.what a player.

[@chrismorgan9460]

Stokes is very good, botham was greatness personified. One of Britain's all time great sporting heroes

[@rsmani41crichapp]

I do remember this game hearing radio commentary on ABC & what an innings from Botham totally smashing the Australian bowlers.

[@flash8854]

My word I wish Ian Botham was around today using these huge thick bats!!

[@Wally-H]

Back in the 1990's my club had an 'Ian Botham Attack Bat' in our club bag. It was the most popular blade we had and scored goodness knows how many runs for various players. You could hit the ball a country mile with it.

[@subramanianvenkatraman9698]

What a great all rounder. My opinion if Botham would open the one day matches starting from his carrier , he is the first player to achieve 10000 runs and 150 wickets another one is Jack Kallis. Very good swing bowler. He is the HERO of the modern cricket.

[@jamesgeorge2299]

Great microcosm of the daring and excitement Botham brought to this game.

[@markhooren5530]

Beefy is one of the greatest of all time without a doubt the greatest all rounder that England produced

[@gwynmaverickjames6098]

One of the best sights in cricket,botham smashing boundaries awesome,and Tony gregg and Richie benauds commentary just brilliant sadly gone now tho

[@martinfiaysr4942]

4.30 Bill Lawry says “ great catch for that guy in seat no.3 lol heheheh legend commentry Bill

[@mr.mladyfedora3252]

😂😂😂

[@Wally-H]

Better than the Aussie fielders, who couldn't catch a cold

[@SJHUE]

Nice to see/hear the crowd and commentators enjoying and appreciating a great innings regardless of whom they might support

[@Brownalebelly]

I love the way he strode out to the wicket without a helmet as if to say "I'm afraid of no one!" I loved Ian Botham in his prime. And he wasn't too bad with the ball, either.

[@darrenmiles-morland8038]

Australia had 3 no. 11 batsmen all playing in the same team on this day (Reid, Whitney, Davis). Little wonder that Australia had a brittle batting line-up back then. I can't remember if any of them were required to bat, but I do remember Ken Maclaey's bad day getting worse that night when John Emburey took a screamer of a catch on the boundary line fence off a ball which looked headed for a six. I remember Ian Botham's innings too. The match was in the balance when he came to the wicket and he took it completely away from the Australians with some relentless strokeplay against what was a relatively stingy Australian bowling attack at that time. This probably explains why they had 3 no. 11 batsmen in their team.

[@srinivasrao3867]

really superb hitting by Sir Ian Botham. If Sir Ian Botham had been sent No.1 as an opener he would have scored exactly 168(139)-168 runs off 139 balls in this particular match. Great opener as well in Benson & Hedges Series in Australia.... Thanks a lot...

[@joeblogs4645]

I think i was at this match...would have been 8 /9yrs old..used to go to every one day international in Perth as a kid with my family..good times

[@Edogawa1117]

Great cricketer and man....many thanks for sharing!

[@davidbradshaw3303]

Only thing missing was a bit more Ian Chappell in commentary. Would have been slightly more reserved than Bill Lawry I suspect.

[@user-kx2pk5ek2g]

Great innings by Ian Botham.

[@jameseaves71]

I remember sitting in the crowd watching this 😊

[@hughjarreolee7821]

What would he have achieved with a modern bat? He would gain an extra 15m, easy.

[@rickster5120]

Wasnt just the batter friendly boundaries..its the feather bed tracks added to big drop in standard of Bowlers..

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

@@rickster5120 plus the smaller dimensions of current cricket grounds.

[@PaulRoneClarke]

And ropes bringing the boundaries in ten yards these days.

[@homeone4054]

Botham's bats were pretty heavy. Different shape to modern bats but big.

[@smvarma7]

One of those umpteen number of times Border got a perfect hit. He was deadly in that position

[@johnmehaffey9953]

Sir Ian no need for a helmet I've a bat to protect me

[@chandersingh576]

Ian Botham is best allrounder cricketer among all time allrounders

[@angelacooper2661]

I well remember watching this, aged sixteen and a half. Beefy was on top form and battered the Aussies during that Test Series. The coloured clothes for the one dayers stood out - I especially like England's blue outfit!

[@rannydicciardo5656]

100 in the 25th over... 25th over! Cricket certainly has changed over the years

[@afc358]

Not a fist pump in sight

[@melthoidserendipity1332]

Or a bloody chainsaw! A shame Merv wasn't there for an ear lick though :()

[@Ingens_Scherz]

Whitney was a great bowler, but he was a total pillock when it came to Botham. For instance, he was a pillock in 1981 when he dropped Botham at Manchester, the latter then going on to smash a magnificent hundred taking the game away from the Aussies (he also got Botham out and celebrated like he'd just taken eight wickets: Rod Marsh was not impressed). Here, five years later, you'd think he'd have learnt. Botham smashes for six over mid off and Whitney then proceeds to sledge the shit out of the guy. I remember wishing I could tell the idiot: "Mike, Mike, he's just clobbered you mate. I'd keep your mouth shut if I were you or he might do it again." Face palms all round.

[@thadtuiol1717]

He couldn't help it, it was his default Bogan setting.

[@TheBundleofkent]

Whitney was like this in Shield cricket- a complete cunt

[@arronrichardson6322]

361 just chased yesterday, how times have changed

[@AgentOccam]

oh my god the mullets!...

[@markhughes7927]

‘’ beautifully caught in seat number three............!’’

[@reverendv8900]

Commentator: "On comes the run miser, Simon Davis" Botham "Hold my spliff" Figures decimated.

[@rogerwredford]

Great comment... tickled me that one

[@homeone4054]

Love it

[@CaptainAmerica-xl7gp]

Ian Botham came out like a bad ass no helmet

[@Wally-H]

This was one of the few periods of Aussie cricket history where they lacked a quality fast bowler. Their medium-pacers held no fear for Beefy. It's also worth remembering just how bloody hot it was - wearing a helmet you trap all that heat in. I suspect that was another reason why he decided not to wear a lid.

[@siredith8846]

S Waugh is kryptonite to Botham

[@midianholic7080]

What a legend.

[@thelobsterperson]

Those shirts make them look like they're playing golf!

[@newdiggszweiundsiebzig]

Richard Raithby This was a special series called the “Benson & Hedges Challenge” because the America’s Cup was being held that summer off the Perth coast... The uniforms were a variation of the yachting polos popular at the time.

[@andrewwilkins6553]

Those are so fire

[@chrise2329]

The six to bring up his 50 was massive!

[@vika-br8sh]

we get to see such kind of innings in 2016-17 ... so botham was 20-30 yrs ahead of his time. Along with viv richards.

[@rawschri]

Simon Davis is the " ultimate run-miser with figures of 7-1-0-21 " .... 9 minutes, 6 balls and 26 runs later, he's 8-1-0-47 !! 🤣🤣

[@tradehubbox5447]

This man would have ruled 20-20.what an all rounder

[@nationalfurnitureandinteri4763]

Very nice bothem

[@michaelbullock8279]

loved those shirts

[@berrywilton7334]

Last time England had a strong team for a long team probably until 2007

[@godsstruggler8783]

Commentator's curse for Simon 'the miser' Davis.

[@njas8303]

outrageously clean hitting ;;👏👏👏👏👏

[@tradehubbox5447]

Gatting always looked like he is going to deliver a child.

[@Ord_Wingate]

We called him a wok smuggler...think about it for a second

[@vantheman1234]

Bruce Reid and Peter Crouch separated at birth

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

By Pat Sharps mullet. 😉

[@HHM706]

Max Walker absolute legend

[@brksk4309]

The manly Botham.

[@andrewganley9016]

Couldnt the present rubbish England team do with someone like him!

[@aussieswatching3135]

“When he hits em they stay hit” miss u Richie 🇦🇺

[@richardhingston6073]

So much alpha energy in one video

[@TheManOnTheRail]

When boundaries were boundaries - before 'health & safety' stepped in and shortened them.

[@apkman3669]

Botham was the difference between Aus and Eng in the Reliance WC final 1987.

[@ramacchandral3647]

What an innings!

[@midianholic7080]

What a great bowler BA Reid was

[@anirbanmaity9948]

There is long boundary in Australia.

[@momthegreatest]

wow,,,awesome.....

[@blooter6360]

Still got the video Remember it like yesterday To the left hand side of the sidescreen too the right hand side 😂😂😂 Simon Davies a run miser ! What a pity

[@davewilson9738]

Imagine Gayle, Richards and Botham in a T20...my mind is drooling xD

[@Wally-H]

Richards and Botham would have commanded huge prices in the Indian 20/20 league. Allan Lamb would have been much sought after too - a very clever player, he would have loved T20 I think.

[@swapanzameen6302]

It's a double century in today's standard.

[@Bassjohn1968]

Imaging beefy playing 20/20? A slogfest

[@AntuNeelesh]

Sonal Dongre is loving me :) :)

[@subinraghuvaran9999]

Grest English batting line ip. Chris broad botham lamb gatting gover jack richards

[@tonto2455]

Botham thought it was a one day game!

[@njas8303]

Before 46th over, Simon Davis has 7 -1- 21-0 , RPO 3.0 . Botham spoilt his bowling figures, thereafter

[@jeremygeduldt936]

Ken Mc Clay Simon Davis Simon O ' Donnell Leonard ( Lenny) Pascoe yesterday's Australian heroes 1986/87 Australia not yet World Champions today they have 5 titles .

[@markhughes7927]

3:21 ‘’When he hits them - they stay hit....’’!

[@naushadhameed1029]

1992 wcup he was out of form which made England to lose

[@anirbanmaity9948]

The ground of Parth is very big.

[@jeremygeduldt936]

Jack Richards England wicket keeper.

[@NPA1001]

Tony Cozier on the commentary team..RIP.

[@faisalbukhari5826]

its Bill Lawry not Cozier

[@deepakavinash8037]

Don’t know why they didn’t have boundary ropes in Australia. So dangerous. Also most of the boundary catches would have easily gone over the boundary rope.

[@douglastaggart9360]

England 1 day team of 1987 v England 1 day team 2020 only one winner

[@wobblertv8083]

Bully Botham goes berserk!

[@steveshep9234]

How much would a botham ipl contract be worth?

[@BrettHondow]

Enter Beefy at 2:35 mark...

[@mrradman2986]

1:56, who is the giant?

[@mrradman2986]

@Kevin Payne Thanks mate.

[@sibajiray]

Dilley routinely ran through the Aussies that series

[@deanowakeman1790]

Ken macleay what a shocker he was 🤣

[@bobstirling6885]

In the days when the boundary was the edge of the ground....none of this throwing the ball back in after you have jumped the rope....

[@terranceparsons5185]

100-2 after 25, so you'd expect how many after another 9? 150, 160, more? Yes, 130! Fair enough though, 80 odd came off the next 10.

[@frankjames4573]

Brill...

[@jadesmith6823]

And where is the WACCA now? 😔