SOMERSET v SUSSEX GILLETTE CUP FINAL LORD'S SEPTEMBER 2 1978 IAN BOTHAM VIV RICHARDS PAUL PARKER

[@deputysheriff5994]

Imran without his great leap!Changed his action completely around to such a smooth sprint building up to a great leap of a slightly angular run-up!

[@rickster5120]

Incredible to see the change to Imrans action .. also vivs stance and backlift both were class but ascended to a level few others have

[@davidedwards6807]

When the bbc had sport loved the final all day on Saturday

[@marktaylor6491]

Imagine being a county bowler and having Beefy at one end and Viv at the other.

[@johnnyhall3942]

Loved this on the beeb.

[@abhishekchatterjee6162]

Cricket used to be very popular back then in England

[@terranceparsons5185]

The semi final between Sussex and Lancashire was my first ever live cricket match.

[@JP1234815]

Tony Greig I believe appeared for Sussex in the earlier rounds of that years Gillette cup. It would have been an interesting game had he played the full season!!

[@stephenmcloughlin7718]

How so ?

[@mikelewis1436]

Who remembers the classuc Somerset v Essex semi-final when Essex wicketkeeper Neil Smith was run out going for the winning run off the last ball?

[@jayeshdhairav9730]

Very nice memories !

[@terranceparsons5185]

Out with scores tied, wally!

[@ulaganathans8118]

Richards and Botham playing together 😈😈🤩😍😘

[@smilodontiger5675]

Somerset's lost weekend. Remember it well ...UGH!

[@hyena131]

23:57 - the tireless, toiling brute of a workhorse, Colin Dredge!

[@chxwv]

Richie benaud is everywhere ?

[@zibtihaj3213]

Viv was at his best

[@stephenmcloughlin7718]

Not really. He should have been out stumped early on, but for awful wicket keeping, survived and made 44.

[@zibtihaj3213]

@@stephenmcloughlin7718 his peak years were 76 to 80 according to many .... he still was great later but he absolute unreal best was 76-80, that is what I meant. All great innings always have a missed chance to get a bat out - no big deal....

[@vantheman1238]

There was no loved lost between Imran and Botham back in 1978. The rivalry had begun.

[@zibtihaj3213]

Yp

[@thischannelhasnoname5780]

Imran the aristo snob regarded 'low class' Botham with contempt

[@zibtihaj3213]

Botham went too far with his clearly jealous comments . Even Mike Whitney went on national tv and thanked Imran for teaching him reverse swing - that got Mike wickets against the mighty West Indies - in a particular match. So I mean, taking a bottle cap incidence and making it more than it is … is just jealously - did y see Botham face when Imran gave his victory speech after the World Cup final win- That says it all. Imran is and never was perfect - most likely was a snob . All that attention on a young man and I am not surprised he was .. I like to think he grew out of it now .

[@vantheman1238]

@@thischannelhasnoname5780 hahahah think you’re right

[@stephenmcloughlin7718]

1978, Mike Procter was probably still the best allrounder in the world.

[@MrDunkiep]

No helmets. They'd just been used for the first time a few months before in world series cricket and it wasn't long before the game changed because of them. Surprised how Imran just got in with it after being struck on the head by Botham.

[@daveforde9062]

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[@stephenmcloughlin7718]

Awful shot by him on the next ball.

[@AlunThomas-mp5qo]

@@stephenmcloughlin7718 His head was probably scrambled after being hit.

[@stephenmcloughlin7718]

@@AlunThomas-mp5qo, eggsactly. Imagine if Botham was above medium pace.

[@mustafa2010ism]

viv spectacular

[@njscan007]

Never knew that Javed Miandad played in the same county team as his mate, Imran Khan. I think later he played for Gloucestershire.

[@vantheman1238]

Glamorgan

[@seanharrington730]

He joined Glamorgan, but did bugger all for them

[@njscan007]

@@vantheman1238 Oh Ok

[@njscan007]

@@seanharrington730 😂😂😂

[@seanharrington730]

@@njscan007 we had a batch of overseas players in the eighties that were a total fucking disaster!!!!!

[@HHM706]

Colin Dredge aka the stick insect

[@nickmorris9689]

Colin Dredge ! The legend ! One of the Dredge brothers

[@thischannelhasnoname5780]

Hmmm what did Imran say to Botham after that bouncer hit him? haha

[@sloopycat1954]

What did Imran say please?

[@terranceparsons5185]

53 off 12, not bad, 154 off the next 48. 😴

[@HHM706]

I met Arnold Long the most miserable git you could ever meet🤣

[@ytadltspv]

9:05- the umpire cheated. his hand didnt go up as soon as the foot crossed the line as was done in those days, he waited for the catch to complete , then signalled

[@thischannelhasnoname5780]

What a silly remark

[@DNW28]

Not how it was done in " those days" . ....? The arm raised horizontal was for the scorers benefit, to the players on the park it was a call of no ball made

[@ytadltspv]

@@DNW28 yes- but we didnt hear the call when the bowler crossed , right?? and in any case if it was no ball, why peek and wait for the ball to go to keeper?? i've played top club levl cricket and umpired, 'NO' is wat we shout once the foot crosses the line. anyway, its history now!

[@DNW28]

@@ytadltspv please don't try and put your medals on the table because you don't have good enough ones . The question is was it a no ball because a no ball is a no ball is a no ball as today's non calling but brought back because of TV evidence shows .

[@mrt5424]

Yes totally agree

[@mrt5424]

I'm those days the rule was no bouncers due to no helmets. All cheating botham Bowled was bouncers

[@harrynewiss4630]

rubbish