The unknown who was the fastest bowler Viv Richards ever faced

According to the great man himself this was the fastest spell of bowling he ever faced
Bowler is Duncan Spencer

[@TemazepamParty]

Like one of the earlier commenters on this thread, I was also lucky enough (as a Glamorgan supporter) to be there that day. I will not disagree with the comments stating that Viv’s reflexes were on the wane and that he was not the player he used to be. I will absolutely disagree with any comment that says that this made Spencer look faster than he actually was. He bowled absolutely LIGHTNING fast that day, and in over 40 years of playing and watching cricket, I can’t think of many, if any spells I’ve seen live in the flesh that were as consistently quick as this What this clip doesn’t show is Spencer repeatedly doing all of Huw Morris, Adrian Dale, and Matthew Maynard, two Test batsmen who rank amongst the finest ever to play for Glam and an England ‘A’ player in Dale, for speed during that innings. Some of the deliveries he bowled were so fast that the keeper was late on them (and Steve Marsh was a proper keeper who was standing a LONG way back) It should be noted that by the end of his innings (46*), Viv was playing Spencer comfortably. Class is permanent... It remains one of the most exhilarating passages of play I have ever seen, and I count myself privileged to have been there

[@gtanj]

When was this match played? Was it in late 80's or early 90's?

[@TemazepamParty]

@@gtanj 19th September 1993

[@swapnildeshmukh7113]

@@TemazepamParty I was born exactly 5 years later. 👍

[@spencerthomas811]

I remember watching on TV. Spencer and Van Troost were seriously quick, and according to Mark Butcher Van Troost was the quickest bowler he faced.

[@peecee1384]

Without radar mere speculation, opinion and guesswork.

[@rajwarnakulasuriya5935]

there was no other like Viv and there will never be another... The Legend of all Legends

[@SiddharthSingh-uo9bw]

do you know Sachin Tendulkar?

[@rajwarnakulasuriya5935]

@@SiddharthSingh-uo9bw Oh yes, the new Prime Minister of Britain...no I don't know him personally...

[@shalinrangana9644]

​@@SiddharthSingh-uo9bw who ?

[@saikiranparimi5878]

​@@rajwarnakulasuriya5935 No one cares even if you don't know about Sachin, go and Google about him if you are from earth

[@rajwarnakulasuriya5935]

@@saikiranparimi5878 ....oh ..the guy who was batting at the backyard of No 10...

[@robmatkrl1]

At the age if 41 he is facing 140+ balls without helmet. What a man 👏👏👏

[@HoratioFitzbastard]

@@bonjourr100 and the rest

[@InnerLifePhotography]

What are you talking about? Viv Richards took retirement even before 39

[@rockygates7393]

@@InnerLifePhotography from international cricket, not from club cricket

[@govindrajud8559]

That is not international match,hopper is in slip

[@tonyjlorns1727]

Simply one the greatest batsmen who have picked up a cricket bat ! Genuis

[@proudtroller8987]

Sir viv , tapping on the bowler's head at the end of the over , makes this a gentleman's game , great cricket all round . .

[@omkargujar28999]

Sachin tendulkar😄😄

[@ash_editz7924]

Tendulkar 🖤

[@udayrajjoshi7599]

Soo true

[@sachinachrekar2012]

He did not like that...Spencer I mean..as is evident..😁

[@chhavimanichoubey9437]

respecting his fast bowling

[@shashankchauhan7624]

Holy shit! He was 41 at that time. Looks fitter than many 24 year olds!

[@bitchoflivingblah]

he was famous for doing 50 press ups first thing every day without fail.

[@HeartistMurali]

Who?

[@shashankchauhan7624]

@@HeartistMurali Sir Viv Richards

[@grellis6483]

@@shashankchauhan7624 a.k.a the Master Blaster and surely the coolest man in sport ever, bar none!

[@shashankchauhan7624]

@@grellis6483 I completely agree. He owned the pitch whenever he stepped on it. That confidence was unmatched then and is unmatched now!

[@aamirstar7]

Viv was caught on a No ball and after the next ball he faced gave a bit of tap on bowler's head. Pure gentleman, comforting the bowler that he didn't get his wicket even after bowling so good.

[@Emperor3003]

He gave him a tap on the head because they almost collided while he took that single off that last ball in the video 🙄

[@stephenmcloughlin7718]

I wouldn't call him a pure gentleman, he was sacked from Somerset for bullying young players at the club. Ian Botham boasts in his autobiography about drinking with Viv and watching Viv bump into drunks on purpose to instigate a fight, which himself and Viv would happily finish off.

[@parthak3800]

This is Cricket, The gentleman's game.

[@johnveitch4861]

​@@stephenmcloughlin7718 definitely not MCC old boy.

[@beefy1986]

​@@stephenmcloughlin7718 Viv and Garner were sacked because Somerset wasn't doing well in the county championship and their performances had deteriorated quite a bit. Pete Roebuck took the call to drop them. Beefy left Somerset in protest. Beefy joined Worcestershire and they won the County championship. Viv played for Glamorgan and had limited over cup success. Also Viv played for Rishton in the Lancashire league and they won that year and business in the league picked up due to Viv

[@Waylander173]

The man is class!! That tap on the bowler to say "well bowled" ..... that just shows sir viv is not only a fantastic player, but a true sportsman who appreciates the game as well as individual performances by his opponents .... we miss watching u Sir!

[@subhanjaved2210]

And still he's playing without a helmet Balls of steel

[@davidrboland]

Might be wrong, but it seems to me that batsmen get hit on the head more in the helmet era than they did before helmets, even though wickets are probably better. Not sure why. Have to say I miss the days of a quality batsman battling quicks with just a cap or a floppy hat. Seemed more cool somehow.

[@cricketheads8591]

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[@doctormarazanvose4373]

@Abhishek Kumar "fact" - citations please

[@doctormarazanvose4373]

@Abhishek Kumar video unavailable in my country. Please try to remember that he is a commentator and their job is to make everything exciting and scary as possible. Gavaskar was a brilliant batsman but not a scientist. Some of the drivvel that comes out of his mouth when commentating just makes me sigh. I will never forget when Rahul made a century and Gavaskar was saying what Rahul was thinking - something that always pisses me off - is he a mind reader? He said that it was the greatest moment in Rahul's life. He went onto the pitch and said to Rahul - this must be the greatest moment in your life right now. Rahul said - not really. Enough said.

[@jalalahmed3689]

@@themarathaman9624 This is not right to compair. Both are great player.

[@rawanderer4737]

Legend, always confident and never jealous of the future generation that wear breaking his stats. He's carried himself well outside the field too.

[@mardanlifetv9622]

Great😍😊😁

[@KhalDraggo]

You need to listen to Wasim Akram’s account when was a young buck, he let a few rip on Viv in their late eighties tour of WI. Viv was knocking at their dressing room door that day, threatening Wasim to tone it down or… not as gracious as you would think :-) but no doubt one of the best or the best that cricket has ever seen

[@stoneworshipper2599]

​@@KhalDraggo cricket was always a gentleman's game I'm sure the pakisthani did something which didn't fall into that account.

[@seekchristwithin4464]

He was jealous and threatened by Lara though..................

[@paulbritto2965]

I played with Duncan at Willetton Cricket club in juniors. I recall a match where the opposition refused to continue if Duncan was allowed to bowl. He went from under 16’s to A grade WACA cricket the next year. I also recall our coach in under 16’s giving Duncan a brand new cherry in the nets. It was a grass pitch half track with a little slope where it joined the normal grass. Behind there was the normal net maybe 10 feet high, behind that was a chain fence twice as high. He let one go that cleared the chain fence. Great for me as he had to walk for miles to get it giving me a break. On return a Yorker that broke my big toe. Great guy who was plagued with back issues that shortened his career. Real handy batsman as well.

[@Straight.Forward.Indian]

Nice experience you had.... Cricket of those days had real quality.

[@vijayaraghavansubramanian2334]

What happened to him? Why he never played Internationals?

[@EkShlokEkJoke]

@@vijayaraghavansubramanian2334 plagued with back issues

[@jamescoe764]

These injuries were so common in English fast bowlers 😢

[@JasonKingMonkey]

I played with Duncan at Gosnells CC at Sutherland around 92. Super slippery!

[@pakman1127]

A tap on bowlers head by Sir Viv shows how big he was as a human being. And sportsman spirit. The best ever.

[@irtizaalikhan8649]

Without helmet I can't believe this . So dangerous really. Viv Richard is a real king . No 1 batsman in the world have ever seen

[@vhtevhte]

Gavaskar did the same.

[@Holistic.Helathline]

Not really great. The batsman at the non striker end already had an helmet. Viv Richards had choice

[@vhtevhte]

@@Holistic.Helathline It requires a lot of confidence in ones own ability apart from guts.

[@Holistic.Helathline]

@@vhtevhte there's a difference between stupidity and confidence. Virat Kohli wears helmet, don't mean he has no confidence :) On another note, I understand Viv Richards not wearing helmet, this match was during end of his career, and he played all his life without a helmet. So he probably is uncomfortable wearing one now

[@robotnik9552]

@@Holistic.Helathline west indies player believed not to wear helmet. Sunny paji aka little master didn't even used to wear helmet. It's their confidence. They belonged from the era where players avoid wearing helmet. Don't compare this era players with that era.

[@bhavyashah2112]

Crowd those days in domestic matches was way better thn international matches today

[@nithinmathew2472]

There were very limited matches. Now it's more about business.

[@bhavyashah2112]

@@nithinmathew2472 yes true they used to play only during seasons

[@devvratmishra7230]

तब तुम अब के इंटरनेशनल मैचेस मत देखा करो

[@ahadfazal7177]

That time people Hv much free time

[@beefy1986]

​@@ahadfazal7177 Nonsense. There used to be lesser cricket back then. More demand less supply. Today more supply less demand

[@TheWizardprince]

The bit at the end where the legend expressed his appreciation by that tap.. That was pure spirit of the game

[@cricketheads8591]

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[@Hope-tf6hl]

In his peak he would hit even 90mph bouncers for six for fun. That's how good he was

[@tanz7877]

So did all the other greats.

[@gofitwithmummy5660]

The t20 player born 4 decades before IPL, HE KNEW ALL 3 FORMATS🙏🙏 THE DUDE OF CRICKET 😎

[@inzihaq4706]

When most of the batsman wouldn’t play comfortably after wearing helmet,viv Richards face this bowler without helmet

[@MihirS84]

He was the epitome of supreme self-confidence and fearlessness.

[@amitnelson6442]

Its one of the reason, he is nighted

[@mazahirbaltistani3407]

Lol U forgot legend zaheer Abbas

[@tanz7877]

They'll played without a helmet in those day. They'd all be fucked now if they didn't.

[@atribhattacharyya2631]

How humble and down to earth person he is..a true definition of G.O.A.T

[@alexbhai3345]

You sound like he died

[@atribhattacharyya2631]

@@alexbhai3345 You should practice English grammar again from your school days..

[@alexbhai3345]

@@atribhattacharyya2631 No maybe I shud drink less.... I replied the wrong guy

[@johncoffey724]

It was one of Viv's last matches and he was in his 40s. The young man was virtually 20 years Viv's junior and was genuinely quick, Duncan Spencer (I used to play county cricket during this period...the lad was quick!!!). HOWEVER, Glamorgan won and Viv remained until the end of the match. Spencer went on the have back problems and also had failed drugs tests, resulting in him being a combination of retired through injury and banned.

[@wkhan5]

@@bonjourr100 where are you getting this from??

[@itssak2603]

@@wkhan5 he said he played county cricket with him

[@wkhan5]

@@itssak2603 please first check the username of the person I replied to before commenting

[@itssak2603]

@@wkhan5 lol sorry mate what actually did Suresh comment?

[@wkhan5]

@@itssak2603 no worries mate. Lol at this stage I’ve even forgotten what he wrote

[@jongreen9171]

I remember this game. From memory Spencer had an innocuous run up and looking like a military medium bowler but exploded through his action and was proper quick. His first over against Matthew Maynard was great to watch.

[@jshaers96]

Yes, when he's running in you think he's a sort of Mark Ealham type, until he releases the ball.

[@jongreen9171]

@@jshaers96 I saw Ealham smash a 44 ball century at Mote Park in a Sunday league match in 95. It was brutal.

[@Same12315]

That's why he is legend...respect each other...give respect ND take respect personality

[@max_spartaspectre8393]

People talking about helmets are forgetting that guys like Viv Richards, Sunil Gavaskar have played in an era where there were no helmets & the bowlers those days were among the fastest & dangerous ones & I'm not even mentioning the pitches in detail used those days.

[@jaisrikanth6428]

Fuck the other stand bater has helmet

[@BatMan-xr8gg]

Sunil wore a Skull Cap, and Tony Greig introduced the Helmet when he wore a Motorcycle one out in 1975 against Lillie and Thompson.

[@omkarjsuvarna]

@Sher Ali Ye kaha se aya bhai.

[@lautheimpaler4686]

@Sher Ali It's the other way round

[@MrBayern66]

Duncan Spencer played first class cricket for Western Australia

[@tamharmubariz6536]

Finally a coment about bowler i was wondering what his name is and u mentioned at the right time . Secondly the caption of the video is about bowler not about sir viv richards wearing no helmet or facing at age of 41 or tapping bowler head showing his greatness stupid viewers here ! 😝

[@anthonytudori2771]

Duncan Spencer was express pace and only around 5'8" tall. Remember him in "A" grade cricket & representing Western Australia. Erratic at times but always scary to face especially on the bouncing Perth pitches at the WACA.

[@HoratioFitzbastard]

Quickest bowler I've ever seen, and that includes Jeff Thomson.

[@stupendous1068]

Shame he never got to play test cricket.

[@thiruvetti]

Wow, that was quick. But even at 41, Sir VIv road the storm and then remained 46*. That is the real fighter. So I wont say Sir Viv was down and out here. Infact he stood like a rock.

[@varshaan]

The bowler's name is "Duncan Spencer" ❤

[@michaelali6882]

Thank you for the Bowler's name. Everyone wants to talk about Viv, like he's the unknown quantity. Lol. Good for Duncan!!

[@mardanlifetv9622]

Ohhh yes😊😁

[@jayantamitra1009]

Look at the Great man's gesture after the over. Man of heart ❤

[@shebant7482]

What a legend, facing Lillie & Thompson without a helmet and hammered ‘em all over the park👍👍👏👏

[@flamingfrancis]

Failiarise yourself with the number of times Lillee dismissed Sir Viv.

[@rocknral]

In 75,/76 against Lillee and Thompson at the peak of their powers over 6 tests, Viv averaged mid 20s. Not really smashing them. I don't think Viv got the better of them till after WSC, when their injuries well and truly caught up with them.

[@ZillianZilch]

No he didn’t. He faced them without a helmet but he certainly didn’t hammer them all over the park. Quite the opposite in fact.

[@zodiac6968]

@@ZillianZilch He did in 1979 when he made 153 not out in a ODI at the M.C.G.

[@johnveitch4861]

Yeah​ , that'll be it. Lucky he got 20+. He must have been a bag of nerves in the dressing room. And he had to reassure the Windies not to give up. Those damn injuries. Lucky old Sir Viv. I do remember the windies having one or two lads who were just above medium pace. Not certain. I know I'll ask Kim Hughes. Viv faced the 4 horsemen in the nets everyday.

[@sundeepgupta1]

The yesteryear batsmen like Viv and Gavaskar went without a helmet and facing these quicks. Amazing guts..

[@johnmajor4173]

Generating such pace and bounce with that height means one is bending his back a lot and immense pressure on his left knee and ankle. No doubt the bowler never represented Australia and his career was full of injuries !! But an intelligent bowler !!

[@thesnackbandit]

Australia? He's English.

[@markcarterm487]

@@thesnackbandit Born in England grew up in Perth Western Australia.

[@chetia666]

There was an Indian bowler with short height with express pace but no direction. The name was David Johnson.

[@Thorpeman]

​@@markcarterm487We didn't hold that against him

[@nivan231]

Loved the way Richards appreciated the bowling.. nice gesture

[@shoaibshr2090]

0:16 look at the confidence 😘

[@farhanchawdhry7853]

The greatest batsman we have ever seen. The only one till date where the greatest and the fastest bowler in the world scared to ball him the bouncer. We r lucky we have witnessed thie king when he arrived at the creaze, the game would continue on his terms and conditions. Sir Viv has played today's cricket 30 years before.

[@FB-zp2gz]

Even after that he was not bothered to wear a helmet. Must have got a skull of steel.🥃

[@vindaisatossermini2]

Or balls..

[@sereanaduwai8313]

Viv would have taken this guys deliveries to the boundary any day of the week a few years earlier .

[@abhishekshrivastav6162]

*Gavaskar Scored 10k Runs Faced West Indies Attack without helmet any thoughts*

[@lawabiding123]

It was all about his steel balls

[@adithya9706]

@@abhishekshrivastav6162 Yeah he's a legendary Test batsman meanwhile Viv Richard was playing t20 in ODI. Both legends of their era🇮🇳 🇦🇬 🔥💯

[@vantheman1244]

Duncan Spencer was rapid that day. Seriously quick.

[@babudickey]

No body likes yr comment 😎😎😎😎

[@wce05308]

@@babudickey he's got 12 you tool

[@babudickey]

@@wce05308 I thought he should have replied 😎😎 but may be u r 1 of 12

[@wce05308]

@@babudickey got back to your hutt troll boy

[@druvakumar5383]

He's 41 ??!! ... I'm soo unfit and lazy I don't even think I'll make to 41😭😭😭

[@duraigowtham1916]

😂😂😂🤣🤣

[@karthiknetworking2415]

😂

[@silverballer7342]

No helmet against such a fast bowler. Unbelievable! Truly Fearless. 🙏

[@adsdynamic9219]

Viv still had nerve of steel to face quicks without a helmet ⛑ even at 41, simply amazing. What a incredible player he was, simply the greatest one has ever seen. That's precisely why he's known as King 👑 Richards. ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️

[@marlowcasinochips]

I’ve watched a lot of cricket over the past 45 years, and I mean 50-100 days a year, mostly live. Sir Viv was the best batsman I ever saw. The only reason his stats don’t match some of the more modern players is they play twice as many games now. Had the pleasure of meeting him several times. Such a humble and polite man.

[@adsdynamic9219]

@@marlowcasinochips Absolutely right 👉 There was not much cricket 🦗 played during his days, else he would have had a record ⏺ one would only have dreamt of.

[@takeachillpill2954]

Playing without helmet is nuts.

[@huepix]

Of steel apparently lol

[@Bonkify69]

Balls of steel

[@therawbean69]

@@Bonkify69 NO nuts of steel.

[@MrDanallman]

If actually makes you a better batsmen. Without a helmet you must concentrate alot more.

[@sachin265]

You, nuts of steel

[@buntysonawane5750]

Respect to Spencer just to make a legend like Sir Viv look uncomfortable.

[@vijayaprabu6669]

Viv is already 41🙄

[@sagacious345]

Research shows he was positive for steroids hence the pace..was suspended then never be the same.

[@KaranveerSingh-oc7hy]

Thnks for name

[@davidzukes229]

@@sagacious345 To avoid possible litigation here, Spencer tested positive for steroids in 2001 (8 years after this footage) and stated he took them as pain relief for his chronic back problems,

[@shr011104]

The King had the magnanimity to admit to it and blessed the boy.

[@naturephotography8837]

He was definitely bowling over 150kph in this video. Express pace for sure!

[@bitchoflivingblah]

@@bonjourr100 I calculated he was bowling around 95mph or153kph in the clip above.

[@leemafashion6628]

@@bitchoflivingblah your eyes are better than Speed gun then

[@bitchoflivingblah]

@@leemafashion6628 The calculation and my reasoning are shown in full in a separate below.

[@WaferBrik]

After facing balls that could take his head off he salutes the bowler. Impressive man.

[@shaikhnisar007]

And he appreciate the bowler for his effort, what a player Viv was. GOAT

[@Manzoor8718]

Age caught up with the greatest of them all as well.

[@randybridgeman5050]

As it does all of us...the aging process cannot be reversed, try as we may to deny or prevent it.

[@Manzoor8718]

@@randybridgeman5050 Indeed!

[@tomhodges1919]

I was there that day, last game of the 40-over league and the winner of the game would be champions. So many people were in the ground, they had to let the crowd sit in front of the advertising hoardings. King Viv won the game for Glamorgan (his last 1st class game ever apart from the 3 day game after this) but bloody hell, Spencer was quick. Definitely the fastest I've ever seen live (though I admit I never saw Akhtar.)

[@mohammedghouse5523]

Which year this,how many old

[@sunilkv7365]

@@mohammedghouse5523 1993 sunday lleague

[@murtazaali5387]

Akhtat was insanely fast. Clocked at late 150 kph regularly in his real early days.

[@ianb9729]

I was there as well. The best indication of how quick Duncan Spencer was can be seen in a longer film of this spell; he'd bowled a few overs by the time Viv came in. Top order batsmen barely moving before the ball was past him, just a shame measurement of speed wasn't commonplace then. (I also remember the night in Canterbury before this match. Invite Glamorgan fans to your home town, they know how to have a good night on the beers!)

[@graemealexander8804]

Akhtar near the top of the tree, with Brett Lee. They bowled their fastest in patches. Still, in my lifetime, Jeff Thomson is clearly the fastest I've seen. No doubt he bowled 100mph regularly every match, not just one ball. Viv stated Thompson was the quickest he faced & yet he was able to play front foot pullshots to Jeff, I have footage of the great man hitting Thommo to the advertising signs affixed to the fence at the Gabba, echoing as the ball hit it. Viv is still the greatest batsman since Bradman, the greatest modern day Test & ODI ever. Had he played in this era, he'd be the greatest batsman in all 3 forms of the game.

[@Harldin]

The greatest T20 player we will never see, OMG with todays bats and the smaller Boundaries, Richards would have been incredible.

[@sivag2032]

Would say Viv,Kapil,Botham,Thompson,Garner,Holding would have made Today's T20 more thirilling and exciting.

[@ranishpandit8914]

The king was rattled. Humble bowler who made viv Richards uncomfortable.

[@mayankchaturvedi2149]

That tap on the bowler's head by SIR VIV.. proves that why he is one of the finest batsmen of all time.. An ultimate #legend

[@kaleemahmadkhan5764]

King Viv does not even bother to wear a helmet.

[@P_FamilyJAR]

It was a real pity Spencer never played for Australia - tested positive to nanodrone and that derailed his career

[@GOWRISANKARAS]

2:41 - Mr Spencer would have felt very humbled and proud after receiving a token of appreciation from the great Viv Richards

[@yaadonke3dgaane]

A man with a full daring facing 140+ ball speed 🔥🙏 big respect to legend Richard sir

[@yasirsheikh6590]

Viv is superhuman . He is not wearing helmet. What a brave man. Love him

[@pbfamous07]

imagine Viv with a modern day cricket bat and all the gear. he would make sachin, root, smith etc look gentle.

[@michaelcummings2693]

Yeah Duncan was a lad from Gosnells, he used to scare me at training off 5 paces. Very quick had a lot of back injuries.

[@Carbonite003]

As expected generating that pace from that height means he's bending and putting a lot of pressure on his back and ankle

[@PolKkhol]

Did anyone notice Carl Hooper in the Slips

[@arann7820]

Yes stylish player like mark Waugh

[@handyvickers]

Yup

[@khaleefax9553]

who gives a fcuk to look at anything else when Viv is batting?

[@VinayakVidhyasagar]

Good bowler, I think it was his dream moment to bowl to the absolute and one only no1 batsman of oneday cricket,, it was his fastest I believe in his whole career

[@sedlife8249]

Sir Viv! Talent wise the greatest batsman ever imo!! What a spell my boy Duncan!

[@asgwarriorscricket]

Sir Viv was a master!! Obviously at 41, he would take time to settle in..seeing him play made my day 😌👍

[@vantheman1238]

It just shows you don’t have to be tall and big to bowl fast. Spencer was well below six foot. Makes you think how terrifying Larwood must have been in the Bodyline series.

[@nathanwilliams2152]

Larwood was about the same height - 5”7 - 5”8 - but immensely strong and flexible. He had very wiry muscles like Jeff Thomson, as opposed to Devon Malcolm, Sylvester Clarke or Curtly Ambrose - big, brawny and intimidating

[@vantheman1238]

@@nathanwilliams2152 Must be wonderful to be a fast bowler

[@rajeshsharma-pm6gz]

The lion walk of viv rechards.... I used to love it a lot

[@tiredofbeingsecular9871]

The bowler was SPENCER

[@arindamchatterjee3815]

Yeah, Duncan Spencer, played for Kent I guess.

[@abrarahmed1888]

I remember watching this live on TV at the time and thought to myself that this bowler I had never heard of before (Duncan Spencer) was stand out fast. I’m sure he would have been generating in the mid 90s in that over

[@dudeitsme5753]

Just imagine the modern day Giants like Kohli, Williamson, ABD, Sachin etc facing fast bowlers without helmet, i'm damn sure they wouldn't achieve even half the success that they have.......imo Viv Richards is the Greatest ODI batsman to ever to walk this planet

[@sushantkumar1063]

Bro it's not their faylt that helmet was not used at that era.every era have some great players and they shouldn't be compared. I think you are a old man of different era.

[@arunminnas]

@@sushantkumar1063 you must have been born yesterday. Cricket was much harder then, hitting boundaries took more effort and the ball certainly did not go crashing to the fence like it does now a days.

[@steadfastperson9143]

with helmet they would have as good as viv.with helmet....especially with skill level ab de villiers can match viv richards

[@cosmosart-brushandpaint4650]

Sir Viv Richards is a Legend.. Hats off for Spencer for the terrific over.. Sir Richards wasnt afraid, he was amused. Also he didn't forget to greet Spencer for his performance. What a beautiful game that is..

[@srinivaspillai4622]

vivian richards has no air about being so great batsman, most of the interview he always other cricketers and praises them so much that he downs himself, played hard but a humble cricketer at heart, loves all, great person and great personality.

[@asifameerhussain6411]

41 yrs of age, no helmet, lighting fast bowler and bowling short, NP! Though he didn't play him well on this occasion but look at him covering the line of the ball and not shying away!

[@zamy.96-]

What a player He was ,facing extra pace bowlers without Helmet .....

[@robicenco1]

I remember watching this live on the telly with my brothers. It was obvious that this totally unknown bowler was exceptionally quick. Pleased to see this video has re-surfaced after all these years.

[@malikaftab6299]

Viv playing against fast bowlers without helmet at the age of 41 it's amazing 😯

[@tomiasthexder7673]

There was a great long article about Duncan Spencer recently. Look it up is well worth the read... many top class cricketers stated he was the quickest they ever faced.

[@franksheridan3448]

Watch Ducan Spencer bowl in the nets at fourteen,fifteen,sixteen years of age super quick.Bowled Gordon Greenich in the nets at the WACA when 16 year old school boy. Opened the bowling for willetton A grade cricket side against Fremantle and really gave Geoff Marsh some real hurry up. The kid could bat as well its a shame back injuries cut his career short.

[@specialistsprofessionalsin1331]

Rolls Royce in batting Viv RICHARDS

[@johncoffey724]

Duncan Spencer...I played County cricket at this time and he was quick. Spencer was an English born Aussie. Was really quick but, sadly, was plagued by injuries. What you don't see is the later spell where Viv takes him apart. What you don't

[@mdsohid144]

Fast bowling face without helmet! brave man

[@raymondkhan4696]

Another West Indian legend in the slips - Carl Hooper...

[@uniqueurl]

Good old days.. Age wont trouble you, with superb hand and eye coordination, you don't need a helmet also.

[@qasimdon9593]

Viv Richard All time Great player

[@sheetanchor7862]

Admiring the opponent is real passion

[@Harldin]

Reminds me of a story i once heard about a young quick bowling to Richards. The young tyro had beaten Richards 3 balls in a row and before bowling the next ball, held it up and said. “Hey Viv this is what the ball looks like why don’t you try nicking it” Viv hit the next ball over the Stands never to be seen again and looked at the shocked young Tyro and growled “Son you know what it looks like so why don’t you go and fetch it” I’ve got no idea whether that actually happened or not but it summed Richards up brilliantly, Bowlers very quickly learnt you never sledged Richards.

[@davidireland4023]

Was it greg Thomas bowling in that match

[@Harldin]

@@davidireland4023 As I said I actually have no idea whether it ever happened or its just a fable about Richards but it sums him up perfectly. The funny thing about Richards was if he come out swinging from ball one, you knew you had a real chance of getting him early but if he started cautiously that's when you were in trouble.

[@zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz9]

Good bowling action and follow through. Amazing that Viv with no helmet. He must have good eye sight , very confident or both. It's amazing how top class players seem to have so much time when lierally It's like a second or so from when the ball releases. Mark Waugh seemed to have all the time in the world.

[@soumikchatterjee1827]

The ultimate batsman, batters will come and go with tremendous potential, but it's almost impossible for a batsman to have a swag like Sir Viv, it still gives goose bumps to me whenever I see highlights of his knocks, what attitude and swagger, it's magnificent, he was an alpha male, his every move on a cricket fields bears testimony to this truth....

[@nishantkumaryadav3306]

Jo mahan hote hai wo apni mahanta apne nature se v show krte rhte hai.... like viv Richards sir 👍👍

[@71poiuytrewq]

I wonder how quick this was.....It's hard to judge but I reckon this was about as fast as it gets, 155+ km/hour. Lightening speed.

[@ershadkhandker]

This looks like 140- 45 max kmph.155 flies over the head.

[@71poiuytrewq]

@@ershadkhandker I dont know. Looks quicker than that. Admittedly its hard to say, but McGrath bowled at about 140km/h (on a good day). And it looks a helluva lot quicker than him.

[@ershadkhandker]

@@71poiuytrewq McGrath bowled around 134-35 average speed. You can google. Trust me. I have watched more Cricket than you have ! I should have watched less. Lol

[@alxndrdg8]

He is without helmet. Even a 80 KM/HR hit could be dangerous. Fast bowlers speed min 120 kmph.

[@vijayaprabu6669]

and he is 41 years old..

[@cricketheads8591]

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[@rsivakanth]

Exemplary cricketer, true to spirit of the game - a gentleman, apart from the hallmark of a classic player, salute.

[@FOUADMKHAN]

Not wearing a helmet and just walking into the line of these rockets... that's balls!

[@abhijeetpattnayak1084]

Well if these many balls hit today's players there would be a Physico coming out after every ball... Man this dude at 41 is not even flinching!! Sir Viv is out of this world...No doubt, One of the greatest to walk out with a bat in hand..🏏

[@neerajgautam12jan]

Father of fast bowler sir Richards

[@neilmhatre2089]

Thats incredible…he is playing without helmet

[@samirsayed522]

Richard's shows great spirit of game

[@baazigardewana9193]

The real Lion nd Fearless person of World Cricket 👍

[@aaronfinch3344]

But only after Ben stokes

[@charlottevictoria.hubbard7472]

I remember Brian Close in 1976 facing some of the most hostile bowling ever (Holding,Croft,Roberts). He was peppered by the ball, and never wore any protection. There is a famous photo of Brian in the dressing room with Polka Dot skin due to the bruising.

[@navonilchatterjee3193]

That picture of Close was while facing Wes Hall...much earlier. The same was used in Fire in Babylon to show what it would have been like to cop Holding's body blows.

[@cquilty1]

@@navonilchatterjee3193 Wrong. The picture *WAS* of Close after facing Holding, Daniel, Roberts etc.

[@davidzukes229]

I recall Eric Morcambe joking at the time that he knew it was spring due to hearing the sound of leather on Brian Close's chest.

[@beefy1986]

​@@cquilty1 No. He is right. Those pictures were from earlier years when Wes Hall brutalized Brian Close

[@cquilty1]

@@beefy1986 Yes, you're right - I stand corrected. Just researched it online. Close was a glutton for punishment!

[@thomridgeway1438]

Greatness is rated in the presence and sheer charisma you give off! Vivian Richards had the greatest presence of all

[@999titu]

Duncan Spencer was straight in the elite club of fastest bowlers Thommo, Akhtar, Lee etc. Injury ruined his career.

[@anirudhsuresh4481]

Don't miss shaun tait and patrick Patterson

[@johnveitch4861]

Seems that the great West Indians were mere trundlers. Thanks posters for all of your wisdom and insight.

[@chandradeepmukherjee3930]

This guy would have been 🔥 in T20 cricket.

[@colinmorrison5119]

Given the injury problems such ultraquick bowlers suffer, T20 workloads extend their careers.

[@womba68]

just watching this the pace off the pitch is amazing. it's coming down quick but it really seems to be gaining pace after it's pitched.

[@rrvasanth2007]

A Genius....A Gentleman...A Role Model....😀

[@coloursoflife211]

Sportsman spirit on higher level 👏👏👏

[@suniljaiswar1896]

Not only good batsmen but also a good humen being

[@Amit-yb4sd]

Yes neena gupta is the proof