Magnificent Viv! Balance, timing, power and eagle eyes. Tough for bowlers. Plenty of exercise for fielders fetching balls from the fence.

IVA Richards you beauty... VIV 360 is the original 360. No Helmet, Truly Majestic, Supremely Confident, Pressure Player for any Circumstance.... TRULY ONE OF THE ALL TIME GREATS!

Lovely to hear again the dulcet tones of the greatest sports commentator ever. RIP Richie.

@rickster5120

Жыл бұрын

Jim laker superb too

@sircxx8621

Жыл бұрын

@@rickster5120 Yep, I grew up listening to those two!

@sircxx8621

Жыл бұрын

@@rickster5120 I think my favourite on the radio will always be the Major.

@sircxx8621

Жыл бұрын

@@rickster5120 Although Simon Mann is beyond excellent

@rickster5120

Жыл бұрын

@@sircxx8621 Brian Johnstone was special...gr8 humour

Watching Gordon Greenidge clobber those square cuts with his entire body will never, ever get old. Mind you, when he did it for 200+ not out to win the match on the last day on the same ground four years later - one of the truly great innings of all time - it very nearly did (speaking as an Englishman). Nearly ;) Hard to believe he's 70 now. Scary.

@greydonnesfield9040

Жыл бұрын

At his best no one is better

@simonmallett9310

Жыл бұрын

@@greydonnesfield9040 Greenidge & Desmond Haynes. The best opening partnership of them all. Magnificent

@peedeefrancis1589

11 ай бұрын

ohhh .....the BEAUUUUUUUUUTY...OF IT!!

Greenidge square cuts were so explosive

@ricksanchez9232

Жыл бұрын

Don’t forget the masterful hook shots!

Recall the commentary team on the day. Still regarded as one of the greatest centuries ever seen. Immaculate footwork and stroke play. Head over the ball etc.

Simply the best in my lifetime...dad who was a pro told me the art of batting wasn't hitting the ball but hitting the gaps . This innings perfect example of his genius

Whenever I see him bat, a divine joy sweeps over me.

Richards at his peak there could turn a match in a session amazing strike rate in test matches total match winner

@stewartdavies929

9 ай бұрын

Like nobody since

The West Indies fast bowlers were terrifying on the field as we know. But off the field they were all top nice guys, even in the modern era of Walsh & Ambrose, top guys. Great to share a beer with

@raajac2720

Жыл бұрын

Yes absolutely correct sir.

It's a sublime experience to watch Sir Viv in action.

Vivian Richards surely the greatest ! So strong so graceful so powerful thank you for film / video so our youth can see this remarkable talent 😊

@philipwilliams1754

2 жыл бұрын

Has two shots,left foot forward drive,left foot forward pull.

@boblench6207

2 жыл бұрын

@@philipwilliams1754 Hi Phillip read your comment, but what would we give for a player ( apart from Root & Stokes ) in the current rubbish England batting order🙀 He could play all types of cricket just look at he’s stats, not like most of the current England side regards

@philipwilliams1754

2 жыл бұрын

@@boblench6207 Read carefully,West indian players,play under British County crickedt conditions.They get accustomed to Wicket and Climate conditions.After the season they go back home,and play more cricket under their conditions.The British players when winter comes,basically hibernate.They practice indoors.Their muscle experience atrophy,and their bodie's get filled with bad perspiration.

@philipwilliams1754

2 жыл бұрын

@@boblench6207 Visiting teams to the West Indies ,never win in Jamaica and Barbados.Remember the abandoned match at Sabina park.,England playing.97-98 test match India lost in Barbados.No rain had fallen,that morning ,the out field was water logged.India beat the west Indie's four days earlier in Trinidad,chased inexcess of four hundred runs to win.I believe the 76-77 serie's,India Couldn't finish the second inning. Pakistan followed,more of the same.

@philipwilliams1754

2 жыл бұрын

@@boblench6207 There was talk of England cricket,buying land in the West Indies,to set a practice facility.

ALWAYS a joy to watch the legendary Michael Holding and his Silky Smooth Action.

@Fashionista-ny7ce

9 ай бұрын

And a genuinely true gentleman.👍

I only saw Viv Richards bat once, and that was late in his county cricket career for Glamorgan against Notts at Worksop. He played and missed at a ball bowled by Eddie Hemmings, who had words with him afterwards. The next four balls Hemminga bowled to Richards went over the boundary rope for six. Hemmings stopped talking to Viv after that. Richards in his pomp had an imperial swagger. This wasn't arrogant. He knew how good he was and he made sure bowlers knew too.

"The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey" :-)

He is undoubtly the best in the business

These were the days, I brought my little transistor radio to class, cricket-lovely cricket!!

I remember that innings as if we're yesterday. I was at the test match. I think Des Haynes went on to score 180 runs but Richards at his best. I do remember that over from Underwood where Richards took him apart, Wow!!

England's first innings sums up the problem they had with the West Indies pace attack on all three tours during the 80's - one batsman gets a score, and the rest struggle. So many collapses!

@syedadeelhussain2691

2 ай бұрын

Botham didnt play well against the West Indies. That remains a mystery.

@alygodsquad

Ай бұрын

@@syedadeelhussain2691 Apart from 8 wickets for 103 and 81 scored when partnering with Allan Lamb that is.

One of those days when there was always the possibility of that most beautiful of commentaries..... "The bowler's Holding...... the batman's Willie"

Today’s WI side could learn a thing or two from these legends of yesteryear !🤔

Michael Holding what a great fast bowler

To see vivian richards bat it's a joy and beauty to watch.

My fav video. Really wanna meet Richard sir once

I believe he was the next best batsman to have played test cricket after Sir Donald Bradman.

bradman has the reputation of scoring a century on every third visit to the wicket and enjoyes an unbeatenable and unapproachable average of 99 ,96 and scoring 29 centuries in just 52 tests including 2 tripple and 12 double centuries Can someone even think to come close to these figures what to speak of crossing this record set up.by bradman more than 70 years ago

@fjasdfjdsakfjalfsjdalksfakjlk

Жыл бұрын

What’s your point? Nobody knows how the standard of cricket in Bradman’s era compared with the 1970s abs 1980s. One cannot speak of runs and averages as though they are all the same. Like seeing one Zimbabwe dollar on par with one US dollar.

Like men playing vs school boys. Richards the most dominant batsman of the last 50 years by far.

What a memorable comment. I feel the same way.

As a test match captain, Botham was the 'anti-Stokes'. He had the same 'up and at 'em' style with none of the tactical nous or ability to inspire his teammates

It is so true well done Viv

Viv just one of the best batsman world will ever see. Effortless and timing, they dominated the cricket world in 1980. Thank you for uploading ,

At 13:56 Viv Rchards batting average is 59.41!!!

22:37 I think I just saw the best cover drive I’ve ever seen in my life.

sir viv the greatest..💖

The King...

Hmmm.... @3:09 the famous commentary quote - the bowler is Holdin the batsman's Wiley

He is great king Vivian Richards

Hello Darren Exceptional Missing Days Cricket Extras Action. From this Special England v West Indies Test Series Top Draw Darren. Keep Well and Have a Great Week WAYNE.

@dmmordecai7984

3 жыл бұрын

Hello Wayne, glad you are enjoying. More to come this week, including something from England's tour to Pakistan in 1987..... Stay healthy, DARREN

@armstronglaborde

2 жыл бұрын

@Syed Abbass: I stand to be corrected but I believe that during Bradman's era , test matches were played to the finish instead of the present five days and batsmen would bat "forever," and only when the sailing schedule had to be kept that a match would end in a draw. Those days were painstaking and only the true cricket fan could stand it.

West Indies from 1975 to the early 1990's were just incredible. Not like they are nowadays where they are whipping boys. But back then you just had to admire Viv Richards. He was and still is in my opinion the best player of all time. Greatest bowling attack of Marshall, Holding, Garner & Croft, destroyed so many sides. AWESOME!!!!

@dms8504

Жыл бұрын

You forgot Andy Roberts :)

@simonmallett9310

Жыл бұрын

@@dms8504 Sorry mate. Roberts was great. So many of them!!!

@simonmallett9310

Жыл бұрын

@@dms8504 The greatest team in history. Walloped everybody. Never boring when West Indies were playing. Especially the crowds. Fantastic

@mohammedpanju2236

Жыл бұрын

Indeed they were. Not forgetting Andy Roberts too. My favourite was GORDON GREENIDGE - I used to love watching him hit the Ball SO HARD. I would loathe to be a Fielder anywhere on the Ground when GREENIDGE was batting.

@johnveitch4861

Жыл бұрын

No nono. Two world cups and a series win in England. It's slow but people are aware that there needs to be a total admin clear out, not a shuffle. It will come.

Great video

For the record, my WI XI from the late 1970's (when I started watching cricket) is: Greenidge, Haynes: IVA Richards, BC Lara, Chanderpaul, Lloyd, Sobers:Dujon: Marshall, Ambrose & Big Bird. I would have Shiv & Holding as my 2 squad men.:))

@p1xiegirl

3 жыл бұрын

You would have to exclude Sobers based on your qualification as his last Test was in 74. very much early 70’s I am also not sure Chanderpaul makes this 11 as well Batsmen like Larry Gomes, Kallicharran, Richardson may have been more dynamic but i can see why you would include him as a lower order batsman to hold the tail together. Good team.

@jstreete

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I think I would drop Chanderpaul (very good player though he was) and add Holding. It would still be a formidable batting line up with Dujon at 7. Also I think I’d have Roger Harper as 12th man, as a fielding substitute…

@jahno7154

2 жыл бұрын

Holding Marshall Garner Roberts the West Indies were always at their best with 4 fast bowlers and these guys never lost many test matches. Sobers would be getting on a bit by 1980!

@Noobmaster-pq5eu

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe could leave shiv and bring in a spinner that is lance Gibbs, Batting still looks formidable with dujon at 7

@janga75

Жыл бұрын

Gayle over haynes? I would have Gayle in for the left hand right hand combo. Can't overlook 2 triple tons plus runs in Australia and sri lanka

That was plumb lbw bowled Willis !

The greatest batsman of all era who never wore a "helmet" even against the quickest n deadliest pace attacks.

DM MOREDECAI please upload these series , it will be a treat for cricket fans India in West Indies test series 1982-83 and 1988-89 Pakistan in West Indies 1987-88 and 1992-93 Pakistan in Australia 1989-90 and 1995-96 New Zealand in England 1994

@dmmordecai7984

2 жыл бұрын

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I put together my greatest ever WI Test XI... and Joel Garner showed me, with at catch, why....I am kicking myself for edging prime Andy Roberts ahead of him!! I picked a trio of pace royalty with Marshall, Ambrose and Roberts. But I would happily (I say happily... It's haaard!!) swap Garner for a batsman. But which?!!!?

@MlilwanaOsanku

2 жыл бұрын

This Mande totally love cricket especially international cricket 1954 - 1977. Kanhai and Fredericks are the primary focus of this Mande’s interest in international cricket 1954 - 1977. Cricket for me began with the following; Weekes, Worrell, Walcott, Collie Smith, Roy Gilchrist, Ramadin, Valentine, Hall, Sobers, Kanhai, Butcher and Gibbs, Cricket for me ended with the departure of Fredericka from international cricket. 1954 - 1977 is the end of an era of skilled craftsmen. It was footwork and technique with little remuneration for entertaining millions of humans. Lillee, and Thomson, the Chappell brothers, Doug Walters and Rod Marsh; John Snow, Allan Knott, Majid Khan, Zaheer Abbas, Wasim Raja; Gundappa Viswanath and four outstanding spinners Bedi, Chandrasekhar, Prasanna, and Venkataraghavan and the missing South Africans Graeme Pollock, Peter Pollock, Eddie Barlow, Mike Procter, Barry Richards Since 1977 and during Packer cricket it was extremely difficult I to differentiate what passed for batsmen and those in service to the ruling classes during the era of medieval Europe This Mande totally is totally with the era of No helmets. He will choose West Indies top first six 1974-1977, tough competitive Deryck Murray and the original fearsome foursome against any group especially of wickets favoring fast bowlers with superb umpiring. Fredericks, Greenidge, Richards, Kallicharran, Rowe, Lloyd, Murray, Roberts, Holding, Croft and Garner From a 1957- 1969 squad of Sobers, Kanhai, Nurse, Butcher, Hunte, Hall, Gilchrist, Griffith, Gibbs, Murray, Lloyd, Collie Smith and Roy Fredericks would also be very tough to beat

D m mordecai Thx sir

Yes yes number one

When westindies cricketers was at their best ,whatnwe have now can't even make twelfthman then

I have to ask why the Wimbledon final was on bbc2 and this recording (presumably during a rain delay) was on bbc1 🤔Was this shown in 1988?

@dmmordecai7984

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Richard, yes, as the title of my video states "ENGLAND v WEST INDIES 2nd TEST MATCH DAY 2 LORD'S JUNE 20 1980 SIR VIV RICHARDS DESMOND HAYNES ('88)", this was shown in 1988, more specifically on Monday, July 4th, 1988. The Men's Final at Wimbledon between Boris Becker and Stefan Edberg was carried over from the day before due to heavy rain. The Test coverage was originally scheduled for BBC1 so the re-scheduled Wimbledon final was shown on BBC2. Thanks for watching, DARREN

@RichardUpton

2 жыл бұрын

@@dmmordecai7984 thanks Darren! If someone was going to hold a gun to my head that would have been my guess regarding it being the 88 final that was played on a Monday. Must have been the Old Trafford test that was having issues during a rainy July

4:55 These men missed out on one of the greatest ever tennis matches... The Borg vs McEnroe final.

@dmmordecai7984

9 ай бұрын

UK BROADCAST JULY 4 1988 It is referring to Stefan Edberg v Boris Becker. The final carried over to Monday due to rain on the Sunday.

@cricketylife8742

9 ай бұрын

@@dmmordecai7984 Okie doke

The master.nlaster.at his best what.st innings

Weather was not good for that series ....One nil win to the windies .

The icon Foundation Vétéran Bats Man Viv Richards

V iv Richards a great bats know his glorious shorts

That Willey LBW shout on 28.00 looks stone dead. Middle halfway up.

@stephenkuhrt635

3 жыл бұрын

It shows why Test Matches are virtually always results these days. Before DRS spinners, in particularly, didn't get a tenth of the laws they should have.

@vindukur100

2 жыл бұрын

@@stephenkuhrt635 wrong logic. if that was the case batsmen wud average in the 80's. that era had some of the lowest averages.

@michaelparadisis4076

Жыл бұрын

Plumb

Don Bradman Gary sobbers and Viv richards

Can you plz upload pal v aus 1976 and 1979 test matches

Is it just me or did Richie Benaud look like Parker from the Thunderbirds?

@abutterflychronicle5341

2 ай бұрын

Can't unsee it now !!! 😂😂😂

@28:12 - that is plumb!!

@user-vp3vs6ey3r

Ай бұрын

Looked dang close to me also. Would have been interesting to see ball tracker (but of course they didn't have the tech back in those days).

That English batting line up had some depth. Or was it too many bowlers who could bat a bit?

undoubtedly bradman remains the best batsman ever played viv can be rated as the second best

@dwblurb

2 жыл бұрын

Nonsense.

@srinivaspillai4622

2 жыл бұрын

Bradman never played in the seventies, so think about seriously, bradman was best in his era but seeing viv bat i can say he is the best batsman of all era, taking his flamboyant and happy go lucky style play.

@joydeeplahiri4103

2 жыл бұрын

May be you have seen Bradman bat sheer nonsense

@shobhanapillai1786

Жыл бұрын

No, if viv had the statistics of bradman, viv still remains the best, if bradman had the statistics of vivian richards, bradman will be demoted downwards and would not be consider greatest, but viv is in those statistics.

Richards can never be the best batsman the world ever seen he did face the best fast bowlers and tge best spiners in an era like Brian Lara

@sheldongarcia725

2 жыл бұрын

Richards didn't face the best fast bowlers and spinners the world ever seen in and era like Brian Lara if Richards was in Lara era with all those great bowlers he would of gotten damage the quality of bowling that Brian Lara face in his time and dominated all : Brian Lara is the best the world has ever seen

@jacquesthompson2946

2 жыл бұрын

Wait a minute guys. Richards faced,Lillee,Thompson,Gilmour, Imran, Akram, Bedi,Chandershekar, Prasana,Snow,Hadlee,and many more fast bowlers from other countries. He faced, Holding ,Patterson,Walsh,Garner, Marshall Daniels, Clarke, Croft,Bishop. All these bowlers are regarded not only as the fastest bowlers ever,they all played in Richards era and almost all are in the cricket Hall of fame. I personally watched many of those bowlers and they were yards quicker than these so called quickies.Look it up. Do your research. The fastest bowlers ever all came from the same here. Nowadays you might find one or two really quick bowlers. Plus sometimes the pitch wasn't covered at nights. These are juicy tines for batsmen compared to yesteryear

@Evertosh

2 жыл бұрын

You joking. Bret Lee etc are a joke compared to Lilee, Thompson, Imran Khan, etc. And in those days no restrictions on bouncers per over, no helmet. Only a bat, pads and gloves to defend yourself. Batsmen nowadays going out in armour from head to toe. Viv was the undisputed best of his time and it was not even close, no debate like that about Lara vs. Tendulkar vs. Painting vs. Kalos, etc . He is the only batsman I Kno we who intimidated bowlers like that. Many young bowlers had their careers cut short by Viv.

@dorothysmith3205

2 ай бұрын

​@@sheldongarcia725bSomeone with sense and knows what you are talking about. Brian Lara had Shane Warne Muralatti Daran the two best spinners cricket has has ever seen to face and he hit 368 and400run not out in an innings. Who or which batsman has ever done that in a lifetime.

Plz pak v eng in pakistan 1977

Swagger

Viv Richards-The greatest batsman the world has ever seen

@rohanmccalla979

2 жыл бұрын

No doubt

@rameshsomasunderam5874

2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with you but sir Viv was suspect to quickly leg cutters delivered by quality fast bowlers such as Dennis L.

@rohanmccalla979

2 жыл бұрын

@@rameshsomasunderam5874 you’re a nut man... Sir Viv is the greatest... every cricketer is vulnerable to something on the pitch

@rameshsomasunderam5874

2 жыл бұрын

I am not a nut man. Please do not be rude but I agree there is no perfect player even sir Don did not like short pitched fast deliveries pitched on the off stump near the batsman's body. That is why bodyline came into existence to negate the brilliant batsmenship.

@rohanmccalla979

2 жыл бұрын

@@rameshsomasunderam5874 never meant to be disrespectful sir... but Viv is above everyone in my opinion

Knott out??? No - not out!!!

Ian Botham looks predestrian compared to Lillee &: Thompson...🇦🇺🇦🇺

3:10 "the bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey" (probably should be "batter's" nowadays, to make it sexless, but then again there aren't too many female cricketers named Willey).

My West Indies XI. Greenidge, Haynes, Richards, Lloyd, Sobers, Dujon, Marshall, Harper, Holding, Ambrose, Garner. So tough to leave out Roberts & Croft, I'm thinking of height of Ambrose & Garner. Ambrose had a great throwing arm in the field too. Both 6ft 8. Harper's gangly off-spin was awkward to play against, plus he was a great fielder & a good batsman down the order. Marshall & Harper scored good runs as well as Holding and Ambrose was no mug with the bat either. At their peak from the late 70's to late 80's, nobody could touch them. Home or away.

@dorothysmith3205

2 ай бұрын

You are forgetting Walsh and Lara.

@simonmallett9310

2 ай бұрын

@@dorothysmith3205 They would be in the team if a player was injured or loss of form

@dorothysmith3205

2 ай бұрын

@@simonmallett9310 What do you mean by that.

@simonmallett9310

2 ай бұрын

@@dorothysmith3205 I would have thought that was obvious. They would have been in the touring team to play in the county games before a Test, resting players. The calibre of players in the team is just incredible, so hard to leave out

Hmm... 'Tooheys Export Lager' on the advertising signs. I knew that Foster's did a 'Export' version, which tasted different and even better than Australia's own. But didn't know that Tooheys did an export one.

Willeys Lbw Call On Haynes 28 Min Looked Plum To Me

Holding’s run up looked about 50 metres long

@venkataharibabukoduri3671

3 ай бұрын

In this video/test, he has taken longer run up it appears.

Looks like The West Indies are playing Bazball........😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@user-vp3vs6ey3r

Ай бұрын

Vivball 😁

5 ft yrare

One camera? In 1980? Just pathetic. Correction, Richie. Joel Garner’s catch was not “one of the best you will ever see”. Thanks to the woeful camerawork, it was one of the best we will “never” see,unless you were at the ground.

Gary sobbers was better than Viv Richards

The greatest Viv. I don't count fraudman who bashed farmers and plumbers m😅

14:39 Big Bob Willis has Viv absolutely plumb LBW... Messers Laker & Graveny prattling on about the slope & sliding down leg were way off the mark... DRS & Richards a goner

@kharis87

2 жыл бұрын

It goes both ways as a few lbw decisions given out in those days werent really out. Umpiring back then was still really good overall. Human error is ok. Balanced was maintained.

@johnveitch4861

Жыл бұрын

One slip appealed, half-heartedly. It was missing leg. This is a reason why I loved cricket before the robot took over. Controversy and eternal debate.

@user-vp3vs6ey3r

Ай бұрын

@@johnveitch4861 Same for me. Back in the gold ole days players and spectators understood that umpires often made mistakes, and we treated it as part of the game. Nowadays DRS has introduced a whole new strategy ("should we use up a review now?"), and yet even with the tech that's being used, people still complain about the standard of umpiring. I guess some people are hard to please. :)