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

3 жыл бұрын

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

@TemazepamParty

3 жыл бұрын

@@gtanj 19th September 1993

@swapnildeshmukh7113

3 жыл бұрын

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

@spencerthomas811

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

Without radar mere speculation, opinion and guesswork.

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!

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

@HoratioFitzbastard

3 жыл бұрын

@@bonjourr100 and the rest

@InnerLifePhotography

3 жыл бұрын

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

@rockygates7393

3 жыл бұрын

@@InnerLifePhotography from international cricket, not from club cricket

@govindrajud8559

3 жыл бұрын

That is not international match,hopper is in slip

@tonyjlorns1727

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

@SiddharthSingh-uo9bw

Жыл бұрын

do you know Sachin Tendulkar?

@rajwarnakulasuriya5935

Жыл бұрын

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

@shalinrangana9644

Жыл бұрын

​@@SiddharthSingh-uo9bw who ?

@saikiranparimi5878

Жыл бұрын

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

@rajwarnakulasuriya5935

Жыл бұрын

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

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

@bitchoflivingblah

3 жыл бұрын

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

@HeartistMurali

3 жыл бұрын

Who?

@shashankchauhan7624

3 жыл бұрын

@@HeartistMurali Sir Viv Richards

@grellis6483

3 жыл бұрын

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

@shashankchauhan7624

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

@davidrboland

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/rGWZztJ6ga_VfKg.html

@doctormarazanvose4373

3 жыл бұрын

@Abhishek Kumar "fact" - citations please

@doctormarazanvose4373

3 жыл бұрын

@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.

@themarathaman9624

3 жыл бұрын

@divyanshu pandey And he opened the innings, facing the fastest bowlers from around the world. To me, Viru was a more lethal batsman than Richards.

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

@omkargujar9462

3 жыл бұрын

Sachin tendulkar😄😄

@ash_editz7924

3 жыл бұрын

Tendulkar 🖤

@udayrajjoshi7599

3 жыл бұрын

Soo true

@sachinachrekar2012

3 жыл бұрын

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

@chhavimanichoubey9437

3 жыл бұрын

respecting his fast bowling

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

This is Cricket, The gentleman's game.

@johnveitch4861

Жыл бұрын

​@@stephenmcloughlin7718 definitely not MCC old boy.

@beefy1986

Жыл бұрын

​@@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

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@vijayaraghavansubramanian2334

Жыл бұрын

What happened to him? Why he never played Internationals?

@EkShlokEkJoke

Жыл бұрын

@@vijayaraghavansubramanian2334 plagued with back issues

@jamescoe764

Жыл бұрын

These injuries were so common in English fast bowlers 😢

@JasonKingMonkey

Жыл бұрын

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

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

3 жыл бұрын

Great😍😊😁

@KhalDraggo

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

Gavaskar did the same.

@Holistic.Helathline

2 жыл бұрын

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

@vhtevhte

2 жыл бұрын

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

@Holistic.Helathline

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

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

@tanz7877

3 ай бұрын

So did all the other greats.

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

@nithinmathew2472

3 жыл бұрын

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

@bhavyashah2112

3 жыл бұрын

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

@devvratmishra7230

3 жыл бұрын

तब तुम अब के इंटरनेशनल मैचेस मत देखा करो

@ahadfazal7177

3 жыл бұрын

That time people Hv much free time

@beefy1986

Жыл бұрын

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

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

@cricketheads8591

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/rGWZztJ6ga_VfKg.html

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

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

@alexbhai3345

Жыл бұрын

You sound like he died

@atribhattacharyya2631

Жыл бұрын

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

@alexbhai3345

Жыл бұрын

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

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

@MihirS84

3 жыл бұрын

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

@amitnelson6442

3 жыл бұрын

Its one of the reason, he is nighted

@mazahirbaltistani3407

3 жыл бұрын

Lol U forgot legend zaheer Abbas

@tanz7877

3 ай бұрын

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

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

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

Duncan Spencer played first class cricket for Western Australia

@tamharmubariz6536

3 жыл бұрын

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 ! 😝

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.

0:16 look at the confidence 😘

The bowler's name is "Duncan Spencer" ❤

@michaelali6882

3 жыл бұрын

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

@mardanlifetv9622

3 жыл бұрын

Ohhh yes😊😁

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

Duncan Spencer was rapid that day. Seriously quick.

@babudickey

2 жыл бұрын

No body likes yr comment 😎😎😎😎

@wce05308

2 жыл бұрын

@@babudickey he's got 12 you tool

@babudickey

2 жыл бұрын

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

@wce05308

2 жыл бұрын

@@babudickey got back to your hutt troll boy

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

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

3 жыл бұрын

Fuck the other stand bater has helmet

@BatMan-xr8gg

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

@Sher Ali Ye kaha se aya bhai.

@lautheimpaler4686

2 жыл бұрын

@Sher Ali It's the other way round

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

@randybridgeman5050

3 жыл бұрын

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

@Manzoor8718

3 жыл бұрын

@@randybridgeman5050 Indeed!

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

@flamingfrancis

Жыл бұрын

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

@rocknral

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

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

@johnveitch4861

Жыл бұрын

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.

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.

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

@stupendous1068

2 жыл бұрын

Shame he never got to play test cricket.

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

3 жыл бұрын

@@bonjourr100 where are you getting this from??

@itssak2603

Жыл бұрын

@@wkhan5 he said he played county cricket with him

@wkhan5

Жыл бұрын

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

@itssak2603

Жыл бұрын

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

@wkhan5

Жыл бұрын

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

Loved the way Richards appreciated the bowling.. nice gesture

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

@vijayaprabu6669

3 жыл бұрын

Viv is already 41🙄

@sagacious345

3 жыл бұрын

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

@KaranveerSingh-oc7hy

3 жыл бұрын

Thnks for name

@davidzukes229

Жыл бұрын

@@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,

Viv Richard All time Great player

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

9 ай бұрын

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

@jongreen9171

9 ай бұрын

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

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

Playing without helmet is nuts.

@huepix

3 жыл бұрын

Of steel apparently lol

@Bonkify69

3 жыл бұрын

Balls of steel

@therawbean69

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bonkify69 NO nuts of steel.

@MrDanallman

3 жыл бұрын

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

@sachin265

2 жыл бұрын

You, nuts of steel

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

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

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

@sivag2032

10 ай бұрын

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

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

@bitchoflivingblah

3 жыл бұрын

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

@leemafashion6628

3 жыл бұрын

@@bitchoflivingblah your eyes are better than Speed gun then

@bitchoflivingblah

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

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

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

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

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..

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

3 жыл бұрын

Australia? He's English.

@markcarterm487

3 жыл бұрын

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

@chetia666

2 жыл бұрын

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

@Thorpeman

9 ай бұрын

​@@markcarterm487We didn't hold that against him

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

Legend and a true sportsman! Viv Richards🤩🙏

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.

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

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

What a mesmerizing personality

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

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

NOTHING like Sir Mr Vivian Richards NOW Or ever before 💯💯 Percent 😴👍🇦🇨

beautifull bowling action

One of my all time favorite

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

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

@duraigowtham1916

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂🤣🤣

@karthiknetworking2415

3 жыл бұрын

😂

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....

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

4 жыл бұрын

Which year this,how many old

@sunilkv7365

3 жыл бұрын

@@mohammedghouse5523 1993 sunday lleague

@murtazaali5387

3 жыл бұрын

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

@ianb9729

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

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.

King Viv does not even bother to wear a helmet.

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

@vindaisatossermini2

3 жыл бұрын

Or balls..

@sereanaduwai8313

3 жыл бұрын

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

@abhishekshrivastav6162

3 жыл бұрын

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

@lawabiding123

3 жыл бұрын

It was all about his steel balls

@adithya9706

3 жыл бұрын

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

All mind games, viv is so good at that, no matter how fast you bowl he is brave enough to face without helmet.

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.

The bowler was SPENCER

@arindamchatterjee3815

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Duncan Spencer, played for Kent I guess.

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!

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

Fast bowling face without helmet! brave man

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

Sportsman spirit on higher level 👏👏👏

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

What a splendid bowling action by the unknown bowler

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

Rolls Royce in batting Viv RICHARDS

Admiring the opponent is real passion

What a bowling 😘😍😊

Daring and challenging Men 🔥🔥🔥

He ball in right spot to get good bounce n batsman body to react, good baller

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

How calm he is playing ❤️

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

Father of fast bowler sir Richards

Both are Great

Batsman Of the century.Sir Viv Richard .A crazy fan from Pakistan.

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..🏏

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

Richard's shows great spirit of game

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.

Not only good batsmen but also a good humen being

@Amit-yb4sd

3 жыл бұрын

Yes neena gupta is the proof

Great player ever 👏

Great bowling by a young bowler to a Legend. In the end he wishes him all the best for his future that shows his humbleness too

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

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

The real Lion nd Fearless person of World Cricket 👍

@aaronfinch3344

3 жыл бұрын

But only after Ben stokes

Did anyone notice Carl Hooper in the Slips

@arann7820

3 жыл бұрын

Yes stylish player like mark Waugh

@handyvickers

3 жыл бұрын

Yup

@khaleefax9553

3 жыл бұрын

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

real king of cricket sir Viv

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

11 ай бұрын

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

11 ай бұрын

@@nathanwilliams2152 Must be wonderful to be a fast bowler