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Who remember the days?

 
nickoutr 2016-12-23 14:32:13 

When we used to get late night TEST CRICKET at Christmas time West Indies playing overseas big grin

 
bravos 2016-12-23 14:42:08 

In reply to nickoutr

Great times indeed. cool

 
imusic 2016-12-23 14:42:34 

In reply to nickoutr

Yup. Usually in Australia with Cozier (and in the early days sometimes together with Reds) doing the commentary.

Those appearances steadily declined as West Indies declined. We weren't the draw anymore.....certainly not for premier attractions as the Boxing Day tests etc.

It also didn't help that the WICB sent teams to Oz minus players that were still popular with the Australian public to prove some sort of point.

I guess point proven. "No more tests for you" is the result

 
nickoutr 2016-12-23 14:50:45 

In reply to imusic
Loved how Freddo unleashed against the Lillee and Thompson attack .. one of my most memorable

 
archangel 2016-12-23 15:17:15 

In reply to nickoutr

Well cricket on the tele has disappeared. More than just cricket at Christmas, I remember coming in from school to watch Shell Shield cricket and for sure there was Test cricket.
How they expect youngsters to show an interest in cricket in the West Indies when all they see now is NBA?

The market has certainly determined where our youngsters interests should be.

 
nickoutr 2016-12-23 16:21:54 

In reply to archangel
Shell shield not only made crickets the tournament also made commentators ..some funny ones too like Rafi Knowles or Stanley Moore

smile

 
doosra 2016-12-23 16:24:16 

up to 90s i think

i was back home at 9pm from christmas night walk about to listen to radio

no phone or internet to follow from on the road

 
Khaga 2016-12-23 17:14:48 

In reply to nickoutr

Thoroughly enjoyed listening to commentary of Boxing day tests of 1984,88,92,96..Vic scored a massive double hundred in 84..Ambrose took a 10 for in 1996..WI were down 0-2 going in to Boxing Day test in 1996 and they pulled one back with Ambrose's 10 for..it was the last competitive series for Windows down under before they became Mindies..they were decimated in 2000..

 
Khaga 2016-12-23 17:17:11 

Jim Maxwell,Tony Cozier and Neville Oliver on ABC Grandstand ..magical

 
Curtis 2016-12-23 18:59:15 

days gone for good, sadly