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HEADLINE: May 3, 1978: Riot at Sabina
CaribbeanCricket.com
May 3, 2019, 8:02:29 AM
The Brisbane Times has a look back to this day in 1978, when play was stopped in the fifth Test between the West Indies and Australia after the crowd at Sabina Park rioted in response to umpiring decisions.
A controversial and unique cricket series died a sad and painful death at Sabina Park here yesterday when the fifth Test between Australia and the West Indies was sabotaged by rioting Jamaicans and a pedantic umpire.
Despite agreements by both captains Bob Simpson and Alvin Kallicharran, and the West Indies Cricket Board of Control that the game should be completed, not one ball of the 6.2 overs to be bowled was delivered,
As a result Australia were stranded an inch from victory, and the West Indies won back the Frank Worrell Trophy by an unprecedented margin of three Tests to one.
Read the full article at The Brisbane Times.
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mikesiva
May 3, 2019, 8:19:41 AM
In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com
This was a series between two second elevens, because the first elevens were away playing Packer's World Series Cricket.
Kallicharran's men had already won this series 3-1, so this match was a dead rubber anyway....
This game is so unimportant in the scheme of things, I can only conclude that it was dredged up because of the riot alone....
natty_forever
May 3, 2019, 9:05:12 AM
In reply to mikesiva
As a result Australia were stranded an inch from victory, and the West Indies won back the Frank Worrell Trophy
… this tried to put a different spin to it.
Discourse
May 3, 2019, 9:53:30 AM
In reply to natty_forever
Yep, the spin doctors at work. I almost forgot it was 3-1.