Chris Gayle Power Hitting Batting vs India 2006

In this video you will see how Chris Gayle punishing Irfan Pathan in the 3rd ODI, at Basseterre, May 23, 2006. He also smashed a lovely six to Ramesh Pawar and Sreesanth. But eventually caught behind off Ajit Agarkar bowling. Chris Gayle thunderous strokes unsettle the Irfan Pathan. It was a classic encounter to see giant of carribean cricket. Although he just socred 40 off 65 Balls 5 Fours 1 Six, but it was entertaining innings. A pure carribean flavour of cricket. His blistering start helps West Indies to ease out Indian target 245 and beat India by 4 wickets. Watching Chris Gayle is alsayws thrilling at top of the order a crowd puller batsman entertain cricketing world for more almost 2 decades.  

Ian Bishop vs Navjot Singh Sidhu Port of Spain 1989

Watch out a stunning bowling display of Ian Bishop against Navjot Singh Sidhu in the 3rd Test, Port of Spain, April 1989. Young Ian Bishop so fast at his early days. Navjot Singh sidhu has no answer of his furious fast bowling. Ian Bishop beats Sidhu three times off stumps. Lets watch the video and enjoy.

Malcom Marshall handy batting vs India at Sharjah 1989

Malcom Marshall was known as deadly fast bowler, but he was a useful lower order batsman. He often rescued west indies from dire situations. Watch out Malcom Marshall useful 40 off 47 Balls 2 Fours 2 Six vs India 4th Match at Sharjah, Oct 16 1989. Cricket fans, you will enjoy a lovely six to Srikanth as well. 

Gus Logie batting vs India 3rd Test at Port of Spain 1989

Gus Logie two beautiful fours to Arshad Ayub in the 3rd Test at Port of Spain, Apr 15 1989. Arshad Ayub was a good off spinner and he was in good form in 1989. The first four he flicked through mid wicket, a delightful sight for classic cricket fans. The next ball he punched through cover and took 3 runs. Arshad Ayub sent next ball again wide off stumps which logie crashed through cover for another four. Overall in this innings he scored 38 off 64 Balls 104 Mins including 2 Fours vs India. A delicate cut off the Hirwani bowling is another lovely shots to watch. Even on the next ball another delicate cut shot stuns Indian slip fielder. Even Hirwani can’t believe it how it was beautifuly placed. Logie also hit a beautiful mid wicket shot for a three runs off Chetan Sharma bowling. His innings come to an end when logie hit hard and straight to Hirwani hands. A beautiful caught and bowled.

Winston Benjamin bowling is a pure delight for any 90’s cricket fan.

Watching Winston Benjamin bowling is a pure delight for any 90’s cricket fan. He was though not express as compare to other fast bowlers, but he bowl with discipline and accuracy to put pressure on the opponents. He was extremely talented bowler to support the other fast bowlers to pick wickets in the middle. In this video you will see Winston Benjamin bowling against Australia in 1995. Moreover, you will witness an unbelievable catch taken by Stuart Williams at cover point. I hope you enjoy the video.

In this spell, Wintson Benjamin took 3 for 71 in 23.2 Overs 6 Mdns vs Australia in the 1st Test, at Bridgetown, played between March 31 - April 02, 1995. Although Australia win the Test match by 10 wickets. But watching 90’s cricket is delight of delicious of kandy we were often eat in that era. Winston Benjamin had the bit of devil that marked out many of his West Indian peers as great fast bowlers, but he only ever really attained the ranks of the good. Short and whippy, in 21 Tests (spread over nearly eight years) he never took a five-for and never took the new ball. So what do you think about Winston Benjamin. Does he deserve to play more test matches for West Indies? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.

Courtney Walsh’s Magical Spell at Kingston | 10 Wickets vs India in 1989

In the 4^th Test Match between West Indies and India played at Kingston on April 28 to May 03 1989. Courtney Walsh delivered a brutal bowling display and took 10 for 101. In the first innings Courtney Walsh took 6 for 62 in 29 overs 8 Mdns and in the 2^nd innings he took 4 for 39 in 17 Overs 7 Mdns. He outclassed Indian batsman in his brutal spell. That earned him man of the match award. West Indies won the test match by 7 wickets.

The wickets assist to fast bowlers and offers a plenty of bounce. It was remarkable performance shown by Courtney Walsh. Currently he is leading test wicket takers for West Indies. His terrorizing spell makes Indian batsman on back foot. Some deliveries are pure delight to watch a fast bowler in full rhythm. A class, pure control of spells in both innings. You would definitely love this incredible spell of Courtney Walsh. Overall Courtney Walsh took 18 wickets in this 4 match series at an impressive average of 14.88. West Indies team won the test series by 3-0 margin and ODI Series by 5-0. This was incredible performance of west indies team.  

Richie Richardson 99 vs India at Port of Spain 1989

Richie Richardson scored a brilliant 99 runs off 277 Balls in352 Mins including 4 Fours vs India in the 2^nd innings of 3rd Test at Port of Spain, Apr 15 1989. This was a great innings on a tricky fast and bouncy surface. It was such an important innings, when wickets are falling regularly on the other end. Richie Richardson held the innings and keep the scoreboard ticking and bringing the scored to 266. That was enough runs to bowled out India in the 2^nd innings to win the test match by 217 runs. If you are true cricket lovers and want to enjoy vintage videos clips of great cricket players. Don’t miss Richie Richardson video.

Omari Banks possessed elegant action and good control of flight.

Omari Banks primarily played as an off-spinner and right-handed batsman. Omari Banks represented the West Indies in both Test and One Day International as well as domestic matches for the Leeward Islands. In May 2003, Omari Banks made history as the first player from the tiny Leeward island of Anguilla to play Test cricket for the West Indies. He made his test debut against Australia in the third test of Bridgetown in 2003. During his first innings, despite picking up three wickets, he conceded 204 runs in 40 overs, which was at the time the most runs conceded by a Test debutant, although it has since been surpassed by Jason Krejza. 

Omari Banks' lower-order batting was confident and assured, as he played a significant part in the highest successful fourth-innings chase in Test history, remaining 47 not out in West Indies mammoth 418 for 7 against Australia at the Antigua in 2003. Omari Bank possessed elegant action and good control of the flight. Banks possessed sufficient guile to trouble the best, but his resourceful lower-middle-order batting caught the eye on many occasions. Omari Banks officially retired from professional cricket on 25 January 2012 to focus on his musical career. Read More: John Shepherd – A Hard-hitting Lower Order Batsman and a Nagging Swing Bowler

 

 

Andy Roberts Three Brutual Deliveries to Tony Greig in the First Test 1976 at Nottingham

It is difficult to quantify the impact Andy Roberts had when he first emerged in the early 1970s. Watch this video to witness how Andy Roberts' three brutal deliveries against Tony Greg in the first innings of the 1976 First Test at Nottingham left the captain stunned with a beautiful thunderbolt. Andy Roberts was hitting his stride at a very fast pace at this point in his career.

Dennis Lillee called him the most complete fast bowler he had seen at the time. However, the foundation of his game, at least in the early years, was some significant pace. He was part of the West Indies team that won the first two Prudential World Cups in England in 1975 and 1979.

John Snow feels that Roberts saw reduced effectiveness after being over bowled by Hampshire and West Indies in 1974.

Andy Roberts took 28 wickets in five Tests in England in 1976, including ten in the match at Lord's and nine at Old Trafford. During that series, he reached 100 Test wickets in just his 19th match. At that times, only five bowlers have ever got there faster and none of them was a bowler of true pace. He is still 7^th fastest bowler to reach the 100 wickets milestones in Test cricket.

Brian Lara 74 runs vs India at Chennai Willis World Series 1994

In the Ist Match of Willis World Series at Chennai, on 23 Oct 1994, Brian Lara Played sensational innings of 74 runs off 83 balls in 120 mins with the help of 5 fours at the strike rate of 89.15. West Indies were at a comfortable position of 176 for 2, but Once Brian Lara was out lbw by Tendulkar the entire West Indies team bundle out at 221 runs. In reply, India chased the target in 48.2 overs. 

Muhammad Azhar ud din played a super inning of 81 runs in 84 balls with the help of 7 fours. India won the match by 4 wickets. Azhar ud din declared man of the match. Let's watch the Brian Lara innings of 74 runs. Sachin Tendulkar picks up 3 for 36, and Venkatesh Prasad picks up 2 for 38, while Major Prabhakar, Srinath, and Kumble took the 1 wicket apiece. Courtney Walsh, Kenny Benjamin, and Anderson Cummins picked 2 wickets apiece.

Indian won the toss and elected to field first. The ODI # 936 and 50 over match. In this match, Sherwin Campbell made his ODI debut. The umpires were K Parthasarathy and KS Giridharan, while the TV umpire was Rangachari Vijayaraghavan. The match Referee was Raman Subba Row.

14 Years Old Brian Lara

This is the dream of any player to represent his country at the international level, especially when he is young. In this video, you can see 14 years old, Brian Lara playing for West Indies youth cricket. His stance was a little different, but he showed a massive talent. Let's watch a short clip of young Brian Lara.  

The Trinidad international player is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. He topped the Test batting rankings on several occasions and holds several cricketing records, including the record for the highest individual score in first-class cricket, with 501 not out for Warwickshire against Durham at Edgbaston in 1994, which is the only quintuple-hundred in first-class cricket history.

Malcom Marshall - The Fearsome Bowler

 Malcolm Marshall was born on 18 April 1958 in Barbados. He died on 4 November 1999 due to cancer at the age of 41. The Barbadian cricketer was primarily a fast bowler.  Marshall is widely regarded as one of the greatest and of most accomplished fast bowlers of the modern era in Test cricket. He is often acknowledged as the greatest West Indian fast bowler of all time, and certainly one of the most complete fast bowlers the cricketing world ever saw. Batsmen agreed that Marshall was the hardest of all to face because of the way he used his ordinary height to produce telling rather than exceptional bounce. His father was killed in a road accident when he was a baby, and he learned the game from his grandfather as well as at the beach and the playground. He began as a batsman and then discovered his ability to strike back.
His Test bowling average of 20.94 is the best of anyone who has taken 200 or more wickets. He achieved his bowling success despite being, by the standards of other fast bowlers of his time, a short man – he stood at 5 ft 11 in, while most of the great quicks have been well above 6 ft and many great West Indian fast bowlers, such as Joel Garner, Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh, were 6 ft 6 in or above. He generated fearsome pace from his bowling action, with a dangerous bouncer. He also statistically went on to become the most successful test match bowler of the 1980s with 235 scalps with an average of 18.47 within a time period of just five years.
In the 2^nd Test against Pakistan at Lahore in 1986, Malcolm Marshall bowled a superb spell of 5for 33 in the first innings and bundle out Pakistan at Just 131 on a flat track. Mohsin Khan, Rizwan-uz-Zaman, Qasim Umar, Asif Mujtaba, and Wasim Akram were the victims of Marshall Bowling. In the 2^nd innings, he also took 1 for 14. Eventually, West Indies won the Test match by an innings of 10 runs. Let’s watch the Marshall first innings spell of 5 for 33.
Malcolm Marshall was also a very dangerous lower middle-order batsman with ten Test fifties and seven first-class centuries. He ended his career as the all-time highest wicket-taker for West Indies in test cricket with 376 wickets, a record which he held up until November 1998 before Courtney Walsh surpassed his milestone. It was his willingness to work hard at his game that made Malcolm Marshall supreme even in a great generation. He was a relentlessly probing and thoughtful opponent
In 2009, Marshall was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. To mark 150 years of the Cricketers' Wisden named him in an all-time Test World XI. Malcolm Marshall was relentlessly professional and determined; and he was also the best batsman of the group, coming nearer than any recent West Indian to being an all-rounder of the quality of Garry Sobers. Though batsmen feared him, he was exceptionally popular among his peers: his death was mourned throughout the cricket world, but his fellow professionals, who knew him best, were most deeply affected.
  

 
 
 
 
 

Courtney Walsh Career Best 7 for 37 vs New Zealand at Wellington 1995

Courtney Andrew Walsh was born on 30 October 1962 in Jamaica. A former cricketer who represented the West Indies from 1984 to 2001 and also captained the West Indies side in 22 Test matches. He is a fast bowler and considered one of the all-time greats, best known for a remarkable opening bowling partnership along with fellow West Indian Curtly Ambrose for several years.

In the 2nd Test match against New Zealand at Wellington in 1995, Courtney Walsh took the career Best 7for 37 in the first innings.   

In the 2^nd inning, he also took 6 for 18 and registered his career-best bowling 13 wickets against 55 runs in a match.

West Indies won the Toss and elected to bat first. They scored 660 for 5 declared with the contribution of Brian Lara 147, Jimmy Adams 151, Junior Murray 101, Keith Aurtheron 70, Chanderpaul 61, and Stuart Williams 26.

New Zealand bundled out 216 in the first innings and 122 in the 2^nd innings. Therefore, West Indies won the match by innings and 322 runs. Courtney Walsh was declared man of the match.  

In the first innings, Courtney Walsh took the wicket of Bryan Young 29, Andrew Jones 0, Stephen Fleming 47, Shane Thomson 6, Adam Parore 32, Murphy Sua 6, and Simon Doull 0.

In the 2^nd innings, he took 6 for 18 and captured the wickets of Bryan Young 0, Darrin Murray 43, Stephen Fleming 30, Murphy Sua 8, Simon Doull 0, and Danny Morrison 0.

Courtney Walsh is probably the most prolific bowler in history based on his physiological characteristics. There was no breaking his spirit, which led him to the previously unimaginable milestones of 519 Test wickets and 30,019 balls, not to mention the countless overs he bowled for Gloucestershire and Jamaica. He set a Test record with 43 ducks for his comic incompetence with the bat.

Courtney Walsh played 132 Tests and 205 ODIs for the West Indies and took 519 and 227 wickets respectively in Test and ODI’s. He shared 421 Test wickets with Ambrose in 49 matches. He was the first bowler to reach 500 wickets in Test cricket. His autobiography is entitled "Heart of the Lion". 

Walsh was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1987. In October 2010, he was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. He was appointed as the Specialist Bowling Coach of the Bangladesh Cricket Team in August 2016.

1984-85 WI V NZ, 4th Test, Kingston. This was old pavilion of Sabina Park Kingston .

West Indies win by 10 wickets to wrap up the series 2-0. New Zealand accuses West Indies of aiming at the body. Jeremy Coney gets arm broken, Jeff Crowe scores a century. However, Malcolm Marshall is named man of the series with 27 wickets

Manny Martindale and Derek Sealy walk off at the end of the drawn Oval Test on August 22, 1939

This would rank in my top five cricket photos. Manny Martindale and Derek Sealy walk off at the end of the drawn Oval Test on August 22nd, 1939. There is something poignant in the lengthening shadows as this was to be the last Test for seven and a half years. The start of WW2 was less than a fortnight away and the West Indies tourists canceled the rest of their tour and returned home, Neither Martindale nor Sealy played Test cricket again, and this was Martindale's final first-class match.

West Indies players warm up with some stretching exercises at Lord’s in May 1984

Frank Hayes is caught by Viv Richards off Andy Roberts for 0 in the 4th Test of 1976 at Leeds.

Jubilation for West Indies as Frank Hayes is caught by Viv Richards off Andy Roberts for 0 in the 4th Test of 1976 at Leeds.  It was the last of Hayes' nine Tests.  Three years earlier he made 106* on his debut, also v West Indies.  In his next eight Tests, he averaged 8.13

Hayes, who had undoubted talent, had the misfortune to play all his Tests against a resurgent West Indies. "Perhaps I should have done better," he said. "But I'm not at all bitter. If I didn't do myself justice, it was down to me."

Michael Holding West Indies Fast Bowler at The Oval in 1976

A lovely shot showing the joy on Michael Holding's face after he bowled Tony Greig for the second time in the match, 5th Test, The Oval, August 1976. Holding took 14 for 149 in the match in one of the great fast bowling performances on a pitch that offered little help.

Gus Logie - West Indies Middle Order Batsman

Clive Lloyd Lifting 1979 Cricket World Cup Trophy beating England in the Final