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I've been watching the latest Chappell/Hadlee series between New Zealand and Australia and I remembered that great innings in the early 80's by Lance Carins. I went looking for the video of it and found it on youtube.
It was a classic era for cricket, one day cricket back then was regarded then as the 20/20 version is today. The birth of those classic one day uniforms. The beige and brown of New Zealand, the green and gold of Australia. Who'll ever forget the underarm?
Anyway, back to the story at hand...
After a rain affected 1st Final in Sydney, NZ went to Melbourne down one-nil in a best of three final series. Hadlee was injured and did not play the finals and NZ really missed him.
Now comes the story of Lance Carins, NZ had collapsed to be 44-6, chasing Australia's huge score of 302-8. Dennis Lillee had just waved off New Zealand's last recognised batsman and awaited the arrival and "easy scalp" of Cairns.
Lillee's first ball was an all out bouncer that hit Cairns square on the helmet, you can clealy hear the impact on the video. Cairns just laughed and ran through for a leg bye. When his turn came to face, his response was to hit 2 sixes in 3 balls off Ken MacLeay, before hitting 2 consecutive sixes off Rodney Hogg the following over, and in the next over, doing the same to Lillee. The crowd went wild, everyone in NZ watching on TV couldn't believe what they were seeing and have never forgotten it! The highlight was undoubtedly The one-handed shot off Lillee, which soared over the fine leg fence for 6. Cairns' dismissal was an anti-climax; out for 52, offering a simple catch to Steve Smith at cover off the bowling of Geoff Lawson.
New Zealand of course lost the match by 149 runs and the Finals series 2-0, but Lance Cairns became a New Zealand icon and legend for life.
3 comments:
Hi Shane,
I read your blog about City Fitness in New Plymouth.
Is that the best gym in NP or is Club Health on Gill St. better?
I like alot of cardio equipment and even more weights!
Thanks
John
to be totally honest, $18 for a casual session at city fitness is a RIP OFF, the weight gear is mostly 2nd hand and made in the 80's lol!
I'm stuck at city fitness till october this year, i lift weight sometimes at world gym which is old school cool, a warehouse style gym!
i'd go with club health as i'm sure a casual session won't cost $18!!! plus you won't get your car's wheel clamped by the nazi parking freaks at the carpark at city fitness!
Hi Shane,
i'm sure Lance Cairns hit 6 6's in 1 over.It was maybe a 7 aside tribute game to Hadlee and perhaps at Eden park.Yeah i know it doesn't really count 'cos the bowler just HAD to be helping.It was a FUN game.The 1st and i think all 6 balls were outside the ground over the stadium roof.The power of EXCALIBER.
Can you or anyone else recall this?And maybe i can get it on DVD somewhere?
Thanks Bob
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