Your Favourite World Cup

[Lillian Thomson]

One thing I'll say I think is a shame, and am really rather surprised you didn't notice it, is that 1975 (and 1979, and 1983) was a competition of 60-over games,

I'm well aware that it was 60 overs but that's not relevant to making it my favourite World Cup, in fact precisely the opposite after watching Sunil Gavaskar bat through the entire 60 overs in making 36 Not Out.

 

[haroon510]

I'm well aware that it was 60 overs but that's not relevant to making it my favourite World Cup, in fact precisely the opposite after watching Sunil Gavaskar bat through the entire 60 overs in making 36 Not Out.

holly smoks lol do u have any prove for that or the score card for that match. it is rather surprising cuz i have always heard that Gavasker was tenduker type player.

 

[wpdavid]

holly smoks lol do u have any prove for that or the score card for that match. it is rather surprising cuz i have always heard that Gavasker was tenduker type player.

http://uk.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC75/ENG_IND_WC75_ODI1_07JUN1975.html

Officially he thought England's score was unattainable, so he didn't bother trying and fancied some batting practice. There must be more to it than that though. Even on a bad day, he managed rather more than 36 in 60 overs in test cricket.

 

[haroon510]

thanx well i found this about this article about his innings.
http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/135628.html
and
the scorecard
http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65035.html

 

[Poker Boy]

I'm well aware that it was 60 overs but that's not relevant to making it my favourite World Cup, in fact precisely the opposite after watching Sunil Gavaskar bat through the entire 60 overs in making 36 Not Out.[/QUOTE One thought about that innings. Imagine the fuss if G Boycott had played it. He'd probably been dropped for life...

 

[Slow Love™]

Aside from the odd highlights, I saw very little of any WC until '92. As an Australian it's hard to go past '92 and '99, though I particularly enjoyed '96, particularly the semi against the West Indians. The noise and atmosphere just seemed so cacophonous, and then there were the fires in the stands, and Tony Grieg panicking after the Sri Lanka vs India pitch invasion...

I was also house-sitting a big home in Oakleigh at the time so I had mates around for most of it while we drank all the home brew stored in the garage...

 

[Richard]

I'm well aware that it was 60 overs but that's not relevant to making it my favourite World Cup, in fact precisely the opposite after watching Sunil Gavaskar bat through the entire 60 overs in making 36 Not Out.

Meant "mentioned", not "noticed", dunno how I managed to type the wrong word.

Surely anomalies like the Gavaskar innings are worthy of discounting?

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Meant "mentioned", not "noticed", dunno how I managed to type the wrong word.

Surely anomalies like the Gavaskar innings are worthy of discounting?

Like I said I didn't "mention" the 60 overs because it wasn't one of the things that made it my favourite World Cup. Even if it had been 50 overs the point is that it still wouldn't have been overly complicated by the current tactics and regulations. The game has moved on and might be better for it but in those days One-Day International Cricket was still in it's infancy. The only reason for bringing in Powerplays and substitutes is because the game had gone stale and predictible. In 1975 they just played cricket and it all seemed fresh. But by the late 70's all you saw were 10 men on the boundary - yes often including the wicket-keeper, remember David Bairstow on one famous occasion - hence the fielding restrictions and circles. This is how the game evolves, but not always for the better.

 

[Richard]

And I personally say it's evolved all it needs to - except for I would like to see an experiment with uniform 60-over stuff.

IMO the Supersub thing was always a stupid idea, and when it was scapped I thought it was the best thing. There are some things that you just don't need.