40 years ago today ...

[Fuller Pilch]

40 years since the most disgraceful event in cricket history

 

[Red]

Far less disgraceful than some of the match fixing that's gone on in the subcontinent

 

[Flem274*]

bet this thread goes well

sandpapergate v underarm, which contained less brainpower?

 

[Lillian Thomson]

bet this thread goes well

sandpapergate v underarm, which contained less brainpower?

Murray Mints were easier to do surreptitiously.

 

[Immenso]

Lest we forget.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

The 80s was a crazy decade.

 

[Burgey]

One of the great tactical pieces of captaincy, and well within the laws of the game. Quality.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Not even bothered by this anymore, 2019 has taken over all my allocated cricket mourning time.

 

[SteveNZ]

One of the great tactical pieces of captaincy, and well within the laws of the game. Quality.

Got half right.

Having said that, I'm sick of it being brought up every anniversary. It happened. Chappell might wish it didn't. Blah blah Bruce Edgar, blah Rod Marsh not happy etc etc. Been there, done that.

 

[Line and Length]

Ho hum

 

[Chubb]

Murray Mints were easier to do surreptitiously.

As President Nixon said, "if you use sandpaper on the ball, you can't have a problem with the fellow who uses vaseline."

 

[Lillian Thomson]

I believe they discovered later that it should have been a no ball based on the placing of the field.

 

[the big bambino]

As President Nixon said, "if you use sandpaper on the ball, you can't have a problem with the fellow who uses vaseline."

I believe the order of things were the other way around so perhaps England can shut it. Also love how the butthurt continues for NZ.

 

[SteveNZ]

I believe the order of things were the other way around so perhaps England can shut it. Also love how the butthurt continues for NZ.

It doesn't. Well it does in some circles, mostly journos who think it's interesting. Note to NZ journos: it isn't.

 

[Burgey]

I think in response to the ongoing angst regarding this historic incident in some NZ circles, Australia will regurgitate Richard Loe's 1992 face smear on Paul Carozza every year from now on.

 

[CricAddict]

Ranking the gates,

1. Match fixing
2. Spot fixing
3. Ball biting
4. Sandpaper gate
5. Under-arm gate

and then we have DRS gate, Monkeygate, homework gate etc etc.

So yeah, that's not the most disgraceful.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Imagine if he ****ed up the roll and it went for 5 wides.

 

[honestbharani]

Ranking the gates,

1. Match fixing
2. Spot fixing
3. Ball biting
4. Sandpaper gate
5. Under-arm gate

and then we have DRS gate, Monkeygate, homework gate etc etc.

So yeah, that's not the most disgraceful.

Probably put Sandpaper above ball biting, tbh. Otherwise, decent. And what about Bodyline? Weren't there actual calls for war to be declared against England because of it?

 

[Line and Length]

Bodyline was, at the time, a legitimate tactic as was 'Under-arm gate'. Both resulted in rule changes but neither was cheating - just outside the spirit of the game.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Imagine if he ****ed up the roll and it went for 5 wides.

Would have been very generous of the fielders to let a ball going 15kph make it to the boundary. Would have had to kick it a long a few times.