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#OnThisDay, Barbados, 1955, 4th Test, #WIvAUS, Aus lead by 2-0
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Before @imVkohli used it to gee up @mvj888 in 2018, WI Captain Denis St. Eval Atkinson must have used it to encourage Cyril Clairmonte Depeiaza at start of Day4 of this 6Day Test
What happened next?
*THREAD*
Before @imVkohli used it to gee up @mvj888 in 2018, WI Captain Denis St. Eval Atkinson must have used it to encourage Cyril Clairmonte Depeiaza at start of Day4 of this 6Day Test
What happened next?
Aus had already won the 1st Test at Jamaica, 3rd Test at Guyana in this 5 Test series
Presently, at Day3 end in the 4th Test, WI trailed by 481 with 4 wkts left in their 1st inn. behind Aus' 668 powered by Miller, Lindwall's exploits with the bat https://twitter.com/NorthStandGang/status/1261830282291875841?s=19
Presently, at Day3 end in the 4th Test, WI trailed by 481 with 4 wkts left in their 1st inn. behind Aus' 668 powered by Miller, Lindwall's exploits with the bat
https://twitter.com/NorthStandGang/status/1261830282291875841?s=19
Depeiaza ended Day3 at 22*, Atkinson had 19* to his name
Day4: Depeiaza trusted his resolute defence to add exactly 100 more, faced bouncers from Lindwall+Miller & others with so much courage that Atkinson's father in dressing room conjured up a makeshift chest guard for him
Day4: Depeiaza trusted his resolute defence to add exactly 100 more, faced bouncers from Lindwall+Miller & others with so much courage that Atkinson's father in dressing room conjured up a makeshift chest guard for him
Atkinson took his chances, flailed the much vaunted Aus attack incl. the great leggie and future captain, Richie Benaud all around the park to reach 215* on Day4
These weren't chanceless efforts but this was only the 2nd time ever that two batsmen batted out a day like this
These weren't chanceless efforts but this was only the 2nd time ever that two batsmen batted out a day like this
Day5: The Leaning Tower of Depeiaza with a homegrown front foot defence got out without adding anything to his overnight score of 122 while Atkinson added 4 more to end at 219
The 347 run stand is still a World Test Record for the 7th wkt, was the FC record too for a long time
The 347 run stand is still a World Test Record for the 7th wkt, was the FC record too for a long time
These were the only Test centuries for both Atkinson and Depeiaza
WI drew this Test with Atkinson picking up a 5fer in Aus' 2nd inn. They lost the last Test at Jamaica by an inn. to lose the series 0-3
In 1991, Richie Benaud was in Barbados to cover a WI v Aus ODI held there...
WI drew this Test with Atkinson picking up a 5fer in Aus' 2nd inn. They lost the last Test at Jamaica by an inn. to lose the series 0-3
In 1991, Richie Benaud was in Barbados to cover a WI v Aus ODI held there...
A Trinidadian fan well versed with cricket history to Richie: "Hey Sir Richie Benaud, you the son of that guy who couldn't get out Atkinson & Depeiaza all the 4th day in '55?"
Richie told him it was the right Test but wrong family connect
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Richie told him it was the right Test but wrong family connect
...
And then that fan delivered the killer blow: "If you couldn't bowl them out, you do right to take up television, man!"
And right after this, Richie went live on air with his introduction to the match. :)
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And right after this, Richie went live on air with his introduction to the match. :)
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