Kapil Dev 41 off 50 Balls 2 Fours 1 Six vs West Indies 4th Match at Sharjah, Oct 16 1989

 

Watching Kapil Dev batting in vintage times is like a pure gold you get in your hidden treasures. A great all rounder always rotate the strike rate those days when batsman often hesitate to play shots. But Kapil Dev is one of them, who always put pressure on bowlers from start of innings. One such rare moment is when Kapil Dev scored 41 off 50 Balls 2 Fours 1 Six vs West Indies 4th Match at Sharjah, Oct 16 1989. He hit a lovely six and four off to Malcom Marshall. Let’s enjoy his innings. Kapil Dev hit a lovely four to Viv on mid wicket and crowd applause it effort. Then Viv bowl a wide bowl that shows how a Kapil Dev has striking impression on other great player of the 20^th century. Moreover scoring runs against, Ambrose, Marshall, Walsh, Winston Benjamin is not easy task. They are all brutal bowlers in his days. Kapil Dev never afraid of those legends bowling. Kapil Dev effort helps India to put a decent target on board that eventually sufficient to beat mighty west indies side.

Manoj Prabhakar 74 off 95 Balls 131 Mins 7 Fours vs New Zealand 3rd Match, Vadodara, October 28, 1994, Wills World Series

 

In the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, Manoj Prabhakar was regular member of ODI side, who often open the bowling and batting for India. He was such a useful allrounder who chips in batting as well as bowling. One such moment came when India was chasing a stiff target of 269 put on by New Zealand. Major Prabhakar and Sachin Tendulkar provided a flying start, and shared 144 runs opening partnership before Prabhakar falls. He scored brilliant 74 runs off 95 Balls 131 Mins 7 Fours vs New Zealand 3rd Match, Vadodara, October 28, 1994, Wills World Series. India won the match by 7 wickets.

Ken Rutherford First ODI Century vs India in 1994

 

Those who watched cricket in 1990’s must be familiar with the name of Ken Rutherford. A slow pitch at the small IPCL ground was ideal for batting: New Zealand Captain Ken Rutherford reached his maiden hundred in his 103rd one-day international. Rutherford scored at more than a run a ball scored 108 off 102 Balls 137 Mins 13 Fours S.R 105.88 vs India 3rd Match, Vadodara, October 28, 1994, in the Wills World Series match. Let’s enjoy the vintage memories of classic Ken Rutherford batting.   

India won the match by 7 wickets. Ken Rutherford was a slim, balanced and attractive batsman, Ken Rutherford battled back from a dreadful start to his international career to become a regular in the New Zealand side. But there was always the feeling that he had not made the most of his considerable talent. Ken Rutherford enjoyed a ten-year career with the national team, and was captain for a period in the 1990s. He is the 50th ODI cap for New Zealand. He was a member of the New Zealand side which reached the semi-finals of the 1992 World Cup, their 2nd equal best performance in the tournament's history. So, cricket fans, how do you rate Ken Rutherford innings in this match?

Kapil Dev 66 off 75 Balls 107 Mins 8 Fours 1 Six vs England 2nd Test at Chennai, Feb 11 1993

Watch out a Kapil Dev hammered Devon Malcom in the 2^nd Test at Chennai in Feb 1993. A pure delight for cricket fans to cherish the vintage memories to see lusty hitting by Kapil Dev. He hit a lovely straight six to Devon Malcom in the afternoon session. That was a pure beauty to watch a legend is doing a murder treatment to Malcom. Then Kapil Dev whip a lovely four to leg side off Devon Malcom bowling. Kapil Dev didn’t stop here, and smashed another four to Malcom Bowling towards a mid-on. Then Kapil Dev smashed another four to Devon Malcom bowling.  

He also hit a four off juicy full toss by Ian Sailsbury. He also hit a clean hit to Phil Tufnell a deep midwicket for four. He hit another four to Tufnell using his feet and hitting so hard to straight four. In this particular innings Kapil Dev scored brilliant 66 runs off 75 Balls 107 Mins 8 Fours 1 Six. During this innings he becomes first player in the history of game, to score more than 5,000 test runs and taking more than 400 wickets. What a legend he was. Crowds cheering and waving flags when Kapil Dev achieved this milestone. It was an historic moment.

Stuart Williams 83 off 118 Balls 155 Mins 12 Fours 2 Sixes vs Sri Lanka 1st Test at St John's, Jun 13 1997

In this video you will witness the vintage class of Stuart Williams, who scored match winning 83 runs off 118 Balls 155 Mins 12 Fours 2 Sixes vs Sri Lanka 1st Test at St John's, June 1997. You know chasing target in the 4^th innings is always daunting task. No matter how much target is. This time chasing a 187 target is crucial for West Indies. But along with Sherwin Campbell, they put up opening partnership of 160 runs and laid the victory foundation.  This task was not easy, as Muralitharan was at his peak those day. But Stuart Williams played really well Muralitharan. West Indies won the test match by 6 wickets and lead the 2-match series 1-0. Lets watch Stuart Williams class innings and enjoy the vintage memories of Caribbean cricket.  Stuart Williams was the romantic young stroke-player who was expected to mature into a steady item for his team. Instead, his cavalier method - step back and strafe everything through the covers - became increasingly stereotyped as his career wore on. 

Chaminda Vaas 4 for 39 vs England 2nd Test at Kandy in March 2001

Chaminda Vaas magnificent effort in the bowling against England. When he took 4 for 39 in 2nd innings of 2nd Test at Kandy in 11-15 March 2001. Although England won the test match by 3 wickets. But Chaminda Vaas put his all efforts and energy in the match to make the test even at one stage. He picked up wicket of Mike Atherton, Marcus Trescothick, Nasser Hussain, and Alec Stewart. His efforts put in England great trouble chasing a modest target of 160. At one stage England were in great trouble reeling 97 for 5. Chaminda Vaas was the main destroy by picking 4 top orders wickets out of 5 falling wickets. It was a great and gripping contest between England and Sri Lanka. Watch out Chaminda Vaas brilliant performance and enjoy the vintage memories.

Dermot Reeve 59 off 125 Balls 5 Fours on Test Debut vs NZ Ist Test at Christchurch, Jan 18-22 1992

 

In this video watch out batting of a forgotten England player Dermot Reeve. Who scored 59 off 125 Balls 5 Fours on Test Debut vs NZ Ist Test at Christchurch, in January 1992? He was best known as an unorthodox all-rounder played 29 One Day Internationals (ODI) for England. He also played English county cricket for Sussex, Warwickshire and Somerset.

Dermott Reeve loved to extemporize. He would reverse-sweep the spinners to interruption, go down on one knee to hoist the quicks over midwicket, and subtly vary the pace of his jobbing, limbs-pumping seamers. Dermott Reeve played in the 1992 World Cup final against Pakista at MCG. He also played in 1996 World Cup, playing (on the losing side) in the final in the former tournament. Though, he never scored highly in ODIs, and his batting average would have been significantly lower, but for his high proportion of not-out innings. Perhaps his most important international innings was a rapid 25 not out at the end of the England innings in the 1992 World Cup semi-final against South Africa, a match which England won narrowly and reached the final.

Although he was given just three Tests, all in New Zealand in 1991-92. His international career would have been longer if his ability to irk opponents hadn't extended to his team-mates. Reeve was born in Hong Kong in 1963 to parents who were working in the territory as teachers. His mother, Monica, later served as a scorer for a number of England Test matches.

Rodney Marsh bowling Action

In the history of cricket, wicket keepers’ infrequent bowls. Such moments came when captain see no chance of Test match result. Such type of moment came when Australian great wicket keeper Rodney Marsh Bowling vs Pakistan in the 2nd Test at Faisalabad March 1980. The match was heading towards a dull draw. So, Rodney Marsh bowls like a lollypop offers to batsman. In those era of cricket, pitches were often made slow and dead to draw the matches. In this entire career Rodney Marsh sent just 72 balls giving away 54 wickets without having any test wicket. So, it’s a perfect fun moment for cricket fans to relish the vintage memories.