Viv Richards question- when did Greg Chappell hit him in the head?

[robelinda]

Need match details, I've been asked hundreds of times to upload it, but the only time i can find Viv being hit was by Rodney Hogg in Melbourne 79/80, can't find ANY match where Greg hit him, but there are so many quotes about it it must be true, but no details exist that I can find. Anyone know? I'm tipping a WSC match in 77/78 or 78/79.

 

[fredfertang]

Viv himself confirms it happened in his autobiography, but other than implying it was in a Test match he isn't specific - if all else fails there's a Chappell autobiography being published fairly soon, indeed I suppose it may be out in Australia already

 

[Burgey]

Melbourne nightclub, 3 am on 4 January 1979?

 

[Spikey]

Melbourne nightclub, 3 am on 4 January 1979?

Will be a bit worried if Rob has footage of it then, ftr

 

[robelinda]

Viv himself confirms it happened in his autobiography, but other than implying it was in a Test match he isn't specific - if all else fails there's a Chappell autobiography being published fairly soon, indeed I suppose it may be out in Australia already

Ive checked every test and one day innings vs Australia except for his 153* at the MCG, and its not any of them. I have Viv's book and its fairly vague stuff, i reckon it could've been a WSC match, because I checked literally every test where it could've been, and i'm only missing one, 2nd test 1979/80.

 

[Johnners]

Do you perchance have this dvd rob?

Seems to suggest the footage is on it!

 

[robelinda]

Do you perchance have this dvd rob?

Seems to suggest the footage is on it!

No it just has Ian Chappell giving a terrible description of the incident, no footage at all, its in the bonus features. Pretty piss poor to release a ch 9 dvd and not have footage of the incident!

 

[Prince EWS]

It's a conspiracy!

 

[Bun]

Robe, did some quick googling Mike Selvey's blog has a mention. If anyone has correspondence with him, the matter can be settled I think.
No turning back to those lidless, fearless days of Sir Viv | Mike Selvey | Sport | The Guardian

 

[robelinda]

Yeah I've read that before, i might email him.

 

[smash84]

Rob

 

[Top_Cat]

Ugh, 'Connoisseur' series. So pretentious.

 

[robelinda]

Im assuming since they didn't include footage on that dvd that it just doesn't exist, was probably either in WSC or during the 153* which ch 9 don't have anymore.

 

[fredfertang]

Found it - 1st Supertest at VFL Park that began on 2/12/77

 

[robelinda]

Oh my god- I HAVE THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How on earth did you find out that!!!!!!!!!!??????????

 

[Spikey]

Hate to disappoint but he didn't bowl in that match: 1st Match: WSC Australia v WSC West Indies at Melbourne, Dec 2-4, 1977 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[Spikey]

best course of action is for someone to ask the cricinfo twitter account the same question i reckon

 

[fredfertang]

Hang on I may have misread - what's the Sydney Showground?

 

[Spikey]

Ah! Yes I was gonna post all the scorecards he bowled in and he bowled in one of the Showground matches (1st Match: WSC Australia v WSC World XI at Sydney, Jan 14-19, 1978 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo)

Old Sydney Showground was pretty much right next to the SCG fwiw (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Showground_(Moore_Park))

 

[fredfertang]

So Sydney Showground is not VFL Park then?