Which was the best decade of the twentieth century?

[Fiery]

1970s
1980s
1990s

Good call andmark. I would rate the 80s above the 70s slightly though. Lots of all-time greats playing at their peak in the 80's, particularly allrounders

 

[stumpski]

I loosely recollect reading about that little nugget, but it doesn't seem to be in Bodyline Autopsy. Thanks for posting it, though.

Check page 95 of the paperback edition. I thought I'd read it somewhere, but didn't know where.

 

[Son Of Coco]

It has to be the 70's...especially March 24th 1974

 

[Fiery]

It has to be the 70's...especially March 24th 1974

remind us

 

[wpdavid]

Maybe he's referring to Aus levelling the 3 test series in NZ to avoid their first ever series loss to them? Only guessing.

 

[Son Of Coco]

It's when my mother's doctor took a spectacular one-handed catch from a rather slippery delivery. It dismissed me in the nervous 9 month's meaning I didn't continue on to what would have been a long overdue 10. It was the only match of the series, thus I came out the winner.

 

[stumpski]

While all that was going on, England were in the middle of a badly rain-affected (what's new?) Test at Georgetown, Guyana. West Indies 110-2 on the third day.

I think that was the series when Greig ran out Kallicharran as he was walking off at the end of the day - after an uproar he was re-instated overnight.

 

[Richard]

'Twas indeed.

 

[Richard]

It has to be the 70's...especially March 24th 1974

Good grief, had you down as a few years younger than 33, TBH.

 

[Richard]

I would rate the 80s above the 70s slightly though.

 

[Fiery]

Why are you blinking Rich? I'm already given my reason which you chose to remove from my quote

 

[wpdavid]

No surprise that a kiwi would rate the 1980's so highly

For me, the 80's suffered from a lack of great series, despite the undeniable presence of a handful of ATGs. Of course, the 70's weren't exactly short of legends either, but it also had some more interesting contests until Packer messed things up just when they were getting as interesting as they've ever been.

 

[Richard]

In response to Fiery... pretty well what David just said.

 

[stumpski]

England beat Australia three times in the 80s - I wonder if that'll ever happen again.

 

[Richard]

Well... we beat India twice and NZ four times in the 1990s.

And so far in the 2000s we've beaten WI four times, too.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Good grief, had you down as a few years younger than 33, TBH.

33's the new 25

 

[andyc]

It's when my mother's doctor took a spectacular one-handed catch from a rather slippery delivery. It dismissed me in the nervous 9 month's meaning I didn't continue on to what would have been a long overdue 10. It was the only match of the series, thus I came out the winner.

 

[neville cardus]

Check page 95 of the paperback edition. I thought I'd read it somewhere, but didn't know where.

Thanks.

 

[wpdavid]

England beat Australia three times in the 80s - I wonder if that'll ever happen again.

Lets not go there - it's too depressing. We did beat them three times in the 70's too, fwiw.

 

[cover drive man]

Lets not go there - it's too depressing. We did beat them three times in the 70's too, fwiw.

But dont forget England won their last ashes series for nineteen years in the 80's after that you demolished us in every ashes series we played. So I think that should be able to keep you smiling