When Was Cricket's GOLDEN ERA? 👑🔥 | Bumble & Kimber
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- talkSPORT Cricket Editor & presenter Jon Norman sits down with former England cricket player, umpire, coach and commentator David 'Bumble' Lloyd and cricket writer Jarrod Kimber to discuss all things cricket.
In today's episode, Bumble and Kimber debate when cricket's golden era was.
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Cricket's golden era is always the one you first remenber watching.
The 90s
Competitive Test Cricket (Australia, Pakistan, England, India, New Zealand, South Africa, West Indies, Zimbabwe)
Icons - Tendulkar, Shane Warne, Waugh, Curtly Ambrose, Shaun Pollock/Allan Donald
You canny beat that
England were shite in the 90’s
@@CricketEnglandMarcus Threscotic,Andrew Flintoff
@@chiragshetty2336 stop talking rubbish, Flintoff had 2 crap tests in 98 didn't play till the new century and Tres didn't start till 2000
@@CricketEngland yes but all the other nations were pretty strong, even Zim were competitive. Aus and WI best, Pakistan, NZ and SA strong, India not so much.
@@CricketEnglandDerp, Eng played WC final in 1992 😂
The 90's was the golden era for ODI cricket for sure. ODI cricket just exploded in that era, which carried over into the 00's. I remember how packed the stadiums used to be in tests and ODI's etc...
Kimber's encyclopedic knowledge of cricket is very impressive
It is miss-leading to think South Africa were strong in the early 1900s. A lot of England's best players didn't bother touring either Australia or South Africa, so there were always 4 or 5 counties who were actually stronger than the England teams sent away during that early 1900s to WW1 period. Therefore, an Australian player's performances in England were more of a yardstick, not just tests on those 1899, 1902, 1905 and 1909 tours, but also when playing those really strong counties. Even though Australia's best XI in that era was as good as England's best, England had far more depth because there were professionals in county cricket.
The only decent standard of test cricket until the onset of the 1960s was Ashes cricket, and in that decade the West Indies and South Africa got strong. Pakistan got strong from 1975 onwards, and were one of the powerhouse teams in both the 1980s and 90s. India, despite winning the 1983 world cup, were minnows until 1990ish, and in the 1990s they were unbeatable at home, but still mostly shite overseas.
Sri Lanka had become competitive at home by the early 1990s, but are still mostly minnows overseas to this very day. The West Indies were briefly shite in the first half of the 1970s, and then WSC led to their incredible era in the 1980s into the 90s.
South Africa, right when they had become a great side, were banished, and then re-emerged more than 20 years later. The 1990s is the best. It had powerful Australian, South Africa, Pakistan and West Indies sides, and there remained special moments in Ashes cricket even though Australia were mostly dominant. And, as mentioned, nobody could beat India in India. We had the following bowlers: Ambrose, Bishop, Walsh, Marshall (until 92), Wasim, Waqar, Ooh Aah, McDermott, Reid, Donald, de Villiers, even Darren Gough and Dean Headley. We had Shane Warne, Mustaq Ahmed, Saqlain Mustaq, Anil Kumble and Harbajan arrived before the end of the decade.
And the batsmen: Tendulkar, the Waugh twins, Lara, Big Inzy, Saeed Anwar, Michael Slater, Aravinda de Silva and Richie Richardson was still formidable until 1993. Mohammad Azharuddin had his days.
Crickets golden age was from mid 80s to 2009 ,we had incredible allrounders ,great fast bowlers and spinners and Batsmen,Australia-West Indies,Australia-South Africa rivalry,India-Pakistan played regularly and great commmentry of Richie Benaud ,Ian chapell and Tony greig,ODI cricket was exciting back then with intresting jersies.
I agree. West Indies dominated for the first 15 years, not losing a single series home or away, and Australia, who overthrew them dominating for the next 12. The IPL comes the year after
80s and 90s toughest batting era against qualty bowlers
And no women commentating.
Ohh well😂😂😂 gotta agree@@JohnOmalley-j2t
@JohnOmalley-j2t There was actually a Barbados lawyer commentating in the early 90s.
Has to be that period from 1990s going into the 2000s, what with competitive teams across the board, all-time great players, perfect balance between batting and bowling, etc. Moreover something historic and unforgettable was just around the corner -- like Kumble's 10fer in Delhi, Shoaib's fastest delivery ever, Lara's 400*, Warne's ball of the century, world record ODI chase by SA, world record test chase by WI, three of the best test series of the last 40-50 years (2001 BGT, 2005 Ashes, 1999 WI vs Aus). What a time to be a cricket fan!
90s early 00s.
2 of the great dynasties.
3 of the GOAT spinners bowling
Every team had potent opening bowlers. Invention of the doosra and the pinch hitter.
Every team had a handful of icons or a couple of players who make their all time XI.
Only thing lacking was the power hitting
I'd say between the 1996 World Cup and the 2011 World Cup. Australia was dominate but it was a free-for-all between everyone else. Kenya, Zimbabwe, Canada, Bangladesh, Ireland and the Netherlands all had shocks at major tournaments. It was an era were Cricket felt like it was growing globally through the World Cricket Leagues and Intercontinental Cup with Afghanistan going from the bottom tier to the very top. And T20 was seen as a fun addition to the international game, not the killing it.
70s,80s,90s crickets golden eras best era goes to 90s
70s, 80s and 90s. I know 3 decades can't really be considered an era, but that's when cricket was at its greatest.
The rise of T20 has destroyed the game. Now players are prioritising T20 franchise leagues over representing their country.
This is the beginning of the end of the sport.
1986-1999: I Started watching in 1986 as a kid. WI supremacy, 4 great allrounders, pace everywhere then Warne comes along, Pak are good, W’s, Sachin and Lara break through, SA are back from wilderness as a great team, Australia wrestle back the crown from WI! What an era (86-99)!
1970s was the modern Golden Era without question. County cricket had the greatest cricketers in the world. South Africa had great cricketers and we saw the emergence of the West Indies, and Australia were great in the mid seventies and we have the Packer cricket revolution. Day/night cricket and coloured clothing. Plus we had the first World Cup in 1975 and then the second in 1979 both won by the West Indies. The 1970s without question was the Golden Era.
No quality spinners and most of the international teams were functionally useless. A ton of matches going to bore draws. Nah
Correct. The 70's. John player league. Free on TV, same as test cricket. These commentators are biased for sky- paid audience. Free on TV meant huge watching figures hence more interest and young kids playing the game.
The 80s was the golden era. Most teams were either really great or very competitive
90’s was obviously the greatest era of cricket. Only 8 teams played test cricket and all 8 teams were great. Sri Lanka won the World Cup in 96 Pakistan won in 92. No Bangladesh. SA Aus England NZ were all great. India was probably a one man show (Tendulkar) and he was singlehandly punishing the rest of the world.
Jarrod does like add some niche elements into discussion
My first cricket memory was Boycott stuck to the wicket, not making any runs.
That was not a bloody golden era!
When SA reached the pinnacle in the late 60s pushing up to 1970
They say if you ask people the best era of music it’s whenever you were between the ages of 15-25. I suspect it’s similar for sport.
I'd say more ages 12-22 for music, and for cricket, when you were in your prime as a young adult, i.e., ages 20-35. This makes it 1992-2007 for me, particularly the actual 90s,
Second view!!! Bumble's the best !!
In terms of competitiveness it has to be the 90’s
The golden era ended when people started taking T20 seriously
Cricket hasn't yet entered it's golden era. I feel after the 2028 olympics when the world pays attention and there would be an olympic medal for cricket..every country picks it, that's when we usher in the golden age. Cricket is the 2nd largest sport has a 2nd biggest cult following and yet it does not feature major countries..infact, field hockey & volleyball has more countries playing just cuz of an olympic medal. Cricket in next 10 years will be huge.
It's only that large because of the subcontinent.
Football is unrivalled.
@@7ChaosBlack obviously football is unrivaled but sub continent in itself has 25% of the world population so it's a pretty big market
80s. We saw super tall westindies player like garner ...malcolm marshall quickness never seen again and akram imran khan kapildev ..all were in their peak.
Ppl bouncing at folks with no helmets. Nah. The 4 all-rounders though is a gd shout
90s - 2011/12
The 90s
Host needs to interrupt less
The golden age of international cricket ended when players started choosing domestic cricket over playing it, in terms of particular era's before that it'll come down to your own preferences likely based upon your age and how your national team went.
From an English perspective I'd argue scrapping the Kolpaks has also had an affect on things.
India won world cup in 83, didn't really do much else in the 80's.
1. Won Benson and Hedges world series cup tournament in 1985 in Australia.
2. Won test series in England against England in 1986.
3. Nearly won series in Australia during 1985 - 86 tour. Bad umpiring costs series and ended up in draw.
4. Drew series against formidable Aussies in Australia during 1980-81 tour. It was 1-1
5. Won two asia cup championship tournaments in 1984 and 1988
6. Won test series against Pakistan in 1980 when Pakistan was at it's peak in cricket.
7. Won Rothmans cup 4 nations tournament in 1985 sharjah.
Also many more achievement happened in 80s that were great in tearms of young, newly built cricketing nation. India was minnow in international cricket but became competitor in 80's
First view !!
Why do they think the 1980s? Terrible cricket, poor tv coverage and ODI WC were still a bit of a joke. Cricket was certainly not global then and only the West Indies were any good?
For me it's post 1996 WC for a decade and a bit. The WC was by then truly the pinnacle of cricket and after that cup all nations had two teams for test and ODI, the game had changed for the better and quick run scoring was seen as a new, viable way to win games! The Windies were in decline but still dangerous and Aussies were about to establish their practically unbeatable period for over a decade. South Africa with all their incredible all rounders were the best team but couldn't quite win WCs. It was incredibly exciting cricket to watch.
I think it's now, more cricket playing nations 🤓
Jarrod is excellent but a bit of a know-all.
Because he knows all