My XI - Ian Chappell: Roy Fredericks, 169 v Australia, Perth - 'Quicker you bowled, harder he hit'
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2012
- Ian Chappell picks the eleven most memorable centuries that he has seen
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Ian Chappell is an absolute treasure. Fantastic storytelling.
Edit: damn WI scored 585 of 95.4 overs,at over 6 rpo. Ian was not kidding about that inital run rate of 10 an over.
Those were 8 ball overs btw
I saw most of that great innings at the WACA. It seemed to me the more Lillee got angry and frustrated the harder Fredericks smashed him. Being a Pom it was great !!
This was the first test match I ever attended and I was forever hooked. If Roy Fredericks wasn’t enough, Clive Lloyd also made one of the most sublime tons you’d ever hope to see and Chappelli also made a nice ton and a half. But for mine the other great joy was Andy Roberts skittling Australia with 7 for in the second dig. How they lost every other match I’ve never figured out
B4 there 're Gorden Greenige, n Desmond Ahynes - There was Roy Fredericks, RIP!
This was one of great test innings by Roy Fredricks ..and so was one of Derreck Rendall against Australia in Australia
I am a great fan of Ian Chapell's commenting skills. I am an avid follower of cricket. Over a period of all these years, I heard commentary initially over radio and on TV. Every one has one's own style of commenting. While most of them are just o.k , Ian Chapel is just outstanding. He has the knack of engaging the attention of the listener and makes it very interesting.
Such a nice storyteller is Ian, the best commentator i have heard
"The train was late by six months" which was written by late sir nevil cardus in one of the sports magazine which i remembered to have read in 1975. He expected this innings to have come in 1975 world cup finals.
Fredericks took on Lillee and Thompson when they were at the height of their bowling - he chewed them up and spat them out. Was one of the great attacking innings.
Viv Richards did that too when he opened the batting ,masterstroke By Llyod to let Viv open mainly because Greenidge confidence was crushed into pieces...,.,thats why we witness Greatest batsman of all time.
And he do it without a helmet on
@@CaptainAmerica-xl7gp It is clear Gary Sobers influenced Roy Fredericks. Perhaps, Leslie Amsterdam, and Charles Paul, an uncle of Roy Fredericks, influenced Roy Fredericks. Certainly, Clyde Walcott had profound influence upon Rohan Kanhai, Basil Butcher, Clive Lloyd, Roy Fredericks and Alvin Kallicharran and numerous unheard and unsung Guyanese batsmen of the 1950s and 1960s.
Clyde Walcott, favored stroke play off the back foot with immense power. And most definitely Clive Lloyd seems to be a left handed batting Clyde Walcott. Roy Fredericks was Mimi left handed batting Clyde Walcott.
I have not favored the helmeted era. I refused to compare people more suited to be Knights of the Round Table than entertainers with those of 1900-1977. I consider Roy Fredericks, the last of three great West Indies test match openers. Clifford Roach and Conrad Hunte are the two preceding Roy Fredericks.
During the West Indies tour of Australia 1975 and 1976, Dennis Lillee, Jeff Thomson, Gary Gilmour and Max Walker completely intimidated, and humiliated Gordon Greenidge. After four completed innings those of the first and third test matches Gordon Greenidge managed a grand total of eleven runs. Thus eleven in four innings is the albatross around Gordon Greenidge’s career. I am of the opinion scoring centuries against Dennis Lillee, Jeff Thomson, Gary Gilmour and Max Walker 1975-1976 in test matches in Australia is the yardstick of outstanding batsmen. Fredericks, Kallicharran, Lloyd, Rowe, and Richards were successful. Gordon Greenidge was an abysmal failure. Lloyd hid Gordon Greenidge for eight consecutive test matches. In summer 1976, after the first two test matches, in most familiar environment and less formidable bowlers, I began wondering whether Lloyd’s judgment is rational. Gordon Greenidge seemed to be a lost cause continuum. And I guess much to the relief of Clive Lloyd, Gordon Greenidge finally stomped his authority. Gordon Greenidge recorded a century in each innings in the third test, He didn’t stop there. Roy Fredericks and Gordon Greenidge enjoyed a blistering opening stand of 192 runs. Following the century and dismissal of Roy Fredericks; Gordon Greenidge completed his third consecutive test century. Finally, Gordon Greenidge began fulfilling the promise he showed in his debut test match where he scored 93 and 107 against India in India. Viv Richards’s performance in his first test match was awful.
Did anyone notice the West Indies second Innings score- 585 in 95.4 overs. Thats a run-rate of 6.13. No wonder the T20 leagues around the world are rocked by West Indies Power Hitting. Simply incredible!!
They're 8 ball overs, remember.
Still awesome though.
@@renatocarini497 no. Six ball over only. Eight ball over was in 60's.
@@rangasai7459 go check the scorecard
Run rate of 4.6 😊
With no HELMET,Roy Fredricks was one of the greatest West Indian opening batsmen of all times.
Fredericks, one of Glamorgan's best, exciting attacking player :)
Enjoyed this Chappell series a helluva lot bringing some truly great innings thru great narration. Couldn’t help notice that Ian himself scored a big hundred in this same game that Roy sparkled. He’s quite the batter himself to be scoring that against Roberts, Holding and co!
Remember my Dad telling me about this innings, as it was a couple of years before I was old enough to remember watching cricket. Lillee and Thommo at their peak and Roy just plastering them all over the place.
Ian was a freakin genius must be...... to remember a story happened decades ago...!!!!
Oh yeah just ask him!
Rather it would be surprising if Ian had forgotten this particular innings.
To this day even I remember listening to the commentary on radio ABC early in the morning since we were in Bombay. I was just twelve years old and I remember Roy scoring hundred in 71 balls and the commentator describing the innings as ' electrifying '.
I was a cricket loving 10yo and I'd been at the Gabba for the first test (and for the first Ashes test the previous year) and believed Lillee and Thompson were unplayable. I still remember watching this innings on B+W TV, completely astonished: Ian Chappell is right: Roy Fredericks that day was in a class all his own . It's still the greatest batting performance I've ever seen. If I remember correctly, all-rounder Bernard Julien opened the batting with RF; Roy set the tone by hitting Lillee for 6 off the 2nd ball of the innings.
It was said none no one wanted to open with Fredericks against Lillee and Thomson. It was not until Lance Gibbs volunteered to accompany Fredericks; Bernard Julien made his way most reluctantly to the crease. The saddest fact about the innings is Deryck Murray is the only West Indian eyewitness who expressed his views on the performance. The accounts given by Ian Chappell, Greg Chappell, Ashley Mallett, and Kim Hughes suffice,
It is understandable Lillee and Thomson refuse to praise the innings. I must admit I consider innings - centuries - against Lillee 1971-1974 and Lillee and Thomson 1974-1976 in Australia as the highest standard of batsmanship. However, centuries against Lillee and Thomson 1974-1976 at WACA are far more outstanding than hundreds elsewhere.
Similarly I rate centuries against Roberts, Holding, Croft and Garner anywhere as great as those against Lillee and Thomson 1974-1976.
One can also understand Gordon Greenidge; his pride is still shattered by the intimidation, he felt from Lillee and Thomson in Australia.
Everyone should watch that innings it was a delight
1:39 as a full-blooded Western Australian, I heartily agree
Roy fredricks 169 vs lilee and Thompson in their prime , on the fastest wicket in the world, to me it has got to be the greatest test innings ever played. Remember in those days everyone was scared of lilee and Thompson, roy fredricks had no helmet, i dont think
Even the great Vivian richards could play a greater innings than that
The 169 made by Fredricks in Australia is the 'Greatest' batting ever being seen
Where did you see it?
Bradman claimed that Sir Garfield Sobers double century for the Rest of the World against Australia in 1970-71 was the greatest innings he has ever seen therefore the greatest in Australia.
Despite it being an unofficial test series.
The first day I ever had at a test match was Saturday at the WACA 1975. Test cricket has never lived up to it since! Mind you the earlier match between WA and Windies was astonishing with Roy, Viv and Clive all scoring very fast tons - sheer bliss. Sorry Ian, WACA fans were always keen for cricket and showed their appreciation
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Indeed
The greatest West Indies team for me.
Sir. Gordon Greenidge
Desmond Haynes
Brain Lara
Sir Viv Richards
Sir Clive Lloyd
Sir Garry Sobers
Sir Clyde Walcott
Malcolm Marshall
Michael Holding
Joel Garner
Sir Curly Ambrose.
This is the greatest West Indies Team.
Rohan Kanhai opening instead of Haynes..
Great team but Who is the keeper
Clyde Walcott was a wicketkeeper!!!!!
Rohan Kanhai was a middle order bat
THIS test match was what got me interested in cricket and I always remained a 'windies' fan from then on... and it's not mentioned how Fredericks got out... cap fell on wickets wilst hooking Lilee for 6... if memory serves
All of these videos have the line 'and I was having a drink with.....after the game' - wow, how things have changed!
In 75' world cup final, Roy hooked first ball of the match bowled by Lilly to six,but got hit wicket out falling on the wicket.
Wasn't first ball. It was the third over - West Indies had scored 12 - Fredericks had 7.
What no one talks about is the fact that Roy Clinton Fredericks inspired quite a few West Indies batsman with his style of batting. I may be wrong, but to date Sir Brian Lara is the only one who said so publicly.
Love hearing this great mind of 🏏
Remember listening to the commentary then… IT WAS SOME INNINGS 💪
I was there on December 1975.
I got around to the bar area and watched Freddo and Clive Lloyd (149) smash our quicks around.
Freddo was caight by Ian Redpath at slip off Lillee and even the pro-WA crowd cheered him off.
i was only 7 &1/2 years of age when this happened and even i heard and knew about this colossal innings back then in melbourne.my dad had it on the telly and he was like 'take a look at this son'...the other 2 -3 things that i recall the adults talking about most of that series was Greg Chappells prominence to best batsman in the world,he destroyed the windies that summer,Gary Cosier made his debut,Viv Richards potential and a young Gordon Greenidge failing miserably on his first tour of Australia getting dismissed for next to nothing each innings,of course it all turned around for the windies only 6 months later in England and as Ian said the signs were there in this '75-'76 series
Watched it on television at the time. A tragedy that the TV tape has gone missing. I remember him top-edging a hook off Thompson and it went straight over the keeper for six. That's how bouncy the pitch was. And, as others said, he did it without a Helmet.
First T20 match.... 200 runs after 20 overs!
20 8 ball overs is the equivalent of just over 26 6 ball overs!! Still a really impressive scoring rate!!
Genuine Hitter
Roy Fredricks and Rohan Kanhai
I have searched a lot for Ian Chappell and Boycott,s final selection, can someone post that
RIP Roy
Yes Ian it is Test and Not ODI and Yes Ian, It was 74-75 and Not 84-85 and yest Ian, it was the prime of the Thomo-Lillee duo with Thomo clocking 176 kph (if you care watching Thomo interview why it is 115 mph and not 99 mph)
txlish err, it was 75-76. The year after we flogged the poms
It's not right bro actually 160.45kph 99.7mph from thommo was calculated at hand release its clearly written in Dennis lillees biography that jeff thomsons 160.45kph at hand release was 129.92kph at batsmans end and 159.49kph was 138.40kph at batsmans end 160.45kph was a bouncer that's why it reached slower to batsman ends thommos fastest ball was 160.58kph in 1976 and Paul furber a youtuber calculated jeff thomsons bowling speed from ashes 1st test 1974 75 and said he got 165kph+ for 2 Deleveries and one out of them was 167kph if u want to watch those deleveries watch ashes 1st test 1974 75 and watch deleveries at 44:50,46:08
I remember watching this innings as a kid. The innings was amazing enough but also the WA police headquarters that stood behind the southern end of the WACA caught fire. So, you had this blazing innings on the pitch and smoke billowing out of the cop shop behind Fredericks.
That days was also the Federal election when the Whitlam government was put out.
Is Ian the greatest story teller in the world?Long live Ian!
Btw,WA crowd is worst knowledgeable crowd in AUS.LOL.
I guess then I shouldn't have applauded Ian Chappell's 156 the day before Frederick's 169 before since I'm so ignorant and only have interest in WA players. Or Doug Walters 103 in 1974. Or Greg Chappell's 108 or Ian Redpath's 171 in 1970. What an arrogant moron.
@@nyosito well, he sort of does have a point.
Everyone in Australia knows WA is the most parochial state, hands down.
Isn't there talk of succession?
Video quality is very poor
Clive Lloyd scored a pretty quick 149 that day too. Frankly it sounds like crappy short bowling.
Did anyone else notice the Hindu prayer lamp?
Is there no footage of this innings?
phil makegs .typical.f reddricks was great.
tryfan2101 .wish there was.it was super I heard.
I was 14 heard the commentary live, Roy opening with Julian the bowler, followed by Lloyd hammering 149! What a pasting!
Mind you Lillie n thommo bowling fire on worlds fastest pitch!
that WAS a great knock by a great player
only thing Roy Fredricks had no partner .
Yes Ian there was not much difference between the two team except for Australian cheating Umpires. Michael Holding tell a story you were out but refused to leave and Michael sat down and cried. Michael said if this was test cricket he rather not play. I remember that was Michaels debut series