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Shruthi

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Posted: 17 years ago

Underarm bowling incident of 1981

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Trevor Chappell bowls underarm

The Underarm bowling incident of 1981 occurred on February 1, 1981, when Australia was playing New Zealand in a One Day International, the third of five matches in the final of the Benson & Hedges World Series Cup at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.In order to prevent New Zealand from scoring the six they needed to tie, the Australian captain instructed his bowler to deliver the last ball underarm, along the ground. This action was not technically illegal, but it was widely considered to be against the spirit of the game.

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Video of the infamous Incident

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OYwqcvdPyE[/YOUTUBE]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OYwqcvdPyE

It went against the spirit of the game indeed. Don't you agree? Post your views!😊

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simran

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Posted: 17 years ago

totally agree..
i mean it was not even cricket..i would be disappointed too..
cant believe the bowler did that just to win..very unfair cricket

Edited by sim_indian - 17 years ago

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Shruthi

@Leo

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Posted: 17 years ago

Originally posted by: sim_indian
totally agree..
i mean it was not even cricket..i would be disappointed too..
cant believe the bowler did that just to win..very unfair cricket

The bowler did that after listening to the Captain...i guess it was not the bowler's fault...cuz if the bowler says no to the captain...he would be in big trouble!

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simran

@sim_indian

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Posted: 17 years ago

Originally posted by: Leo

The bowler did that after listening to the Captain...i guess it was not the bowler's fault...cuz if the bowler says no to the captain...he would be in big trouble!

lol..true..

but still, i mean the captain of all people, thinking in this cheap way

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Posted: 17 years ago

Well it does say that it wasn't technically illegal but still I would rather lose by bowling the 'normal' way than win with that kind of last ball... to have a proper finish to the game with the right spirit and a deserving win if they still don't come up with the winning total... it wasn't really fair on the batsmen

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farisss4

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Posted: 17 years ago

yeah things like dis disturbs the spirit of cricket game..hey i saw a program about this match and dey had rules before dis series started in 1981..d rules clearly stated that underarm bowling cannot be used..so i wonder how d hell he did... 😕 😕

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Shruthi

@Leo

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Posted: 17 years ago

Originally posted by: sim_indian

lol..true..

but still, i mean the captain of all people, thinking in this cheap way

Yes...in that way...u r absolutely right...😊it just destroyed the spirit of the game...!

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Shruthi

@Leo

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Posted: 17 years ago

Originally posted by: farisss4
yeah things like dis disturbs the spirit of cricket game..hey i saw a program about this match and dey had rules before dis series started in 1981..d rules clearly stated that underarm bowling cannot be used..so i wonder how d hell he did... 😕 😕

It was not illegal. There was no such rule that stated that underarm bowling could not be used. it was only after this incident that the ICC revised its rules, I guess.

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manisha

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Posted: 17 years ago

Originally posted by: rukhaya
Well it does say that it wasn't technically illegal but still I would rather lose by bowling the 'normal' way than win with that kind of last ball... to have a proper finish to the game with the right spirit and a deserving win if they still don't come up with the winning total... it wasn't really fair on the batsmen

i totally agree with you, this happend in 1981?
look.. here in 2008 we're still remembering this match, and not in a
positive way!