To give him his full name Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer.
The Packer in question was an Australian television tycoon. In 2012 came Howzat! Kerry Packer’s War, a mini-series docudrama made by Channel Nine and shown on the BBC. In previous years, Sky Sports presenter Charles Colvile and the Australian writer Gideon Haigh have also related the story. Only this week, the BBC’s Pat Murphy fronted a fascinating retrospective on Radio 5 live. It has fascinated journalists ever since. More formally, it was known as World Series Cricket (WSC). (Photo by Adrian Murrell/Getty Images)ĭetractors dubbed it a Pirate Circus. In the Daily Mail, Ian Wooldridge described it as a “brilliant ruthless coup. Overnight the whole balance of World Cricket has shifted.” John Arlott prepared his Guardian readers for “the most bitter battle in cricket history.” Portraits of cricket captains Tony Greig, England, Clive Lloyd, West Indian and Ian Chappell, Australia, during the world series in Sydney, January 1979. Journalists Peter McFarline and Alan Shiell wrote the story which appeared in the Australian press. I am part of it along with a number of England players,” he said. “There is a massive cricket project involving most of the world’s top players due to commence in Australia this winter. That evening, he issued a statement which set the wires humming.
Nothing remarkable about that.īut in the course of those three sodden days, Sussex and England captain Tony Greig had invited the team to his home for a party in a marquee. Only 34 overs were bowled because of rain. PHILIP BARKER reports.įorty years ago this week, the touring Australian cricket team were supposed to be playing Sussex at Hove. Four decades ago marked the start of a cricketing revolution, the effects of which shook the game.
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