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The Don Lane Show: World Series Cricket Classic Catches
Title:
The Don Lane Show: World Series Cricket Classic Catches
NFSA ID
1502121
Year
1978
Courtesy
Nine Network
Controversially, World Series Cricket (WSC) split the cricket world in late 1977 into establishment and rebel players.
Kerry Packer formed a breakaway competition which had signed 60 of the world's best cricketers, including from South Africa, to participate in a 3-way competition (Australia, the West Indies and the World) playing one-day and traditional 5-day (Supertest) cricket games.
Despite a number of obstacles, WSC grew in popularity using innovations such as drop-in pitches, multiple camera angles and day-night games.
This clip from The Don Lane Show captures 10 classic catches from the second season of WSC in 1978-79.
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