My 40 year anniversary of watching live Test cricket ....

Not a bad start

1975
Perhaps the most audacious innings in Test history. Australia thumped West Indies in five out of six Tests in the series, but in the second match, at the WACA, Roy Fredericks led West Indies to an innings victory with an astonishing display. Only a fool gives Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson as good as he gets on a Perth flyer, but Fredericks did exactly that and smacked them all round the park. Even though they were eight-ball overs, Lillee and Thomson's figures of 37-0-251-5 were not a pretty sight, and at lunch on the second day West Indies were 130 for 1 - from 14 overs. Fredericks flayed 50 off 33 balls; 100 in 71; in all he faced only 145 deliveries for his 169.

Probably thought he had them worked out after Brisbane. Certainly one for the ages though.

Great memories. I remember the real Roys amazing knock.

Came home from school and was horrified at what Roy had done to our bowling. It got much worse when Andy Roberts destroyed us in the 2nd innings, taking 7-54, to roll us for a paltry 169 to inflict an innings defeat on us.

It was all downhill for the Windies in the 75/76 series after that but.