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00:03In the third test between Australia and West Indies at Adelaide in January 1980,
00:08Colin Croft delivered a fearsome and aggressive performance that left a lasting impact on the map.
00:15His fastballing was nothing short of hostile,
00:17as he unleashed a barrage of fast deliveries that rattled the Australian best man.
00:23In the first innings, Colin Croft's menacing spell earned him an impressive figure of 4 for 57,
00:29dismantling the Australian batting line-up.
00:31He claimed the crucial wicket of key players, including Bruce Flair,
00:35Tim Hughes, experienced Rod Marsh and Geoff Tymor.
00:38Let's watch the Croft and Holdings match.
01:00That's in the air, that's out!
01:02Good balling.
01:03It was always on when he went around the wicket to the left-handed batsman.
01:06It went straight to Lawrence Rowe in the final of the two gullies,
01:09and Dimmicks out, court row for 10.
01:18A little ball by Croft there, a little bit of anxiety for Hughes.
01:25Well, a ball by Croft came around the wicket there.
01:28Altered the angle.
01:36And that's out! Caught by Lloyd at first slip.
01:39Croft coming around the wicket,
01:41and the first delivery that Hughes has faced from him coming around the wicket,
01:45he's edged straight into the lap of Clive Lloyd at first slip.
01:49So Croft's ploy there, paying dividends.
01:53Well, a good bit of thinking and a fine bit of balling.
01:56The ball pitched just outside of Stump,
01:58the big edge as the ball goes across the bat,
02:00and Clive Lloyd juggling with it a little bit, but making the catch.
02:04And the end of a very vital partnership.
02:08There's the neck, big hands of Clive Lloyd,
02:11the ball bobbles around up against his chest,
02:14and a great bit of balling by Colin Croft.
02:17So a fine innings too by Kim Hughes.
02:20He walks off the ground now, court Lloyd, ball, Croft for 34.
02:27Slow ball which turned out to be a full toss.
02:31And Laird beats Culler-Turan at cover.
02:42No ball called, so there'll be another ball in the server.
02:51That's his 50, Culler-Turan, man out at mid-off.
02:56Laird a half century out of a total of four for 102.
03:05A good, tough little competitor, Bruce Laird.
03:14That's out, a magnificent catch.
03:16What a catch by Bird, Joel Garner in the gully.
03:19Laird hit that ball square like a rocket,
03:21and the big man crushed out his hands and took a magnificent catch.
03:24A ripper.
03:25Look at this dismissal again.
03:27The ball wide of the off stump.
03:29Laird convinced of runs there, throwing his bat at it,
03:32and I think had it been a smaller man,
03:34then the old extension ladder would have been needed to have taken that catch.
03:38The line of the West Indian Tech has been so good
03:41that after 41 overs, Clive Lloyd can still employ four slips in the gully
03:47and a leg slip for fast bowler Colin Croft.
03:58Good shot, four runs.
04:00Hit that beautifully forwarder point.
04:03Confidence builder for Alan Balder.
04:06A wicked taking over for Colin Croft in Australia.
04:09Five for 115.
04:17Well, when he beats him, trying to push the ball down to mid-off,
04:21and the angle was there for Colin Croft, but not the outside edge.
04:26Dennis Willoughby's padded up,
04:28and Australian manager John Edwards with a headache.
04:30I think he's got his hands to his head there.
04:33He's probably hoping for a big partnership here.
04:36Kim Hughes, the Australian vice-captain,
04:39and Dennis Willoughby suggesting that John Edwards might bat next.
04:43That's five for 120.
04:49And that's over the top. That's an intelligent shot.
04:51The ball was short, and he hit it high over the six.
04:53Four runs. Well played, Alan Balder.
04:55That's Colin Croft again.
04:58That's Rodney Marsh.
05:02And that's out.
05:04Good delivery, a very tentative push from Rodney Marsh,
05:07not going either forward or back.
05:09And a vital breakthrough and good captaincy from Clive Wyde,
05:12just when we felt that he was tiring.
05:18Gets a ball to move off the seam.
05:21And Derek Murray does the rest.
05:24Let's have a look at this again.
05:26And there's the delivery.
05:30A good delivery angle across Marsh.
05:32Marsh, as Bill Laurie said, just playing his course.
05:35A good delivery angle across Marsh.
05:37Marsh, as Bill Laurie said, just playing his crease,
05:39neither forward nor back, playing towards mid-arm.
05:41A thick edge flies to Derek Murray,
05:44who, unsighted by Marsh's body, takes a fairly good and...
05:53And that's dropped.
05:55Very low chance indeed by Joel Garner,
05:58who seems upset that he's put it down,
06:00but he had to get down a very long way at gully.
06:03It would have been a sensational catch.
06:15Runs behind square leg.
06:19Colin Croft, the midsman.
06:24Through to Bruce Lead, moving into double figures.
06:33Must be very close to a wide.
06:3521 on the board as Wiener faces Michael Holding.
06:44It's in the air.
06:46It's reduced two runs for Julian Wiener.
06:50Desmond Haynes could return from him.
06:59It's gone. First wicket.
07:01Desmond Haynes, at short leg, picks up a sharp catch.
07:05Wiener just pushing away defensively at Michael Holding.
07:08One for 23, Australia, with Wiener caught Haynes.
07:11Bold Holding for three. Laird is 17.
07:14And the beginning's not forthcoming today,
07:16but good delivery from Michael Holding,
07:18digging it in at the ribs of Julian Wiener,
07:20and a good sharp catch by Desmond.
07:31This is off the mark straight away.
07:37Not in very convincing fashion.
07:40Outside edge past Joe O'Garner.
07:42That is away for two. 17 to Laird.
07:44One for 25.
07:51Oh, that's a good delivery there.
07:54Ball just straightening up off the seam.
07:57Newly played.
07:58Played as Tony Kosier and Tony Gregg.
08:03And that's a bad shot.
08:04He is asked for.
08:06The umpire has said not out.
08:08The West Indies are not at all happy with the decision.
08:13He really looks as if he means business out there at the moment.
08:22Just to emphasize the point there.
08:25There he is on this long run up.
08:27Ian Chappell facing.
08:30Oh, what a good delivery.
08:32That was a real beauty.
08:35As Michael Holding comes racing in.
08:41It's a bounty. He goes for the hook shot.
08:44Don't know whether Andy Roberts can cut this off.
08:46No, he can't. It's four runs.
08:48And that went very, very fine.
08:52And Ian Chappell, of course, has always played the hook shot all his life.
08:57So there's nobody can talk about it better than him.
08:59Never bothered me all that much.
09:01Coming in at number three, I expect to get three and over.
09:04Talking in eight ball over terms.
09:07You know, I'd never, ever given any thought.
09:09If a bloke gives me three in a row, well, I either just get out of the way of him if I can't hook them.
09:13Or if I'm playing really well and get a few hook shots away, I look upon it as runs.
09:18I've never, ever looked upon it as intimidating.
09:24That's whistling down the inside.
09:28Greg Chappell doesn't like that at all.
09:32The attack from the cathedral end.
09:36He's at one for 22.
09:3968 tests wickets.
09:42Good average, 24.26.
09:49That was a good delivery from Holden.
09:52Digging into the body of Jeff Dimmick.
09:57In fact, that was a similar delivery to the one that Dennis Lilley got on the fingers in the first innings.
10:08And that's gone.
10:10Liv Richards takes the catch.
10:12Holden grabs another wicket.
10:18And he's hammered that through mid-on.
10:29Leaning into it and really hitting it very hard down the ground for four runs.
10:49Love 15.
10:53I think he was looking for the bounce.
10:56And no fastball likes to be hit straight for four.
10:59Michael Holding now at the short run.
11:02And he's bowled him.
11:04Holding picks up the wicket there with the most unorthodox of shots from Mallet.
11:10Bowled by Holding for 12.9 for 159.
11:14Not content with his first inning's heroic craft, continued his fiery form in the second inning,
11:20where he picked up another two wickets for 47 runs.
11:23His relentless pace and aggression were instrumental in helping the West Indies secure a massive victory by a margin of 408 runs,
11:32a testament to their dominance in the game.
11:35Adding to the drama of the match, Michael Holding, another formidable West Indies fast bowler,
11:41contributed to the carnage with a figure of 2 for 31.
11:44After a controversial appeal was turned down by the umpire,
11:48Michael Holding responded by launching a furious attack on the Australian batsman,
11:53delivering a barrage of bouncers that kept them on the back foot.
11:57This match is remembered not only for the West Indies' commanding win,
12:01but also for the sheer intensity and hostility of their bowling attack,
12:06led by the fearsome Colin Croft.
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