Bob Holland 6 for 106 vs New Zealand at Sydney 22 Nov 1985-86 (Cricket Thrills)

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00:00In the Grand Theatre of Tusk Cricket, there are spells that linger in memory and others

00:05that sadly fade with time.

00:08One such performance, often overlooked, came in November 1985 at the Sydney Cricket Ground,

00:14where Bob Holland, Australian-lead-blooming leg spinner, produced a masterpiece against

00:19New Zealand.

00:20Bolling a marathon spell of 47 hours, Bob Holland wove his magic to claim 6405, including

00:2719 medans, are true exhibitions of patience, craft and guile.

00:32His victims read like a roll call of New Zealand finest Bruce Edgar, John Reed, Jeremy Conney,

00:38Geoff Crowe, Juan Brown and the great Richard Hadley.

00:42Worth that effort, he laid the foundation for Australia's hard-fought victory by four wickets.

00:57He's 50, so Edgar, a very positive knock by the New Zealand left-hander.

01:10He's gone, yes, well caught by Border at silly points, went out very quickly and Border took

01:20a very sharp catch and Bob Holland strikes it.

01:27That one played away very strongly towards mid-wicket.

01:30Well, that's an example of one of those full tosses being hit away for a change.

01:33Slower delivery, and it's gone onto the stunts.

01:37You can see from the delight of the keeper, Wayne Phillips, that was the slower delivery.

01:44Lieutenant, that's got to be very close.

01:47Yes, it's on the way, and Bob Holland is on a hat-trick.

01:50Well, that is an interesting one.

01:54Well, there's a big peel there, another one, that's another LBW decision given by Johnson.

02:01Holland the bowler again, it wasn't unlike the Brown decision.

02:04So, Bobby Holland really having a field day out there.

02:10Good ball, it's in the air, is it out, it's out, yes it is.

02:13Jeremy Conney doesn't look very happy, but they sound like two noises.

02:17Have taken the score along to nine for 217, five penalty runs added for that ball hitting.

02:23But, Bob Holland was not finished yet.

02:26In the second innings, he returned with renewed fire, sneering another four wickets for 68

02:31runs, completing a memorable 10-wicket haul for 174 runs in the match.

02:36It was the kind of spell that not only wins the matches, but also etches a baller's name

02:41into the folklore of Australian cricket.

02:44What makes this story even more remarkable is Bob Holland's journey.

02:48He made his test debut in 1984 at Brisbane at the age of 38, becoming the oldest Australian

02:55debutant in over half a century.

02:57A late starter by international standards, he had honoured his craft through sheer preservance

03:03in the domestic circuit, where he captured 316 wickets at 31.16 in 95 first-class matches.

03:11His batting modus, at best with an average of 19.67, never threatened records, but it was

03:18with the ball that he brought joy to those who love the art of leg spin.

03:23So, Bob Holland's spell at Sydney remains a forgotten gem.

03:26A reminder that cricket often rewards persistence, resilience and unwavering love for the game.

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