Stuart Williams 83 off 118 Balls 155 Mins 12 Fours 2 Sixes vs Sri Lanka 1st Test at St John's, June 1997 (CT)

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Witness the vintage class of Stuart Williams, who played a stunning innings of 83 runs off 118 balls with 12 fours and 2 sixes against Sri Lanka in the 1st Test at St. John’s, June 1997.  Chasing 187 runs in the fourth innings is never easy, especially against Muttiah Muralitharan at his peak. But Stuart Williams, in partnership with Sherwin Campbell, added a magnificent 160-run opening stand, laying the perfect foundation for a West Indies victory by six wickets.  This innings showcases the elegant stroke play, fearless attitude, and unmatched Caribbean flair that made West Indies cricket so loved around the world. Relive this classic moment in West Indies cricket history and enjoy the brilliance of Stuart Williams at his very best.  📺 Watch and celebrate the golden era of Caribbean cricket!  Hashtags: #StuartWilliams #WestIndiesCricket #SriLankaCricket #CaribbeanCricket #VintageCricket #ClassicInnings #TestCricket #CricketLegends #SherwinCampbell #Muralitharan #CricketHighlights #CricketHistory #WestIndiesVsSriLanka #1997Cricket

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00:00In this video, you will relive the vintage class of Stuart Williams, whose elegant stroke

00:05play guided the West Indies to a memorable victory.

00:08Stuart Williams crafted a splendid 83 runs of 118 balls in 155 minutes, laced with 12

00:16forwards and two mighty sixes during the first test match against Sri Lanka at St. John's

00:21in June 1997.

00:24Chasing in the fourth innings has always been a test of nerve and temperament, no matter

00:29the size of the target.

00:31This time, the West Indies were set 187 runs to win, a task that demanded compoyers and

00:37determination.

00:38Alongside Sherwin Campbell, Stuart Williams produced a magnificent opening stand of 160 runs, laying

00:45a rock-solid foundation for a Caribbean triumph.

00:48So let's revisit these remarkable innings and celebrate the vintage rhythm of Caribbean cricket

00:54at its best.

00:59It's a fine stroke and another boundary for Williams this time.

01:06So both of them are matched and finding the mud in the back very early on.

01:12So both of them are matched and finding the mud in the back very early on.

01:19I think they're starting at very low, they're inside feeling, they're safely going down the

01:24zones and they're slicing boundaries, and also picking up some fixing moves.

01:29So looking at a couple of other people's scores, that was a big target but I don't think they're

01:36really want to waste too much time.

01:38Good on guys.

01:43And a long-term short for Aravind get a sort of a pitch and goal and he gets speaking on

01:50the line.

01:51Aravind get a pitch as he used to be, how I've been very soon what?

01:58When he was in into the field and he used to feel on the offside in the cover, very agile,

02:03very quick.

02:04But of course that was a few years ago.

02:05Has put on a few points since and of course has aged a bit since.

02:18Australian, almost selling testers are the coach of the Schleiden team.

02:22Well that's the game for the way but this time up by Camel, by Stuart Williams,

02:37Hammerheading.

02:38That's beautiful to see us to cover and push back on our, just well aligned well.

02:43Yes a bit short here, a bit of room and Stuart Williams really happy to punch that away.

02:50The rest of the ambassadors this morning have a full trip quite well.

02:54Just being sent to me and putting in the bad boys.

03:01Well, that's my guest facing the introduction Roger of Ramashana.

03:07Well, push back our armour, push back our armour, sorry.

03:22Made the initial inspiration for Elan from the personings.

03:26And Davis probably encouraged his captain to give him a few more overs here.

03:32But, uh, surprising that he's not been used from the end and this is successful.

03:37Right.

03:42So, I like the first team, I put it.

03:45Also, there's a long leg.

03:47And, uh, straight away Stuart Williams.

03:57It's a public man that I do, but I have to spread.

04:00I just started to do it.

04:02But, uh, if you don't want to go out here, fuck him out.

04:06If you don't want to go out here.

04:08So, the Mr. Cook Shop.

04:10Oh, that's four more bucks.

04:24Another good shot.

04:30Getting a bit of air here.

04:32I'm just hitting it firmly, but in the air.

04:35Just meeting the man up mid-on there.

04:38That would add some hope to Sri Lanka.

04:43A few short millions.

04:44Trying to cut Sri Lanka.

04:46That's the sort of approach to...

04:48Well, they're past their first innings effort to Porto.

04:57And that's over the head of the Licket.

04:59And carried into the boundary.

05:01And the left innings throwing much too quickly for the Sri Lanka.

05:07Okay.

05:08So, Williams.

05:09Not a throw-to-throw shot.

05:11This one overpicks.

05:12Going with the spin.

05:14Hitting it beautifully.

05:15Over the mid-hitted area of the sixth one.

05:18Williams, recognising that the man there is only halfway towards the boundary.

05:23But if you hit it.

05:25Well.

05:26There's no chance for the man there.

05:28And he struck it beautifully.

05:30Well.

05:32This is not the Chinese personality we saw yesterday.

05:37Hello.

05:38Come on, boys.

09:07We'll see the Sentry partnership, staying outside the line of the leg stumps from the Master 100 partnership,

09:1436 test punches to go, Haynes and Simmons, out of 122, this is Pakistan, at the time of the Novo, 1993.

09:25As I see with a huge second for a leg stumps of pass, fishing that one full outside the line of the leg stumps,

09:34George Williams happy to hop it along the corner.

09:44He's done with that, and out of the ground I would think, very confident, straight kick,

09:50and the other one on a big blow, struck by George Williams, and a brilliant feat, one up on the way right there.

09:59Yes, lunch doesn't knock on his mind, coming down the track here, getting the pitch of the ball,

10:04and the timing is perfect. No free swing of the bat, just choking it over the top, out of the ground.

10:43It has to be done by the test series by 6 Rickards, a victory that was comprehensive enough,

10:48as far as the statistics are concerned, but over the first few days, a very finely contested match,

10:53remained at 223 after being sent in, Ambrose's 5 Rickards gave him a 300 in test cricket,

10:59the Westpins, and the Westpins here, the Antigian turkey Ambrose called by the man of the match adjudicator,

11:04Eamon Lewis, Hurricane Ambrose. The team is now going on to St. Vincent for the 2nd and final test match of the series,

11:11The target was not an easy chase by any means.

11:25The ever-dangerous Muthaya Moolidharan at the height of his power loomed large over

11:31the contest, yet Stuart Williams handled him with remarkable poise, using nimble footwork

11:37and precise timing to counter the spin threat.

11:40This inning was a masterclass in controlled aggression or perfect blend of grace and grit.

11:45The West Indies eventually clinched the Test match by six wickets, taking a 1-0 lead in

11:50the two Test match series.

11:52This innings remains one of those understated gems that capture the essence of Caribbean

11:57cricket, flair under pressure and joy in the art of batting.

12:02Stuart Williams, the romantic young stroke maker from St. Kate's, was once seen as a future

12:07pillar of West Indies' batting.

12:09His free-flowing style, stepping back and caressing drives through the cover, was a delight to

12:14watch.

12:15Although his career did not always reach the height once imagined, on that day in St. Jones,

12:21he embodied everything glorious about West Indies' batting, elegance, adventure and pride.

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12:30Thank you very much.

12:31Thank you very much.

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