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.
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