00:00Terry Alderman, a name that quietly echoed feared in English dressing rooms throughout
00:04the 1980s. He was born on 12 June 1956 and he went on to become one of Australia's finest
00:11master of swing-balling. He was not about rough haste or dramatic aggression. Alderman's weapon
00:17was precision, patience, and that led swing-teasing movement outside of them that repeatedly trapped
00:24England's best batters in a web of uncertainty. The Ashes became his personal hunting ground
00:30where he produced performances that still stand untouched in cricket history. Remarkably,
00:36he remains the only baller to claim more than 40 wickets in two separate test series. A staggering
00:4242 wickets in the legendary 1981 Ashes and another 41 during the 1989 campaign, proving his dominance
00:50across eras. But every great story has a beginning and Terry Alderman's dream started at Nottingham
00:57in June 1981, making his test debut against England. He announced himself in unforgettable fashion,
01:05dismantling the batting lineup with a figure of 4-for-68 in the first inning and 5-for-62 in
01:11the
01:11second. It was not just a debut, it was an announcement a swing-balling craftsman had
01:17arrived, and England were about to learn that patience and accuracy could be just as lethal as paid.
01:30And he's got his first test wicket.
01:41Congratulations all round for Terry Alderman, a vital wicket, a 1-1 to claim, too, as your first test victim,
01:50the great Geoff Boycott.
01:53A very important breakthrough indeed for Australia.
02:02Yes, he's gone. Another lovely outswinger just leaving the bat. Willie had to play a stroke.
02:11And no mistake with the catch. Another fine bit of bowling by Terry Alderman and England in deeper trouble at
02:1792-for-5.
02:24Goal!
02:27Right over the top of it, swinging.
02:31Yorker and England's captain on his way. And a great bit of bowling again by Alderman.
02:36And you can see the disappointment on Botham's face. It can be a cruel game.
02:52And a good catch again. There at fourth slip is Graham Yallop. And once again it's a wicket falling to
03:01a catch in that close cordon behind the stumps. Graham Yallop taking the catch to give Alderman his fourth wicket.
03:09What a dream debut for this year.
03:11West Australian.
03:22And he's gone. Couldn't get his bet out of the way of that one. Little outside edge. Marsh making no
03:29mistake.
03:30And Alderman has got Jeff Boycott out for the second time in the match. And England are in trouble. Only
03:3618 runs ahead at 12-for-2 in this second innings.
03:43Again this movement away from the bat. Good length ball. Draws Boycott forward.
03:52And up they go. No mistake whatsoever.
03:56Very experienced player with three test hundreds against Australia. He's got a better record against Australia than against any other
04:04team. He's going to need all that experience now.
04:08Oh yes. And a great catch. A very fine low catch indeed by Rodney Marsh. And England now really in
04:19deep trouble at 13-for-3.
04:23A pair for Bob Woolmer on his return to the England side. And another very good delivery indeed by Alderman.
04:32And it wouldn't I think have carried to slip. So Marsh probably had to go for it.
04:45Yes he's out. The ball nipping back.
04:48Downton doubled up by it and unable to keep it out. And David Constant having no doubts.
04:58England 109-for-7. Paul Downton LBW to Alderman for-3. And the first vital breakthrough for Australia this morning.
05:08Good piece of bowling this by Terry Alderman. Previous two deliveries going away.
05:14That one going straight on pitching just outside the off stump and hitting Paul Downton in front of middle and
05:23off.
05:28That's in the air and a simple catch for Rodney Marsh. England's ninth wicket goes down.
05:35Alderman takes his fifth and his ninth in the game. And England have just one man left.
05:42And this was quite a nasty lifting delivery. Which he tried to pull and I think in fact it went
05:53off his glove in the end.
05:55And a nice little.
05:56Terry Alderman cricketing legacy is deeply stitched into ashes folklore. Where England repeatedly found
06:03themselves undone by his relentless accuracy and late swing bowling. Out of his 170 test wickets,
06:10an incredible hundred came against England alone. Captured at a remarkable average of just 21.
06:17Number that underlined how completely he mastered one opponent across an era.
06:22Beyond the international arena, Terry Alderman became a giant of domestic cricket as well,
06:28finishing as Western Australia all-time leading wicket-taker in first-class cricket with a massive
06:34tally of 433 wickets. A record built on discipline and endurance rather than sheer pace. His excellence
06:41was formally recognized when he was named one of the Wisdom Cricketer of the Year in 1982. And later,
06:49his contribution to Australian cricket earned him induction into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame
06:55in 2001. However, his journey was not without dramatic twists. In one of the cricket's most unusual
07:01movements at the Waka ground in 1982, Terry Alderman suffered a serious shoulder injury while attempting
07:08to tackle a pitch invader. An incident that ruled him out of the game for more than a year and
07:14briefly
07:15halted his rising career. Controversy followed later when his participation in the rebel tours of South
07:21Africa during 1985-6 and 1986-7 resulted in a three-year international ban, keeping him away from the
07:30highest level of during prime playing years. Yet Alderman's connection with the game never faded.
07:36Even today, he remains an influential voice in Western Australia cricket, contributing as a radio
07:42commentator, corporate speaker, and a coach, continuing to pass on the art of swing-balling to a new
07:48generation.
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