Bodyline, Cricket in the 50s 60s 70s 80s 5xDVD Box Set

Bodyline, Cricket in the 50s 60s 70s 80s 5xDVD Box Set

Genuine AUSTRALIAN CRICKET COLLECTION 5 X DVD BOX SET SEALED!!

Collection of 5 DVDS in a box set - from ABC TV, of the award winning "Cricket in the" covering 4 decades of ABC TV televised cricket from the 1950's to the 1980's and the start of Packer era. The 5th DVD is the ABC Bodyline documentary "It's just not cricket".

AUSTRALIAN CRICKET COLLECTION Includes:

1 CRICKET IN THE 50's DVD

2 CRICKET IN THE 60's DVD

3 CRICKET IN THE 70's DVD

4 CRICKET IN THE 80's DVD

5 BODYLINE It's Just Not Cricket DVD

5 great documentaries all in a sealed box set released by ABC DVD

DVD 1 - Cricket In The '50s - Discovering New Boundaries:

Discovering New Boundaries The decade of the 1950s in Australian cricket takes us from the end of the 'Bradman Era' through to the beginning of the 'Benaud Era'. The game went through many trials and tribulations, there were issues of captaincy, losses in three consecutive Ashes campaigns, allegations of 'doctored' pitches, controversy over illegal bowling actions and the advent of television coverage.The 1950s was the decade where Australia ventured beyond its traditional boundaries, for the first time making visits to the West Indies (1955) then India & Pakistan (1956 and 1959/60). By the end of the decade, Australia had played official matches in every corner of the cricket world. In an era when players were also expected to hold down full time employment, Australia made eight overseas tours!New heroes emerged; Harvey, Benaud, Davidson, Simpson, Sobers and Trueman would soon become household names as cricket strove to maintain its popularity as the 'King' of summer games in Australia.

DVD 2 - Cricket In The '60s - Winds Of Change:

Winds of Change The 1960s began with what has been regarded as the 'Greatest Test Series Ever Played', Australia vs West Indies 1960/61, then all the drama of the 1961 Tour of England, with the 'Battle of The Ridge' and the dramatic final day at Old Trafford.The game's most contentious issue, illegal bowling actions, reached its climax with the 'no balling' of Ian Meckiff by Umpire Colin Egar in December 1963.The 1960s saw a shift in the axis of power in world cricket. For the first time in the space of a few years, the traditional powerhouses of the game, Australia & England were both defeated by the West Indies and South Africa. The tragedy of the 'D'Oliveira Affair'and world opposition to the policy of apartheid would see South Africa banished from the world stage for nearly a quarter of a century.

DVD 3 - Cricket In The '70s - The Chappell Era:

The Chappell Era: The 1970's turned out to be the most tumultuous period in the history of Test Cricket. It was a period of great controversy, but it was also a period of great cricket and great players! Names such as CHAPPELL, WALTERS, MARSH, LILLEE, THOMSON, SOBERS, LLOYD, RICHARDS, GREIG, SNOW, UNDERWOOD and WILLIS reflect on the cricket, the characters and the controversies that shaped the destiny of this unique game that is a national pastime.

DVD 4 - Cricket In The '80s - Rookies, Rebels And Renaissance:

Rookies, Rebels & Renaissance: This next instalment in ABC TV's highly successful 'Cricket History Series' focuses on the turmoil that beset Australian cricket during the decade of the 1980s. Tremors of varying intensity shook Australia's national pastime to its very foundation.The schism caused by the World Series Cricket revolution in the late '70s, the rise and dominance of world cricket by the West Indies, the simultaneous retirements of Greg Chappell, Dennis Lillee and Rod Marsh followed closely by the defection of sixteen players to play cricket in isolated apartheid South Africa in return for lucrative financial inducements saw Australian cricket slump to possibly the lowest point in its once illustrious history.The way Australian cricket coped with this adversity, slowly recovered and eventually triumphed by the end of the decade is a tribute primarily to the character and resolve of two men, Captain and premier batsman, Allan Border as well as Manager and Coach, Bob Simpson.This DVD also features nearly an hour of bonus material not screened on television. Includes interviews with Ian Chappell, Allan Border, Kim Hughes, Graham Yallop, Kerry Packer, Ian Botham, Dean Jones and many more.

TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 855 mins

PAL FORMAT REGION 4

Bonus - Bodyline - It's Just Not Cricket

'Bodyline' bowling and the events that transpired during the 1932-33 Test Series between Australia and England spread far beyond the cricket field. The furore created by 'Bodyline' soured Anglo- Australian relations and caused diplomatic shock waves that were felt in the corridors of Canberra and Whitehall.

What the cricket world came to know as 'Bodyline' were tactics primarily used by the England Captain Douglas Jardine to curb the prolific scoring of the batting genius, Don Bradman. The bowlers used to spearhead the 'Bodyline' assault were the opening pair from Nottingham, Harold Larwood and Bill Voce.

The immortal words uttered by Australia's Captain Bill Woodfull have now become part of cricket folklore: "There are two teams out there, one is playing cricket. The other is making no attempt to do so!" The documentary draws on archival film, photographs and interviews with historians, writers and family members of some of the principal characters involved in the 'Bodyline' saga.

Running Time: 59 mins

PAL FORMAT REGION 4