Originally posted by Assasin
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Fantastic catches were commonplace...LLoyd, Rowe, Richards as coverfielders and slip catchers were simply superb. When first Lloyd, then Rowe could not patrol the covers any more they still remained exceptional in the slip cordion along with the magnificent Gordon Greenwich, Lance Gibbs (short period in the '70s...but he was always great at point/backward point) ...Michael Holding and Joel Gardner...cameos by Bacchus again close to the wicket...the emergence of Desmond Haynes (close to the wicket)...made batsmen who now would go on to hundred have no chance. I am not saying the bowlers were not excellent...I am saying if the fielding was as it is now their scalps would ahve been fewer and the Windies magnificent era would not have been.
The current bowlers are reaping meagre pickings because the fielding is when compared to that of the '70s and the '80s is lousy!
Every now and again I pull out my '70s & '80s VHS tapes...yes I still have a VCR hooked up in my system...and replay a match. I still marvel at the batting, bowling and unbelievable fielding. If our fielding steps up to the class shown by those '70s/80s players I am convinced that we would immediately move in the world's top 3 cricketing nations.
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