Tied Test

The only tie in test history took place in the first test between Australia and the West Indies in December 1960. The drama and tension that emerged on the final afternoon of the match culminating in what was probably the greatest ever test match.

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Credits

producer

Norman May

Duration

01:00:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1985

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300461

Language

English

Subject categories

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Benaud, Richie, 1930-

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Cricket

People → Benaud, Richie, 1930-

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1985

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