Fun & Games

Remember those old cricket advertisements from the 70s and 80s.  They will come alive on this pages in a series of photos and soon to come videos!

 

World Series Cricket 1977-78 - Australia v West Indies v The World
Results from Cricinfo.com

You've been training all the winter
And there's not a team that's fitter
And that's the way it got to be
'Cause you're up against the best you know
This is Supertest you know
And you've go to beat the best the world has seen

Lillee's pounding down like a machine
Pascoe's making divots in the green
Marshy's taking wickets
Hooksey's clearing pickets
And the Chappells' eyes have got that killer gleam
Mr Walker's playing havoc with the bats
Redpath, it's good to see you back
Lairdie's making runs
Dougie's chewing gum
and Gilmour's wielding willow like an axe

C'mon Aussie c'mon c'mon
C'mon Aussie c'mon c'mon
C'mon Aussie c'mon c'mon
C'mon Aussie c'mon

World Series Cricket 1978-79 - Australia v West Indies v The World
Results from Cricinfo.com

[Windies accent]
We've heard a lot of noise now
About the Aussie boys now
And how they have a better team this year
Their loyalty is moving, but they surely need improving
Or else they'll go down under, have no fear

[Windies accent] C'mon Aussie show us what you got
[Aussie accent] Enough to put you Windies on the spot
[Windies accent] I wouldn't like to bet that
[Aussie accent] Mate you'll regret that
[Aussie & Windies accent] It's a year that won't be easily forgot!

[Aussie accent] Wheel 'em in, we'll whack 'em for six
[Windies accent] Don't make me laugh, you're giving me the stitch
[Aussie accent] What about our pacemen?
[Windies accent] Brother we'll disgrace them
[Aussie & Windies accent] Let's sort it out when we get on the pitch

[Windies accent] C'mon Aussie c'mon c'mon
[Aussie accent] C'mon Aussie c'mon c'mon
[Windies accent] C'mon Aussie c'mon c'mon
[Aussie accent] C'mon Aussie c'mon

World Series Cup 1979-1980 - Australia v West Indies v England
Results from Cricinfo.com

They are polishing the balls and swinging bats
The stars are coming out in coloured hats
Excitement is the ticket
This is one day cricket
Once you've been to see it you'll be back

Yeah, this is cricket, 1980's style
It's slicker and it's quicker by a mile
The white ball is on fire
It's a game the stakes get higher
There's a lot of reputations standing trial

There's England, the Windies, and the Oz
It's not quite the game of cricket that is was
They'll carve each other up
In the World Series Cup
It's a 3 way battle of the cricket gods

C'mon Aussie c'mon c'mon
C'mon Aussie c'mon c'mon
C'mon Aussie c'mon c'mon
C'mon Aussie c'mon

World Series Cup 1980-1981 - Australia v New Zealand v India
Results from Cricinfo.com

The gentlemen of the ACB
Cordially invite you all to see
3 international teams
Resplendent in their creams
Exchanging well chosen pleasantries

It's one day cricket - cricket at its best
About 4 days faster than your average test
There's no such word as luck
When you play against the clock
It's shape up, or ship out! - more or less

There's India, New Zealand, and there's us
Only one can win
The rest will bust
B & H are putting up the World Series Cup
You'll be there, to cheer the locals on, I trust

C'mon Aussie c'mon c'mon
C'mon Aussie c'mon c'mon
C'mon Aussie c'mon c'mon
C'mon Aussie c'mon