Maitland Mercury cricket writer Rick Allen looks back at an historic Aussie cricket loss

September 1 2014 - 9:30pm
Australian pacemen Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thompson stuck to the game plan of fast bouncing deliveries in the team’s shock loss to Zimbabwe in the opening round of the 1983 Cricket World Cup.
Australian pacemen Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thompson stuck to the game plan of fast bouncing deliveries in the team’s shock loss to Zimbabwe in the opening round of the 1983 Cricket World Cup.

Australia’s cricketers lost to Zimbabwe for the first time in more than 30 years over night. Mercury staff member RICK ALLEN was there all those years ago.

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