#richie richardson

2 incidents tagged

Ambrose vs Steve Waugh — Inches Apart at Queen's Park Oval, 1995

West Indies vs Australia

21 April 1995

Curtly Ambrose got face-to-face with Steve Waugh during the 1995 Trinidad Test after Waugh told him to 'get back to the f***ing crease.' Ambrose had to be physically restrained by WI captain Richie Richardson. Ambrose channelled his fury into taking 7/25 — one of the greatest hostile fast-bowling spells in Test history.

#curtly ambrose#steve waugh#trinidad

🏏Serious

Ambrose and Walsh Denied — Home Umpire Bias in India, 1994

India vs West Indies

October 1994

Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh were repeatedly denied plumb LBW appeals by Indian home umpires throughout West Indies' 1994 tour of India. The era of home umpire bias was at its height before neutral umpires became mandatory in 2002.

#curtly ambrose#courtney walsh#india