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Controversies in 1984

7 incidents documented

Serious

Blackwash — West Indies 5-0 vs England, 1984

England, West Indies

1984-08-13

Clive Lloyd's West Indies became the first touring side to win every Test of a five-match series in England, sweeping the home team 5-0 in a result that was instantly nicknamed the 'Blackwash'.

#west-indies#england#test-series
Serious

Malcolm Marshall's Broken-Hand Century and 7/53 — Headingley 1984

England, West Indies

1984-07-12

With his left hand encased in a plaster cast after a double fracture, Malcolm Marshall came out to bat one-handed at Headingley, helped Larry Gomes to a century, then took 7/53 to win the Test.

#malcolm-marshall#west-indies#england
Serious

Gordon Greenidge's 214* at Lord's — The Chase of 342 in 1984

England, West Indies

1984-07-02

Set 342 in 78 overs by David Gower's declaration, Gordon Greenidge made an unbeaten 214 at better than a run a ball to win the Lord's Test for West Indies with two overs to spare.

#gordon-greenidge#west-indies#england
Serious

Allan Border's Captaincy — Australia's 1980s Reconstruction

Australia

1984-12-15

Allan Border inherited a broken Australian Test side from Kim Hughes in 1984 and, by the end of the decade, had rebuilt it into the team that would win the 1989 Ashes 4-0 and dominate world cricket for the next twenty years.

#allan-border#australia#captaincy
Moderate

The Sharjah Era Begins — Bukhatir's Vision and the 1984 Asia Cup

India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

1984-04-06

Emirati businessman Abdul Rahman Bukhatir built a cricket stadium in Sharjah and, between 1981 and 1984, turned it into the first major neutral venue for international cricket — culminating in the inaugural 1984 Asia Cup.

#sharjah#abdul-rahman-bukhatir#1984-asia-cup
Moderate

Aravinda de Silva's Test Debut at Lord's — August 1984

England, Sri Lanka

1984-08-23

Eighteen-year-old Aravinda de Silva made his Test debut for Sri Lanka at Lord's in August 1984 in a one-off Test that, despite Sri Lanka's defensive draw, signalled the arrival of a generational talent.

#aravinda-de-silva#sri-lanka#england
Moderate

Sidath Wettimuny's 190 at Lord's — Sri Lanka's First Big Test Innings, 1984

England, Sri Lanka

1984-08-23

Opener Sidath Wettimuny made 190 over more than ten hours at Lord's in August 1984 — Sri Lanka's first big individual Test innings and the platform for their declaration at 491.

#sidath-wettimuny#sri-lanka#england