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Underarm bowling incident - short version

The underarm incident, 1 February 1981

With New Zealand needing a six from the final ball to tie the match at the Melborne Cricket Ground, the Australian captain, Greg Chappell, ordered his brother Trevor to bowl underarm to New Zealand's number 10 batsman, Brian McKechnie. While within the rules, this was considered unsporting as it is almost imposible to hit a six from a ball delivered in this way.

See the longer video about this event.

This video clip is sourced from the YouTube website. The Ministry for Culture and Heritage does not claim any responsibility for the contents or copyright status of the clip.

The original footage is from Television New Zealand.

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