Match of My Life

Summer of 242

Summer of 242

The Headingley defeat rankled the Australians as they went to The Oval for the final Test in 1972. They had to win to square the series

08-Sep-2011•Rod Marsh

'Winning in Australia has always been the pinnacle'

'Winning in Australia has always been the pinnacle'

Bouncing back to put one across the old enemy, on their turf - doesn't get much better than that

19-Aug-2011•Ted Dexter

'The most incredible game'

'The most incredible game'

The tied Test was memorable not just for the result but the friendships it built

04-Aug-2011•Alan Davidson

Beating big brother

Beating big brother

Defeating Australia was just one of the many memorable things for New Zealand in this game at Lancaster Park

18-Jul-2011•Glenn Turner

'Every ball was really felt'

'Every ball was really felt'

When South Africa set Australia 117 to win in Sydney in 1994, few gave the visitors a chance. They won by five runs

07-Jul-2011•Allan Donald

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