When Fredericks stormed the WACA
Chris Gayle's whirlwind century off 70 balls at the WACA brought back memories of another savage knock by a West Indian opener 34 years ago
Kanishkaa Balachandran
25-Feb-2013
Chris Gayle's whirlwind century off 70 balls at the WACA brought back memories of another savage knock by a West Indian opener 34 years ago. Roy Fredericks will always be remembered for taking Lillee and Thomson to the cleaners on the world's fastest pitch. It was the highlight of what was otherwise a forgettable tour of Australia. Daniel Brettig of Adelaide Now goes back in time and chats with Terry Jenner, who witnessed that knock.
"I'd been sitting there with my feet up but then I came onto the ground, I think it was for Ross Edwards, my laces were undone so I had to do them up, get out there and go straight to forward point," Jenner said. "And the first ball off (Gary) Gilmour was a massive square drive that curved towards me, I got down and it spun straight past me and went for four. Bloody embarrassing - when you're the 12th man and that's what happens to you."
Kanishkaa Balachandran is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo