"Special Episode: Rewatching The Underarm"
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What is the significance of the Underarm incident in cricket history?
This is the Agenda Underarm Special. The Agenda, an alternative commentary collective podcast. G'day there, this is the Agenda Podcast Underarm Special with myself, ACC Hauraki here, G Lane, Matt Heath and Jeremy Wells. 40 years today. Wow. 40 years. Since that infamous underarm incident at the MCG.
1982. Hey, do you know people think that this incident did a lot to actually popularise cricket in New Zealand?
Yeah, I was listening to the BYC podcast. They talked to Martin Sneddon, and he said at the time cricket and golf was more popular than, not cricket, golf and tennis were more popular than cricket at the time. Wow. And after this incident, it actually made cricket, actually one of the turning points in cricket's popularity. Still hurts today, though, doesn't it? Let's be honest, it still hurts.
It's as raw as it was in 1982.
I was very young. I can't remember it. In fact, I was three. But what we're going to do now, today, we're going to re-watch this final over. We're going to watch all six balls. I don't know. And we're going to pick it to pieces. I know it's raw for you, Gary. I don't know if I can do this.
How did the Underarm incident impact cricket's popularity in New Zealand?
You're all of four or five.
I don't know if I can do this again. It's too soon. I live through this. We're going to do it.
We did it with the World Cup final. Okay. And we're doing it again.
All right. You understand, this is one of my first sporting memories. This is one of them. And did this turn you on to cricket? Well, I remember we were actually at the Mount. We were on holiday at the Mount when this happened. And I don't know if it turned me on to cricket, but I remember we did play a lot of backyard cricket. My dad, my brother, and I, over this particular summer, is when I started being interested in cricket, whether or not this had anything to do with it. But I've never watched this underarm before. I've never seen it. I've purposely made sure I saw it when I was four, and then I just turned myself away from it.
Whenever I saw it, I closed my eyes. Lock the doors. Lock the doors because this over, there's a lot goes on in this over. It is a lot goes on. So let's get into it.
Richard Hadley. And will he be able to perform the miracle New Zealand so badly needs?
So he's facing Trevor Chappell. It's a dibbly-dobbly. Look at him. Hadley, no helmet. Boom. Good start to the over. So how many do they need at this point? So great start to the over. Richard Hadley, without his helmet on, gets served up.
What emotions do the hosts express while rewatching the final over?
This looks like a juicy half volley from Trevor Chappell and smashes him over mid-on.
So this pitch at the MCG, famous for being slow and low that summer. It was a hot summer. And this day, I think, was a particularly hot day. I think in the 40s. Yeah, well, that was a good start, and we'll find out. But hang on, I don't know what's the score, how many they need, what's the equation at this point? Well, they didn't used to tell you in those days. You didn't really know what was going on the whole time.
Because all we know that on that last ball needed six off the last ball. To tie. To tie. Yeah, so only six to tie. Yeah. Which just makes how ridiculous.
I feel like they needed 15 off the over, but I might be wrong. It might be 11.
Which was impossible back then. But also great, such disrespect for Trevor Chappell. With Richard Hadley coming out with no, not a hat on, not a helmet on.
No, he didn't wear hats in those days. If you weren't wearing a helmet, and they did have weird hats in 1981, weird helmets, but if you didn't wear a helmet, then you just wore no hat at all.
Okay.
Most people in the audience knew.
Oh, can we go back? Yeah, we'll go back. Go back, there's the equation. There's no graphics on the screen back then. There's six for 2-2-5 at this point. Yeah, but that's a rogue scoreboard.
How do you go back here, Shucks?
Just go back on the trigger, on this. Here we go. That should make you go back.
OK, we'll make... Greg Chappell's got to get Max Walker out of that position. That's Hadley's favourite hitting position. Trevor Chappell.
That is not out.
That is not out. Describe that delivery, Jeremy.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the significance of the Underarm incident in cricket history?
0:00–1:13
2
How did the Underarm incident impact cricket's popularity in New Zealand?
1:13–2:28
3
What emotions do the hosts express while rewatching the final over?
2:28–4:43
4
What were the key moments during Richard Hadley's batting?
4:43–6:57
5
How did the umpire's controversial decision affect the game?
6:57–9:50
6
What strategies were discussed regarding the pressure on players?
9:50–11:48
7
What happened during the final moments of the match?
11:48–17:03
8
How do the hosts reflect on the legacy of the Underarm incident?
17:03–20:12