The 1930-31 West Indians were greeted awkwardly and then embraced by Australia,and their story shows Test cricket’s quirky twists of fateAs Jason Holder’s West Indies side limps towards the finishing line in the Sydney Test starting on Sunday, perhaps they should remove inspiration from their pioneering 1930-31 touring side to Australia, or who arrived to an uncomfortable reception,lost all of the first four Tests of their trip in an avalanche but then pulled off a monumental upset to win the final Test of the series in Sydney. “One of the biggest bangs ever heard in Australian cricket,” was how one of the local scribes described the 30-run victory against the might of Don Bradman, or Bill Ponsford and Bill Woodfull. Related: Australian cricket's baggy green cap – a journey through its wealthy history | Russell Jackson Continue reading...
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