Miracle Match

One game of cricket. Five all-time greats. A battle for the ages.Greg Chappell, Viv Richards, Jeff Thomson, Rod Marsh and Dennis Lillee - the best of the best in international cricket in the 1970s. Imagine a match that pitted them against each other; imagine The Miracle Match.In 1976, Western Australia took on Queensland in a one-day domestic at the WACA Ground - it would come to be known as The Miracle Match.The stakes were high: a chance to play in the final of Australia's one-day competition.Western Australia, the first team to bat, was out for just 77 runs. Defeat seemed a certainty, but what happened next had the crowd of 10,000 on the edges of their seats."e;Make 'em fight for it, be buggered ... we're going to beat these bastards!"e; said Western Australia's demon fast-bowler Dennis Lillee, before spearheading an attack that claimed Viv Richards and Greg Chappell for just two runs between them.Author Ian Brayshaw, a player in The Miracle Match, takes us through one of the most electric games in Australian cricket history and gives us a fascinating insight into the careers of some of cricket's most successful and influential players. The Miracle Match, a nostalgic look at international cricket in the 1970s, will enthral cricket fans young and old.