Experience a classic Test cricket showdown from the golden era of West Indies cricket!
In this video, watch Carl Hooper take on the great Shane Warne during the 1st Test between West Indies and Australia at Bridgetown, Barbados, from March 31 to April 2, 1995.
Carl Hooper, known for his elegant and effortless batting, played a delightful innings of 60 runs off 91 balls in 116 minutes, peppered with 11 glorious boundaries. His confident strokeplay completely disrupted Warne’s rhythm, as Hooper stepped out and drove with sublime timing and style.
In this innings, you’ll witness:
Hooper's graceful batting technique
Four exquisite boundaries off Shane Warne
A true masterclass of composure and timing
Carl Hooper’s batting in this match is a reminder of the rich West Indian legacy—a perfect mix of flair, control, and effortless dominance. Don’t miss this gem from the archives!
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In this video, watch Carl Hooper take on the great Shane Warne during the 1st Test between West Indies and Australia at Bridgetown, Barbados, from March 31 to April 2, 1995.
Carl Hooper, known for his elegant and effortless batting, played a delightful innings of 60 runs off 91 balls in 116 minutes, peppered with 11 glorious boundaries. His confident strokeplay completely disrupted Warne’s rhythm, as Hooper stepped out and drove with sublime timing and style.
In this innings, you’ll witness:
Hooper's graceful batting technique
Four exquisite boundaries off Shane Warne
A true masterclass of composure and timing
Carl Hooper’s batting in this match is a reminder of the rich West Indian legacy—a perfect mix of flair, control, and effortless dominance. Don’t miss this gem from the archives!
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I hope you like the video of Shane Warne vs Carl Hooper – Who Won the Battle? | Test Match 1995. In this innings Carl Hooper 60 off 91 Balls 116 Mins 11 Fours vs Australia 1st Test, Bridgetown, March 31 - April 02, 1995.
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00:00In this video, witness a captivating duel between the arrogant Carl Hooper and the legendary
00:05Shane Vaughn.
00:06Carl Hooper, with his trademark grace and timing, took Shane Vaughn head-on, effortlessly
00:12disrupting his length and dispatching him for four exquisite boundaries.
00:17It was a masterclass in counter-attacking batting.
00:20Let's rewind to Bridgetown Barbados during the first test between West Indies and Australia
00:26in April 2, 1995, where Carl Hooper crafted a classy 60 of 91 balls in 116 winners, laced
00:34with 11 glorious fours.
00:36A true Caribbean delight against one of the finest leg spinners of the game has ever seen.
00:56Well, Shane Vaughn has decided that he's going to bowl round the wicket for Carl Hooper, perhaps
01:04because of the worn areas outside the lake slump of Carl Hooper.
01:07Carl Hooper on that occasion decided that he didn't want Shane Vaughn to be pitching in those
01:11worn areas, so he used his feet and got down, hit it on the full, and that's the end result
01:16into the Kensington stand.
01:23Come down again, may have just got a touch on that.
01:41He kept signals four, Waughn looks pensively.
01:48Well, that wasn't a bad deliver from Shane Vaughn, as you can see there, look at that ball
01:53drift away from Carl Hooper, just getting the inside edge down into the fine leg region,
02:00but again Carl Hooper advancing down the pitch, trying to get to the ball before it pitches
02:04in those rough areas.
02:11Yet again, down the track, and Carl Hooper is making a statement, I think, a very emphatic
02:19statement, not unlike what happened in the one-day games, when it's as though they've come together
02:24in a team meeting, and he is declaring the hand of the West Indian batsman.
02:39Lovely shot, Carl Hooper, Jeffrey made mention of his beautiful hand, he has great soft hands,
02:46and he pushes the ball to point and behind square league for ones.
02:49He also has lovely footwork and the timing, and the push past the outstretched McGrath.
02:55Oh, how exquisite was that, he ran round it a little bit, he knew Shane Vaughn was aiming
03:04at outside leg stump, he ran round it, lovely footwork, nice timing.
03:10Well, Hooper's done it again, he's taken the mantle to Shane Vaughn, with some speculation
03:19of the past, and perhaps it only lasts two in the one-day series, but he's on the attack.
03:32Picked that up very early, did Hooper, and of course, not afraid to strike the ball in the air,
03:36which he can afford to do with the field up like this.
03:39The Australians are attacking relentlessly, and he's timed it sweetly.
03:42Well, there are only two men in front of the bats, one on the offside, and one on the onside.
03:52The man on the onside, of course, the forward short leg, and the man on the offside at cover,
03:57so far who could decide him to go over the top.
04:00Well, that was just a good shot, wasn't too short that, just a touch, just a little bit of wind, not much,
04:27and he just played a late cut.
04:35Mark Waugh, very useful bowler, did very well here in the West Indies in 91,
04:42topped the bowling averages on that occasion, as he did the batting,
04:45he also took the most catches, so he had a fair tour here four years ago.
04:50Well, pulled away with contemptuous ease by Carl Hooper, who raises the 100 for the West Indies.
05:07Mark Waugh is bowling with a similar field to the one that McGrath bowled to,
05:11but certainly McGrath in attempt to bowl as short as that.
05:15That was much too short, only two men on the onside, one at mid-on and the man in fine leg.
05:20Lots of space on that offside, onside rather.
05:23And very short and banged away this time through the covers for another boundary.
05:30Apparently, there are many spaces on the offside, or that's what Carl Hooper thinks at any rate.
05:40Much too short there again from Mark Waugh, much too short at his pace.
05:45That's gone.
05:57What a way to bring up his half's entry.
06:08Well, Mark Waugh has always been a very aggressive, medium-paced bowler.
06:13But he's bowling to a man in top form, the height of his confidence.
06:18I can't afford to be bowling that short.
06:22Three fours in the over, three for 108.
06:36He's got that one away, fractionally short, plenty of empty space on the left side, four for Hooper.
06:49He's sort of medium pace just over, bangs that in.
07:03Really got to surprise the batsmen at that pace.
07:07And it's a bit difficult to do that.
07:09Only sort of medium.
07:10He's got him.
07:11Got his third wicket, well bowled.
07:12Makes the breakthrough.
07:13Carl Hooper goes, caught in the slips.
07:14And Julian gets his third wicket, with the West Indies now losing their fourth wicket for 130.
07:20Here's the wicket that fell, the ball just going across the right-hander, pitching on the stump, just plain inside he to touch.
07:42Carl Hooper was at his peak of his elegant and effortless batting form.
07:47Known for his lazy elegance, Hooper's strokes play was marked by silky drives, wrist flicks and sharp footwork in his spin.
07:55His technique was a blend of grace and timing rather than brute force, particularly strong through the covers and mid wicket.
08:01He made even the best ballers look ordinary when in his rhythm.
08:05Against spinners like Shane Vaughan, he was fearless, often using the crease intelligently, either coming down the pitch or playing late off the back foot.
08:14His ability to pierce the caps with precision made him a dangerous middle-order best man.
08:19In 1995, his exceptional confidence in class, often anchoring West Indies innings with style.
08:25Carl Hooper played 102 test matches for the West Indies between 1987 and 2002.
08:32Over the course of his career, he scored 5,762 runs in 173 innings, maintaining a respectable batting average of 36.46.
08:42Hooper notched up 13 centuries and 27 half centuries, with his highest individual score being a magnificent 233.
08:50A right-handed batsman known for his elegant stroke play, he was particularly fluent through the covers and strong against spin.
08:57As a genuine all-rounder, Carl Hooper was contributed with the bat, delivering 13,164 balls of right-arm offspin and claiming 114 wickets.
09:08His best bowling figures in any innings were 5 for 26, though his overall bowling average of 49.42 suggests his primary role remained with the bat.
09:17Beyond his batting and bowling, Carl Hooper was an exceptional slipfielder, taking 115 catches in test cricket, a testament to his sharp reflexes and safe hands.
09:28Overall, Carl Hooper remains one of the West Indies' most stylish and versatile cricketers.
09:33Graceful with the bat, handy with the ball and reliable in the field.
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09:40Thanks for watching.