channel 9 cricket theme in 1998

[pilgrimage1983]

"Bowled im"

Used to always call this out when it happened

[183night]

wat a pity sir richie did nt turn up for the world cup neigther did mark taylor,as we had moody,brad hogg,mark nicholas well he is english,,why sir bill has not come to india probably he insulted a camera man during his last visit in '69 in mumbai when even stands were on fire,no issues IND will fuck AUS when they come this dec for test series,,time's up AUS we shall take u down i am talking about test series we beat u in commonwqelth world series last time,,its the vodafone test series time,,

[mammojo]

they need this one back for the odis

[martoMADDOG]

Bring this theme back!

[pinulov1]

gr8

[183night]

grt music channel 9,BILL LAWRY the heart beat of cricket!!!!!,bring back those color dresses and the score card graphics we had of UNISYS from 1990-1994 in australian tri series and world cup ,now its all shit dresses in cricket and shit australian scorecards,RICHIE and BILL we love you i wonder why they don t come to iND to cover test cricket when AUS comes to INDIA ,RICHIE last coverd during sharjah 1998,I hope he ll be back during world cup,old magic channel 9 u rock ,,

[keithbontrager]

Oh man, I miss this cricket opener.

I used to get excited when those balls formed together at the start.

[John3285]

FTW

[novamist]

Sports broadcasts on TV always make me change the channel, but I always stopped to listen to this theme music. Pure brilliance.

[GodBotherer1]

This is BRILLIANT!

Far better than the current one they have today, which looks like a green screen abortion & whole bunch of computer enhanced blobs on the screen, no wonder they can't pull a crowd, cricket has gone the way of a Detroit 8mile CD.

[otrab1080]

This was the best opening. The ones they have today for the cricket don't come close.

[Sobob99]

What match/delivery is Bill Lawry's commentary from?!

"Bowled him, last ball of the day, can you believe that?!"

[reardonville]

Merv Huges bowled some pom...

[irishgodfatherchris]

It was Merv bowling Mick Gatting

[Sobob99]

Is there any clip of this? Seems like a really exciting moment!

[irishgodfatherchris]

not from what ive found on youtube or anywhere else for that matter

[osmandebest]

@Sobob99 type in

Bill Lawry - Best Commentator Ever !!! in youtube u will find it

[Sobob99]

Awesome, this intro always pumps me up!

[mammojo]

i think that the one they use now shouldbe used for tests and this one should be used for odis. or they could use both somehow. but i love this song, and good to hear it again.

[GodBotherer1]

They should bring this intro back & piss this new intro off which is something created for the T20 era of cricket, they should piss T20 off anyway, just a slog-fest.

Bowler has no ability to make it difficult for the batsman.

[mad2glad]

I remember this. Thanks for uploading

[julzbra1]

best 1 ever

[bigthing1]

Channel 9 needs to bring this version back and not the crappy one used over the past 2 years

[notconvicted]

right on the money with that one

[mhook82]

I think Lawry actually says: "Bowled him!!!!Off the last ball, can you believe that...Gatting played over a yorker!!!!" If my memory is right it was big Merv Hughes who did the damage....

[WheelsyMcGee]

This was always the best theme...

"Got him yes! The last ball! Can you believe that..."

[thesportsfreak2]

It was the theme to an Australian TV show from the 1970's called Bluey, and it's actually a piece of production music.

[forlornhopes09]

whats the name of the song called?

[Xer2k7]

Channel 9 Sports Theme lol...

[bigthing1]

agreed. they should bring this theme back instead of the current one.

[vedyboy]

does anyone know the name of drum music song that comes up after all this, ussually when they show the scoreboard/stadium view after a break

[tendollars12]

its a bit over dramatic BUMBUMBBUMBUBMBUBMBUM *to the tune of the theme* and then you get ritchie sayin welcome back

[21soulja2k7]

HOLY FUCK I REMEMBER DIS SHIT

who ever composed this song was a fucking legend!

[Jazzaaaaa1]

This was the summer that got me into the cricket, i used think cricket was boring and then as 9 year old id turn it on and see this intro and hear the music and see players diving everywhere and ive been a cricket fan since!!

[HASSARD1994]

Great music, a little bit over dramatic though lol

[aussiewogfob]

I rekon this is the best one. Its also my favorite one too.

[ouivuwah]

Just noticed too, someone (couldn't pick up who it was) sliding into the fence. I miss the fences. Get rid of the ropes so we can have proper 4s and 6s again.

[aussiewogfob]

I agree.

[ouivuwah]

The 'new' theme (ie old style) just isn't as good as this one.

How good is the bit where 'Wide World Of Sports' shows up just as the cricket theme starts?

[38Sport2002]

fantastic! (Y)

jst wondering, does anyone have the version from the summers of 2000-2001, and 2001-2002? would bring back great memories, thanks

[sezstuff123]

Hi.

I wrote and produced this music and the one you were requiring from 2001 .How do I get it to you?

[Blackcaps4ever]

Could you upload the 2001 one

[chaosdimension24]

It had a similar ident to this with the same music back in 2001 and i never saw it again since i am from the Caribbean. I have been looking for this tune ever since! Cheers to the uploader!

Btw... Australia cut our tail (West Indies) back in 2001 lol

[aussie2234]

even better we wiped the floor with the poms that season too, tests and odi's....back when we used to win that series...anyone else notice australia lost 2 years in a row when it wasnt sponsored by a beer company?

[iwuvoldcn]

Yeah! The Aussies have never won, and never will win (since starting next year there are no more tri-series in Australia) a "Commonwealth Bank Series". Perhaps it's a curse.

[lamberto81]

gr8 music...an absolute classic,,,,

thanks for hosting

[duttaji]

its my pleasure

[benandsare]

does anyone have the music or tabs for this

[ildayne]

that was awesome... the memories

[maadcat]

best cricket intro ever!! goosebumps!!!

[honeyjhand]

amazing post gr8 stuff by channel nine in putting that together and by you for posting this cheers

[duttaji]

u r welcum