via Will Luke, a video of Jim Laker’s record-breaking 19-wicket haul:

What is amazing to me is the reaction of Laker’s team members. Just a few claps and some of them not even looking at Laker as they move towards the exit. Compare that with the emotional and maniacal celebrations of today’s cricketers.

Even the crowd seems muted. Were people so beaten down in the old black-and-white days? I guess they really needed a dose of limited overs cricket. Long Live ODIs and Twenty20′s!