Sport Aid: West Indies vs Rest of the World (20 May 1986)

West Indies, the dominating cricket team of the 1980's took on the Rest of the World team which included players from England, Australia, India, Zimbabwe, South Africa, New Zealand and ... See full summary »

Stars:

Richie Benaud, Ian Botham, Kapil Dev

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Richie Benaud	...	Himself - Commentator
Ian Botham	...	Himself
Kapil Dev	...	Himself
David Gower	...	Himself - Rest of the World Captain
Tom Graveney	...	Himself - Summariser
Gordon Greenidge	...	Himself
Ray Illingworth	...	Himself - Summariser
Tony Lewis	...	Himself - Commentator
Clive Lloyd	...	Himself
Viv Richards	...	Himself - West Indies Captain
Richie Richardson	...	Himself

Storyline

West Indies, the dominating cricket team of the 1980's took on the Rest of the World team which included players from England, Australia, India, Zimbabwe, South Africa, New Zealand and Pakistan. The match was a charity event for Bob Geldof's Sport Aid, to raise money for Africa. The match itself was rained off after the West Indies went to bat and started with a good run rate. In the end it was a no result.

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Genres:

Sport

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Details

Release Date:

20 May 1986 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK

Company Credits

Did You Know?

Trivia

Viv Richards was captain of the West Indies XI team. David Gower was captain of the Rest of the World XI.

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Soundtracks

"Everybody Wants to Run the World"
Performed by Tears for Fears
Written by Roland Orzabal & Curt Smith

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