West Indies vs England
1981-03-13
Michael Holding's five-ball over at Bridgetown in 1981 — three deliveries hitting the stumps or missing fractionally, then a perfect yorker — became the most celebrated over in Test history, reducing master technician Geoff Boycott to helplessness.
Australia vs Pakistan
1981-11-13
Dennis Lillee physically kicked Javed Miandad while fielding at Perth in 1981 — the most shocking on-field physical altercation in Test cricket history, requiring umpire Reporting and intervention to prevent a full brawl.
West Indies vs England
1981-02-27
Joel Garner's extraordinary 6ft 8 height — generating deliveries that rose from a good length to above shoulder height — made even the technically masterful Geoff Boycott look helpless, as balls the defensive Yorkshireman could normally leave safely became impossible to ignore.