Who was Kerry Pakcer? How did he change the game of cricket for ever?
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Kerry packer was an Australian tycoon
He changed the game of cricket by media.
The first match between England and Australia
was telecast on television.
He changed the game of cricket by media.
The first match between England and Australia
was telecast on television.
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➡️Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer, AC was an Australian media tycoon. The Packer family company owned a controlling interest in both the Nine television network and leading Australian publishing company Australian Consolidated Press, which were later merged to form Publishing and Broadcasting Limited.
➡️The story behind which he changed the game of cricket is-⬇️
Forty years ago, cricketers past and present were making their way to Melbourne for a special match to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Test cricket. The match itself was a thrilling spectacle in which Australia beat England by 45 runs, exactly as they had done in the very first such encounter in March 1877.
Yet behind the scenes there was intrigue enough for a John Le Carre spy novel, as Australian television tycoon Kerry Packer signed up over 50 of the top players in the world to take play in a private series of matches in direct opposition to official cricket.
Dubbed the ‘Packer Circus’, World Series Cricket (WSC) lasted only two years but its impact still reverberates through the game to this day.
Yet the revolution might never had happened had the Australian Cricket authorities been willing to grant the television rights for Test match cricket to Packer’s Australian commercial network Channel Nine. In the mid-seventies, he was not even permitted to bid as the rights were signed over to the Australian Broadcasting Commission.
Thus rebuffed, Packer targeted the Australian team who were ripe for recruitment. Led by captain Ian Chappell and later by his younger brother Greg, they played aggressive, attacking and entertaining cricket and were very successful. They also attracted huge crowds especially at home. Even so, they had no full-time contracts to play cricket and had to juggle a career with their playing commitments.
"We’re not getting a fair share of the pie," said fast bowler Dennis Lillee, who admitted his teammates were at one stage contemplating refusing to play. Lillee’s agent was television executive John Cornell and very soon the pair were talking to Packer. Lillee’s original idea for a one-off match with proceeds divided amongst the players was adapted by the businessman into a full blown series. Packer later reflected that cricket was: "The easiest sport to take over. Nobody bothered to pay the players what they were worth."
Packer made one crucial recruit behind the scenes. Richie Benaud was a successful Australian test captain from the 1960s who worked as a journalist. He was also a highly respected television commentator. It was a master stroke. Benaud’s presence lent the new enterprise immediate credibility.
England’s South African-born captain Tony Greig also played a key role. Six-foot six in height, he had been a towering and flamboyant presence in the England side for most of the decade and like the Australians, he was irritated by the lack of rewards on offer. "We were getting paid an absolute pittance," he recalled bitterly, shortly before his death in 2012.
When Greig’s part in the scheme was made public two months later, he was immediately stripped of the England captaincy and vilified by many.
"Presumably if he could arrange it, Tony Greig would play cricket for Australia rather than England, so long as he was paid more for doing so. Not a good example from a captain of England!’’ wrote one furious reader to the Cricketer magazine.
An uneasy peace still prevailed.
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➡️Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer, AC was an Australian media tycoon. The Packer family company owned a controlling interest in both the Nine television network and leading Australian publishing company Australian Consolidated Press, which were later merged to form Publishing and Broadcasting Limited.
➡️The story behind which he changed the game of cricket is-⬇️
Forty years ago, cricketers past and present were making their way to Melbourne for a special match to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Test cricket. The match itself was a thrilling spectacle in which Australia beat England by 45 runs, exactly as they had done in the very first such encounter in March 1877.
Yet behind the scenes there was intrigue enough for a John Le Carre spy novel, as Australian television tycoon Kerry Packer signed up over 50 of the top players in the world to take play in a private series of matches in direct opposition to official cricket.
Dubbed the ‘Packer Circus’, World Series Cricket (WSC) lasted only two years but its impact still reverberates through the game to this day.
Yet the revolution might never had happened had the Australian Cricket authorities been willing to grant the television rights for Test match cricket to Packer’s Australian commercial network Channel Nine. In the mid-seventies, he was not even permitted to bid as the rights were signed over to the Australian Broadcasting Commission.
Thus rebuffed, Packer targeted the Australian team who were ripe for recruitment. Led by captain Ian Chappell and later by his younger brother Greg, they played aggressive, attacking and entertaining cricket and were very successful. They also attracted huge crowds especially at home. Even so, they had no full-time contracts to play cricket and had to juggle a career with their playing commitments.
"We’re not getting a fair share of the pie," said fast bowler Dennis Lillee, who admitted his teammates were at one stage contemplating refusing to play. Lillee’s agent was television executive John Cornell and very soon the pair were talking to Packer. Lillee’s original idea for a one-off match with proceeds divided amongst the players was adapted by the businessman into a full blown series. Packer later reflected that cricket was: "The easiest sport to take over. Nobody bothered to pay the players what they were worth."
Packer made one crucial recruit behind the scenes. Richie Benaud was a successful Australian test captain from the 1960s who worked as a journalist. He was also a highly respected television commentator. It was a master stroke. Benaud’s presence lent the new enterprise immediate credibility.
England’s South African-born captain Tony Greig also played a key role. Six-foot six in height, he had been a towering and flamboyant presence in the England side for most of the decade and like the Australians, he was irritated by the lack of rewards on offer. "We were getting paid an absolute pittance," he recalled bitterly, shortly before his death in 2012.
When Greig’s part in the scheme was made public two months later, he was immediately stripped of the England captaincy and vilified by many.
"Presumably if he could arrange it, Tony Greig would play cricket for Australia rather than England, so long as he was paid more for doing so. Not a good example from a captain of England!’’ wrote one furious reader to the Cricketer magazine.
An uneasy peace still prevailed.
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