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Tied Test Match

Former Australian captain, Richie Benaud, recalls the first tie in test-match cricket in 1960.

In 1960, the West Indies and Australia played one of the most dramatic test matches of all the time.

For the first time in cricket history, the game ended in a tie.

The Australian captain, Richie Benaud, recalls the test for Sporting Witness.

PHOTO: West Indies fast bowler Wesley Hall causes havoc. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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