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Jim Tucker
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Sports journalist who has spent more than 40 years covering top rugby, cricket, golf, swimming, basketball, three Olympic Games, four Commonwealth Games and three AFL stories.
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Q: Sports writer Jim Tucker – My top 10 sporting moments
Cracking the West Indian cricket hoodoo...Kingston in 1995
Steve Waugh’s superb 200 at Sabina Park was the final feat that made it possible to beat the mighty West Indies in the Caribbean for the first time in 22 years.
I was lucky enough to be seated in the grandstand near the then-retired Allan Border for the climax and the sheer satisfaction in his face said it all.
This was a crescendo experience over weeks because so many contributed big moments to the end result.
Cracking the West Indian cricket hoodoo...Kingston in 1995
Steve Waugh’s superb 200 at Sabina Park was the final feat that made it possible to beat the mighty West Indies in the Caribbean for the first time in 22 years.
I was lucky enough to be seated in the grandstand near the then-retired Allan Border for the climax and the sheer satisfaction in his face said it all.
This was a crescendo experience over weeks because so many contributed big moments to the end result.
https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1005/jim-tucker/blog/1090/sports-writer-jim-tucker-ndash-my-top-10-sporting-moments
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