# ABC World Series Cricket

In defiance of the cricketing authorities Kerry Packer signed 51of the world's leading players to his World Series Cricket. This Day Tonight covered the 'fizzer' first day. ABC This Day Tonight: 'Packers Boys' first broadcast on 24/11/1977. (This was a trial match between West Indies XI and Rest Of The World XI, per here).

- Kind: Short
- Year: 1977
- Runtime: 3 min
- By: WORLD SERIES CRICKET STARTED BY KERRY PACKER provided by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
- Genres: Sports
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ABC_World_Series_Cricket.ogv)
- Licence or status: [CC BY-SA 3.0 au](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/au/deed.en) (as the archive states it)
- Credit: WORLD SERIES CRICKET STARTED BY KERRY PACKER provided by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/18775899?play=1)