Greatest Season That Was, Episode 7 – New Zealand with Geoff Allott. So much of the ’99 World Cup magic revolves around the extraordinary tie between Australia and South Africa. This time around, our focus shifts the one of the teams that made the other (far less eventful) semi-final: New Zealand. A major driver of their success in reaching the final four 25 years ago was their left-arm swing ace, Geoff Allott, who made white Dukes talk throughout to claim 20 wickets - matched only by Shane Warne. His conversation here with Dan Brettig and Shannon Gill, documenting a brief but memorable career, is a beauty. Enjoy.

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Geoff Allott on swinging NZ into the semi - Greatest Season, ‘99 World Cup