Colour TV

In 1968, Colour had been around since the 1950s in the USA, but cricket's not a priority there, so it wasn't until the BBC launched its colour service in 1967 that things took off. In 1967 Wimbledon tennis became the first programme to be broadcast in colour in Europe, and on Sunday, June 9, 1968 the charity match between Essex and the International Cavaliers became the first to be shown in colour. The following year some Tests were added to the mix. In Australia, it was not until the early 1970s that colour arrived, and in India as late as 1982.