Click here for Wisden's video special Few subjects in cricket's history have aroused as much heated debate as the thorny issue of throwing. For a bowler, being accused of chucking is tantamount to being labelled a cheat.

And few series have been as controversial as England's tour of Australia in 1958-59, when the issue of throwing came to head. Australia had four pace bowlers whose action aroused deep unease among players and spectators alike (Wisden's contemporary tour report said that "they should have been called on many occasions").

England weren't without their own problems. Tony Lock was called for throwing in the Caribbean in 1953-54, and was dogged throughout his career by questions over the legality of his action - and judging by the clips contained in our footage it is easy to see why.

The most controversial Australian was the genial fast bowler Ian Meckiff (whose action can also be seen) - he was finally forced to retire after being no-balled four times in one over in 1963.

Interviewed by Brian Johnston during the 1958-59 Ashes tour, captains Peter May and Richie Benaud offer their views on the tricky subject of throwing.

In the early 1960s the West Indian opening pair - Wes Hall and Charlie Griffith - terrorised batsmen with sheer pace. But Griffith's faster ball was suspect, and although he was never no-balled in a Test match, his career was shadowed by doubts over his action.

In an exclusive interview with Wisden.com, Griffith insists that his action was fair ("my arm was ramrod-straight"), and claims that he was made a scapegoat by people wanting to tame the West Indies ... and by an English umpire out to make a name for himself.

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