Biggest plodders in international cricket history. - Page 3

Richard · 02-12-2004, 08:12 AM

What an infitessimally pointless discussion.
There are thousands upon thousands whom are for all intents and purposes as bad as each other. If you wanted to manufacture a worst, you might as well pick names out of a hat.

nzidol · 02-12-2004, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Richard Rash

Maybe back in the mid 1990s but could you please tell me who you are refering to in the current time period?

I didn't say that we are doing it now, I said we used to do it. I meant when does it end as an overall summary of my thoughts on that policy.

superkingdave · 02-12-2004, 01:58 PM

When i think of a 'plodder' all i can think of is Angus Fraser, i think my take on the word is different from the camel's

OT was Richard Rash's mate called Harry Hasty?

a massive zebra · 02-12-2004, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Richard

What an infitessimally pointless discussion.
There are thousands upon thousands whom are for all intents and purposes as bad as each other. If you wanted to manufacture a worst, you might as well pick names out of a hat.

But there is a definitive worst - Benjamin Aislabie.

Richard Rash · 02-12-2004, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by nzidol

I didn't say that we are doing it now, I said we used to do it. I meant when does it end as an overall summary of my thoughts on that policy.

Ok i apoligise then

nzidol · 02-12-2004, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Richard Rash

Ok i apoligise then

it was bloody crazy though aye. can you remember the days of blair hartland, darrin murray, michael owen, roydon hayes... there were some real shockers in there. Can you come up with any more, i know there were plenty! I remember that at one stage majority of first-class players in NZ had worn the black caps.

nzidol · 02-12-2004, 02:13 PM

*black cap.

Richard Rash · 02-12-2004, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by nzidol

it was bloody crazy though aye. can you remember the days of blair hartland, darrin murray, michael owen, roydon hayes... there were some real shockers in there. Can you come up with any more, i know there were plenty! I remember that at one stage majority of first-class players in NZ had worn the black caps.

Haha Richard de Groen, Matt Hart, Mark Haslam, Blair Pocock, Murphey Su'a, Justin Vaughan, Robbert Keenedy, Greg Loveridge, Kerry Walmsley

nzidol · 02-12-2004, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Richard Rash

Haha Richard de Groen, Matt Hart, Mark Haslam, Blair Pocock, Murphey Su'a, Justin Vaughan, Robbert Keenedy, Greg Loveridge, Kerry Walmsley

Haha, all those guys play club cricket in Auckland. Greg Loveridge, Mark Haslam, Kerry Walmsley. Haslam bats 11 even in club, the mighty DeGroen came from my club in Auckland, Cornwall. Best fieldsman, batsman ever.

David Sewell (1 game in Zimbabwe)
Matthew Bell (quite useful, but changed his setup every delivery he faced, + he stole a pie off me once!)

Camel56 · 02-12-2004, 03:07 PM

What about Devon Malcolm? I remember that bloke was in and out of the England side. Couldnt bat at all and was a pretty ordinary bowler too.

nzidol · 02-12-2004, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Camel56

What about Devon Malcolm? I remember that bloke was in and out of the England side. Couldnt bat at all and was a pretty ordinary bowler too.

9-57 against SA when they made the mistake of bouncing him in the head.

Explosively quick when he wanted to be, but haemorrhaged runs like there was no tomorrow.

Still, at least he actually had a neck, unlike the neckless wonder - Gladstone Small.

Others who competed despite physical impairment - Lou Vincent aka Chinchilla, Chinny Chin Chin.. weighs 75kgs - 25 of which is in his chin.

Neil Pickup · 02-12-2004, 03:25 PM

He had one thing that no-one else in the domestic set-up had - raw pace. The "You Guys is History" 9-57 was just special, it's a shame there wasn't someone around to mentor/guide him to a consistent level of performance.

Camel56 · 02-12-2004, 03:55 PM

Yes i know he took once big haul of wickets but on the whole i think he was a plodder of the highest order.

Camel56 · 02-12-2004, 03:57 PM

How about Craig Matthews the guy from tasmania i think who played a few tests in the mid 80s. Pretty ordinary bowler. Plod plod he goes!

Richard · 02-12-2004, 04:20 PM

He took a 10-for at Port-Of-Spain, too.
He wasn't a one-performance wonder. Though I don't really think it would have been possible to make him much better than he was. Still, Raymond Illingworth contributed to making him worse every bit the way he helped Hick.

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Richard Cricket Web Staff Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: 2005 Posts: 80,407	He took a 10-for at Port-Of-Spain, too. He wasn't a one-performance wonder. Though I don't really think it would have been possible to make him much better than he was. Still, Raymond Illingworth contributed to making him worse every bit the way he helped Hick.

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