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Top five Slippers (slip fielders) you've seen..

Zinzan

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In no paticular order....

Mark Waugh - could field anywhere..Record holder test
Stephen Fleming - big hands..likely to pass Waugh
Brian Mcmillan - Huge Hands!!
Jeremy Coney - 2nd slip specialist
Mark Taylor - best slip to spin bowler i've seen.


Heard a lot about Ian Chappell, botham and a few others, but the above are the best of seen.
 

Cloete

International Captain
zinzan12 said:
In no paticular order....

Mark Waugh - could field anywhere..Record holder test
Stephen Fleming - big hands..likely to pass Waugh
Brian Mcmillan - Huge Hands!!
Jeremy Coney - 2nd slip specialist
Mark Taylor - best slip to spin bowler i've seen.


Heard a lot about Ian Chappell, botham and a few others, but the above are the best of seen.
While Fleming might pass waugh's catch record I don't think he'll ever be the same quality. Fleming is good but he has a tendancy to drop quite a few sitters once in a while. Alot like Rick Ponting I guess. Still, a great slipper. But Waugh is just the best we've seen, I'd argue he was better to spin bowling than Mark Taylor.
 

Dasa

International Vice-Captain
I'd say Flintoff is up there among current cricketers. Laxman as well.
 

twctopcat

International Regular
Freddy without a doubt, and to continue the english all rounder theme, botham has got to be in there. And of course Mark Waugh, some of his slip catches off Warne were awesome.
 

Tim

Cricketer Of The Year
Well, I can only go back a certain number of years.

Certainly since 1990..Mark Waugh & Mark Taylor were outstanding. New Zealand have had several, most notably The Crowe Brothers, Stephen Fleming & Jeremy Coney.
 

Tim

Cricketer Of The Year
Warne has become quite a good slipsman & Flintoff is probably one of the best going at the moment.
 

BoyBrumby

Englishman
Mark Waugh is yer top man for me; Beefy was good too, although he was probably just past his peak when I was able to appreciate cricket properly.

The only top slip not mentioned so far (that I've seen) is Hicky; 2nd only to Junior Waugh for my money.
 

vic_orthdox

Global Moderator
i'd rate mark taylor over mark waugh, simply because taylor would take everything that came to him, while waugh would take every freaky catch that he could, but out of nowhere would drop a gobber.

i never saw him play, but the older generations talk about bob simpson being second to none as a slip fielder.
 

Jono

Virat Kohli (c)
amokk1 said:
LoL @ Laxman....
His catch to remove Smith is hardly hilarious.

That being said I usually feel more comfortable with Dravid in the slips for the spinners.

Anyway best I've seen is Taylor and Waugh.
 

amokk1

U19 12th Man
They put him there because he can't field anywhere else...come to think of it..I don't think I have ever seen Warne fielding anywhere apart from the slips.
 

SJS

Hall of Fame Member
Bobby Simpson
Mark Taylor
Mark Waugh
Greg Chappell
Graeme Hick
Fleming
Botham
 

Zinzan

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A few more worth mentioning even if not quite in the top 5 are....

Smith
Styris (underated slip)
Flintoff
Lara (used to be a top slip - not sure if he fields there now
Pollock (useful)
 

Josh

International Regular
M.Waugh
Warne
Ponting (the guy is good anywhere)
Fleming
?????????? can't think a 5th...
 

FaaipDeOiad

Hall of Fame Member
amokk1 said:
They put him there because he can't field anywhere else...come to think of it..I don't think I have ever seen Warne fielding anywhere apart from the slips.
In tests he usually doesn't, being a specialist slip fielder. In one day matches he obviously fields elsewhere, since there often aren't any slips for significant periods in the game.
 

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