Mark Greatbatch

[Blaze]

Yes and no; some of the other teams started opening the batting with their hitters during the '92 WC after they saw Greatbatch's success (Lara for the WI, Moody for the Aussies, Botham for Eng) but after the WC, it was sort-of forgotten. Where the real revolution came from was when SL starting having BOTH opening batsmen as their big hitters.

The 92 World Cup was the best so far IMO

 

[Richard]

Closely followed by 99... both put farces like 2003 into orbit...

 

[Richard]

Yes and no; some of the other teams started opening the batting with their hitters during the '92 WC after they saw Greatbatch's success (Lara for the WI, Moody for the Aussies, Botham for Eng) but after the WC, it was sort-of forgotten. Where the real revolution came from was when SL starting having BOTH opening batsmen as their big hitters.

Yeah - it's amazing to hear people talking about having Test-match opening partnerships in ODIs.
Honestly - when was the last time (except Gibbs and Smith - and Gibbs hasn't been successful as an opener since early 2003) anyone did that?

 

[Camel56]

Geez calm down champ i was just making a comment about the apparant double standards thats all.

 

[Camel56]

Funnily enough, it's "Jimbo"'s decision what constitutes an attack.

Funnily enough i wasnt asking you.

 

[Top_Cat]

The 92 World Cup was the best so far IMO

It was a good'un, for sure. The semi-finals were great and the NZ'ers did so well plus the Pakistani come-back from an ordinary start was amazing. The final was really good until Wasim Akram knocked over Chris Lewis and Allan Lamb. After that, the sting was taken out of it a bit.

1999 had closer matches, though and a couple of REALLY outstanding innings'.

 

[Richard]

Funnily enough i wasnt asking you.

I know - I was just telling you how it is.

 

[Richard]

It was a good'un, for sure. The semi-finals were great and the NZ'ers did so well plus the Pakistani come-back from an ordinary start was amazing. The final was really good until Wasim Akram knocked over Chris Lewis and Allan Lamb. After that, the sting was taken out of it a bit.

1999 had closer matches, though and a couple of REALLY outstanding innings'.

Oh, but 2003 had the greatest innings the World Cup has ever seen! The 47-98.
And it was won by the best team ever!

 

[Camel56]

I know - I was just telling you how it is.

Yes well i dont think i need to be told anything by someone who sits on a cricket forum all day and evidently has little idea about the real world.

 

[Richard]

I think you need to be told that you don't know 1\1000000000000th of what you appear to think you know.

 

[marc71178]

Pot
Kettle
Black

 

[Richard]

Because I've claimed I know so much about people's private-lives based on a post-count, haven't I?

 

[Camel56]

Pot
Kettle
Black

Couldnt have said it better myself marc. Richard thinks he knows it all and wont be told any different. He'd probabaly argue medicine with a doctor, thats how much of a joke he is.

 

[Richard]

No, I don't think I know anything I don't.

 

[Camel56]

No, I don't think I know anything I don't.

There he goes again. Mr Know It All. You think you know it all about statistics - i showed that you didnt but you couldnt accept it. Theres just one example.
Little tip for - get out of the house and experience the real world little boy.

 

[Top_Cat]

Oh, but 2003 had the greatest innings the World Cup has ever seen!

Maybe not THE greatest knock but right up there surely. It's not often a guy hits twice as many 6's as 4's in a knock and only one 4 in his first 50 runs.

And I don't get the 47-98 thing at all..........

 

[cbuts]

some people here, rarly need to loose some anger

 

[Camel56]

Yes young Richo needs to loose (sic) more than just that.

 

[James]

You've been warned time and time again about your behaviour on these forums Camel... bye bye...

and Richard - don't inflame the situation by responding. Use 'Report Post' and let a Mod deal with it.

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