Greatest Australian bowlers and batsmen of all time?

The King · 01-09-2005, 02:54 PM

Who do you think are the top ten greatest Australian bowlers and batsmen of all time?

Slifer · 01-09-2005, 04:05 PM

Bowlers in no particular order:

Mcgrath
Lillee
Lindwall
Miller
Warne
Oreilly
Grimmett
Davidson
Benaud
Gillespie

Batsmen again in no particualr order:

Bradman
G Chappell
S Waugh
Border
Harvey
Ponsford
Ponting
Lawry
Trumper
Gilchrist

a massive zebra · 02-09-2005, 04:28 AM

Batsmen

1. Bradman
2. Trumper
3. G Chappell
4. Harvey
5= S Waugh
5= Border
7. Gilchrist
8. Morris
9. Ponsford
10. Ponting

Bowlers

1. Mcgrath
2. O'Reilly
3= Lillee
3= Lindwall
5. Warne
6. Davidson
7. Miller
8. Grimmett
9. Spofforth
10. Benaud

MARSHALLED · 02-09-2005, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by a massive zebra

Batsmen

1. Bradman
2. Trumper
3. G Chappell
4. Harvey
5= S Waugh
5= Border
7. Gilchrist
8. Morris
9. Ponsford
10. Ponting

Bowlers

1. Mcgrath
2. O'Reilly
3= Lillee
3= Lindwall
5. Warne
6. Davidson
7. Miller
8. Grimmett
9. Spofforth
10. Benaud

I agree with most of this. However I c'ant understand why you'd have Harvey above Steve Waugh!

cameeel · 02-09-2005, 05:51 PM

Glenn McGrath
Dennis Lillee
Fred Spofforth
Shane Warne
Bill Oreilly
Clarrie Grimmett
Jason Gillespie

Batsmen:

Don Bradman
Simpson
Steve Waugh
Allan Border
Ricky Ponting
Bill Lawry
Trumper
Gilchrist
Langer

michael123 · 07-04-2010, 10:56 PM

1. Bradman
2. Trumper
3. G Chappell
4. Harvey
5= S Waugh
5= Border
7. Gilchrist
8. Morris
9. Ponsford
10. Ponting

Bowlers

1. Mcgrath
2. O'Reilly
3= Lillee
3= Lindwall
5. Warne
6. Davidson
7. Miller
8. Grimmett
9. Spofforth
10. Benaud

Matt79 · 07-04-2010, 11:18 PM

Slightly random dig, but, in some rough, but not exact order:
Batsmen:
Bradman
G. Chappell
Ponting
Border
Harvey
S.Waugh
Trumper
Hayden
Simpson
Hill
with apologies to McCartenay, Ponsford, Morris, Walters, Chappelli amongst others.

Bowlers:
Warne
McGrath
Lillee
O'Reilly
Lindwall
Davidson
Spoffoth
Grimmett
Benaud
Gregory

bagapath · 07-04-2010, 11:29 PM

that is a blast from the past

here we go:

bradman
trumper
g.chappell
ponting
border
harvey
gilchrist
s.waugh
mccartney
ponsford

oreilly
warne
mcgrath
lillee
grimmett
spofforth
davidson
lindwall
benaud
miller

Athlai · 07-04-2010, 11:38 PM

Batsmen:
Bradman
G. Chappell
Border
Trumper
S.Waugh
Harvey
Ponting
Ponsford
Morris
Sid Barnes

Bowlers:
Lillee
McGrath
O'Reilly
Warne
Grimmett
Lindwall
Davidson
Miller
Spoffoth
Benaud

wfdu_ben91 · 08-04-2010, 01:47 AM

Rough estimate:

Batsman

1: Sir Donald Bradman
2-3: Greg Chappell, Ricky Ponting
4-6: Matthew Hayden, Steve Waugh, Allan Border
7: Neil Harvey
8-10: Bill Ponsford, Victor Trumper, Michael Hussey

Bowlers

1-2: Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne
3: Dennis Lilee
4-6: Alan Davidson, Keith Miller, Bill O'Reilly
7-10: Richie Benaud, Bill Johnston, Ray Lindwell, Clarrie Grimmett

Himannv · 08-04-2010, 02:07 AM

1. Bradman
2. Chappell
3. Trumper
4. Border
5. Ponting
6. Waugh
7. Harvey
8. Ponsford
9. Morris
10. McCabe

1. Warne
2. McGrath
3. Lillee
4. O'Reilly
5. Grimmett
6. Turner
7. Spofforth
8. Davidson
9. Lindwall
10. Trumble

The Sean · 08-04-2010, 05:32 AM

Always up for a bit of this:

Batsmen:
1. Don Bradman
2. Greg Chappell
3. Victor Trumper
4. Ricky Ponting
5. Alan Border
6. Steve Waugh
7. Neil Harvey
8. Stan McCabe
9. Matthew Hayden
10. Arthur Morris

Hill, Macartney, Ponsford, Simpson, Walters, Gilchrist all pretty stiff to miss out.

Bowlers:
1. Shane Warne
2. Glenn McGrath
3. Dennis Lillee
4. Bill O’Reilly
5. Ray Lindwall
6. Fred Spofforth
7. Alan Davidson
8. Keith Miller
9. Charlie Turner
10. Clarrie Grimmett

As always, you could swap a lot of those around and it wouldn’t make much difference. Trumble, Johnston and Benaud probably the unluckiest to miss out.

Redbacks · 25-10-2011, 09:26 AM

The Age is runnning the 'Cricketer's top 25' at the moment (better named Bradman and the next 24).

The greatest of all time? Our cricketers decide - The Age - Melbourne

The Results so far:

The players value 'leadership', 'good bloke' etc more highly than outsiders in general.

Miller Comes in at 5:
In praise of the, ahem, all-rounder - Chapelli - The Age - Melbourne

vic_orthdox · 25-10-2011, 09:29 AM

Richie rated higher than I would have expected.

Still have Lillee, Warne, Bradman and Gilchrist to come, I guess.

Redbacks · 25-10-2011, 11:44 AM

fair to assume that the older generation don't look too favourably on the recent players onfield behaviours.

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a massive zebra International Debutant Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: on my ass @ the PC Posts: 2,775	Batsmen 1. Bradman 2. Trumper 3. G Chappell 4. Harvey 5= S Waugh 5= Border 7. Gilchrist 8. Morris 9. Ponsford 10. Ponting Bowlers 1. Mcgrath 2. O'Reilly 3= Lillee 3= Lindwall 5. Warne 6. Davidson 7. Miller 8. Grimmett 9. Spofforth 10. Benaud __________________ THE ULTIMATE CRICKET WEB ARCADE EGGS CHAMPION RIP Fardin Qayyumi (AKA "cricket player"; "Bob"), 1990-2006 RIP Craig Walsh (AKA "Craig"), 1985-2012

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01-09-2005, 04:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
Slifer State Vice-Captain Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 1,330	Bowlers in no particular order: Mcgrath Lillee Lindwall Miller Warne Oreilly Grimmett Davidson Benaud Gillespie Batsmen again in no particualr order: Bradman G Chappell S Waugh Border Harvey Ponsford Ponting Lawry Trumper Gilchrist

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bagapath International Vice-Captain Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,621	that is a blast from the past here we go: bradman trumper g.chappell ponting border harvey gilchrist s.waugh mccartney ponsford oreilly warne mcgrath lillee grimmett spofforth davidson lindwall benaud miller

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wfdu_ben91 International 12th Man Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 1,613	Rough estimate: Batsman 1: Sir Donald Bradman 2-3: Greg Chappell, Ricky Ponting 4-6: Matthew Hayden, Steve Waugh, Allan Border 7: Neil Harvey 8-10: Bill Ponsford, Victor Trumper, Michael Hussey Bowlers 1-2: Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne 3: Dennis Lilee 4-6: Alan Davidson, Keith Miller, Bill O'Reilly 7-10: Richie Benaud, Bill Johnston, Ray Lindwell, Clarrie Grimmett

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Himannv International Captain Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: SL Posts: 6,168	1. Bradman 2. Chappell 3. Trumper 4. Border 5. Ponting 6. Waugh 7. Harvey 8. Ponsford 9. Morris 10. McCabe 1. Warne 2. McGrath 3. Lillee 4. O'Reilly 5. Grimmett 6. Turner 7. Spofforth 8. Davidson 9. Lindwall 10. Trumble

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Redbacks International Vice-Captain Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Barrow Island, WA Posts: 4,063	The Age is runnning the 'Cricketer's top 25' at the moment (better named Bradman and the next 24). The greatest of all time? Our cricketers decide - The Age - Melbourne The Results so far: The players value 'leadership', 'good bloke' etc more highly than outsiders in general. Miller Comes in at 5: In praise of the, ahem, all-rounder - Chapelli - The Age - Melbourne

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vic_orthdox Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 24,368	Richie rated higher than I would have expected. Still have Lillee, Warne, Bradman and Gilchrist to come, I guess.

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Redbacks International Vice-Captain Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Barrow Island, WA Posts: 4,063	fair to assume that the older generation don't look too favourably on the recent players onfield behaviours.

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