Top 5...

[Tim]

I couldn't think of a top 5, but I think there are 2 clear winners in this catergory:

The worst batting technique by a New Zealand batsman goes to:

1. Matthew Bell
2. Craig McMillan (for that side on stance that he tried to use a few years ago)

 

[Natman20]

I couldn't think of a top 5, but I think there are 2 clear winners in this catergory:

The worst batting technique by a New Zealand batsman goes to:

1. Matthew Bell
2. Craig McMillan (for that side on stance that he tried to use a few years ago)

I could probably come up with a list of 20

 

[Tim]

Well thats true, I suppose I should have called it "ugliest technique"

 

[C_C]

How can anyone mention players of the cut shot and leave out Jayasurya and Gordon Greenidge is beyond me.

 

[superkingdave]

top 5 yorkshire comedians....

 

[Natman20]

How can anyone mention players of the cut shot and leave out Jayasurya and Gordon Greenidge is beyond me.

They will be talking about current players so Greenidge is out of there and Jayasaria well ...

 

[a massive zebra]

Top 5 Indian Spinners of All Time

1. Anil Kumble
2. Bishen Bedi
3. Bhagwat Chandresekhar
4. Sabhash Gupte
5. Harbhajan Singh

 

[C_C]

They will be talking about current players so Greenidge is out of there and Jayasaria well ...

In that case, omit Greenidge but Jaya is still active and he easily has the best square cut of them all ( followed considerable distance behind by Gillchrist).

 

[C_C]

Top 5 Indian Spinners of All Time

1. Anil Kumble
2. Bishen Bedi
3. Bhagwat Chandresekhar
4. Sabhash Gupte
5. Harbhajan Singh

i would actually say its Gupte, followed by Chandra, follwed by Bedi, Kumble and Prasanna in that order.

 

[33/3from3.3]

top 5 spinners

1.Warne
2.Murali
3.Kumble
4.Vettori
5.Kaneria
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6.Harbajan

top 5 cutters

1.Jayasuria
2.Gillchrist
3.Tendulkar
4.Struas
5.ummm dunno

top 5 yorksire comedians

you must be a peanut in a jar if you think any yorky is remotely funny

 

[Hodgo7]

Top 5... Spinners
1. Warne
2. Muralitharan
3. Vettori
4. Kaneria
5. Giles

1. Warne
2. Muralitharan
3. MacGill
4. Vettori
5. Kumble

 

[Hodgo7]

McGrath
Lee
Murali
Vettori
Pollock

McGrath
Lee
Pollock
Vaas
Murali

 

[Hodgo7]

How can anyone mention players of the cut shot and leave out Jayasurya and Gordon Greenidge is beyond me.

Or David Boon

 

[Hodgo7]

Why have most people got Kaneira in their top 5 spinners when he has had one half decent series ? Nobody would have had him before the England series. He is a fair way behind these lot

Warne
MacGill
Murali
Vettori
Kumble
Harbie

 

[Tim]

There's still a bit of doubt about Vettori, particularly in the test arena..but what i have seen of him recently makes me believe that he's going to get better & better.

 

[Jono]

How can anyone mention players of the cut shot and leave out Jayasurya and Gordon Greenidge is beyond me.

I never saw much of Greenidge so I can't comment on that much other than what I've read/heard, but I definitely agree with Jayasuriya. His square cuts are by far the best from current players, above Martyn, Sachin, Gilchrist, Lara etc.

Anyway top 5 spinners currently:
1) Warne/Murali
3) Kumble
4) Kaneria
5) MacGill

Harbhajan and Vettori just miss out, and Saqlain was awesome when he was playing but unfortunately fell off.

 

[R_D]

1. Murali
2. Warne
3. Kumble
4. Kaneria
5. Vettori

 

[C_C]

Top 5 spinners :

1. Murali
2. Warne
3. Kumble
4. Harbhajan
5. McGill


PS: I dont see how Vettori and Kaneria can come ahead of Bhajji or McGill at this stage of their careers.

 

[marc71178]

Why have most people got Kaneira in their top 5 spinners when he has had one half decent series ?

I think he's had a bit more than that.

 

[Dissector]

Top 5 spinners
1.Murali
2.Warne
3.Kumble
4.McGill
5.Kaneria

How can anyone rate Giles ahead of Kumble? Giles is barely good enough to keep his place in the England side. Based on his bowling alone he would probably be dropped.