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Greatest Characters in Cricket
- Thread starter aussie tragic
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Jungle Jumbo
International Vice-Captain
Derek Randall anyone?
PhoenixFire
International Coach
Shane Warne. No other current player (bar a few) would have the balls to mess around and send down a load of left armed deliverys and fast ones, in a championship match.
Lillian Thomson
Hall of Fame Member
Tony Greig.
Basil Fawlty.
Basil Fawlty.
Lillian Thomson
Hall of Fame Member
Anyone could do that in a County Championship match as there would be no spectators.PhoenixFire said:
Turbinator
Cricketer Of The Year
Kids wanted to be Ganguly and crowds flocked to catch a glimpse of his pet duck.
Shoot I should make a poll about this: What was more infamous, Ganguly or his ducks?
Shoot I should make a poll about this: What was more infamous, Ganguly or his ducks?
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archie mac
International Coach
Bradman?silentstriker said:
When word went around that he was 'in' the ground would fill up. As soon as he was dismissed the ground would empty again
Perm
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I've heard exactly the same thing about Shahid Afridi. I'm not trying to talk him up or anything because I'm not really a fan but on the cricket pitch he is definately a character. Another couple I just thought about;archie mac said:Bradman?
When word went around that he was 'in' the ground would fill up. As soon as he was dismissed the ground would empty again
WG Grace
Vic Trumper
Adam Gilchrist
archie mac
International Coach
I don't know if to many of you will remember this (or were even born) but in a Test that was headed for a certain draw, Goochy was bowling and doing impressions of bowlers at the time, his Rodney Hogg was 10 out of 10
Xuhaib
International Coach
Mushy also did it once in a test match was very funny especially his impersonation of Muddasar Nazar.archie mac said:I don't know if to many of you will remember this (or were even born) but in a Test that was headed for a certain draw, Goochy was bowling and doing impressions of bowlers at the time, his Rodney Hogg was 10 out of 10
Lillian Thomson
Hall of Fame Member
He is undoubtedly the greatest batsman ever and people wanted to see him play, but whether this makes him a great character is open to debate. He appears to have been a fairly shy man by nature.archie mac said:Bradman?
When word went around that he was 'in' the ground would fill up. As soon as he was dismissed the ground would empty again
archie mac
International Coach
Yes no doubt, instead I may nominate Chuck Fleetwood-Smith, now there was a characterLillian Thomson said:
aussie tragic
International Captain
I tried to come up with an Aussie Character XI, however I need a # 4 (I thought of AB, but don’t really rate him as a character unless being grumpy counts):
1. David Boon
2. Victor Trumper
3. Ian Chappell
4.
5. Doug Walters
6. Keith Miller
7. Rod Marsh
8. Shane Warne
9. Dennis Lillee
10. Max Walker
11. Merv Hughes
1. David Boon
2. Victor Trumper
3. Ian Chappell
4.
5. Doug Walters
6. Keith Miller
7. Rod Marsh
8. Shane Warne
9. Dennis Lillee
10. Max Walker
11. Merv Hughes
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archie mac
International Coach
Drop Boony to No. 4 and open with Sid Barnes the only player to be left out of the Aussie team 'For reasons other then cricketing ability'aussie tragic said: