Salamuddin
International Debutant
Just wondering how people here rate these two gentlemen (KS Ranjitsinji and KS Duleepsinhji) vis a vis some of the other pre-war greats (e.g Headley, Hammond, Hutton, Grace etc...)...
Duleepsinjhi was good.
Ranjitsinjhi was one of the best batsmen of his time. That time, however, is not one which we can compare knowingly with anything after it. It's like comparing Trumper to Chappell.
Quiet at the hospital, is it?
WG Grace himself admitted that Ranji was technically a better player than he had ever been.Just wondering how people here rate these two gentlemen (KS Ranjitsinji and KS Duleepsinhji) vis a vis some of the other pre-war greats (e.g Headley, Hammond, Hutton, Grace etc...)...
Ranji never played a christian shot in his lifeWG Grace himself admitted that Ranji was technically a better player than he had ever been.
Inzy?Ranji never played a christian shot in his life
*Cough*Edrich and Compton*Cough*Ranjitsinhji was undoutedly the greatest batsman in the world from 1895 to 1902, an almost mystical presence, and along with CB Fry he formed probably the most potent batting pairing in the history of the county championship.
1882 AustraliansWhile it might be arousing the wrath of Richard here, was that not in one season only?
Cant remember which one, the one where they both I think, scored 16/17 centuries or somewhere therebouts, it was 1947 or 1948 maybe?
Ranji and Fry did it together for longer, though Compton and Edrich may have been better for a comparatively shorter period of time. Imo, if this is so the plaudits should go to the longer lived partners in the country championship - namely Ranji and Fry.
However, I would take AMZ's praise of Ranji (most of it truly deserved) with a pinch of salt. Ranji really *ahem* blotted his copybook by his complete and disastrous failure against the 1902 Australians - Australia's first all time great XI.
Inzy?
Didn't want to make it to easy for youAh.........
The function does wonders, y'know... or even just a "quote".