i was just going over his ODI stats at cricinfo and i saw he was such an amazing ODI all rounder. In most of his games he performed either scoring runs or taking wickets or many times doing both. My question is why didn't he become famous for his amazing ODI allround performances??? He was surely one of the best ODI players of the last 2 decades.
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Carl Hooper was an amazing ODI all rounder
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gettingbetter
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1. The performance of the Windies team since 1996 or thereabouts
2. He was solid, not great
3. Brian Lara
It's pushing it saying that he was one of the greats of the last two dacades to be honest.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Because he underachieved in Tests for like his first 40-odd games, and even the likes of Michael Bevan (best ODI player in history) are still patronised for failing in Tests.
ODIs are just considered second-class by most people and rare is it for players who were extremely good there to be considered that highly - if they succeeded in Tests, they're better known for that, if they failed in Tests, they're oft known as only able to succeed in an inferior game.
ODIs are just considered second-class by most people and rare is it for players who were extremely good there to be considered that highly - if they succeeded in Tests, they're better known for that, if they failed in Tests, they're oft known as only able to succeed in an inferior game.
but look at Tendulker, he is more famous for his ODI record then tests.
gettingbetter
State Vice-Captain
Top 5 is probably pushing it again. Top 20 maybe.
In saying that, he was one of my favourite players (I started watching cricket when the Windies came to Austrlia 1996ish). I even modelled my first ever bowling action on him - the causal run up, the jiggle, the plant, the rock back, stop, deliver and he was probably more adhesive than anyone was for the Windies (ODI side) circa 2000.
In saying that, he was one of my favourite players (I started watching cricket when the Windies came to Austrlia 1996ish). I even modelled my first ever bowling action on him - the causal run up, the jiggle, the plant, the rock back, stop, deliver and he was probably more adhesive than anyone was for the Windies (ODI side) circa 2000.
gettingbetter
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Only through the eyes od Indians though.
Also, its not like Tendulkar was abysmal in either form of the game. What you are doing is complaining about an embarassment of riches.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Absolutely no way.
open365
International Vice-Captain
Hooper represented Guyana at local first-class level, and played English county cricket for Kent and Lancashire. In 2003, Hooper became only the second player to have scored a century against all 18 county teams.[1]
Despite his lower than perhaps expected average, Hooper holds the accolade of being the only cricketer in the world to have scored 5000 runs, taken 100 wickets, 100 catches and received 100 caps in both ODIs and Tests.
Despite his lower than perhaps expected average, Hooper holds the accolade of being the only cricketer in the world to have scored 5000 runs, taken 100 wickets, 100 catches and received 100 caps in both ODIs and Tests.
TT Boy
Hall of Fame Member
Haven’t checked but I would be surprised if Jacques Kallis hasn’t achieved that in both forms of the game.
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
He has done the needful.