Worlds Best All-Rounder - Poll 10 - Zimbabwe

[Dan]

I will do a series of polls, 1 for each test playing nation (now including Zim and Bangla + a combined associates poll) to see who you believe is the best all rounder of that country. I will then place all of the poll winners in another poll, to determine who the worlds best all-rounder is.

This poll will end in 1 week.
Next Poll: Combined Associates

 

[Prince EWS]

I voted for Chigumbura. Streak is quite obviously better, but he does not play for Zimbabwe.

 

[Perm]

Elton Chigumbura.

 

[Salixiscool]

Where is andy flower?

 

[andruid]

Chigumbura's one who could become world class

 

[Richard]

Utseya.

Seriously, though - heads above all others as a ODI bowler, even with his recent decline. Never rated Chigumbura's bowling at all back in ' day, but I haven't watched him much in recent times so he might have got better.

Seriously though - Gary Brent as a batsman? That's even more XtremeX than anything so far.

 

[Prince EWS]

Utseya.

Seriously, though - heads above all others as a ODI bowler, even with his recent decline. Never rated Chigumbura's bowling at all back in ' day, but I haven't watched him much in recent times so he might have got better.

Seriously though - Gary Brent as a batsman? That's even more XtremeX than anything so far.

Chigumbura is a much improved bowler. He'd make the team as a bowler alone now really which you definitely couldn't have said a year ago - in fact there have been games where he hasn't bowled at all. His batting is obviously impressive by Zimbabwean standards as well.

Oh, and regarding Brent - his batting is much better than you'd think. He batted quite high in Zimbabwean domestic cricket and even batted #4 in club cricket in England. His batting was never utilised much in his prime as Zimbabwe had a plethora of bowling allrounders (plus, he's more a longer-version batsman and he never played many tests) but he might get more of a chance now that the rest of the team is dire.