Poll: No.3 for World Cup Dream Team

[bagapath]

Here are 12 cricketers who scored in excess of 300 runs in World Cup games against big teams at batting average > 30. Please choose one.


IVA Richards (WI) 1979-1983 11 11 4 584 138* 83.42 745 78.38 2 2 0
PN Kirsten (SA) 1992-1992 7 7 2 326 90 65.20 530 61.50 0 3 0
M Azharuddin (India) 1987-1992 9 8 1 373 93 53.28 476 78.36 0 4 1
R Dravid (India) 1999-1999 7 7 0 357 145 51.00 430 83.02 1 3 0
RT Ponting (Aus) 1996-2007 29 29 3 1324 140* 50.92 1658 79.85 3 6 1
BC Lara (WI) 1996-2007 9 9 1 398 116 49.75 422 94.31 2 1 0
AH Jones (NZ) 1992-1992 9 9 2 322 78 46.00 523 61.56 0 3 0
GP Howarth (NZ) 1975-1983 8 8 1 320 76 45.71 450 71.11 0 4 0
Saleem Malik (Pak) 1987-1992 7 7 0 305 100 43.57 348 87.64 1 2 1
RB Richardson (WI) 1987-1992 11 11 1 382 110 38.20 570 67.01 1 3 1
DM Jones (Aus) 1987-1992 12 12 1 419 58* 38.09 567 73.89 0 4 0
Zaheer Abbas (Pak) 1975-1983 9 9 0 342 97 38.00 429 79.72 0 3 2

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Has to be Ponting. The one time Ponting's the cut-and-dried best choice and SST's not around to enjoy it.

 

[bagapath]

I've left out Asanka Gurusinghe from the 300 + list because his average was around 26, and made batting avg of 30 as the cut off.

 

[bond21]

Ponting

 

[bagapath]

i've gone for richards. ponting and lara will've to wait for later slots.

 

[Perm]

I went for Ponting, but only because Richards could probably slot in at #5.

 

[jammay123]

ponting

 

[ret]

voted for Richards but would prefer him at #4 and someone like Martin Crowe at #3

 

[haroon510]

Sir Viv Richards..

 

[PhoenixFire]

Richards by so far it's not even funny.

 

[Jamee999]

Ponting. IVAR later.

 

[JBH001]

Richards.

I presume the openers are SRT and Gilly?

 

[Spinksy]

Ricky Ponting imo.

 

[Matt79]

Richards - only man who could deny Ponting this slot. Punter will have to go in at 4.

 

[Spinksy]

Richards - only man who could deny Ponting this slot. Punter will have to go in at 4.

Yeah, but what is the one quality that Richards has, that Punter doesn't?

 

[Matt79]

They have many very similar qualities, but I think Richards had many of them in greater abundance.

Furthermore, in this thread we're selecting people based on their WC performances and while Ricky's have been phenomenal, Richards were also. Richards scored his WC runs at a higher average and almost exactly identical strike rate, except Richards was playing in an earlier era of ODIs where it was generally a more even contest between bat and ball.

While it's Richards' batting alone that made me select him above Ponting anyway, its worth mentioning that he was also a useful enough spinner to be a sixth bowler if required, which is something Ponting doesn't haveas well as being a very very good fielder - probably not quite in Ponting's class, but by any normal standards excellent. 3 run-outs in a WC final works for me.

I'm definitely voting for Ponting at four if that makes you feel better!

 

[Spinksy]

They have many very similar qualities, but I think Richards had many of them in greater abundance.

Furthermore, in this thread we're selecting people based on their WC performances and while Ricky's have been phenomenal, Richards were also. Richards scored his WC runs at a higher average and almost exactly identical strike rate, except Richards was playing in an earlier era of ODIs where it was generally a more even contest between bat and ball.

While it's Richards' batting alone that made me select him above Ponting anyway, its worth mentioning that he was also a useful enough spinner to be a sixth bowler if required, which is something Ponting doesn't haveas well as being a very very good fielder - probably not quite in Ponting's class, but by any normal standards excellent. 3 run-outs in a WC final works for me.

I'm definitely voting for Ponting at four if that makes you feel better!

Fair enough then.

 

[99*]

Richards. I really don't like Ponting.

 

[Spinksy]

Richards. I really don't like Ponting.

Why not?

 

[99*]

Why not?

1- Australian
2- Pompus *******.
3- Wins all the time.
4- Bats better than most people.
5- Thinks he's an umpire.
6- Has a hissy fit if anything doesn't go his way.
7- Australian.
8- Has the most annoying voice of any modern captain I watch.
9- Tasmanian
10- Australian
11- Thinks his team is immune to behaving like sportsmen, getting sledged and losing without some sort of luck playing part.
12- Takes credit where he doesn't deserve it.
13- Australian.
14- Wouldn't know what the 'Spirit of the Game' was if it came up to him and kicked him in the ****s.

Think that's most of it.