The Best Allrounder All Time?

[Anon2]

That's probably why he wasn't consistent in the early 80s, he was captain! Paul 1 - 0 marc. Whoop!

 

[marc71178]

That's probably why he wasn't consistent in the early 80s, he was captain! Paul 1 - 0 marc. Whoop!

Erm no, you can't change what you say and claim to have out-argued me - you said his peak in terms of figures was the late 70's and early 80s, which it wasn't as I showed.

I'll accept Neil's point as he backed it up (although IIRC that is only at one point in time - over a career I'd still favour Sobers, which was the original point wasn't it?

 

[Neil Pickup]

That's Paul 0-1 Marc I think..

Fulton should be picked was the argument. And while the selectors stick with the old boys club mentality he won't.

 

[marc71178]

Currently we're drawing that one, but if, as I stated, Fulton averages less than 50 over this season I claim the victory.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Fair dos... We'll see.

1-0 to me currently then?

 

[marc71178]

Until the end of this season yes

 

[Anon2]

Why do you like Fulton Neil, he doesn't play for Somerset!

 

[Neil Pickup]

Because last season he symbolised the England selectors' bigoted anti-anyone-but-Surrey policies.

 

[PAKMAN]

Imran,sobers,botham,kapil,kallis,wasim

 

[C_C]

Best ever: Gary Sobers
Followed by: Imran Khan
then by: keith Miller.

then comes the rest.

 

[Xaxerian]

Easy question.

The answer's Keith Miller.

 

[C_C]

keith miller was good but he was no Sobers or Imran.

 

[Deja moo]

AA

 

[vic_orthdox]

just like to throw a name in here, not as the best, but as a quality all rounder, and probably australia's last of any real long term substance.

alan davison

 

[honestbharani]

Gary Sobers is the best, IMHO. The others come after him.

 

[honestbharani]

just like to throw a name in here, not as the best, but as a quality all rounder, and probably australia's last of any real long term substance.

alan davison

Wasn't he regarded as the best left armer ever before Wasim came along? And I believe ppl. always compared him to Wasim. Was he good with the bat too?

 

[vic_orthdox]

saved australia a number of times with the bat. from memory, a perfect example of this is the tied test vs the west indies.

 

[PAKMAN]

how many allrounders hav made double centuries i know wasim made one

 

[C_C]

Wasim wasnt an allrounder and neither was Davidson.......
allrounder is one who can do a good job with both the bat and ball ( or bat and wicketkeeping)......
Akram and Davidson were excellent bowlers but tailenders with the bat....players like Akram,davidson,warne,marshall etc. are handy with the bat but by no stretch of imagination are they allrounders........for if they are allrounders, then Steve Waugh, Tendulkar, Viv Richards are all allrounders.

 

[vic_orthdox]

after his effort in the last test...glenn mcgrath??

davison averaged 25 in test cricket, i think thats definently enough to be considered a bowling all-rounder at the very least. as well as averaging 20.53 with the ball