The no stats thread

[zaremba]

Great call on Jackson, can’t believe I forgot him!

Yeah I had him in my list but typed too slowly and by the time I'd got to the end I'd forgotten him.

Old age...

 

[archie mac]

Great call on Jackson, can’t believe I forgot him!

Was O’Neil an especially stylish or “beautiful” player? I know he was a dazzling strokeplayer and amazing to watch in full flow, but I suppose I’d always envisaged him as a dynamic, Lara-esque stroke maker rather than an effortless stylist.

Never watched him, but from what I have read the words stylish and graceful (two Ls or one?), are often used

 

[Himannv]

Good list, I might add

Spooner
Tyledsley
Archie Jackson
Norm O'Neil
Polly C

I wouldn't mind seeing some of the bowlers of those times.

Barnes
Lohmann
Tyson
Spofforth
Turner
Trueman
Larwood

Nothing like seeing a quick bowler in full flow. Even better than seeing a stylist batsman IMO.

 

[archie mac]

I wouldn't mind seeing some of the bowlers of those times.

Barnes
Lohmann
Tyson
Spofforth
Turner
Trueman
Larwood

Nothing like seeing a quick bowler in full flow. Even better than seeing a stylist batsman IMO.

You could add Gregory and McDonald they said of the latter that he had the perfect runup and action.

Ernie Jones and Richardson, plus Cotter. Also a certain SA duo of the 50s sound as scary as any fast bowlers in history

 

[The Sean]

Ernie Jones and Richardson, plus Cotter. Also a certain SA duo of the 50s sound as scary as any fast bowlers in history

Peter Heine especially - I reckon a new ball partnership of Heine and Roy Gilchrist would be well worth watching.

From a safe distance, obviously.

 

[bagapath]

wasnt cb fry also supposed to be a stylish bat?

 

[archie mac]

wasnt cb fry also supposed to be a stylish bat?

Ranji was the one, and it was said that Fry copied his style. I think 90% of the amateurs in the golden age were attractive to watch. But Ranji, Trumper and Johnny T were the main ones

 

[The Sean]

wasnt cb fry also supposed to be a stylish bat?

Cardus (and others) have tended to describe Fry as the more principled and solid of the great Sussex duo, but Ranji as the real stylist. Then again, those descriptions may be purely relative - from what I can gather, being less stylish than Ranji is a bit like being less of a curmudgeon than Trueman.

 

[bagapath]

Ranji was the one, and it was said that Fry copied his style. I think 90% of the amateurs in the golden age were attractive to watch. But Ranji, Trumper and Johnny T were the main ones

a decade after them... charlie mccartney must have been a good looking bat... an aggressive one for sure... as it can be seen from a 68 SR in tests.. oops.... thats a stat... sorry....

 

[archie mac]

a decade after them... charlie mccartney must have been a good looking bat... an aggressive one for sure... as it can be seen from a 68 SR in tests.. oops.... thats a stat... sorry....

Was a great batsman, some were still saying he was better than Bradman and this when the Don was at his peak. I think he was more of a cruncher of the ball, but was the best in the world for a couple of years

 

[The Sean]

There's a great story from one of his contemporaries of the 1920s (I've had a mental blank and can't remember who) about going out to bat with Macartney on the morning of a match. Charlie was taking strike and as they walked out quietly leant in and told him to be ready on the first ball. This player assumed the G-G meant for him to be ready for the quick single, so he was alert and poised to take off for the run. Macartney then smashed the very first ball of the day straight back down the pitch sending the bowler, umpire and Macartney's partner sprawling sideways to avoid it. Charlie walked up to his non-striker, tapped his brow and said "Always aim the first ball back at the bowlers head. They don't like it, it rattles 'em. After that you can do what you like."

WAG.

 

[Top_Cat]

You could add Gregory and McDonald they said of the latter that he had the perfect runup and action.

Have seen footage of both and what they say of McDonald is true, very smooth action. Like a combo of Simon Doull and Paul Reiffel at a decent clip.

 

[GuyFromLancs]

Haha, 7 of 9 Australian voters have voted for Mark Waugh. They also form 7/9th of Waugh's total vote bank.

Talk about biased. Also, the only reason I can think of for Chappell not getting any votes is that the Aussies don't want to split their vote. They put all their eggs in Waugh's basket just so they could win another poll.

So ****ing pathetic.

It really took the Michael when they voted Crowded House the best band ever .

(Jokes aside, I'm actually a fan of them )

 

[GuyFromLancs]

I would go with, an in-form, VVS Laxman.

He really is an artist. More elegant that Az in IMO.

 

[zaremba]

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post deleted because I'm a complete muppet

 

[GotSpin]

 

[Matt79]

It really took the Michael when they voted Crowded House the best band ever .

(Jokes aside, I'm actually a fan of them )

They're actually a Kiwi band.

 

[zaremba]

Oh dear - I wasn't trying to be funny

 

[GotSpin]

Oh dear - I wasn't trying to be funny

Classic

 

[GuyFromLancs]

They're actually a Kiwi band.

They were formed in Aus and had in their time 5 Aussie members as opposed to 3 Kiwis. Still, back on topic........