2011 predictions

[GIMH]

So I think we normally do one of these at the start of the year, and if we remember we dig it at the end of the year and laugh at Prince EWS for getting everything wrong.

Feel free to make up your own categories, but I'm gonna ask for:

Top runscorers (Tests/ODIs)
Top wicket-takers (again, both)
Highest innings
Best haul
Test series of the year (completely subjective but why not)
Cricketer of the year (as above)
Test World #1 at the end of the year
World Cup Winner


Will think up mine and post back shortly, also gonna have a dig and see if we did one of these for 2010

 

[GIMH]

Well I couldn't really find one for last year, although I do have a Craigos thread open in another tab asking for who the surprise players will be, so if I've posted anything insightful in there it'll be getting dug any second now

Anyway.

Top runscorers (Tests/ODIs)

Tests - Sehwag
ODIs - Pietersen

Top wicket-takers (again, both)

Tests - Jimmy Anderson innit
ODIs - Gotta be Swanneh. I have nothing if I don't have my optimism.

Highest innings

Reckon Sehwag might break the WR this year, just a hunch, dunno

Best haul

Reckon this will happen in the SC, Zaheer

Test series of the year (completely subjective but why not)

England V India

Cricketer of the year (as above)

Swanneh

Test World #1 at the end of the year
World Cup Winner

England for both

 

[Howe_zat]

Top runscorers (Tests/ODIs)

Tests - Trott
ODIs - Jayawardne

Top wicket-takers (again, both)

Tests - Zaheer
ODIs - Shakib Al Hasan

Highest innings

Kallis, having opened the watershed, goes for a big triple

Best haul

Shakib to collect 15/200+

Test series of the year (completely subjective but why not)

England V Sri Lanka, as I'll be watching some of it

Cricketer of the year (as above)

Kallis. Bloke's a machine.

Test World #1 at the end of the year
World Cup Winner

India and Sri Lanka respectively.

 

[Eds]

Top runscorers (Tests/ODIs)

Tests - Tendulkar
ODIs - Sehwag

Top wicket-takers (again, both)

Tests - Steyn
ODIs - Al Hasan

Highest innings

AB De Villiers

Best haul

Graeme Swann

Test series of the year (completely subjective but why not)

England V India

Cricketer of the year (as above)

Jacques Kallis.

Test World #1 at the end of the year
World Cup Winner

South Africa and Australia.

 

[King Pietersen]

Top Runscorers

Test: Kevin Pietersen
ODi's: AB De Villiers

Top Wicket-Takers:

Test: Dale Steyn
ODi's: Graeme Swann

Highest Innings:

Virender Sehwag's going to cash in on a flat one at some point and make a huge double, possibly triple.

Best Test Series

England vs India

Cricketer Of The Year

Kevin Pietersen (No bias here, honest).

Test #1 at the end of the year

South Africa

World Cup Winner

England. Obviously.

 

[weeman27bob]

Top runscorers (Tests/ODIs)

Tests: Sangakarra (with an honourable mention to Iqbal)
ODI: Morgan

Top wicket-takers (again, both)

Test: Chris Tremlett to come out and have a blinder of a year.
ODI: Dale Steyn.

Highest innings

250-300 run score by Gayle/Sehwag

Best haul

7-40 - Swann

Test series of the year (completely subjective but why not): England v. Sri Lanka

Cricketer of the year (as above): Moeen Ali

Test World #1 at the end of the year: Sri Lanka

World Cup Winner: South Africa.

 

[Oscillatingmind]

Top runscorers (Tests/ODIs)
Tendulkar for tests/ De Villiers for ODI

Top wicket-takers (again, both)
Steyn for tests/ Who cares for ODI

Highest innings
De Villier 290

Best haul
7/48 Tremlett

Test series of the year (completely subjective but why not)
Don't really know whats on, but ENG v IND as above sounds top

Cricketer of the year (as above)
Kallis

Test World #1 at the end of the year
South Africa

World Cup Winner
Sri Lanka

 

[morgieb]

Top runscorers (Tests/ODIs) Tests: Tendulkar (unless he retires after the WC, if so then Sehwag), ODI's: Depends on who plays the most random tournaments. Probably Jayawardene
Top wicket-takers (again, both) Tests: Anderson (I'd say Zaheer but he won't be fit for half the games), ODI's: McKay, due to a random ownage at the WC
Highest innings: Sehwag will score big on a deck, reckon he'll get a triple. West Indies are also touring India, so Gayle might be worth a shout too.
Best haul: Shakib will cash in somewhere, probably in Zimbabwe
Test series of the year (completely subjective but why not): England/India. Australia/India and England/Sri Lanka should be pretty good too.
Cricketer of the year (as above): Kallis, unless he pulls out early. If he does, then Steyn.
Test World #1 at the end of the year: Probably India still officially, but it wouldn't surprise me if England were the best in my eyes.
World Cup Winner: Tipping India here as well, Australia and Sri Lanka will also do good imo.

 

[Burgey]

Australia to win the 5th test at Sydney and Michael Clarke to be lauded as the new Ian Chappell as he set three slips and two gullies. This tactic receives the complete backing of every commentator as innovative and being "the right mindset", despite no catches being taken there.

 

[benchmark00]

Burgey to see out the year exactly how he started it - A ****.

 

[Shri]

Top runscorers (Tests/ODIs)
Tests - Sehwag
ODIs - Teandulkar

Top wicket-takers (again, both)
Tests - Steyn
ODIs - Malinga

Highest innings
Sehwag

Best haul
Mitchell Johnson in a freak spell

Test series of the year (completely subjective but why not)
India Vs England / India Vs Australia

Cricketer of the year (as above)
Tendulkar

Test World #1 at the end of the year
India

World Cup Winner
India

 

[Mike5181]

Top runscorers (Tests/ODIs)
Tests- Kallis, Trott, Amla - McCullum will smash two double hundreds but NZ don't play enough tests to compete in the top scorers
ODIs- Amla

Top wicket-takers (again, both)
Tests- Steyn, Khan, Swann
ODIs- Vettori

Highest innings
McCullum will have one insane innings in an ODI or a 20/20

Best haul
Steyn will destroy

Test series of the year (completely subjective but why not)
England vs India

Cricketer of the year (as above)
Kallis

Test World #1 at the end of the year
South Africa

World Cup Winner
South Africa

 

[M0rphin3]

top runscorers (tests/odis)

tests - trott
odis - jayawardne

top wicket-takers (again, both)

tests - zaheer
odis - shakib al hasan

highest innings

kallis, having opened the watershed, goes for a big triple

best haul

shakib to collect 15/200+

test series of the year (completely subjective but why not)

england v sri lanka, as i'll be watching some of it

cricketer of the year (as above)

kallis. Bloke's a machine.

test world #1 at the end of the year
world cup winner

india and sri lanka respectively.

Great minds think alike. AWTA

z

 

[Blaze 18]

Great thread, GeraintIsMyHero.

Top runscorers (Tests/ODIs)

Tests - Virender Sehwag
ODIs - Hashim Amla

Top wicket-takers

Tests - James Anderson
ODIs - Harbhajan Singh

Highest innings

Virender Sehwag

Best haul

Dale Steyn

Test series of the year (completely subjective but why not)

India vs England

Cricketer of the year

Sachin Tendulkar

Test World #1 at the end of the year
World Cup Winner

England and India respectively

 

[M0rphin3]

Top wicket-takers

ODIs - Harbhajan Singh

 

[Blaze 18]

We seem to play more ODIs than most.

 

[NZ Guy]

McCullum to have a very good year although probably just knee jerking to his double ton in the NZXI game but it's back up as he's just come off another 200.

 

[smash84]

Australia to win the 5th test at Sydney and Michael Clarke to be lauded as the new Ian Chappell as he set three slips and two gullies. This tactic receives the complete backing of every commentator as innovative and being "the right mindset", despite no catches being taken there.

 

[silentstriker]

Australia to win the 5th test at Sydney and Michael Clarke to be lauded as the new Ian Chappell as he set three slips and two gullies. This tactic receives the complete backing of every commentator as innovative and being "the right mindset", despite no catches being taken there.

Chapelli himself is brutal in pointing that out EVERY SINGLE TIME.

 

[silentstriker]

Test World #1 at the end of the year
World Cup Winner

England for both

Statistically, is this possible (for England to goto #1 by the end of the calendar year)? Theoretically, I'm sure it is but I am wondering what would have to happen?