"Greatest Ever" Lists - A Modern Evolution

[turnstyle]

Wasn't Athers recently commenting how light the bats have become and still retain their stroke power? Apparently it has a lot of effect if Athers word is anything to go by.

Hmm, to believe someone who played 100 tests with said bats or someone who sits behind a keyboard.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Hmm, to believe someone who played 100 tests with said bats or someone who sits behind a keyboard.

Neither are particularly reliable, in reality. Both are human. It's not like I've never picked up a bat, either, I play a fair bit.

 

[MrPrez]

The reason Grace gets named is because people want to be self-righteous and drop a couple of ancient names.

@the bat debate: wellAlbidarned, I can assure you that batmakers make bats relatively lighter nowadays. I've recently been out buying my new bat and massive pieces of willow are lighter than a much thinner, old Kookaburra Goldcrown I have at home.

 

[Eds]

The reason Grace gets named is because people want to be self-righteous and drop a couple of ancient names.

... or maybe because he's the greatest First Class cricketer ever?

 

[MrPrez]

... or maybe because he's the greatest First Class cricketer ever?

You can't really say that as the game was so different back then...

 

[zaremba]

The reason Grace gets named is because people want to be self-righteous and drop a couple of ancient names.

You're certainly keeping it real

 

[turnstyle]

This was one of the first threads i actually read from one page to another in a long time on this site because those for and against sorta had some valid points. Such a shame it turned to dog****.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

The reason Grace gets named is because people want to be self-righteous and drop a couple of ancient names.

@the bat debate: wellAlbidarned, I can assure you that batmakers make bats relatively lighter nowadays. I've recently been out buying my new bat and massive pieces of willow are lighter than a much thinner, old Kookaburra Goldcrown I have at home.

I'm not denying that bats these days LOOK much bigger while being light, I'm just pointing out that that doesn't necessarily mean that these bigger bats are more powerful. The key factor in bat's power is the mass and density of the wood present, not the volume.

 

[smash84]

The reason Grace gets named is because people want to be self-righteous and drop a couple of ancient names.

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[Prince EWS]

The reason Grace gets named is because people want to be self-righteous and drop a couple of ancient names.

Or because they rate cricketers in a more progressive way than you do. FMD.

 

[Burgey]

You compare the thickness of a 2'8 bat from 1990 and a 2'8 bat from 2010 and tell me what you think.

Even from 5 to 10 years ago, there is a heap more wood behind the bat.

Amen.