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flibbertyjibber 30-10-2012 02:34 AM

Best ALL ROUND cricketer
 
So we have had threads on best all rounder, best bowling all rounder but which fatty has been the best?

I reckon you will struggle to find a better bat than Inzamam.

Maybe we could make a team of tubbies.

Prince EWS 30-10-2012 02:35 AM

Grace better than Inzy, surely.

Daemon 30-10-2012 02:41 AM

Remember reading somewhere that Grace wasn't that plump in his pomp.

David Boon?

Prince EWS 30-10-2012 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Daemon (Post 2939146)
Remember reading somewhere that Grace wasn't that plump in his pomp.

Yeah, true enough. He was still pretty gun even when he was a fat **** though, so he qualifies IMO.

Ruckus 30-10-2012 02:47 AM

Trent Copeland

Howe_zat 30-10-2012 02:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Daemon (Post 2939146)
Remember reading somewhere that Grace wasn't that plump in his pomp.

Yeah, people forget that most of his fame was earned before people typically took photos.

Here's a fairly early one

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_xoXEjvyi0GU/Sc...wg%20young.jpg

Teja. 30-10-2012 02:54 AM

Are we setting a basic cut-off of fatness and then only considering cricketing skillz or are we giving both variables equal weightage to get a fat-good quotient?

If the former, Grace. If the latter - Bradman/Dwayne Leverock.

AndyZaltzHair 30-10-2012 02:54 AM

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Originally Posted by flibbertyjibber (Post 2939141)

Maybe we could make a team of tubbies.

Grace
Taylor
Boon
Inzamam
Walcott+
Ranatunga
Armstrong
Warne
Streak
Gough
Hughes

Prince EWS 30-10-2012 02:57 AM

Warne batting above Streak is an abomination.

kingkallis 30-10-2012 02:57 AM

WG Grace
Mark Taylor
David Boon
Inzamam ul Haq
Mike Gatting
Warwick Armstrong
Farrokh Engineer ( + )
Shane Warne
Darren Gough
Eddo Brandes
Merv Hughes

Other notable players :Colin Cowdrey, Jesse Ryder, Arjuna Ranatunga, Akram Khan, Aravinda de Silva, Pat Symcox, Graeme Smith, Heath Streak, Graham Gooch, Darren Lehmann, Wajahatullah Wasti, Ian Austin ( Not sure if he played test cricket though )

I am sure some of the old Indian players would be chubby as well...

AndyZaltzHair 30-10-2012 03:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Prince EWS (Post 2939155)
Warne batting above Streak is an abomination.

lol Streak def above Warne, jotted the names together from the top of my head. The whole batting order needs to be reconstructed as well

stumpski 30-10-2012 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by AndyZaltzHair (Post 2939154)
Grace
Taylor
Boon
Inzamam
Walcott+
Ranatunga
Armstrong
Warne
Streak
Gough
Hughes

Ealham and Bresnan should be in there somewhere. And Ridley Jacobs to keep wicket?

fredfertang 30-10-2012 03:40 AM

David Shepherd and Graham Burgess to do the umpiring duties

..... and while I appreciate that Mark Taylor's nickname was "Tubs" surely his place has to go to Ollie Milburn?

Pup Clarke 30-10-2012 03:42 AM

Ian Austin was laaaaaaaarrrrrrrrge.

fredfertang 30-10-2012 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Pup Clarke (Post 2939172)
Ian Austin was laaaaaaaarrrrrrrrge.

Though not as big as teammate Jack Simmons


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