Geoff Armstrong- The 100 Greatest Cricketers

[social]

With the exception of Bradman (99.94 doesnt lie), the only way that I can pick a team is through having seen it with my own eyes

ATG Team 1st XI
01. Matthew Hayden - criminally underrated as he was a complete beast
02. Barry Richards - saw him score 200 during WSC
03. Donald Bradman - 99.94
04. Viv Richards - no way anyone could be better than this guy but 99.94 says otherwise
05. Jaques Kallis - best cricketer I have seen so sorry Sachin
06. Steve Waugh - stands alongside Bradman as the biggest prick but what a player
07.Adam Gilchrist + - sheer genius
08. Imran Khan - redefined himself, bowling and his country's cricket
09. Malcolm Marshall - true great who had everything
10. Murali - sheer weight of wickets
11. Glen Mcgrath - best bowler I have seen

[sobers no:1]

y is procter under rated compared to b.rchrds (and pollock)

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Originally Posted by sobers no:1

y is procter under rated compared to b.rchrds (and pollock)

IMO, there have been some great all-rounders for Procter to compete with but very few batsmen to compare with Richards or Pollock

[kyear2]

Nice concept social.

So guys, thoughts on my or Watson's teams. Grave omissions or inclusions?

[social]

Originally Posted by kyear2

Nice concept social.

So guys, thoughts on my or Watson's teams. Grave omissions or inclusions?

It's really difficult to argue too strongly with any of the players as they are all "great."

[Monk]

Originally Posted by social

06. Steve Waugh - stands alongside Bradman as the biggest prick but what a player

Why?

[sobers no:1]

Originally Posted by social

IMO, there have been some great all-rounders for Procter to compete with but very few batsmen to compare with Richards or Pollock

an allrounder in procter league is rarer than a batsman in richards class

[Monk]

Originally Posted by sobers no:1

an allrounder in procter league is rarer than a batsman in richards class

Imran and Hadlee both compete strongly with Procter as bowling ARs.

There haven't been many (any?) opening batsmen as dominant or intimidating as B.Richards.

There are a few players to compete with Pollock though.

[sobers no:1]

Originally Posted by Monk

Imran and Hadlee both compete strongly with Procter as bowling ARs.

There haven't been many (any?) opening batsmen as dominant or intimidating as B.Richards.

There are a few players to compete with Pollock though.

if barry is different from hobbs / gavaskar / hutton (lets frgt trumper , sehwag.. )

procter is different from hadlee / imran
a match winning batsman + ATG bowler + very good fielder
only miller can b a match ( but his wkt-match ratio is very low )
that means procter is as unique as barry

[hendrix]

Originally Posted by social

With the exception of Bradman (99.94 doesnt lie), the only way that I can pick a team is through having seen it with my own eyes

ATG Team 1st XI
01. Matthew Hayden - criminally underrated as he was a complete beast
02. Barry Richards - saw him score 200 during WSC
03. Donald Bradman - 99.94
04. Viv Richards - no way anyone could be better than this guy but 99.94 says otherwise
05. Jaques Kallis - best cricketer I have seen so sorry Sachin
06. Steve Waugh - stands alongside Bradman as the biggest prick but what a player
07.Adam Gilchrist + - sheer genius
08. Imran Khan - redefined himself, bowling and his country's cricket
09. Malcolm Marshall - true great who had everything
10. Murali - sheer weight of wickets
11. Glen Mcgrath - best bowler I have seen

Nice. For a slightly unconventional selection (openers, Kallis over Sobers, Waugh's inclusion), this is pretty hard to put fault in.

[kyear2]

Originally Posted by Monk

Why?

Was wondering as well.

[kyear2]

Originally Posted by sobers no:1

if barry is different from hobbs / gavaskar / hutton (lets frgt trumper , sehwag.. )

procter is different from hadlee / imran
a match winning batsman + ATG bowler + very good fielder
only miller can b a match ( but his wkt-match ratio is very low )
that means procter is as unique as barry

Pollock is very unique and I agree that only Miller is a true competitor for him as a total package. Top order batsman, opening quality bowler and good overall/slip fielder.

[Monk]

Originally Posted by sobers no:1

if barry is different from hobbs / gavaskar / hutton (lets frgt trumper , sehwag.. )

procter is different from hadlee / imran
a match winning batsman + ATG bowler + very good fielder
only miller can b a match ( but his wkt-match ratio is very low )
that means procter is as unique as barry

I'm only going on what I've read/heard about Barry Richards. But seriously good judges of cricketers (I.Chappell, Benaud, Bradman, Thomson) say that he was the best (or close to the best) batsman they ever saw. A technically correct, very aggressive opening batsman.

Procter was good, no doubt.

[smalishah84]

it is interesting to note that while Chappell, Benaud, Bradman etc are willing to put Barry Richards in their XIs not the same accolades are reserved for Procter it seems.

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Originally Posted by Monk

Why?

As a person, long story

As a player, the guy is a great

Should've captained arguably the greatest ever team for years longer than he did and is the last person you'd ever want to see come into bat