Worse no. 6's than Ramdin

[wpdavid]

Definitely wasn't thinking of Greg Matthews when I started this thread! He belongs in a different "Collingwood" thread for "folk with crappy-looking techniques who really can't have been that good - can they? - but who somehow churned out really good numbers". Re Matthews, that obviously only applies to his batting - his bowling was seriously ordinary.

On the Geoff Miller call, I suspect in every test he played he was playing alongside Botham, so the selectors probably felt the two of them made a respectable 6-7 combo....

Miller would have played a few tests without Botham - maybe against WI in 1976 and in Pakistan during 1977/78. tbf I can't remember whether he batted at 6 on those occasions. But I think you're right about Miller + Botham on the majority of his appearances.

 

[Days of Grace]

Godfrey Evans may have had a few innings at no. 6 for England in the 1950s.

 

[Furball]

Dwayne Bravo, surely. Spent 50 innings there and never managed to average more than mid-twenties in the position.

In terms of actually useful players, Alan Knott was elevated to #6 for 20 innings despite playing with the likes of D'Olivera and Greig to take on fifth bowler duties. Apparently not a success, he only managed two fifties and averaged 22.

Dwayne Bravo's probably the worst player to have played as many internationals as he's done. He's a complete hack.

 

[steds]

I see your Dwayne Bravo and raise you a Ryan Hinds. I seem to remember him holding down the 6 spot for a whole series when England were there one time.

I'd imagine the worst ever no. 6 is a Bangladeshi, no?

 

[Howe_zat]

I see your Dwayne Bravo and raise you a Ryan Hinds. I seem to remember him holding down the 6 spot for a whole series when England were there one time.

I'd imagine the worst ever no. 6 is a Bangladeshi, no?

In terms of worst records yeah, Alok Kapali and Aftab Ahmed are there if you limit the number of innings to 15 or so.

Widen the net a bit and you surprisingly find "the Australian WG" Geroge Giffen taking the biscuit, with his 11 innings in the position getting him 94 runs at an average of 8.54.

And yeah - White, Capel and Harris are all up there. Along with Graeme Thorpe, weirdly

 

[kyear2]

Dwayne Bravo's probably the worst player to have played as many internationals as he's done. He's a complete hack.

Yea, Bravo is pretty much borderline useless. Buth then again I think that Sammy is as well.

 

[Flametree]

C'mon, Bravo averaged 31 point something vs Ramdin's 25 so he can't fit the thread. And when Bravo played, it's likely one of the openers was Daren Ganga or Devon Smith, so having your number 6 average 31 was not the line-up's most serious problem....

David Capel is a good call...

 

[grecian]

Ronnie Irani.

 

[Red]

Mo was a pretty handy cricketer. He'd walk in to Aust's current top 6.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Gareth Batty - one innings, one ball, one of the worst tactical calls of all time.

 

[Jono]

no #6 is worse than this

 

[kyear2]

Some how had forgotten about that incident.

Agreed.

 

[Shri]

3 pages in and no mention of Raina and Yuvraj? CW, I am disappoint.

 

[fredfertang]

3 pages in and no mention of Raina and Yuvraj? CW, I am disappoint.

More to the point none of Flintoff - have all the trolls gone into hibernation?

 

[Flem274*]

Says worse than Ramdin - Freddie sits one place higher obvz

 

[steds]

Gareth Batty - one innings, one ball, one of the worst tactical calls of all time.

Don't think he counts

Just wondering who the worst player ever selected to bat at number 6 would be