Taylor or Williamson?

[kiwiviktor81]

As the BCs best batsman?

 

[Athlai]

Taylor fairly easily. In 2-3 years it'll be Williamson but despite Taylor being out of form at the moment I'd back Taylor to be winning us games over Kane.

 

[Dan]

I agree with Athlai's analysis that Taylor wins more games for NZ, but IMO that's why Williamson is their best bat -- his consistency sets games up to be won by the likes of Taylor and McCullum, and combines well with the likes of Watling to dig NZ out of holes.

That and I'm a massive KW fan, so I'm hardly going to vote against him.

 

[Mike5181]

Rosco's still the man but it's getting closer. Can't believe he made his first appearance for us nearly nine years ago. Time flies, huh.

 

[Pratters]

Taylor. 2014 has a rough year for him with not being 100% body wise but he is still 30. It will take Williamson couple of years to take the mantle of the top bat.

 

[CharlesLara]

Good question. It is hard to argue against Taylor especially when you look at the numbers, but like Dan I'm a huge KW fan. This is obviously my opinion, but I think the underrated asset of Kane is the way he goes about constructing an innings and the price he puts on his wicket, which is a trait we havent seen in an NZ batsman, well tbh in terms of grittiness and dogged determination, Mark Richardson. To put in another way, I can't see anyone coming in at 3 for NZ with the stability, reliability and quite frankly discipline other than KW, whereas you could argue there a couple number 4 candidates.

So basically I'm not helping the argument one bit, on the one hand Taylor has the record thats hard to argue against, but NZ's batting would be worse without Kane, morseo that Taylor.

 

[Hurricane]

Taylor. More guts more character. I have never seen a player like him. The Hesson-gate test in SL performance is straight out of boys' own.

So much heart.

KW may over take him and on current form is probably a better player. But overall Taylor.

Flem's only criticism he has ever made of Taylor is that he is a poor down hill skier.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Kohli hit his Joburg ton with the MRF willow, so that's probably the BC's best bat.

 

[ohnoitsyou]

Can we please stop calling them the Blackcaps. In a matter of months before they will the ANZ blucaps.

 

[Riggins]

taylor by a mile imo.

 

[kiwiviktor81]

The poll is even despite the thread leaning heavily towards Taylor.

 

[kiwiviktor81]

The reason why I think this is so interesting is that Taylor averages 6 runs more than Williamson but Williamson has the lowest odds to topscore in NZ's innings at the TAB.

I think Williamson is in the middle of a Southee-like sudden flourishing of talent and will outperform Taylor over the next two or three years (Taylor still to be excellent though).

 

[Hurricane]

If only you had made the poll public. Would love to know who voted for who.

 

[Athlai]

The reason why I think this is so interesting is that Taylor averages 6 runs more than Williamson but Williamson has the lowest odds to topscore in NZ's innings at the TAB.

I think Williamson is in the middle of a Southee-like sudden flourishing of talent and will outperform Taylor over the next two or three years (Taylor still to be excellent though).

Williamson plays spin better and is in better form. Right now on this tour he is more likely to top score.

That doesn't make him outright "better"

 

[dermo]

steve smith

 

[kiwiviktor81]

Williamson plays spin better and is in better form. Right now on this tour he is more likely to top score.

That doesn't make him outright "better"

I agree that Taylor might be rated higher at home or on other tracks to the UAE. I'm not sure that Williamson is in good form; rather, I think he has made an increase in class recently and this is what we can now expect from him.

 

[Stace]

steve smith

Smith
Tests 22 42 4 1535 138* 40.39
ODIs 42 31 4 677 101 25.07
T20Is 21 16 4 168 34 14.00

Root
Tests 22 40 6 1732 200* 50.94
ODIs 36 34 3 1131 113 36.48
T20Is 9 7 2 183 90* 36.60

Root>>>>>>>>>>Smith (10 arrows for the 10 point and more in the averages in tests, ODI and T20is (20 difference in T20s (S/R too))

 

[harsh.ag]

Bradman >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Viv

I like this.

 

[Bahnz]

It seems pretty obvious to me that the answer is Latham.

 

[Dan]

Does Tom Latham have a '****YeahTomLatham' tumblr? Does Ross Taylor have '****YeahRossTaylor'?

No, but Kane does. Proof from NZ's premier cricketing pundit if ever I've seen it.