Tall Timber

[Shady Slim]

so what is a team of the tallest cricketers you can think of, folks?

mohammad irfan and sulieman benn (lol) are players that come to mind from the recent World Cup for me

criteria?

above 6'5" or 6'6"?

 

[Flem274*]

Starc, Morkel and Mills to be in the mix. Gayle to open with Guptill.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Will Jefferson. Also used to drive around in a car which was far too small for him and he kinda had to unfold himself from the car each time he got out. Lovely.

 

[Shady Slim]

Starc, Morkel and Mills to be in the mix. Gayle to open with Guptill.

are guptill and gayle tall or are guptill and gayle tall tall

 

[Flem274*]

are guptill and gayle tall or are guptill and gayle tall tall

no idea, but they were the first six foot plus openers i could think of.

 

[Shady Slim]

apparently holder and finn both measure up to the same as benn, 6'7"

 

[WalkingWicket]

Will Jefferson. Also used to drive around in a car which was far too small for him and he kinda had to unfold himself from the car each time he got out. Lovely.

Was he the guy that could kneel down and still talk to James Taylor eye-to-eye?

 

[Red]

Big Bird

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Was he the guy that could kneel down and still talk to James Taylor eye-to-eye?

Wouldn't surprise me. I think Jefferson is about 6ft 10in.

 

[Gnske]

I'll throw in Tremlett into the mix since the dude looks like the basis for all Ancient Greek sculptures of God-like physique.

 

[Daemon]

Pankaj Singh is almost 2 metres I think. Pretty much the tallest Indian player I can think of atm.

 

[Flametree]

Are you after just tall players or good tall players. Two metre Peter if the former. Clive Lloyd if the latter. Garner and Ambrose certain starters. Bruce Reid ?

Tony Greig a certain number 6. You might struggle to find a keeper.... Wayne Phillips was pretty tall I think.

 

[Hurricane]

trevor franklin was quite tall. Not Peter Fulton tall, but tall.

 

[cnerd123]

Joel Garner?

 

[Daemon]

Tony Greig

 

[morgieb]

Hayden and Smith weren't short, IIRC.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Does Atul Sharma, the 8 foot 7 inch oak who bowls 180 kph deliveries while dragging bus tires tied to his back and goes home and sleeps with your mother and sister, count?

 

[Hurricane]

Does Atul Sharma, the 8 foot 7 inch oak who bowls 180 kph deliveries while dragging bus tires tied to his back and goes home and sleeps with your mother and sister, count?

I would like it if as a culture CW all shared about Atul on a far more frequent basis.