Cricketweb decides the second best batsman ever. 32 player bracket, Contest Thread!

[fredfertang]

Garry Sobers vs Barry Richards
George Headley vs Graeme Pollock

Sachin Tendulkar vs Kumar Sangakkara
Brian Lara vs Greg Chappell

Jack Hobbs vs Steve Waugh
Wally Hammond vs Sunil Gavaskar

Viv Richards vs WG Grace
Len Hutton vs Ricky Ponting

 

[Coronis]

Very predictable who votes for Hammond and Gavaskar

 

[mr_mister]

I have a feeling Trumper would have taken way more votes off Hobbs than Waugh ever could. Two ancient romanticised figures, Waugh can't really compete with that

It also seems fairly clear from the discussion in this topic that the winner of Viv/Grace cruises past the winner of Hutton/Ponting. Perhaps I should have seeded Grace higher


Score update:

Sobers leads 13-4
Headley leads 12-5

Tendulkar leads 12-5
Lara leads 15-2

Hobbs leads 17-0
Gavaskar leads 11-6

WG Grace tying with Viv Richards 8-8 (One user has not decided his vote in this match yet)
Hutton leads 14-3

 

[mr_mister]

Battle of the Caribbean
Battle of the Modern Age
Battle of the Openers
Battle of Britain


Will be the pet names I give to the quarter final matches should Grace triumph

 

[Noble One]

Garry Sobers
George Headley

Sachin Tendulkar
Brian Lara

Jack Hobbs
Wally Hammond

Viv Richards
Ricky Ponting

 

[morgieb]

Garry Sobers vs Barry Richards
George Headley vs Graeme Pollock

Sachin Tendulkar vs Kumar Sangakkara
Brian Lara vs Greg Chappell

Jack Hobbs vs Steve Waugh
Wally Hammond vs Sunil Gavaskar

Viv Richards vs WG Grace
Len Hutton vs Ricky Ponting

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Sobers
Pollock
Tendulkar
Lara
Hobbs
Gavaskar
Viv
Punter

 

[Slifer]

Yep that's fine. So Waugh beats Trumper, officially the first upset of the tournament going by my seedings. I'll properly update the bracket later tonight for neatness purposes, add the scores into it etc. But for now, here's round 2! Start voting. This round will be 36-48 hours, depending on how quiet the second day of voting is.



ROUND 2:




Garry Sobers vs Barry Richards
George Headley vs Graeme Pollock

Sachin Tendulkar vs Kumar Sangakkara
Brian Lara vs Greg Chappell

Jack Hobbs vs Steve Waugh
Wally Hammond vs Sunil Gavaskar

Viv Richards vs WG Grace
Len Hutton vs Ricky Ponting

Sobers
Headley
Sachin
Chappell
Hobbs
Sunny
Viv
Hutton

 

[honestbharani]

Garry Sobers
George Headley

Sachin Tendulkar
Brian Lara

Jack Hobbs
Sunil Gavaskar

Viv Richards
Len Hutton

 

[ankitj]

Garry Sobers
Graeme Pollock

Sachin Tendulkar
Brian Lara

Jack Hobbs
Wally Hammond

Viv Richards
Len Hutton

 

[Camo999]

Garry Sobers
Graeme Pollock

Kumar Sangakkara
Brian Lara

Jack Hobbs
Wally Hammond

WG Grace
Len Hutton

 

[indiaholic]

Garry Sobers
Graeme Pollock

Sachin Tendulkar
Brian Lara

Jack Hobbs
Sunil Gavaskar

Viv Richards
Len Hutton

 

[nick-o]

Garry Sobers vs Barry Richards


Sachin Tendulkar vs Kumar Sangakkara


Jack Hobbs vs Steve Waugh


Viv Richards vs WG Grace

 

[kyear2]

Unofficial update.

Sober leads 22 - 4
Headley leads 15 - 10
Tendulkar leads 20 - 6
Hobbs leads 26 - 0
Gavaskar leads 15 - 10
Richards leads 14 - 11
Hutton leads 20 - 5

3 races still to close to call.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Unofficial update.

Sober leads 22 - 4
Headley leads 15 - 10
Tendulkar leads 20 - 6
Hobbs leads 26 - 0
Gavaskar leads 15 - 10
Richards leads 14 - 11
Hutton leads 20 - 5

3 races still to close to call.

Why have you left out Lara v Chappell?

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Sobers
Headley
Tendulkar
Lara
Hobbs
Hammond
Richards
Ponting

 

[AndrewB]

Garry Sobers vs Barry Richards
George Headley vs Graeme Pollock

Sachin Tendulkar vs Kumar Sangakkara
Brian Lara vs Greg Chappell

Jack Hobbs vs Steve Waugh
Wally Hammond vs Sunil Gavaskar

Viv Richards vs WG Grace
Len Hutton vs Ricky Ponting

 

[kyear2]

Corrected and updated.

Sobers leads 24 - 4
Headley leads 17 - 10
Tendulkar leads 22 - 6
Lara leads 23 - 4
Hobbs leads 28 - 0
Gavaskar leads 16 - 11
Richards leads 15 - 12
Hutton leads 21 - 6

 

[Red]

Choosing Walcott over Headley while choosing Barry over Weekes is interesting. The only reason I can see for that is you rate Barry's skills against quality pace bowling more highly than you do Headley's.

Both are so close in my mind.

I legit think that Barry Richards sits with Sobers, Viv and Tendulkar on a tier above all others (obv bar Bradman). I think Weekes is underrated, but the anecdotal reports of how epic Barry Richards was are un-ignorable.

I don't know as much about Headley as I do others. But I rate Walcott really highly as a batsman...

 

[Slifer]

Weekes and Walcott were minnow and home track bullies imo. But at least in Walcotts case, he had a epic home series vs an excellent Oz attack