Test runs draft -Team XI's total sum of test runs must not exceed 30k(negotiable AF)

[Zinzan]

George Headley 2190. 27810 left.

I was tossing up between Headley and G Pollock... I've always rated Pollock marginally better from what i've seen and read... but it's a damn close thing.

 

[mr_mister]

seen? You saw Headley play? How old are you zinny mate

 

[The Battlers Prince]

Seriously? Gee I've always thought Headley was better. I agree it's close though

 

[mr_mister]

zebra > Andrew > Shady

 

[mr_mister]

so you're saying he's not overrated or underrated but appropriately rated? rare opinion to have



I wanna see at one point Voges is considered an ATG test batsman. If he retired tomorrow with an average of 95 from nearly the same amount of tests as Headley/Pollock, do we consider him as good?

 

[Slifer]

I'm of the opinion that had Sir George played under similar circumstances to say a Wally Hammond or a Bradman, then he'd easily average in the 60 to 65 range.

 

[OverratedSanity]

He did average in the 60 to 65 range

 

[The Battlers Prince]

He was averaging over 70 in FC before the war I seem to recall. Which included playing in England

 

[mr_mister]

yeah his last few tests kinda messed up his average a bit, would have been 66 if he stopped in 39. Played one more in 48 and one more again in 54? so random lol

 

[Zinzan]

seen? You saw Headley play? How old are you zinny mate

Haha, no. By 'seen' I refer to footage, although I assume you knew that

 

[Zinzan]

Seriously? Gee I've always thought Headley was better. I agree it's close though

I do especially really rate Pollock though, must be said. Think it's a combination of reading and hearing those Australian's who played against him in that 69-70 series and of course then there's this when he was 50.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biqFa_Fs3uQ

For me Pollock's still SA's best ever pure Test batsman (Not cricketer, that's obviously Kallis), ahead of Kallis & B Richards whereas I rate both Viv & Lara ahread of Headley, when it comes to the Windies.

Close thing though as you say.

 

[mr_mister]

it's weird how Sobers test career started the year Headley's ended, and the same for Viv and Sobers. Lara and Viv one year gap between one's retirement and debut.


Makes it a cool little torch passing thing

 

[watson]

Round 1
honestbharani - Garry Sobers
morgieb - Mike Procter
Zinzan - Graeme Pollock
stphndbsn - Barry Richards
slifer - George Headley
a massive zebra
AndrewB
Shady Slim
weldone
kingkallis
The Battlers Prince
watson
MrMr
J_C

 

[mr_mister]

come on zebra im itching

 

[StephenZA]

I wanna see at one point Voges is considered an ATG test batsman. If he retired tomorrow with an average of 95 from nearly the same amount of tests as Headley/Pollock, do we consider him as good?

No...

 

[mr_mister]

hahaha

 

[a massive zebra]

Aubrey Faulkner

 

[Slifer]

He did average in the 60 to 65 range

I meant that had he played in closer to 50 tests i still think he would have maintained an average of between 60 and 65.

 

[AndrewB]

Keith Miller (2958)

Remaining: 27042

 

[Shady Slim]

WG Grace for only 1098, which leaves me with 28902