Australian ODI batsmen (past & present)

[Ford_GTHO351]

Who do you think is the best ever ODI batsman that Australia has ever produced?

 

[DJ]

Ian Harvey

 

[a massive zebra]

Without a doubt Dean Jones for me. Although Ponting could surpass him in the future.

 

[Jamee999]

Adam Gilchrist

 

[Waughney]

Bevan, just the number of times he has pulled Australia out of trouble in pressure situations. But Ponting should be no.1 soon.

 

[Waughney]

Ian Harvey

Why?
Freakish all-rounder, but hasn't yet scored a ODI fifty.

 

[DJ]

He's just pure class. You can't bring stats into an discussion of this nature.

 

[Dasa]

Mark Waugh.

 

[Waughney]

He's just pure class. You can't bring stats into an discussion of this nature.

Pure class as a multitalented player but not as a batsmen. How can you put him ahead of the likes of Bevan, Jones, Ponting, Waugh?

 

[Sudeep]

Michael Bevan.


Adam Gilchrist a close second.


But Ponting could take the title in future.



I think Ian Harvey's bowling skills have proved much more important than his batting. Yes, he's good, but he hasn't shown it with the bat yet.

And...

DJ Blumbuff said:

My list of bowlers who need immediate banning:
Shoaib Akhtar
Shoaib Malik
Shabbir Ahmed
Harbhajan Singh
Murali
James Kirtley
Brett Lee
Ian Harvey

So... you obviously mean he should be a batsman only for Australia?

 

[DJ]

Sorry, it appears that I have been misunderstood.

I was being sarcastic. I think Ian Harvey is the worst international player currently playing (with the exception of any Bangladeshis or Zimbabweans) and cannot believe that a country of the strength of Australia would keep picking him as they have done. The only reason I think he should be banned is because he complete dog turd.

Sorry for the confusion.

 

[bennyr]

It has to be Bevan. There have been plenty who were more spectacular or more elegant, but if you judge it by scoring runs and winning matches, it is clearly Bevan.

 

[SquidAU]

Being an old fella, I picked Dean Jones. He was the first of the flashy Aussie ODI batsmen and a great fielder to boot. Changed the way we played the game, at least in the batting department.

Sure Bevan has won the matches and Gilchrist can smash out of the park, but Dean Jones is what made me start watching ODI cricket when I was a kid.

 

[Bapu Rao Swami]

Who do you think is the best ever ODI batsman that Australia has ever produced?

I liked Bevan, he wasn't the most talented, was not the fastest scoring, was not the most flamboyant but simply the finest ODI bat that I have ever seen. (ofcourse after Tendulkar that is).


I like players like Bevan, Waugh and to an extent Kasprowicz....these guys aren't the most talented players around but have always used their skills to the maximum.


However I think Ricky Ponting will beat Bevan by the time he retires.

 

[Andre]

Mark Waugh is the one for mine. Was capable of absolutely anything in ODI cricket - the complete batsman for that form of the game.

 

[Arrow]

Dean Jones was a pioneer,and revolutonized one day batting and fielding so he would be my choice.

 

[age_master]

Mark Waugh, Dean Jones, Ricky Ponting - very difficalt to choose, Mark Waugh just... Ponting will surpass him in the future i think though

 

[tooextracool]

Sure Bevan has won the matches and Gilchrist can smash out of the park, but Dean Jones is what made me start watching ODI cricket when I was a kid.

and graeme hick was what made me start watching cricket......

 

[tooextracool]

Mark Waugh is the one for mine. Was capable of absolutely anything in ODI cricket - the complete batsman for that form of the game.

2 dozen flick shots and a couple of drives per innings...what a complete player!

 

[tooextracool]

id pick bevan simply because he had everything you needed to succeed in the ODI game. precision placement and timing, hare like speed between the wickets and the ability to bat till the end and win matches. The worldwide preparation of these 350+ wickets have ruined his career for me. its a pity to see how these dead flat wickets in the ODI game have made so many apalling batsmen look good(gayle,afridi etc)....