The great 90s English no-rounder extravaganza. A 16 man knockout bracket

[morgieb]

Are we voting on the "best", or the worst of these?

 

[mr_mister]

the best. and to please people I've added Pringle, Reeve, Watkinson and Hamilton

 

[AndrewB]

Ben Hollioake vs Adam Hollioake
Mark Ealham vs Mark Alleyne

Dominic Cork vs Mike Watkinson
Alex Tudor vs Phil DeFreitas

Alex Tudor vs Ronnie Irani
Robert Croft vs Dermot Reeve

Craig White vs Derek Pringle
Gavin Hamilton vs Chris Lewis

You've got two Alex Tudors there.

 

[J_C]

Needs more Matthew Fleming and Vince Wells.

 

[mr_mister]

i had vince wells in, took him out, but now he's back in

 

[jimmy101]

Let me get this ball rolling...

Adam Hollioake
Mark Ealham

Dominic Cork
Phil DeFreitas

Ronnie Irani
Robert Croft

Craig White
Chris Lewis

Reeve/Croft was a tough decision.

I like this idea, it'd be good to extend it to best 90's "no-rounder" featuring players from all nations. We need a reason to talk more about Derek Crookes.

 

[DriveClub]

Ronnie irani was the definition of useless, also remember he used to get hyped up for whatever reason whenever he came on to bat or bowl.

 

[mr_mister]

Let me get this ball rolling...

Adam Hollioake
Mark Ealham

Dominic Cork
Phil DeFreitas

Ronnie Irani
Robert Croft

Craig White
Chris Lewis

Reeve/Croft was a tough decision.

I like this idea, it'd be good to extend it to best 90's "no-rounder" featuring players from all nations. We need a reason to talk more about Derek Crookes.

yeah, coulda thrown in Julien, Shane Lee and Ian Harvey too

 

[Starfighter]

Adam Hollioake
Mark Ealham

Mike Watkinson
Phil DeFreitas

Ronnie Irani
Robert Croft

Craig White
Chris Lewis

 

[AndrewB]

Ben Hollioake
Mark Ealham
Dominic Cork
Phil DeFreitas
Vince Wells
Robert Croft
Craig White
Chris Lewis

 

[Dan]

The correct answer to this question -- as with every question ever asked -- is Scott Kremerskothen.

Anyway,
Ben Hollioake vs Adam Hollioake
Ben had real promise; Adam had an inexplicable MMA 'career'. Adam is more meme.

Mark Ealham vs Mark Alleyne
Ealham is chronically underrated. Meanwhile Alleyne...uhh...yeah

Dominic Cork vs Mike Watkinson
Watkinson turned from meds to spin, and had a real hand in making Saj Mahmood a thing. Heroic. Cork got nothing.

Alex Tudor vs Phil DeFreitas
Both arguably known more for their meme batting than their bowling (DeFreitas had Adelaide '94, Tudor that 99* vs NZ), but only Tudor got pinged big time by a Tory bouncer.

Vince Wells vs Ronnie Irani
This one is genuinely tough, but Irani was arguably too good a FC trundler to get through here -- a pre-Ravi Spudpara. Vince Wells is a proper battler. What a man.

Robert Croft vs Dermot Reeve
Reeve is more no-rounder than the hero that is Robert Croft, but I do feel a tinge of sympathy for him. Take an early shower, Dermot. You deserve a break.

Craig White vs Derek Pringle
Got his brother-in-law out in Test cricket, twice. Fighting it out with Chris to be the best flavour has nothing on that.

Gavin Hamilton vs Chris Lewis
Sunstroke. That is all.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Not too sure what's going on here and can't be arsed to read the thread, but if it's about being crap Derek Pringle wins.

 

[_Ed_]

Meanwhile Alleyne...uhh...yeah

I never get tired of that footage. Seen it dozens of times now, and it still makes me laugh.

 

[vitalogy83]

Ben Hollioake vs Adam Hollioake
Mark Ealham vs Mark Alleyne

Dominic Cork vs Mike Watkinson
Alex Tudor vs Phil DeFreitas

Vince Wells vs Ronnie Irani
Robert Croft vs Dermot Reeve

Craig White vs Derek Pringle
Gavin Hamilton vs Chris Lewis

 

[vitalogy83]

I never get tired of that footage. Seen it dozens of times now, and it still makes me laugh.

Brings back some great memories LOL

 

[mr_mister]

Adam Hollioake wins 3-2
Mark Ealham wins 3-2

Dominic Cork wins 3-2
Phil DeFreitas wins 3-2

Vine wells wins 3-2
Robert Croft wins 5-0

Craig White wins 5-0
Chris Lewis wins 5-0

Round 2:


Adam Hollioake vs Mark Ealham

Dominic Cork vs Phil DeFreitas

Vince Wells vs Robert Croft

Craig White vs Chris Lewis

 

[OverratedSanity]

Hollioake
Cork
Croft
White

 

[AndrewB]

Ealham
Cork
Croft
White

 

[vitalogy83]

Adam Hollioake vs Mark Ealham

Dominic Cork vs Phil DeFreitas

Vince Wells vs Robert Croft

Craig White vs Chris Lewis

 

[jimmy101]

Ealham - (Did more than Hollioake at international level, who pretty much didn't do anything)

DeFreitas - (Tough call. Head says Cork, but my heart says Daffy. Daffy was also the spearhead of the English attack once upon a time.)

Croft - (I can't really say I took much notice of Vince Wells during his career.)

White - (I have a few memories of Craig White punishing many a bowler in ODI cricket. The only memories I really have of Lewis are of him being useless.)