The year of Holder

[trundler]

Statistically, Holder has had a dream year as a pacer though Bang/SL away aren't a huge challenge. He now has a fifer in India too however. Something McGrath never achieved. Oh and he's the only guy to take 5 and score 50 in India as an overseas player in the last 35 years. I'd take him over Stokes on current form.

What do you guys think?

 

[stephen]

Well the West Indies need to take something out of a ten wicket defeat.

Holder has been in fine form. I hope he can keep it up and inspire a West Indies revival.

 

[harsh.ag]

Those really are incredible numbers given that he's not primarily the opening bowler.

 

[andmark]

I really like Holder, especially as a person. His first hundred of course came when England were on the edge of victory against the Windies. For him to save the game by scoring a hundred (bearing in mind he'd never done that before) struck me as being the epitome of leadership.

 

[marc71178]

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Statistically, Holder has had a dream year as a pacer though Bang/SL away aren't a huge challenge. He now has a fifer in India too however. Something McGrath never achieved. Oh and he's the only guy to take 5 and score 50 in India as an overseas player. I'd take him over Stokes on current form.

What do you guys think?

Pretty sure that when Botham did the century / 10 wicket match double he must've got at least one 50 and a fifer.

 

[Starfighter]

Oh and he's the only guy to take 5 and score 50 in India as an overseas player.

Uhh, maybe not. Migara school of fact checking stuff there. He's not even the only West Indian

 

[trundler]

Was that in India?

The last time I've read was Marshall at Kolkata in 83'

 

[Starfighter]

The last time I've read was Marshall at Kolkata in 83'

You sure used a weird definition of 'only' in that case.

 

[trundler]

Last 35 years.

**** me didn't write that. Sorry.

 

[harsh.ag]

Hundreds aren't fifties.

 

[trundler]

That was in 1980 anyway. I forgot to mention that I was only talking about the last 35 years haha. Trundler'd up.

 

[Starfighter]

I just looked at the crapinfo article where that graphic's from. It somehow decides to make it out as amazing that only two other overseas fast bowlers have taken five-fors in India in the last two years. Whoop-de-doo. You've got to go back eight to find three five-fors by overseas spinners in Australia.

Hundreds aren't fifties.

context is important

 

[trundler]

Cricinfo has become accustomed to pulling pointless stats out of its ass to support a point and have everyone nod along

 

[andruid]

Is Holder the new Holding?

 

[trundler]

Nah Holder wouldn't kick a stump.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Hundreds aren't fifties.

For most BD batsmen, it is more like fifties are hundreds

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Great leader as well...but he needs to turn them guys into run making machines...

 

[StephenZA]

I think that CW's need to realise when Trundler uses 'only' his 'only' time frames are much reduced.....

I think we can also see how poor Burgey has been feeling for the last 10 years waiting for everybody to get older....

 

[srbhkshk]

Hundreds aren't fifties.

Root to confirm.

 

[OverratedSanity]

pretty sure that when botham did the century / 10 wicket match double he must've got at least one 50 and a fifer.

hundreds aren't fifties.