The Next Battle?

[archie mac]

Battle of Cricket Grounds - Is my first preference.

This way we will get to know about Cricket grounds all over the world, their nature, pitches, history , best performances and performers on those grounds etc

Should be fun, but will require lot of work and research.

I like that & the players born in other countries as well

In fact lets run them all at once and dedicate them to great players like Lillee & Richards. That should annoy 'R'

 

[archie mac]

I chose "Best Writer" (it being a battle from which I'm likely to emerge victorious).

A lot of youngsters on here, might see GH get up

 

[neville cardus]

A lot of youngsters on here, might see GH get up

In the name of Grace's beard, Archie, what are these perplexing abbreviations with which you so merrily bombard me?!

 

[Perm]

It seems HDS has opened the Battle of the Commentators thread, so that's all we need for the meantime IMO.

 

[archie mac]

In the name of Grace's beard, Archie, what are these perplexing abbreviations with which you so merrily bombard me?!

Gideon Haigh

 

[archie mac]

It seems HDS has opened the Battle of the Commentators thread, so that's all we need for the meantime IMO.

But we have a chance to annoy 'R'

 

[neville cardus]

Gideon Haigh

Quite rightly so, in that case. I love Gideon's work. Have you read Mystery Spinner?

 

[Craig]

Actually, battle of the players representing one nation but born in another would be interesting.

Ted Dexter, KP, Robin Smith, Clarrie Grimmett, Ranji etc

Brendon Julian

 

[archie mac]

Quite rightly so, in that case. I love Gideon's work. Have you read Mystery Spinner?

great read, although I preffered The Summer Game

 

[neville cardus]

great read, although I preffered The Summer Game

One of your all-time favourites, I understand.

 

[adharcric]

Battle of Cricket Grounds - Is my first preference.

This way we will get to know about Cricket grounds all over the world, their nature, pitches, history , best performances and performers on those grounds etc

Should be fun, but will require lot of work and research.

Great idea. Someone should get on it after the current battle is done.

 

[Perm]

Great idea. Someone should get on it after the current battle is done.

Lords would be the obvious winner IMO. Good competition from the SCG, MCG and Eden Gardens though.

 

[pskov]

Battle of the brilliantly bearded bowlers and batsmen? Best beard ever displayed by a cricketer. Some top competition there - from the full on outrageous largesse of Grace, Yousuf and Anwar to the bushy mess of Inzy, Panesar to the fashionable stubble of Flintoff, Botham and Ponting.

 

[neville cardus]

Lords would be the obvious winner IMO. Good competition from the SCG, MCG and Eden Gardens though.

You've just done Newlands a hideous injustice.

 

[neville cardus]

Battle of the brilliantly bearded bowlers and batsmen? Best beard ever displayed by a cricketer. Some top competition there - from the full on outrageous largesse of Grace, Yousuf and Anwar to the bushy mess of Inzy, Panesar to the fashionable stubble of Flintoff, Botham and Ponting.

W.G. would take that comfortably. His is arguably the most famous beard ever.

 

[Perm]

You've just done Newlands a hideous injustice.

Perhaps. I couldn't remember what ground had Table Mountain as the background.

 

[archie mac]

One of your all-time favourites, I understand.

THE Favourite

 

[Athlai]

Best battle battle? Too soon?

 

[Matt79]

Best Team: Nominate 'typical' teams from periods/tours considered the best from all countries and take it from there:
eg. Aussies 1902, 1921, 1948, 2001, 2006/7
WIs 1984, early 90s
The Saffie team Lawry's boys toured against, and their peak 90s team
etc
etc

 

[Perm]

Best Team: Nominate 'typical' teams from periods/tours considered the best from all countries and take it from there:
eg. Aussies 1902, 1921, 1948, 2001, 2006/7
WIs 1984, early 90s
The Saffie team Lawry's boys toured against, and their peak 90s team
etc
etc

You'd have to nominate actual lineups though, not just a great team. For example, instead of naming the Invincibles, you'd actually have to provide a link to a Test in which they fielded their strongest team. IMO, that's how it should work.