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How good a batsman was Procter?
I was always of the impression that he'd have nosebleeds any higher than seven in a Test side and would probably bat eight below a lot of Test wicket keepers if he played today. It's become very much in fashion to include him in ATW elevens and such lately (which is fine, as he was obviously an ATG cricketer and bowler) and he often seems to find himself at seven there with a specialist gloveman at eight. In this thread he's been listed at six a few times.
I know he scored heaps of runs at county level and I'm sure he was a very fine middle order batsman in county cricket in general, but an average in the mid 30s doesn't really scream "Test batsman" to me - did he have a late-career decline with the bat or something?
Very keen to hear from anyone who followed his batting career.
I was always of the impression that he'd have nosebleeds any higher than seven in a Test side and would probably bat eight below a lot of Test wicket keepers if he played today. It's become very much in fashion to include him in ATW elevens and such lately (which is fine, as he was obviously an ATG cricketer and bowler) and he often seems to find himself at seven there with a specialist gloveman at eight. In this thread he's been listed at six a few times.
I know he scored heaps of runs at county level and I'm sure he was a very fine middle order batsman in county cricket in general, but an average in the mid 30s doesn't really scream "Test batsman" to me - did he have a late-career decline with the bat or something?
Very keen to hear from anyone who followed his batting career.