capt_Luffy
International Coach
Better batsman.
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Greg Chappell vs Herbert Sutcliffe
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Johan
International Coach
I'm a bigger Sutcliffe fan than Coronis by all accounts, so I should be the default assumption.
capt_Luffy
International Coach
Do you rate Sutcliffe at top 7 or ahead of Hutton?? If no, then you aren't.
PlayerComparisons
International Captain
Sutcliffe > Viv for him too
Johan
International Coach
See
Coronis one day woke up, took photos of one hundred black and white Cricketers, made three categories of "love this guy", "meh" and "**** this guy". Then he took the hundred photos, shuffled them well and put one in each category/area and Sutcliffe and Hammond ended up in "love this guy" category, Hutton and Sachin ended up in the "meh" category so he's neutral to them, Viv and Compton ended up in the "**** this guy" category so he's a hater for them.
Me? I love all Cricketers, except Chanders, because Chanders sucks.
(this is a joke, don't cite me shitting on other Cricketers)
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ataraxia
International Coach
tbf Sutcliffe > Viv for most sane people.
Johan
International Coach
ataraxia
International Coach
I've abandoned such hagiography. I would still bank on Viv to fare better in Earth v Mars, but that's not very relevant to comparing them as players.
Johan
International Coach
fake Viv hater
ataraxia
International Coach
He's worse than Kane tbh
Johan
International Coach
I'm a Viv fan and I once said he's worse than Crawley, smh, still a fake Viv hater.
kyear2
Hall of Fame Member
Chappell faced farrrrrrr better bowlers in far tougher conditions and an actual lbw rule that threatened batsmen.
Johan
International Coach
when the run per wicket fell below average, IE, low scoring games
Sutcliffe 47.11
Chappell 35.32
Coronis
Hall of Fame Member
Top 7? When did I ever do that?
News to me that Sachin and Viv played in the black and white era.
capt_Luffy
International Coach
8 then, same thing
Coronis
Hall of Fame Member
Part of the elite 8. But I will say again for me Sutcliffe, Hutton and Gavaskar are all pretty much even for me. More personal preference that has me rank them in that order than anything. (in order of most black and white, or lowest SR, take your pick)
Johan
International Coach
another underrated statistic about Herbert Sutcliffe, before his decline where he failed with New Zealand (2 innings), West Indies (2 innings) and South Africa. Herbert Sutcliffe at the start of the iconic bodyline series, when he made his 194, was averaging 70 with the bat. Until that point
40 matches, 3839 runs @ 69.80 with 16 hundreds in 63 innings.
at the end of the Bodyline series
44 matches, 4,084 runs @ 65.87 with 16 hundreds in 70 innings.
He declined after that, though, did well in the 1934 Ashes anyway.
4 matches, 7 innings, 304 runs @ 50.67 with 3 fifties.
40 matches, 3839 runs @ 69.80 with 16 hundreds in 63 innings.
at the end of the Bodyline series
44 matches, 4,084 runs @ 65.87 with 16 hundreds in 70 innings.
He declined after that, though, did well in the 1934 Ashes anyway.
4 matches, 7 innings, 304 runs @ 50.67 with 3 fifties.