DrWolverine
International Captain
1. Only Test cricket
2. Excluding Grace
2. Excluding Grace
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5 greatest test cricketers of 19th century.
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Thala_0710
International Captain
Ranji, Spofforth and Lohmann are guarantees imo.
I'll go for Shrewsbury as well, 5th is either between the above mentioned guys or Blackham is a good shout too imo
I'll go for Shrewsbury as well, 5th is either between the above mentioned guys or Blackham is a good shout too imo
capt_Luffy
Hall of Fame Member
Allan Steel for me.
capt_Luffy
Hall of Fame Member
Also why is Darling and heck, ****ing Charlie "Kusal Perera" Bannerman there but no Murdoch!!!
capt_Luffy
Hall of Fame Member
Can't mention Billy Barnes without Billy Bates
(And what happened to that MoTS Thread??)
sayon basak
International Coach
Ranji, Spofforth, Lohmann, Shrewsburry and Turner are easily the top 5 excluding Grace. Then one of Stanley Jackson, Allan Steel and Hugh Trumble does for me.
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Coronis
Hall of Fame Member
Life and too much effort. I got stuck writing up a Triangular Tournament post and then have kinda moved on. Remind me again sometime and I might come back to it
sayon basak
International Coach
Him easily ahead of Bannerman and Darling, Ferris too probably.
Thala_0710
International Captain
Not sure about Ferris tbh
capt_Luffy
Hall of Fame Member
The Steel disrespect is sickening.
sayon basak
International Coach
I forgot him. He's arguably better than Trumble. Just below Turner for me.
sayon basak
International Coach
FC has to be considered while talking about 19th century cricket.
capt_Luffy
Hall of Fame Member
29 batting, 14 bowling in FC.
35 batting, 20 bowling in Tests. He is better than Turner imo.
sayon basak
International Coach
Ok, I forgot about Tom Richardson as well. He's better than Charlie Turner imo.
sayon basak
International Coach
Didn't do much with the ball in Tests. Very good batting record tho. Very close overall.
capt_Luffy
Hall of Fame Member
Over 2 WPM under 21 in Tests, all the while averaging 35 with the bat isn't much for ya??
sayon basak
International Coach
He took 29 wickets in 13 matches. And 35 is not reflective of his actual ability with the bat.
sayon basak
International Coach
You are right. Ferris might be closer to Turner than we think. Here's something from the tour report of The Australians in England, 1890.
"...Perhaps we shall not be wrong in saying that while Turner maintained his reputation, Ferris increased very considerably the high opinion that our cricketers and the cricket public had previously formed of him. When the wickets were really hard and true, the left-handed bowler certainly proved himself more generally effective than his famous colleague, and even when the grounds were wet and false he was able to hold his own. In the pages that follow, the doings of the great bowlers are set forth in such full detail that we need not here discuss them at length, but we will commit ourselves to the positive opinion that among the long list of Australian bowlers who have visited this country since 1878, Turner and Ferris will take rank next to Spofforth..."