Everton Weekes vs Neil Harvey

[Thala_0710]

He's a terrorist, kinda deserved.

Fair enough

 

[kyear2]

E.D. Weekes

 

[Cricket Bliss]

Weekes winning this!
Harvey had more longevity and did well on more difficult wickets than Weekes.

 

[Johan]

@peterhrt what was the opinion on this back then

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Would Harvey win this if he retired after 12 years when he was averaging 53 overall and 54 overseas?

 

[kyear2]

Would Harvey win this if he retired after 12 years when he was averaging 53 overall and 54 overseas?

Strange how this is ignored with Ponting

 

[capt_Luffy]

Well, one had his peak in uber flat pitches other didn't

 

[Johan]

Strange how this is ignored with Ponting

53 in Harvey's era would beat the **** out of 57 in Ponting's, don't do this

 

[kyear2]

53 in Harvey's era would beat the **** out of 57 in Ponting's, don't do this

Meant the decline at the end.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Strange how this is ignored with Ponting

I don’t it is. He is rated higher than all of his peers apart from Tendulkar and Lara.

 

[capt_Luffy]

I don’t it is. He is rated higher than all of his peers apart from Tendulkar and Lara.

Like Sanga actually retired avg 57 and Kallis 55....

 

[peterhrt]

@peterhrt what was the opinion on this back then

Each received 9 votes in the 100 All-Time World XIs published in 2010. In each case eight were from contemporaries. (Non-contemporaries Boycott and Walters picked Weekes and Harvey respectively.)

Both players made the teams of Davidson, Graveney and Walcott. Weekes was also selected by Bedser, Griffith, Gupte, Ramadhin and Bert Sutcliffe. Harvey was chosen by Adcock, Appleyard, Tyson, Umrigar and Waite.

Weekes may have been slightly more highly regarded at the time.