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    Why is Lillee rated above Imran?

    But these pitches do help bowlers find reverse swing, so it isn't all one way. I think Sarfraz and Imran were the first to really use this. Chris Pringle was a later exponent....
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    "Representative" World XI

    Hi all, Can you try to pick a current (test) world eleven, with the proviso that you must include at least one player from every test playing side? My xi : 1. Gayle (WI) 2. Tamim Iqbal (Bang) 3. Dravid (Ind) 4. Sangakkara (SL) 5. Misbah ul Haq (Pak) 6. Taibu (wk) (Zim) 7. Vettori...
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    The batsmen who made batting look the most arduous and difficult

    I know the post was meant to be about batsmen, but Ewen Chatfield and Bob Willis must rate a mention for perfecting the "curtain rail" forward defensive. Both drove bowlers mad by forever playing at and missing anything just outside off stump but reasonably successfully blocking anything on...
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    'Not' the greatest XI.

    One that missed out due to circumstances : 1. Tennekoon ... Sri Lanka's best batsman in the years just b4 they started tests 2. Cook (Jimmy)... didn't get to play tests till well past his best 3. Stollmeyer V.... scored 96 in his only test, 1939, the last played before WW2 4. Irvine ...
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    Sir Don Bradman - Is it fair to rate him above batsmen of other eras?

    You clearly know nothing about the history of cricket. The 50's were easy batting times? Really? 1st test Brisbane 1951 : Aus 128, Eng 68-7, Aus 32-7, Eng 127 all out. 2nd test Melbourne 1951 : Aus 194, Eng 187, Aus 181, Eng 150 Only two scores over 400, neither over 450, in a 5-match...
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    Sir Don Bradman - Is it fair to rate him above batsmen of other eras?

    Um... Bradman played 75% of his matches against the best opponent available to him. Your "calculations" seem to be assuming players play 50% of games against minnows. He averaged 90 against the best opponent. See how many other players have managed that over 37 tests... I'd also suggest the...
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    ***Official*** New Zealand in Australia 2011

    Ah, so he's being picked just in case the Aussies pick Bollinger, we'll have a Dougeh of our own?
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    Sir Don Bradman - Is it fair to rate him above batsmen of other eras?

    So those players who were half as good as Bradman, the likes of McCabe and Ponsford, would average 12-14 in the modern world? Bill Ponsford is as good a batsman as say, Zaheer Khan? You, sir, can go back to worshipping at your Sachin temple and leave the rest of us to have a serious conversation.
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    ***Official*** New Zealand in Australia 2011

    Agree 100%. Martin has no record in Australia to warrant selection, and no current form to suggest he'll do any better. Of course this Australian side seems to get less intimidating by the day, and if it's muggy and "swingy" on the opening morning at the Gabba (and Rosco wins the toss), he'll...
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    Sir Don Bradman - Is it fair to rate him above batsmen of other eras?

    I'm not a Bradman fanatic, I just don't accept that it was easier for him to score runs than it has been for any other batsman in any other era. Of course the game is different. Some of those changes have made it harder for batsmen. (General increase in fielding standards, for instance, the...
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    Sir Don Bradman - Is it fair to rate him above batsmen of other eras?

    Yeah that's another thing. Folk posted that batting is tougher today because of "advances" in bowling like reverse swing. Go read the bio of someone like Bill Bowes - he bowled over a thousand overs per season, and probably he learned a fair bit about bowling while doing that. He could bowl...
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    *** Official New Zealand Domestic Cricket 2011/2012 ***

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    Sir Don Bradman - Is it fair to rate him above batsmen of other eras?

    Sorry, but it's very disputable. Try working in a mine in the offseason and see how strong you get!!!
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    Sir Don Bradman - Is it fair to rate him above batsmen of other eras?

    I think there's a general perception that even quick bowlers back in pre-war days weren't actually all that quick. I think that comes about because in athletics, the world records for sprinting, javelin throwing etc keep being beaten. So Usain Bolt is a heck of a lot quicker than Jesse Owens...
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    *** Official New Zealand Domestic Cricket 2011/2012 ***

    Wow. Some great scores this round. Five questions : 1) Does anyone else agree with me that NZ will never again be in the top 3-4 test nations until NZC completely reworks its schedule to ensure the top players play at least half the first class season for their provinces? This last round...
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    ***Official*** New Zealand in Australia 2011

    Only those two?
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    Sir Don Bradman - Is it fair to rate him above batsmen of other eras?

    per cricinfo. 18 tests in all, 15 vs Australia, 3 vs South Africa v Australia 1886-1896 77 wickets @ 13.01 v South Africa 1896-1896 35 wickets @ 5.80 Total 112 wickets @ 10.75 in Australia 1887-1892 41 wickets @ 11.65 in England 1886-1896 36...
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    *** Official New Zealand Domestic Cricket 2011/2012 ***

    Is it because teams think that if any bowler bowls 20 overs in an innings he will either break down or need to be "rested" for the next game, so packing the side with bowlers spreads the load around?
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    *** Official New Zealand Domestic Cricket 2011/2012 ***

    Those dodgy Canterbury tracks!
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    *** Official New Zealand Domestic Cricket 2011/2012 ***

    And Vettori at 5, I think it was. I know, he's a decent bat and probably needs to practice his batting more than his bowling before the Aussie series, but still. It's like NZ first class cricket is like junior high school teams where the best bowlers are also the best batsmen. Still, at least...

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