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  1. Matt79

    Battle of Cricketers - CW's Favorite Cricketer

    Barnes, on the grounds that I'd like him to at least get a wildcard, and Flintoff is winning easily.
  2. Matt79

    The no stats thread

    They're actually a Kiwi band.
  3. Matt79

    Random country draft

    Cevno has an hour until he is skipped again. If that happens, and he still hasn't shown by the time his round 5 pick comes up, one of the reserves can replace him (Vimes was the first I think) and make the catch up picks.
  4. Matt79

    Battle of Cricketers - CW's Favorite Cricketer

    Yeah, could have been one of the finals easily.
  5. Matt79

    Alec Bedser

    RIP - a great gent of the game by all accounts, and from what you read probably the only bowler who could honestly say he came out ahead or at least even with Bradman. The best exponent of medium pace ever?
  6. Matt79

    Garry Sobers vs Brian Lara?

    Assuming this poll is asking purely as a batsman. I can't say as I didn't see Sobers play, and there precious little to pick between them in their career records or the effusiveness of the praise from their contemporaries. Sobers maybe the slightly more consistent, and obviously had his...
  7. Matt79

    The no stats thread

    I might have voted for Chappell rather than Waugh if I was old enough to have seen Chappell bat. The OP asked for which batsmen you most enjoyed watching - its probably not surprising that people tend to remember those they've seen the most. Given the demographics here, Archie could have...
  8. Matt79

    Random country draft

    Sorry, was called away. Round 4 - Australia 99* Cevno Zinzan Himannv Somerset HB Blakus Matt79 GI Joe Brumby
  9. Matt79

    what was the reason sri lanka became so good around 1996?

    All that helped, but Muralitharan was probably the major factor.
  10. Matt79

    Random country draft

    99* can make his selection now - 12 hours has well and truly lapsed. I'll put up the round 4 country as soon as he does.
  11. Matt79

    The no stats thread

    I generally don't like fidgeting though. I yell at Chanderpaul and find Katich grating.
  12. Matt79

    The no stats thread

    I think I meant as well that he looked like he hit the ball hard. It still looked effortless for him or Sachin to do, but at the risk of repeating myself, they look like they hit the ball hard. The charm of a Mark Waugh is that sometimes he didn't seem to do more than let the ball hit his bat...
  13. Matt79

    Random country draft

    Or Australia and Adam Gilchrist. Would prefer to keep to the announce country at start of round - I do think it might give some advantage to people with consecutive picks that wasn't intended.
  14. Matt79

    The no stats thread

    Will do. Lara for me was exciting to watch, but not beautiful. Don't know that I can explain the difference better. For me personally, with batting, beauty is most displayed in the apparently idolent. Guys like Waugh and Gower rather than Lara or Sachin. I'm not criticising how the latter...
  15. Matt79

    The no stats thread

    You need something, but it isn't my charity.
  16. Matt79

    The no stats thread

    Yeah, was going to leave the joke there because that was enough anyway, but yet again find myself with nothing to say in response to Sanz that wouldn't get me warned/banned. <sigh>
  17. Matt79

    The no stats thread

    The averageness of VVS is clear to all to see, if you look at it properly. If you remove the periods where he shouldn't have been selected because his aunt was sick, or the matches he played with an ingrown toenail, you get a much more accurate understanding of his record. Plus I don't...
  18. Matt79

    Most Handsome Cricketer?

    Sorry if this has already been pointed out, but cbf reading through this whole thread, but I was just now stunned by the ruggedly masculine chest hair of VVS in his Cricinfo profile.
  19. Matt79

    The no stats thread

    :p I'll just say that of those listed who've I've seen, Mark Waugh was the most enjoyable to watch, but I'd have loved to watch Chappell and Gower more. ;)
  20. Matt79

    The no stats thread

    Archie - this thread is a joke. You've listed batsmen who average only 42 and who were owned on non-roads like Waugh in Sri Lanka! Greg Chappell would only average around 40 today if he had to play against professional quick bowlers who bowl at 150kph. If you break up VVS' record, he's...

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