• Welcome to the Cricket Web forums, one of the biggest forums in the world dedicated to cricket.

    You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join the Cricket Web community today!

    If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us.

Search results

  1. a massive zebra

    Vale Derek Underwood

    I think Jim Laker and Hedley Verity might have something to say about that, but one of the very best for sure.
  2. a massive zebra

    Vale Derek Underwood

  3. a massive zebra

    Vale Derek Underwood

    RIP to a great bowler, one of the best ever left-arm spinners. England haven't had a better spinner in the 40+ years since his retirement.
  4. a massive zebra

    Jadeja vs a Medieval Knight

    Depends which medieval knight. In a sword dance, William Marshall would eat Jadeja for breakfast.
  5. a massive zebra

    Median bowler to average exactly 30?

    Yep. He reached the double of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in June, beating everyone else in history by a comfortable margin. In the match against Somerset at Bath, he scored 111 and 117*, and picked up 6 for 70 and 5 for 45. He remains the only cricketer with two hundreds and two five-fors in the...
  6. a massive zebra

    Median bowler to average exactly 30?

    George Hirst was a giant of first class cricket, one of the greatest county cricketers ever. Lord Hawke described him as the greatest county cricketer of all time. In 1906, he became the only cricketer to score 2,000 runs and take 200 wickets in an English cricket season. Also in 1906, he...
  7. a massive zebra

    Ashwin v Laker v Verity v Grimmett

    Laker, Verity, Ashwin, Grimmett
  8. a massive zebra

    Is Venkatapathi Raju ATG?

    Bordeline ATG at not bowling bad balls
  9. a massive zebra

    Ravindra Jadeja vs Don Bradman

    A battle of two titanic cricketing behemoths
  10. a massive zebra

    What initiatives has the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) undertaken to promote cricket at the grassroots level?

    Are you the BCB Public Relations Manager?
  11. a massive zebra

    Peter May vs Denis Compton

    Interestingly in the 70s and 80s May was widely considered to be the best batsman to debut for England since the war, yet there is no comparison between him and Barrington statistically.
  12. a massive zebra

    Ijaz Ahmed vs Ajinkya Rahane

    Ijaz because I scored a match he played, spoke to him and got his autograph. Weirdly it was a local match (he played for Khalsa in the Leeds league) but he only got about 11 or 12 before being caught.
  13. a massive zebra

    Harold Larwood VS Jacques Kallis

    From what I've read, I don't think Cowie and Martindale were regarded as highly as Gregory as pure bowlers at the time. Some of this could be Anglo-Australian bias, but remember also that Cowie only played 3 Tests in the 1930s and none against Australia. Martindale only played 10 Tests, also...
  14. a massive zebra

    Harold Larwood VS Jacques Kallis

    Voce's overall record isn't directly comparable as he switched between pace and spin. In the bodyline series Voce bowled pace almost exclusively, but he was overshadowed by Larwood in this series.
  15. a massive zebra

    Harold Larwood VS Jacques Kallis

    Yeah Maurice Tate was the only inter-war pacer with a significantly better Test record, but unlike Larwood he was far from rapid. Bill Bowes had a much better average, but he only played 14 Tests and again was far from Larwood's pace. At the start of WWII, I think the common consensus was that...
  16. a massive zebra

    Harold Larwood VS Jacques Kallis

    Except Harbhajan didn't have to bowl to Bradman. Larwood's stats excluding bodyline are underwhelming but it is tough bowling to the best batsman ever.
  17. a massive zebra

    Harold Larwood VS Jacques Kallis

    Since when did anyone claim Larwood to be the best fast bowler ever (except possibly aesthetically)?
  18. a massive zebra

    Harold Larwood VS Jacques Kallis

    Yep, Bradman's stats were really restricted by two bowlers he played 0 Tests against.
  19. a massive zebra

    *Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour

    His grandma died. https://www.ilkleygazette.co.uk/memorials/death-notices/death/30601472.pauline-brook-pauline/ https://www.ilkleyrfc.co.uk/post/ilkley-rugby-club-mourns-the-passing-of-pauline-brook
  20. a massive zebra

    Neil Harvey vs Geoffrey Boycott

    Surprised Harvey is winning this easily. Boycott maintained a world class standard for almost 20 years. Harvey had a phenomenal start to his career, but only averaged about 40 for the second half of his career. Obviously Harvey was much better to watch so perhaps that swings it for some people.

Top