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3rd Greatest Cricketer - The Poll
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andmark
International Captain
I assume the S.Barnes is the England player in the 1910s and not his Australian counterpart of a similar time. If so, then I would be extremely tempted to vote for him.
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andmark
International Captain
Despite the above, I've voted for WG because of his dominance against bowlers on the uncovered, sticky wickets and which the outfield was barely cut properly. Grace was getting centuries on these pitches when most of the players in the list would have retired. True legend.
masterblaster
International Captain
Tendulkar's the man. Although I'm not going to vote for him here as I believe he should be rated as the second greatest cricketer of all time behind Bradman.
fredfertang
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
If test careers were the criteria you couldn't pick Grace as his limited test career is unremarkable - that said his years of absolute dominance were over by the time he played test cricketAnd yet Grace was not picked for Cricinfo's All Time England XI
Though, they did pick Kevin Pietersen. Go figure
Spudsy2061
U19 Cricketer
That's because he played before Test Matches came to even be.
I LOL'd hard at this.
Also on the BCCI and money: Grace sold out games he played in. He was the first big superstar and turned the game from elitist into a game anyone can go and enjoy to watch/play. Crowds sold out to see him bat like they do Tendulkar and Grace played into his 50s. The Father of Cricket fo sure.
kingkallis
International Coach
Warne for me!
Ikki
Hall of Fame Member
Cringeworthy.
weldone
Hall of Fame Member
Hobbs, for me.
Bradman was the best player among the batsmen.
Sobers was the best player among alrounders (not going into the debate whether he was the most rounded alrounder).
I'm not sure who the best fast bowler was. I could never decide amongst Hadlee, Marshall and Barnes.
Similarly for spinners, I'm undecided between Murali, O'Reilly and Grimmett.
Among wicketkeeper-batsmen, Gilchrist is the one I'd go with. But somehow I can't crown him the 3rd best cricketer of all-time.
Among the opening batsmen, there's no doubt in my mind that Hobbs was the best player in test cricket, and my vote goes to him.
Besides these men, all of Hutton, Hammond, Sachin and Imran deserve a mention here...yeah and beyond test cricket Grace, Barry Richards and Graeme Pollock deserve a mention.
Bradman was the best player among the batsmen.
Sobers was the best player among alrounders (not going into the debate whether he was the most rounded alrounder).
I'm not sure who the best fast bowler was. I could never decide amongst Hadlee, Marshall and Barnes.
Similarly for spinners, I'm undecided between Murali, O'Reilly and Grimmett.
Among wicketkeeper-batsmen, Gilchrist is the one I'd go with. But somehow I can't crown him the 3rd best cricketer of all-time.
Among the opening batsmen, there's no doubt in my mind that Hobbs was the best player in test cricket, and my vote goes to him.
Besides these men, all of Hutton, Hammond, Sachin and Imran deserve a mention here...yeah and beyond test cricket Grace, Barry Richards and Graeme Pollock deserve a mention.
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Spudsy2061
U19 Cricketer
This...
Some brilliant choices, and I can only agree completely. Pollock does deserve a mention at least. Ashame about the politics in his career.
Spudsy2061
U19 Cricketer
Good point but I think they both deserve equal recognition in this thread at least.
akilana
International 12th Man
So does Kallis.
Voted for Sachin.
lol'ed at the mention of GC Grace because this is a poll for who's the 3rd greatest cricketer.
zaremba
Cricketer Of The Year
weed wizard
School Boy/Girl Cricketer
shane keith warne
Exceptional talent.
Remember wheneva confused try decapitation.
Exceptional talent.
Remember wheneva confused try decapitation.
Himannv
International Coach
I think there's more than one person to take credit for this. No doubt Grace played a huge part in the formative years though.
Someone mentioned Greame Pollock. Certainly worth reckoning I'd say.
subshakerz
International Coach
Has to be Imran.
Imran was an all-time great based on his bowling alone. When you factor in the fact that he was a very good batsman and an all-time great captain, I believe the choice is obvious.
After Sobers and Bradman, no cricketer has had the impact on their country's fortunes the way Imran has.
Imran was an all-time great based on his bowling alone. When you factor in the fact that he was a very good batsman and an all-time great captain, I believe the choice is obvious.
After Sobers and Bradman, no cricketer has had the impact on their country's fortunes the way Imran has.
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Haha, indeed.
It's impossible to give any answer other than WG, given the poll- he rather stands alone due to the fact that he played such a vastly different game to any of the others. I generally prefer not to include him when considering all-time discussions but if you do, he simply has to be ranked streets ahead of everyone on the list and, given his standing amongst his contemporaries, ahead of Sobers too.
But if Grace were not on the list, I'd go for Imran Khan. I just can't see how any of the others could possibly come close to matching his all-round contribution.
turnstyle
State 12th Man
WG for mine. It's not even a contest.
I wonder how many who think it should be Sachin have been following cricket since before 1990.
Also surprised at the lack of Warney love. From what i can gather on these forums, players only seem to be judged only by their sub continental results. If that's the case, Bradman never existed.
I wonder how many who think it should be Sachin have been following cricket since before 1990.
Also surprised at the lack of Warney love. From what i can gather on these forums, players only seem to be judged only by their sub continental results. If that's the case, Bradman never existed.