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3rd Greatest Cricketer - The Poll

After Bradman and Sobers, who is the 3rd Greatest Cricketer ?

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GotSpin

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vic_orthdox said:
He can't really bowl like Srinath, because he can't bust out 20 overs a day. He can't really bowl like any specialist bowler; nor should he be expected to, though.
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That's also part of the reason Kallis never enters into consideration for AT XIs. His batting, I dare say, is a tad below that of his contemporaries, and there are far better bowling all rounders. For example, I'd have Keith Miller over Kallis in my AT XI quite easily
 
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vic_orthdox said:
He can't really bowl like Srinath, because he can't bust out 20 overs a day. He can't really bowl like any specialist bowler; nor should he be expected to, though.
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Yes, that's true. I was reluctant to name a frontline bowler (I was originally thinking Flintoff) even though he has comparable stats. He has a pretty unique role in his team that way so it's hard to compare.

Now that he's been mentioned, Watson is the closest analogy to him.
 
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honestbharani

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four_or_six said:
Dunno about you, but I've never seen a woman who looks like Nasser Hussain. :p
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that is an insult to women, tbh. :) I was referring to Wright and Watson, but dare say, Athers does whine like some women I know, at times.. :laugh:


BTW, seriously interested in why you would think THAT 3 are the best you have seen... Really interested. :)
 
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I think they are his favourites, not necessarily the best 3 in an objective sense.
 
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honestbharani said:
that is an insult to women, tbh. :) I was referring to Wright and Watson, but dare say, Athers does whine like some women I know, at times.. :laugh:


BTW, seriously interested in why you would think THAT 3 are the best you have seen... Really interested. :)
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Well, as vcs says, there is maybe a small amount of personal bias involved.

Atherton, because he was the player when I was growing up that a lot of our fortunes rested on. He was such a stubborn player and had masses of pressure with the captaincy from a very young age. I also thought he was very good looking so I put pictures of him all over my walls, and kept a scrapbook of newspaper cuttings of articles about him. Basically, I got into cricket because of him, and he was my second biggest teenage obsession. (Graham Coxon was the first, btw!)

Nasser, because I think he was the turning point for England. Vaughan may have got the plaudits but imo it was Nasser who really changed things. I also loved his fiery nature and I find him great as a commentator. Again, he's also quite hot.

Watto, because I just love the drama, the ups and downs, all the emotion. I just think he's brilliantly bonkers, because he seems to have a Gunther-esque personality on the field, and in interviews he's so polite and shy. And he's just about the cutest bloke I've ever seen.
 
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four_or_six said:
Well, as vcs says, there is maybe a small amount of personal bias involved.

Atherton, because he was the player when I was growing up that a lot of our fortunes rested on. He was such a stubborn player and had masses of pressure with the captaincy from a very young age. I also thought he was very good looking so I put pictures of him all over my walls, and kept a scrapbook of newspaper cuttings of articles about him. Basically, I got into cricket because of him, and he was my second biggest teenage obsession. (Graham Coxon was the first, btw!)

Nasser, because I think he was the turning point for England. Vaughan may have got the plaudits but imo it was Nasser who really changed things. I also loved his fiery nature and I find him great as a commentator. Again, he's also quite hot.

Watto, because I just love the drama, the ups and downs, all the emotion. I just think he's brilliantly bonkers, because he seems to have a Gunther-esque personality on the field, and in interviews he's so polite and shy. And he's just about the cutest bloke I've ever seen.
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vcs said:
I think they are his favourites, not necessarily the best 3 in an objective sense.
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:oops: Apologies! :shy:
 
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Got_Spin said:
With regards to his batting, he tends to accumulate his runs rather than dominate opposing teams and his bowling, while nothing flash, is effective but neither highly entertaining.
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I also factor in the padding out to his record that feasting on weaker nations has done.

Plus his unexplained injuries that seemed to clear up within a week when it went from England on a relatively flat deck to Zimbabwe...
 
honestbharani

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four_or_six said:
Well, as vcs says, there is maybe a small amount of personal bias involved.

Atherton, because he was the player when I was growing up that a lot of our fortunes rested on. He was such a stubborn player and had masses of pressure with the captaincy from a very young age. I also thought he was very good looking so I put pictures of him all over my walls, and kept a scrapbook of newspaper cuttings of articles about him. Basically, I got into cricket because of him, and he was my second biggest teenage obsession. (Graham Coxon was the first, btw!)

Nasser, because I think he was the turning point for England. Vaughan may have got the plaudits but imo it was Nasser who really changed things. I also loved his fiery nature and I find him great as a commentator. Again, he's also quite hot.

Watto, because I just love the drama, the ups and downs, all the emotion. I just think he's brilliantly bonkers, because he seems to have a Gunther-esque personality on the field, and in interviews he's so polite and shy. And he's just about the cutest bloke I've ever seen.
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:) Great. And thanks for putting that in such detail. Sorta guessed those would be the reasons.


FWIW, I am a pretty big fan of Nasser myself.. Don't really like the other 2, though. :)
 
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