Alright here it is. CW chooses the best ever keeper. 32 men duke it out

[Lillian Thomson]

What percentage did Sangakkara play as a keeper?

 

[AndrewB]

What percentage did Sangakkara play as a keeper?

48 out of 134 (so about 36%).

 

[Midwinter]

Jack Blackham vs Dick Lilley
Bert Oldfield vs Bert Strudwick
George Duckworth vs Jock Cameron
Les Ames vs Don Tallon

Wally Grout vs John Waite
Godfrey Evans vs Imtiaz Ahmed
Farokh Engineer vs Allan Knott
Wasim Bari vs Syed Kirmani

Denis Lindsay vs Deryck Murray
Rod Marsh vs Jeff Dujon
Jack Russell vs Alec Stewart
Ian Healy vs Dave Richardson

Ridley Jacobs vs Moin Khan
Adam Parore vs Mark Boucher
Adam Gilchrist vs Andy Flower
MS Dhoni vs Brendan McCullum

 

[Starfighter]

Jack Blackham vs Dick Lilley
Bert Oldfield vs Bert Strudwick
George Duckworth vs Jock Cameron
Les Ames vs Don Tallon

Wally Grout vs John Waite
Godfrey Evans vs Imtiaz Ahmed
Farokh Engineer vs Allan Knott
Wasim Bari vs Syed Kirmani

Denis Lindsay vs Deryck Murray
Rod Marsh vs Jeff Dujon
Jack Russell vs Alec Stewart
Ian Healy vs Dave Richardson

Ridley Jacobs vs Moin Khan
Adam Parore vs Mark Boucher
Adam Gilchrist vs Andy Flower
MS Dhoni vs Brendan McCullum

 

[Bahnz]

Jack Blackham vs Dick Lilley
Bert Oldfield vs Bert Strudwick
George Duckworth vs Jock Cameron
Les Ames vs Don Tallon

Wally Grout vs John Waite
Godfrey Evans vs Imtiaz Ahmed
Farokh Engineer vs Allan Knott
Wasim Bari vs Syed Kirmani

Denis Lindsay vs Deryck Murray
Rod Marsh vs Jeff Dujon
Jack Russell vs Alec Stewart
Ian Healy vs Dave Richardson

Ridley Jacobs vs Moin Khan
Adam Parore vs Mark Boucher
Adam Gilchrist vs Andy Flower
MS Dhoni vs Brendan McCullum

 

[Howe_zat]

48 out of 134 (so about 36%).

Played about 400 limited overs fixtures as a keeper though. 78% of his internationals overall.

 

[mr_mister]

well its too late to add him in now. sorry sanga

 

[ImpatientLime]

nothing makes me more unnecessarily irate than people putting sangakarra in their all time xi as the keeper/batsman.

 

[marc71178]

nothing makes me more unnecessarily irate than people putting sangakarra in their all time xi as the keeper/batsman.

People rating Alec Stewart over Jack Russell for mine.

 

[Marius]

Jack Blackham vs Dick Lilley
Bert Oldfield vs Bert Strudwick
George Duckworth vs Jock Cameron
Les Ames vs Don Tallon

Wally Grout vs John Waite
Godfrey Evans vs Imtiaz Ahmed
Farokh Engineer vs Allan Knott
Wasim Bari vs Syed Kirmani

Denis Lindsay vs Deryck Murray
Rod Marsh vs Jeff Dujon
Jack Russell vs Alec Stewart
Ian Healy vs Dave Richardson

Ridley Jacobs vs Moin Khan
Adam Parore vs Mark Boucher
Adam Gilchrist vs Andy Flower
MS Dhoni vs Brendan McCullum

 

[harsh.ag]

Posters who didn't vote for Bob Taylor deserve to be called out for the ****s they are.

 

[mr_mister]

Blackham def Lilley 10-4
Oldfield def Strudwick 11-4
Cameron def Duckwork 12-3
Ames def Tallon 11-4

Waite def Grout 9-6
Evans def Ahmed 15-0
Knott def Engineer 14-1
Bari def Kirmani 9-5

Lindsay def Murray 11-4
Marsh def Dujon 9-6
Russell def Stewart 13-2
Healy def Richardson 14-1

Moin def Jacobs 8-6
Boucher def Parore 14-1
Gilchrist def Flower 14-1
Dhoni def McCullum 8-7


interesting, all the Saffers boys advance, a few beloved keepers (Grout, Engineer and Tallon) have me to thanks for super tough opponents. Already I can tell this is going to be a little more interesting and unpredictable than some of the other tourneys i ran

Round 2:

Jack Blackham vs Bert Oldfield
Jock Cameron vs Les Ames

John Waite vs Godfrey Evans
Allan Knott vs Wasim Bari

Denis Lindsay vs Rod Marsh
Jack Russell vs Ian Healy

Moin Khan vs Mark Boucher
Adam Gilchrist vs MS Dhoni

 

[cnerd123]

Jack Blackham vs Dick Lilley
Bert Oldfield vs Bert Strudwick
George Duckworth vs Jock Cameron
Les Ames vs Don Tallon

Wally Grout vs John Waite
Godfrey Evans vs Imtiaz Ahmed
Farokh Engineer vs Allan Knott
Wasim Bari vs Syed Kirmani

Denis Lindsay vs Deryck Murray
Rod Marsh vs Jeff Dujon
Jack Russell vs Alec Stewart
Ian Healy vs Dave Richardson

Ridley Jacobs vs Moin Khan
Adam Parore vs Mark Boucher
Adam Gilchrist vs Andy Flower
MS Dhoni vs Brendan McCullum


Gilly vs Flower such a brutal first stage match up.

Bari vs Kirmani and Engineer vs Knott also tough

 

[harsh.ag]

Round 2:

Jack Blackham vs Bert Oldfield - Pass
Jock Cameron vs Les Ames

John Waite vs Godfrey Evans
Alan Knott vs Wasim Bari

Denis Lindsay vs Rod Marsh
Jack Russell vs Ian Healy

Moin Khan vs Mark Boucher
Adam Gilchrist vs MS Dhoni

 

[cnerd123]

Goddamit Mr Mister you tallied them up just 2 minutes before my post. Not that my votes would have made a difference to the final outcome

Jack Blackham vs Bert Oldfield
Jock Cameron vs Les Ames

John Waite vs Godfrey Evans
Allan Knott vs Wasim Bari

Denis Lindsay vs Rod Marsh
Jack Russell vs Ian Healy

Moin Khan vs Mark Boucher
Adam Gilchrist vs MS Dhoni

bye bye MSD

 

[Marius]

Blackham def Lilley 10-4
Oldfield def Strudwick 11-4
Cameron def Duckwork 12-3
Ames def Tallon 11-4

Waite def Grout 9-6
Evans def Ahmed 15-0
Knott def Engineer 14-1
Bari def Kirmani 9-5

Lindsay def Murray 11-4
Marsh def Dujon 9-6
Russell def Stewart 13-2
Healy def Richardson 14-1

Moin def Jacobs 8-6
Boucher def Parore 14-1
Gilchrist def Flower 14-1
Dhoni def McCullum 8-7


interesting, all the Saffers boys advance, a few beloved keepers (Grout, Engineer and Tallon) have me to thanks for super tough opponents. Already I can tell this is going to be a little more interesting and unpredictable than some of the other tourneys i ran

Round 2:

Jack Blackham vs Bert Oldfield
Jock Cameron vs Les Ames

John Waite vs Godfrey Evans
Allan Knott vs Wasim Bari

Denis Lindsay vs Rod Marsh
Jack Russell vs Ian Healy

Moin Khan vs Mark Boucher
Adam Gilchrist vs MS Dhoni

Richardson didn't, lost out to Healy.

 

[StephenZA]

Round 2:


Jack Blackham vs Bert Oldfield
Jock Cameron vs Les Ames


John Waite vs Godfrey Evans
Allan Knott vs Wasim Bari


Denis Lindsay vs Rod Marsh
Jack Russell vs Ian Healy


Moin Khan vs Mark Boucher
Adam Gilchrist vs MS Dhoni

 

[mr_mister]

@*****: would have made Jacobs/Moin even tighter but yeah lucky you didnt throw a vote for B-Mac

 

[NUFAN]

Bert Oldfield
Les Ames

John Waite
Allan Knott

Denis Lindsay
Ian Healy

Mark Boucher
MS Dhoni

 

[mr_mister]

Oldfield
Cameron

Evans
Knott

Lindsay
Healy

Boucher
Gilchrist


Healy v Russell super tough, nearly identical contribution with the bat and both were considered legendary keepers