Exactly. Tidy cricketer but didnt do either well enough to play Tests regularly. A poor man's David CapelYeah he was carjacked while taking a car on a test drive, or at least that is the story..
Not sure, about the original point.. He was around when one all rounder's spot was taken by Pollock.. I'm not sure he was a good enough bowler or batsman to be in on one ability alone.. Fun player to watch though, I'm sure he would have flourished at T20
Both Northants legends...Exactly. Tidy cricketer but didnt do either well enough to play Tests regularly. A poor man's David Capel
He was incredible on my ICC 05 game. I don't know if it was just coincidence on the games I played on it but he was basically the premier all-rounder, outperforming Kallis, Flintoff, Afridi, Pollock, Watson etcYeah he was carjacked while taking a car on a test drive, or at least that is the story..
Not sure, about the original point.. He was around when one all rounder's spot was taken by Pollock.. I'm not sure he was a good enough bowler or batsman to be in on one ability alone.. Fun player to watch though, I'm sure he would have flourished at T20
IIRC he wicketkept in a "the keeper's dead; who fancies a crack at it?" type situation as well.Slightly dodgy action, tbf.
Think he opened the batting in a test once tho, didn't he? & in a proper "selected to open" not in an emergency "the opener's dead; who fancies a crack at it?" kinda way.
My guess is he'd have played more internationally if he hadn't taken the Kolpak shilling.
Hit a ton too!Think he opened the batting in a test once tho, didn't he? & in a proper "selected to open" not in an emergency "the opener's dead; who fancies a crack at it?" kinda way.
He actually took up bowling rather late in life; he was a originally a keeper/batsman and he spent some time in the South African ODI squad as a genuine backup to Boucher. I'm not sure if he ever kept in a Test - might've if Bouch went off injured mid-way through a Test or something I suppose, but yeah. I recall a couple of games in which he kept for 40 overs and then gave someone else the gloves in order to come on and bowl his spell at the death; that was awesome.IIRC he wicketkept in a "the keeper's dead; who fancies a crack at it?" type situation as well.
As I said, it was an under-used ploy.The bloke batted 9 times between 3-7 in ODIs. You've lost your mind.
There were a couple of ODI greats called Andrew at that time so lets assume Cribb is referring to one of those as otherwise he's lost the plotI am convinced you are thinking of a different player. How the hell have you called Andrew Hall a ODI all-time great. So confused.
Nah he was seriously under-rated in ODIs. Good death bowlers are seriously hard to find - even some of the best ODI bowlers really struggle there - and he was awesome at it. He got the white ball to reverse and landed his yorkers as well as anyone, and he could bat anywhere in the order (admittedly my memory of his middle order batting seems to be a bit distorted by one series for some reason) and keep wickets. The perfect guy to have around your ODI setup. All-time great was probably hyperbole but he was seriously under-rated in the format and "very good" at worst.I am convinced you are thinking of a different player. How the hell have you called Andrew Hall a ODI all-time great. So confused.
Poor man's Ian Harvey.Nah he was seriously under-rated in ODIs. Good death bowlers are seriously hard to find - even some of the best ODI bowlers really struggle there - and he was awesome at it. He got the white ball to reverse and landed his yorkers as well as anyone, and he could bat anywhere in the order (admittedly my memory of his middle order batting seems to be a bit distorted by one series for some reason) and keep wickets. The perfect guy to have around your ODI setup. All-time great was probably hyperbole but he was seriously under-rated in the format and "very good" at worst.