Brian Lara destroying Spin Bowlers

[honestbharani]

yeah that is like 5'11'' I am 176 cms.

 

[Starfighter]

175cm, dunno what that is in weirdo units

5'9"

 

[honestbharani]

ah well, at least I spent a good part of my life thinking I was almost 6 feet..

 

[Daemon]

ah well, at least I spent a good part of my life thinking I was almost 6 feet..

haha this is great

dw I'm 170 on a good day

 

[Bolo.]

haha this is great

dw I'm 170 on a good day

As opposed to a bad day, like when the Spanish Inquisition chops your feet off or puts you on the rack?

 

[Daemon]

yes, 165 for the former and 173 for the latter ftr

 

[Bolo.]

In that order?

 

[Burgey]

Kim Hughes hitt some massive bombs in his time and want overly tall. Dougie Walters too. I saw Hughes hit a Bedi into the top deck of the Members Stand in the 77/78 series. Still one of the biggest hits I’ve seen live, albeit I was at a pretty impressionable age.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Doni is about 6' if I am not mistaken. That is pretty tall by Asian standards for a batsman.

He's only about 1.75 which is 5 foot 9. I can't think of any wicketkeepers who were very tall.

 

[Burgey]

Gilly is about six feet tall I think.

 

[honestbharani]

Alec Stewart was tall? From memory I think he seemed to be rather tall but obviously I have only seen him live once.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Gilly is about six feet tall I think.

At least. I thought he was a bit taller. 6 feet is about average height for a man and he always looked taller than most.



*average height is probably less but people under 5'9 shouldn't really count

 

[Teja.]

I'm 181 which is not quite 6 feet (5'11 and change) but I just say I'm 6 feet because I thought till I was 17 or something that 180 = 6'0 and you can't let go of something like that that late in life.

 

[honestbharani]

I'm 181 which is not quite 6 feet (5'11 and change) but I just say I'm 6 feet because I thought till I was 17 or something that 180 = 6'0 and you can't let go of something like that that late in life.

Exactly why I thought I was 5' 11" or something. We r juz too lazy to actually look cms to feet and inches, aren't we?

 

[GoodAreasShane]

At least. I thought he was a bit taller. 6 feet is about average height for a man and he always looked taller than most.



*average height is probably less but people under 5'9 shouldn't really count

There was a time where a good proportion of the fastest bowlers in Australia were short AF

 

[Flem274*]

There was a time where a good proportion of the fastest bowlers in Australia were short AF

that quirk seems to have moved to the windies now with roach, fidel and jerome taylor

larwood was pretty short iirc.

 

[trundler]

I can't find any information on Lance Cairns's height.

 

[vcs]

I'm a bang average 5'8". Would gladly have taken a couple more inches ( etc) but considering my parents are both 5'4" or thereabouts, I guess I can't complain too much.

 

[trundler]

I'm a bang average 5'8". Would gladly have taken a couple more inches ( etc) but considering my parents are both 5'4" or thereabouts, I guess I can't complain too much.

Was the gardener 6'0" by any chance?

 

[Victor Ian]

yeah that is like 5'11'' I am 176 cms.

Hate to burst your bubble, but I'm thereabouts with a good tape measure and it's 5 9ish. I used to be 6'2'' before i went bald.