Favorite Windies player off all times

[Amobokobokoboko]

Hi guys,

Not the most logical topic to start the day with, but I like to discuss this topic on the board.
Last weekend I was having a drink with a mate of mine, he's from Antigua and we kind like have the same age ( mid 20'ers) and he was talking about the way they bowl in the Windies and that Chris Gayle was the Man for him.

So, I came up with my Windies Heroes, people like Viv Richards, Brian Lara. Player who, in my eyes, achieved a bit more than Gayle has done so far. So awesome material for a nice discussion.

What are you 2 Pence about this?

Ps. Please note that I also like Gayle’s aggressive style of playing and his batting is brilliant when he’s in form.

 

[shivfan]

My favourite WI batsman of all time has to be Viv Richards....

My favourite WI bowler of all time has to be Michael Holding....

 

[MrIncredible]

Batsman: Lara
Bowler: Marshall

 

[jondavluc]

Viv Richards

 

[Fusion]

King Viv

 

[Austin3169]

Batsman: Viv Richards
Bowler: Curtly Ambrose

 

[fredfertang]

Sylvers

 

[Shri]

Ridley Jacobs, Brian Lara, Carl Hooper, Jimmy Adams. Times when the WI were neither great nor bad in the mid 90s.

 

[The Sean]

Viv unquestionably my favourite - possibly my favourite player ever from any country in my lifetime.

Lara, Marshall and Ambrose the usual suspects I was a huge fan of, and I always loved watching Carl Hooper bat and Roger Harper field.

 

[Pratters]

Lara ahead of Ambrose.

 

[stumpski]

Not my favourite, but I'd really like to have seen Lawrence Rowe at his peak.

 

[Langeveldt]

Not logical choices but who cares

1. Daren Ganga
2. Fidel Edwards
3. Daren Powell
4. Dinanath Ramnarine
5. Curtly Ambrose

 

[Sanz]

Viv Richards by miles.

 

[Pratters]

Viv Richards by miles.

I know that. Your Viv Richards thread is a fine example for it.

 

[aussie tragic]

Viv Richards...the greatest Batsman I've seen..

YouTube - Viv Richards Profile (Legend of Cricket)

Curtley Ambrose...the greatest WI Bowler I've seen and in my top 3 bowlers I've seen...

YouTube - Curtley Ambrose devastating spell of 7 for 1 run v Australia

 

[sledger]

Chanderpaul probably.

 

[alw1971]

Marshall

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Keith Boyce.

 

[superkingdave]

Top 5 favourites i've seen in no order;

Dave Mohammed
Richie Richardson
Brian Lara
Keith Arthurton
Winston Benjamin

Clayton Lambert, Junior Murray and Jimmy Adams stiff

 

[pako007]

i guess:

Sir Garfield Sobers.
Viv Richards
Malcolm Marshall