The Battle of the Englishmen

[aussie]

the big Harold.

 

[Pedro Delgado]

Colonel H. H. Shri Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji, Jam Sahib of Nawanagar

I love the idea of an Indian prince batting for England, and the romantic in me must vote for him.

 

[Goughy]

The great Larwood

 

[grecian]

"Ranji, an Indian prince, was probably one of the finest batsmen of all time, not only in terms of runs scored but also because he brought new strokes to the game. His keen eye, unorthodoxy and speed of reaction meant that he introduced the late cut and leg glance, as well as the art of back-foot defence."


That'll do for me.

Larwood will always be remembered for THAT series, but I'll go for Ranjitsingji, an innovator.

 

[a massive zebra]

Ranji.

 

[steds]

Larwood, on account of Ranji not actually being English.

 

[Pedro Delgado]

Larwood, on account of Ranji not actually being English.

But you were happy to vote for Boycott.

What hypocrisy.

 

[steds]

Yes, I am a hypocrite, but I made an exception on account of Nasser having an exceedingly large nose.

 

[Pedro Delgado]

Very well. I am satisfied with that explanation.

 

[superkingdave]

the prince

 

[Sanz]

Ranji.

 

[Perm]

Harold Larwood

 

[stumpski]

Ranji - the Prince of the Golden Age. Nearest thing we had to Trumper. Made big scores in difficult conditions.

 

[oz_fan]

Ranjitsinhji

 

[pskov]

Ranji, a true innovator of modern batting technique.

 

[Craig]

Colonel H. H. Shri Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji, Jam Sahib of Nawanagar

I love the idea of an Indian prince batting for England, and the romantic in me must vote for him.

He would have to have have one of the longest names ever to play international cricket, including all of his titles that he has.

Ranji for me.

 

[Jono]

Colonel for me.

 

[Matteh]

Larwood

 

[BoyBrumby]

Cambridge class triumphs over northern grit, which is only as it should be, after all. () Ranji goes through 10-6.

Next up is a genuine clash of the titans. Two greats of the game who would expect to be quarter-finalists at worst. Such is the way with an unseeded draw tho. Get your think caps on gentlemen...

Battle of the Englishmen: Round1, Battle 4

Sir Leonard Hutton
79 tests, 6971 runs @ 56.67 (19 centuries, 33 half-centuries), 3 wickets @ 77.33

vs

Ian Botham
102 tests, 5200 runs @ 33.54 (14 centuries, 22 half-centuries), 383 wickets @ 28.40 (5 wicket innings: 27, 10 wicket matches: 4)
116 ODIs, 2113 runs @ 23.21, SR 79.10 (9 half-centuries), 145 wickets @ 28.54, ER 3.96 (4 wicket matches: 3)

 

[aussie]

big one, don't know who to go for, i'll give it to beefy because he is an all-rounder, but both deserve to be in the quarter-finals.