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worst batsman to watch you have ever seen?

FaaipDeOiad

Hall of Fame Member
The Argonaut said:
Cullinan when playing Warne. I've never seen someone so inept against him.
McMillan gave him a run in the recent series. That one dismissal where Gilchrist was laughing at him will stay in my mind for a while. Padded away two consecutive full tosses outside leg stump without even considering using his bat, then with the infielders laughing at him tried to play a forward defence to a ball two feet outside leg stump and delicately tapped the ball into the hands of the short leg fielder.
 

sledger

Spanish_Vicente
The Argonaut said:
Cullinan when playing Warne. I've never seen someone so inept against him.
i think almost anyone is close to inept whilst playing warne, considering there is no real method for playing him.
 

C_C

International Captain
tell that to the IND and west Indian batsmen, sledger....against WI, warne has been only decent.....against IND....he usually gets annihilated like a club bowler
 

psxpro

Banned
Craig mcmillan is horrible when he tries to leave and play half shots.
When he plays attacking he is so exciting to watch, anyone remember that innings he played vs pakistan in nz when he made saqlain look rubbish? It was a few years back, macca was in the form of his life.

How can someone so dangerous and exciting look so horrible at times?
 

kendall

U19 Vice-Captain
I think it was Paul Whitaker who had the most extraordinonary bat lift i have ever seen does anyone remember him?
 

PAKMAN

State 12th Man
Anil said:
he wasn't that bad...slow batting...but technically very good....a purist's delight...
he was just irritating very slow, after every delivery checking his pads and other guards
 

Swervy

International Captain
social said:
When Chris Tavare was in defensive mode he was horrible - didnt even attempt to rotate strike let alone play attacking cricket.

Graham Fowler scored a century against WI in 1984 where he seemed to miss more than he hit.
To be fair to Tavare, he was told to do a job,and thats exactly what he did....it was quite tough on him though, because he actaully could play attacking cricket pretty well..I saw him on a few occasions really tear bowling apart in domestic one dayers
 

Swervy

International Captain
the worst innings I have seen was Dareen Lehmann in a 45 over game for Yorks last season..it ws embarressing, he really couldnt middle the ball, and it was a releif when he tryed to cow the ball and got out

At international level , one that sticks in my mind was Ganguly vs England in the last World Cup...he just didnt have a clue vs Flintoff
 

Chubb

International Regular
Trevor Gripper
like an even slower version of Mark Richardson, but no where near as good.

Adrian Griffith sucked. So does Boeta Dippennar.

Also, for entertainment value alone, Pommie Mbangwa. The guy was hopeless.
 

Chubb

International Regular
I don't mind Trevor- in the context of Zim cricket he's good; it's just, compared to Mark Richardson he isn't.
 

Langeveldt

Soutie
sledger said:
i think almost anyone is close to inept whilst playing warne, considering there is no real method for playing him.
You can give yourself a chance in my book by opening your stance, defending with soft hands, and attacking decisively.. Hell of a challenge though
 

SJS

Hall of Fame Member
Sir Gaddy said:
Hashim Amla what a legend, scored a double hundred how? i dont no!
Oh my God. Just think of the people who had to sit through that innings and watch him play !!!!!
 

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