most boring batsman in history to watch

[Prince EWS]

Jacques Rudolf on the fifth day of (imnot sure wat test it was) agaisnt Australia

Great innings IMO. Really took the "you're not getting me out" attitude and stuck it through. Certainly not boring.

Collingwood gets my vote, even though he is one of my favourite players. He scores pretty slowly in test cricket and even his defensive shots look ordinary and untechnical. I love his resolve though.

 

[Xuhaib]

Yeah he's up there.

Personally I don't find batsmen who simply score slowly boring. Dravid isn't boring, Hussey certianly isn't boring, and Kallis isn't really boring either. If they're batting well, that's the main thing. I don't find stonewalling tailenders like Hoggard or Gillespie that boring to watch either. Actually Gillespie's been great fun to watch with the bat over the years. His innings at Chennai in 2004 was classic. Watching someone score runs against the odds is always fun, whether they are a tailender or a top order bat from Zimbabwe or Bangladesh.

You need a combination of mediocre, disappointing batting and lack of strokeplay to be dull to watch, and Prince is certainly up there. Chopra was pretty horrid as well.

Good point.

My most boring list

• Boeta
• Healy
• Taufiq Umer

 

[Stumped]

i reckon im pretty boring on the weekends, i stay in for awhile as im opener i cant put away there opening bowlers but when/if i get down to there 2nd and 3rd change bowlers the runs flow

 

[burr]

Originally Posted by Mr Mxyzptlk
And yet he typically scores faster than Slater, Strauss and Gibbs.

Still doesn't mean he can't be boring to watch. I find watching Hayden pretty boring, and he scores fairly quickly.

Exactly. I don't care how fast he scores - he's got no style - and thus, I'm not interested.

 

[Jono]

Yeah he's up there.

Personally I don't find batsmen who simply score slowly boring. Dravid isn't boring, Hussey certianly isn't boring, and Kallis isn't really boring either. If they're batting well, that's the main thing. I don't find stonewalling tailenders like Hoggard or Gillespie that boring to watch either. Actually Gillespie's been great fun to watch with the bat over the years. His innings at Chennai in 2004 was classic. Watching someone score runs against the odds is always fun, whether they are a tailender or a top order bat from Zimbabwe or Bangladesh.

You need a combination of mediocre, disappointing batting and lack of strokeplay to be dull to watch, and Prince is certainly up there. Chopra was pretty horrid as well.

What do you mean by 'disappointing' batting?

 

[albo97056]

What do you mean by 'disappointing' batting?

I imagine they mean shots not getting of the square, not hitting gaps etc

Hoggards got to be up there surely!

 

[albo97056]

What do you mean by 'disappointing' batting?

I imagine they mean shots not getting of the square, not hitting gaps etc

Hoggards got to be up there surely! And terry duffin is definitely one for not hitting off the square

Grr double post, pressed submit twice cos its so slow!

 

[R_D]

Still doesn't mean he can't be boring to watch. I find watching Hayden pretty boring, and he scores fairly quickly.

yeah same here... he scores pretty fast pace yet.. i get so bored watchign him bat, I'd rather watch Langer than Hayden. Did someone say Damian Martyn was boring ?.. one of the most elegant batsman to watch when he's on song.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Still doesn't mean he can't be boring to watch. I find watching Hayden pretty boring, and he scores fairly quickly.

When did I say it didn't make him boring?

 

[Dasa]

When did I say it didn't make him boring?

Seemed to me like you implied it.

 

[Jono]

When did I say it didn't make him boring?

You pulling a Dravid here?

 

[Turbinator]

You pulling a Dravid here?

Haha, that seems to be the new term now, pulling a Dravid.

 

[ripper868]

Without a doubt Bill Lawry - the corpse with pads on

 

[DCC_legend]

OK so I'm sure we all agree that it pretty much comes down to five obvious choices.

1. Matthew Hoggard.
2. Boycott
3. Atherton
4. Paul Collingwood
5. Ian Bell


Pick one.

hoggard definetly
never seen boycott play so i wouldnt know
atherton never seen him play either
collys a bit boring sometimes but probably not the most boring
Ian bell is class i dont think hes boring at all. Hes got a good range of shots and likes to drive the ball and is very good at timing the ball of front and back foot.
Mohammed yousuf can be quite boring at times!

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Seemed to me like you implied it.

I implied irony.

 

[Tomm NCCC]

DAVE MOHAMMED is sooooo Boring!

 

[Lillian Thomson]

It's a myth that Geoff Boycott was always boring to watch. It's true he was once dropped after making 246* in eleven hours against India in the late 60's. If any of the current crop were capable of batting for that long they would be given a ten year contract and access to the Chairman's wife.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

It's a myth that Geoff Boycott was always boring to watch. It's true he was once dropped after making 246* in eleven hours against India in the late 60's. If any of the current crop were capable of batting for that long they would be given a ten year contract and access to the Chairman's wife.

How can it be a myth if i's purely down to opinion?

 

[PhoenixFire]

How can it be a myth if i's purely down to opinion?

An opinion, that was based on a myth.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

An opinion, that was based on a myth.

What myth was this opinion based upon?