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- Thread starter Mr Mxyzptlk
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Jigga988
State 12th Man
Good catches, unlikely to see anyone take much better atm due to the fact that they're all scared of the ball smacking them as well as the fact that they all get up way too early... suppose batting without helmets got you used to the idea of the ball hitting you and that probobly had a positive impact on short fielding...
Zinzan
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So a couple of good catches from 1973 suggests that the quality of cricket hasn't improved? Not sure about your rationale here.....
Oh and Sammy ...............Juliiiaaaaa
:I never said that, maybe it came off that way but I will say it's not totally better.So a couple of good catches from 1973 suggests that the quality of cricket hasn't improved? Not sure about your rationale here.....
Oh and Sammy ...............Juliiiaaaaa
Certain parts of the game is now in the backseat. You notice they had the field like that for a middle order batsman ?
These days captains have to protect bad bowlers, so they can't afford to have so much close fielders. I can't remember the last time I saw a third man ... I can't
Burgey
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Yeah, but it's generally agreed Sobers was a freak fieldsman.
The thing that video reinforces for me is how lucky Richie Benaud has been to see so much top quality cricket live, and for so long. Imagine all the great players he's seen, interviewed, had a chat or a drink with. Amazing.
vic_orthdox
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Leg slip is a ridiculously hard position to field in too.
Yes, don't you just loved how Richie Benaud immediately called his second catch great ? It's as if he wasn't suppose to take it - flash back to the great days.
honestbharani
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Those catches don't count as they came against minnows... 
SJS
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You bet.
True. Eknath Solkar of India was the only other comparable fieldsman that I saw in that position.
thierry henry
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Having seen this video I now agree with the general consensus that Sobers was the best all-rounder ever
vic_orthdox
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nightprowler10
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Isn't the right bail missing? Hitwicket?
vic_orthdox
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Nah, don't think so. Thought I could still see it.
Surely someone would point it out, or maybe pick up the bail if it were on the ground?
Surely someone would point it out, or maybe pick up the bail if it were on the ground?
nightprowler10
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Hmm yeah. The way the batsman walked away without hesitation makes you wonder though. I would say maybe he bad mouthed the umpire but this isn't ****ing baseball, you can't eject people. It can't be the last ball of a match either as the non-striker never moves. Do get the feeling we've had this video posted before and had discussion on it already.