Battle of Cricketers - CW's Favorite Cricketer

[Somerset]

He may have destroyed New Zealand sides over the years but Waqar Younis most definitely gets my vote.

 

[jondavluc]

Waqar Younis

 

[vic_orthdox]

Inzy.

Waqar did bowl deliberate beamers.

 

[Dasa]

Torn between Waqar and Inzamam, but ultimately I'd rather watch Waqar in full flow.

 

[GotSpin]

It all depends where you're standing.

I understand that, but there's a difference between disliking him as a cricketer on the field (ruthlessness, sleding etc whatever) and hating him as a person, especially considering all the charity work he has done/does(?)

 

[Jono]

Inzy.

Waqar did bowl deliberate beamers.

WC 03? Symonds?

Did he do them on purpose?

 

[honestbharani]

Waqar

 

[Cevno]

I understand that, but there's a difference between disliking him as a cricketer on the field (ruthlessness, sleding etc whatever) and hating him as a person, especially considering all the charity work he has done/does(?)

Agreed .

On the field i never liked Waugh.Just seemed too arrogant ,Sledged,coined mental disentigration and wasn't a great batsmen to watch,even in full flow etc...

But off the field he has done some remarkable work and has been absolitely humble.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Calling this early as Waqar has an impenetrable lead. No wildcards.

Round Five

Richard Hadlee (1951-)

3,124 runs and 431 wickets in 86 Tests for New Zealand; 115 ODIs
Played international cricket for 17 years
Held the world record for Test wickets taken
One of the four great all-rounders of the 1980s

Mitchell Johnson

145 wickets in 33 Tests for Australia; 82 ODIs
Currently Australia's leading seam bowler
Man of the Series in Australia's 2-1 win in South Africa

Barry Richards (1945-)

508 runs in 4 Tests for South Africa; 28,358 runs in 339 first class matches
Barred from international cricket due to apartheid, he carved up first class attacks in three countries
Also scored 554 runs in 5 Supertests
Described as one of the finest batsmen of the 20th century

Sean Ervine (1982-)

261 runs and 9 wickets in 5 Tests for Zimbabwe; 42 ODIs
Left Zimbabwe after a dispute with the union in 2004
Has since found first class success with Hampshire and Western Australia

 

[GIMH]

Are we doing minus votes?

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Are we doing minus votes?

You can, but it'll only count 1/3 of a plus vote

 

[King Pietersen]

I like Richard Hadlee a lot, but I have to go with Barry Richards in this one.

 

[GIMH]

You can, but it'll only count 1/3 of a plus vote

How come?

Or have I been whooshed?

 

[_Ed_]

Do think he's a bit of a ****, but honestly - the mo, the sweatband, the silky smooth action, the leaping 180 appeal. Hadlee is a part of NZ sporting folklore. To quote Pulp Sport, "Wouldn't it be nice if the world was Hadlee?"

That last part would make sense if I could get on Youtube to find a clip, but it seems to be randomly down.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

How come?

Or have I been whooshed?

Because if it counts as one minus vote in a battle of four, it means in effect that you have three plus votes.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

That last part would make sense if I could get on Youtube to find a clip, but it seems to be randomly down.

Haha, I very nearly took a screenshot as illustration pic, but decided it was too cheesy in the end

 

[Riggins]

Barry Richards

 

[pasag]

Hmm, love Mitch as a batsman but Barry Richard's given me 20,000 youtube hits so have to go him.

 

[grecian]

Hadlee

 

[Himannv]

I like Richard Hadlee a lot, but I have to go with Barry Richards in this one.

Ditto. Barry Richards for me as well.