Battle of Cricketers - CW's Favorite Cricketer

[Magrat Garlick]

Battle Five results

Richard Hadlee 20 votes (to 2nd round)
Barry Richards 12 votes (to wildcard)
Mitchell Johnson 4 votes - 1
Sean Ervine 2 votes

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Battle Six

Johnny Wardle (1923-1985)

Succeded Hedley Verity as Yorkshire Spinner™
Lowest Test bowling average by a spinner in the last 70 years
Played 28 Tests in a very competitive era (also including Tony Lock and Jim Laker)

Shikhar Dhawan (1985-)

459 runs in 21 IPL matches for Delhi and Mumbai; 2 U-19 Tests
Two 'Tests' for India A
North Zone's top scorer in their Duleep Trophy final win 2008
Replaced Sanath Jayasuriya for Mumbai IPL with success

Dwayne Bravo (1983-)

2009 runs and 81 wickets in 34 Tests for West Indies; 102 ODIs; 420 runs and 24 wickets in 24 IPL matches for Mumbai
A solid performer in a West Indies side that struggles to win matches
Three centuries and two five-wicket-hauls in Tests

Iain O'Brien (1976-)

73 wickets in 22 Tests for New Zealand
A late developer, who eventually held down a solid spot in the New Zealand team for a year before retiring
Blogs

 

[grecian]

Wardle

 

[_Ed_]

Very tough here for me between Bravo and IOB...

O'Brien.

 

[NUFAN]

Dwayne Bravo. Love watching him.

 

[Somerset]

If I could, I'd vote Barry Richards, who I didn't select in the previous round, over those four candidates - will have to show my New Zealand bias and go O'Brien instead.

 

[GIMH]

Wardle

 

[Goughy]

Wardle. Fascinating story and was groudsman at a club I used to play at.

 

[fredfertang]

Wardle - thats two Yorkies I've gone for in six rounds

 

[Pratters]

Loving the competition so far. Has to be Bravo easily. I am ignorant and haven't heard of Wardle and don't particularly get enthused but Ian O'Brien or Shikhar Dhawan. I don't rate Shikhar Dhawan very highly too. He is not compact enough yet and a bit too flashy for my liking.

Bravo is all flare, style. If Chris Gayle epitomises coolness, Bravo is the uber cool.

 

[pasag]

Bravo, because he's a Vic.

 

[Nate]

O'Brien. Was laughing myself silly at him when the Kiwis were in South Africa. I think I called him the worst Test bowler I'd ever seen.

But then he became awesome and I wubbed him.

 

[Jono]

Bravo.

So enthusiastic. His celebration when he won Victoria a game vs. NSW was so awesome.

 

[Athlai]

O'Brilliant

 

[chicane]

Bravo. Quality all-rounder, energetic, brings so much to the field.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Wardle, 'cos he be English and that.

Nah, one of those players (like Kenny Barrington and even Herb Sutcliffe to a lesser extent) who doesn't quite seem to have the rep his career suggests is his due.

 

[The Sean]

Bravo

 

[G.I.Joe]

Shikhar Dhawan

 

[Fusion]

Bravo

 

[Pratters]

Nah, one of those players (like Kenny Barrington and even Herb Sutcliffe to a lesser extent) who doesn't quite seem to have the rep his career suggests is his due.

I am genuinely surprised and embarassed I have never heard of him before.