Battle of Cricketers - CW's Favorite Cricketer

[Corli]

Pollock

 

[age_master]

I have a lot of respect for Henry Olonga as a person, but Graeme Pollock is one of my favourite batsmen, so I'll vote for him. .

Agreed.


Pollock for me too please.

 

[Xuhaib]

pollock.

 

[Zinzan]

Pollock by a country mile. I'll never forget watching him playing the pull-stroke so effortlessly in front of square in a mid-90s charity game in Australia when he was over 50. Tragedy that he & Barry Richards played so few tests.

 

[Dasa]

Olonga.

 

[fredfertang]

I have a lot of respect for Henry Olonga as a person, but Graeme Pollock is one of my favourite batsmen, so I'll vote for him.

This

 

[Somerset]

Graeme Pollock on similar grounds to Heath.

 

[Camo999]

McGain

 

[Cevno]

Olonga

 

[pasag]

Olonga

 

[Zinzan]

Scratching my head over all this Olonga-love

 

[Jono]

Why? He did something incredibly noble and gutsy, and stood up for what he believed in. That's a pretty admirable quality, and may be more important to some people compared to how well they can hit a ball.

I imagine Flower got many votes for similar reasons.

 

[fredfertang]

Why? He did something incredibly noble and gutsy, and stood up for what he believed in. That's a pretty admirable quality, and may be more important to some people compared to how well they can hit a ball.

I imagine Flower got many votes for similar reasons.

Indeed - he put the interests of others above his own - he's a better man than I am

 

[Jarquis]

Olonga

 

[BoyBrumby]

As great a batsman as he was I don't have any strong feelings one way or the other about Pollock. Because I didn't see him and he doesn't seem to be a huge personality in the way some greats of yore were he's never quite snagged on the opinion forming part of my brain.

I kinda like the romance of McGain's story; as one ages his is the kind of tale that gives the 30-something sports fan hope, however illusory, that one's time hasn't quite passed. The day of the 36 year old debutant isn't yet over. Just a shame it all went quite so spectacularly **** up...

So Olonga then. A principled gesture in a sport that hasn't always been in the vanguard of progressive politics is very admirable and not a little brave given the nature of the (still extant) regime he was protesting against.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

No one has mentioned Olonga's album, Aurelia yet. Criminal, criminal.

 

[BoyBrumby]

No one has mentioned Olonga's album, Aurelia yet. Criminal, criminal.

The lack of a mention or the album? Or both?

 

[Uppercut]

Olonga

Scratching my head over all this Olonga-love

Really? What did Pollock do to make himself moreso likable than Olonga?

 

[Himannv]

Much more tougher round this. Love G. Pollock but will go with Henry Olonga for this one. Met him once, seemed a really cool yet somewhat humble guy.

 

[King Pietersen]

Pollock