Battle of Cricketers - CW's Favorite Cricketer

[fredfertang]

Keith Miller - A forthcoming book is apparently going to put a new slant on his war record but that won't alter the way he played the game

 

[Matt79]

I think Miller's war record has already been hashed over. It gets subject to a bit of hyperbole - he wasn't quite Douglas Bader, but the fact is that anyone who flew even a single combat mission in WWII deserves massive respect for it, he was nearly killed (not only when flying) more than once, and many of his friends didn't make it through.

And as you say, it doesn't alter the way he played the game. Or that he got all colonial with the princess

 

[Kylez]

Pollock for mine, great cricketer.

 

[GIMH]

wha?!

It's all about solidarity with Beefy in the great all-rounders debate.

Miller in this one, because it was a travesty that an innumerate tosser knocked the GOAT out

 

[Fusion]

Pollock.

Your quest for Dravid ends? Gave up too quickly IMO.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Your quest for Dravid ends? Gave up too quickly IMO.

I've made my peace.

 

[The Sean]

The Sean in "votes for Miller" shock.

 

[Smudge]

Miller.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

15-8 Miller

Battle Thirteen

Andy Flower (1968- )

4,794 runs, 151 catches and 9 stumpings in 67 Tests for Zimbabwe; 213 ODIs
Zimbabwe's greatest batsman by several leagues
Wore a black armband during the 2003 World Cup to mourn the death of democracy in Zimbabwe
England assistant coach 2007-09, full time team director 2009-

Mahela Jayawardene (1977-)

9,120 runs in 110 Tests for Sri Lanka; 310 ODIs
Leading Test run scorer for Sri Lanka
27 Test centuries, against all nine nations
Hit 123 as Sri Lanka chased 352 to beat South Africa by one wicket at home
Captained Sri Lanka to a World Cup final

 

[zaremba]

Another toughie. Jayawardene is a prince of a batsman and a seemingly top chap but I have enormous respect for Flower

 

[fredfertang]

For the Ashes last summer, and a world cup for England, Andy Flower - and even without those factors he'd still be my choice for the black arm band protest alone

 

[marc71178]

Flower

 

[Jarquis]

Flower

 

[Fusion]

Flower

 

[four_or_six]

Flower

 

[BoyBrumby]

Flower. Batsman, keeper, coach, political protester, godlike genius.

 

[Smudge]

Flower

 

[Cevno]

Andy Flower

 

[Matt79]

Mahela doesnt deserve a duck egg next to his name, so ill give him a vote.

 

[age_master]

Flower