5 least influential Cricketers of all time

[bagapath]

I think the gist is:

Alf Gover meets Patsy Hendren before a game. Hendren asks him his name
AG: Gover.
PH: What do you do?
AG: I bowl
PH: Quick?
AG: Very quick.
PH: Good for you (shudders) just don't drop too many short to me out there, my eyes aren't what they were.
AG: Certainly.

Alf Gover bowls to Patsy Hendren. As fast as he can, he drops one short and Hendren pulls it for six. He does it again and Hendren hits it for six. He takes 20 or so off the over.

Gover's Captain: What are you doing?
AG: He doesn't like it quick!
Captain: Boy, there's never been a better player of pace bowling than Patsy Hendren! He tells all young quicks his eyes have gone!

That was gold. Thanks for typing it out mate.

 

[robelinda]

Good stuff. I like the Colin Cowdrey/Jeff Thomson exchange in 1974, I think it was during the 2nd test at Perth.

Cowdrey, as he walks out to the middle to bat "Good morning Mr Thomson"

Thomson -"**** off"


ps I havent typed a bad word before so dont how this whole filter works etc, so go easy mods.

 

[benchmark00]

Throw the book at him!

 

[robelinda]

Throw the book at him!

Which book would that be, The Chee Quee batting technique manual- The Bad, Crap and the Ugly?

 

[andyc]

Yeah just make sure you either type out the whole word and let the filter take care of it, or asterix the whole word yourself. Anything in between is a no-no.

 

[benchmark00]

Which book would that be, The Chee Quee batting technique manual- The Bad, Crap and the Ugly?

Gonna hunt you down.

Mark my words.

 

[robelinda]

I can break out my ultra rare cricket videos when you get here!!

 

[benchmark00]

I can break out my ultra rare cricket videos when you get here!!

So it was you who was blackmailing Craig McDermott with that *** tape!

 

[Jono]

!!!

 

[robelinda]

Ok that was funny!

 

[Sir Ferguson]

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[BoyBrumby]

I always wondered what England supporters thought of Mark Ramprakash. He has such a ridiculous first class record. Hes like the extreme version of Matthew Sinclair.

I don't speak for every England fan, but Ramprakash's failure in tests despite his obvious class is one of the most perplexing. He's often bracketed with his near contemporary and other great unfulfilled talent (where international cricket is concerned), Graeme Hick. However, Hick's lack of success at the highest level is perhaps easier to explain: he was a diffident soul, struggled slightly with high class pace bowling (although not in Worcs colours) and had his game stagnate in the county scene whilst he underwent his extended qualification period.

Ramps doesn't appear to have such obvious issues. One could point to his failure to make the step up in class, but his record against Australia, the #1 side for the majority of his career, is pretty good (42.40 from 12 tests), so he clearly had the game for tests. & one can't attribute his lack of success to a deficit of intensity against lesser opposition either; his first class career is an enduring and ongoing tribute to his hunger for runs and his reputation for single mindedness goes before him.

Perhaps the only explanation I can suggest is that he cared too much; famously when on 99 first class hundreds a few years back he endured the sort of drought he hadn't had since his test career. When in sight of an expected and achieveable milestone he seemed to get a bit chokey. Perhaps the lack of expectation of success against Australia freed him to play his own game, but when backed to do well against lesser test sides his brooding intensity worked against him.

 

[joels344]

I think the gist is:

Alf Gover meets Patsy Hendren before a game. Hendren asks him his name
AG: Gover.
PH: What do you do?
AG: I bowl
PH: Quick?
AG: Very quick.
PH: Good for you (shudders) just don't drop too many short to me out there, my eyes aren't what they were.
AG: Certainly.

Alf Gover bowls to Patsy Hendren. As fast as he can, he drops one short and Hendren pulls it for six. He does it again and Hendren hits it for six. He takes 20 or so off the over.

Gover's Captain: What are you doing?
AG: He doesn't like it quick!
Captain: Boy, there's never been a better player of pace bowling than Patsy Hendren! He tells all young quicks his eyes have gone!

That is truly excellent.

 

[robelinda]

30 mins and 4 posts and banned, what a wild ride!

 

[Tom 1972]

I saw alot of Gillespie at his best, and I know this is cliche, but he bowled "without luck". I reckon he beat the edge much more than McGrath when they were in tandem - moved the ball just that extra half inch too much - at pace - reliably at 140-145kmph.

And what a Mullet...

My nomination for this thread is Geoff Marsh. How he played 50 Tests is beyond me...

 

[salman85]

Aamer Sohail.Almost there with 47 test caps.

Formed one half of one of the best opening pairs during the late 1990s,was an integral part of the victorious 1992 side,went on to captain the side,but his importance to the Pakistani side is hardly ever mentioned.

I'd even put Ramiz Raja here.Won over 50 test caps,like Aamer an integral part of the 1992 squad,captained the side,but was largely anonymous before he joined the commentary box.

 

[vcs]

Yes, agree with Raja.

 

[hjardine]

Gus Logie.

But he was a great fielder - the Jonty Rhodes of his time.

And Rutherford and Roshan Mahanama as well.

 

[fredfertang]

Gus Logie was a real pain - as I recall it wasn't unheard of for England to get quickly through the WIndies top order in the 80's, but whenever we did there was always Gus Logie and Jeff Dujon to turn it round for them

 

[Jarquis]

People who mention Ramps are forgetting the bloke has over 100 FC tons ffs.