Who is the best allround fielder ever?

[smash84]

Shane Warne was VASTLY overrated as a slips fielder.

errrr....NO

 

[fredfertang]

If benchy says it it must be true ...... and anyway the abiding memory will always be him dropping the Ashes at the Oval in '05

 

[robelinda]

Maybe i should make a video of all of Warne's catches....after I do the Mark Waugh one that is. And all of MacGill's wickets.

 

[Blaze 18]

The best all round fielder I've seen would have to be Andrew Symonds. Jonty Rhodes was easily the best in his position but he wasn't as good an "all round" fielder as Symonds. Also, for some reason, Jonty Rhodes wasn't ever that good when it came to run-outs. Symonds could knock the stumps down from pretty much anywhere.

 

[smash84]

Mark Waugh catches........please do Rob

 

[benchmark00]

errrr....NO

He was. You've just been hearing too much of Bill Lawry's commentary when he's in there who says he's the best slipper of all time. He was solid, nothing more. Dropped a number of simple ones, including Damien Fleming's second hattrick delivery. Never did anything spectacular, mostly caught the ones he should have and occasionally dropped them.

Waugh and Taylor the two best I've seen. Strauss also getting a good reputation in there.

 

[benchmark00]

Maybe i should make a video of all of Warne's catches....after I do the Mark Waugh one that is. And all of MacGill's wickets.

I believe your to do list is as follows:

1. Cheeqs
2. MacGill wickets
3. Blewett wickets.

 

[Blaze 18]

Who's Cheeqs?

 

[Burgey]

So was Shane Warne

Taylor was a loads better slip catcher than Warne was mate. He really was.

 

[benchmark00]

Who's Cheeqs?

Disgraceful...

 

[Blaze 18]

Disgraceful...

Cheers Never heard of him TBH.

 

[smash84]

He was. You've just been hearing too much of Bill Lawry's commentary when he's in there who says he's the best slipper of all time. He was solid, nothing more. Dropped a number of simple ones, including Damien Fleming's second hattrick delivery. Never did anything spectacular, mostly caught the ones he should have and occasionally dropped them.

Waugh and Taylor the two best I've seen. Strauss also getting a good reputation in there.

Taylor was a loads better slip catcher than Warne was mate. He really was.

When did I ever say that Warne was BETTER than Taylor or Waugh.

Mark Waugh is by some distance the greatest slip fielder I have seen during the last 25 years of cricket that I have been watching. Tubby Taylor was pretty good too although not at that level of course.

Shane Warne was pretty damn good despite the occasional drops he did hold onto some very good chances. He was a level below Taylor but that does not mean that he was bad or over rated.

 

[GIMH]

Based on the last couple of decades:

1. AB de Villiers (cover)
2. Herschelle Gibbs (mid-wicket)
3. Ricky Ponting (slip / mid off)
4. Mark Waugh (slip / mid-on)
5. Jonty Rhodes (backward point)
6. Andrew Symonds (utility)
7. Jack Russell (keeper)
8. Brett Lee (somewhere deep)
9. Shane Warne (slip)
10. Jimmy Anderson (utility)
11.

Can't think of another fast bowler OTTOMH

As has been suggested, Freddie can be your other quick and field at slip.

The only reason Hoggard and Harmison had better averages than Flintoff was because they had him at slip

 

[benchmark00]

When did I ever say that Warne was BETTER than Taylor or Waugh.

Mark Waugh is by some distance the greatest slip fielder I have seen during the last 25 years of cricket that I have been watching. Tubby Taylor was pretty good too although not at that level of course.

Shane Warne was pretty damn good despite the occasional drops he did hold onto some very good chances. He was a level below Taylor but that does not mean that he was bad or over rated.

Mate he was amazingly overrated. I can't remember him taking a catch in slips he took where I thought 'wow what a snare!'. He dropped simple catches but overall did take the simple ones more often than not. Solid but by no stretch of the imagination great. Would be like calling Marcus North a great slipper.

 

[GIMH]

Why the **** isn't Marcus North in this poll?

 

[robelinda]

without going back and watching all of warnes catches, i'd have to agree with Benchy, he took the simple ones ok, but Taylor took the ones which almost shouldnt have been taken, like the many times either warne or waugh dived in front of him yet Taylor still took it.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Has anyone mentioned Gary Pratt yet?

 

[smash84]

Mate he was amazingly overrated. I can't remember him taking a catch in slips he took where I thought 'wow what a snare!'. He dropped simple catches but overall did take the simple ones more often than not. Solid but by no stretch of the imagination great. Would be like calling Marcus North a great slipper.

we may agree to disagree on Warne (I might be a bit biased about him though for he is one of my all time favorite cricketers)

 

[flibbertyjibber]

without going back and watching all of warnes catches, i'd have to agree with Benchy, he took the simple ones ok, but Taylor took the ones which almost shouldnt have been taken, like the many times either warne or waugh dived in front of him yet Taylor still took it.

Yeah, Warne was good in the slips but Taylor and Waugh were great.

Nearest thing i could use as an example is that Morgan is a good fielder for England but Collingwood was great, doesn't mean Morgan is a muppet as he is as good as we have but there was just someone better.

 

[smash84]

Yeah, Warne was good in the slips but Taylor and Waugh were great.

Nearest thing i could use as an example is that Morgan is a good fielder for England but Collingwood was great, doesn't mean Morgan is a muppet as he is as good as we have but there was just someone better.

awta