Battle of Cricketers II - CW's Favorite Cricketer (now underway)

[BoyBrumby]

MM & RR

Kapil Dev & Close

Junior Waugh & Alan Davidson

Marshall must be a darkhorse to take the whole thing out; certainly in the best (let's be hyper conservative) half-dozen post-war seamers, useful lower order batsman, a genuinely lovely fella (by every account) and taken from us so cruelly early.

Lot of time for Close too; one of those chaps who reflects what we (the English) see as the best of ourselves: stoic, unbending, brave to the point of insanity and forever unbowed. Sort of fella who makes it easier to understand how we once ran a quarter of the globe. Plus he played for The Arsenal too, obvz.

 

[Cevno]

Battle 31-

Vinod Kambli - 2
Richie Richardson - 17
Tip Foster - 4
Malcom Marshall - 21


Battle 32-

Kapil Dev - 17
Chris Gayle - 14
Damien Martyn - 10
Brian Close - 9


Battle 33-

Muttiah Muralitharan - 21
Alan Davidson - 15
Mark Waugh - 13
Morne Morkel - 3

 

[Cevno]

Battle 34​

Younis Khan

VS​

Richie Benaud

VS​

Michael Mason

VS​

Dennis Lillee

Vote for top 2.

Battle to go on for 24 hours and tie breaker to be the first vote after 24 hours.

 

[Cevno]

Battle 35​

AB De Villiers

VS​

Curtly Ambrose

VS​

Jimmy Adams

VS​

Herbert Sutcliffe

Vote for top 2.

Battle to go on for 24 hours and tie breaker to be the first vote after 24 hours.

 

[Cevno]

Battle 36​

Anil Kumble

VS​

Bert Sutcliffe

VS​

Inzamam-ul-Haq

VS​

Maurice Tate

Vote for top 2.

Battle to go on for 24 hours and tie breaker to be the first vote after 24 hours.

 

[Cevno]

Battle 37​

Yuvraj Singh

VS​

Shane Warne

VS​

Ryan ten Doeschate

VS​

Mike Hussey

Vote for top 2.

Battle to go on for 24 hours and tie breaker to be the first vote after 24 hours.

 

[Cevno]

Battle 38​

Mushtaq Ahmed

VS​

Eddie Paynter

VS​

Sir Leonard Hutton

VS​

Vinoo Mankad

Vote for top 2.

Battle to go on for 24 hours and tie breaker to be the first vote after 24 hours.

 

[Cevno]

Battle 34: Younis Khan, Richie Benaud(Apologies to Lillee)

Battle 35: AB De Villiers, Curtly Ambrose

Battle 36: Anil Kumble, Bert Sutcliffe

Battle 37: Shane Warne, Yuvraj Singh

Battle 38: Sir Leonard Hutton, Vinoo Mankad

 

[Howe_zat]

Younis Khan for being a class act.

Richie Benaud for being the voice of cricket.

Curtly Ambrose for being cooler than you.

Herbert Sutcliffe for services to Pudsey.

Abstain

Shane Warne for mastering the dark arts of the sport.

Ryan ten Doeschate for being the type of guy I'd go for an Amsterdam brownie with.

Mushtaq Ahmed for being a county legend with a stripey beard.

Sir Leonard Hutton for being the best.

 

[centurymaker]

34: Richie, Mason
35: AB Devilliers, Ambrose
36: Kumble, Inzy
37: Warne, Hussey
38: Hutton, Mankad

 

[BoyBrumby]

Benaud & Lillee

Curtly & Sutcliffe

Kumble & Tate

RtD & Huss

Paynter & Hutton

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Younis
Richie

ABCD
Ambrose

Kumble
Inzi

Warne
Hussey

Mustaq
Vinoo

 

[SJS]

34. Lillee and Benaud
35. Sutcliffe and Ambrose
36 Tate and Kumble
37 Warne and Hussey
38. Hutton and Mankad

 

[uvelocity]

Benaud & Lillee
Ambrose (one of my very faves for sure) & De Villiers
Kumble & Inzy
Warnie & Mr Cricket
abstain

 

[Fusion]

Younis Khan
Richie Benaud

Curtly Ambrose
Herbert Sutcliffe

Anil Kumble
Inzi

Shane Warne
Ryan ten Doeschate

Mushtaq Ahmed
Leonard Hutton

 

[Hurricane]

Mason
Khan

Abstain in the others

 

[Flem274*]

Michael Mason.

Thank you.

 

[NUFAN]

Richie and DK
AB and Ambrose
abstain
Warne and Hussey (tough battle)
Mushy and Hutton


Gutted about Waugh not making it through round 1.

 

[Hurricane]

Michael Mason must advance as above all Domestic players he has given his heart and soul in service of Central Districts.

Please vote carefully.

 

[Somerset]

Benaud and Lillee

Ambrose and Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe and Tate

Warne and ten Doeschate

Hutton and Mankad