Cricketweb decides the second best batsman ever. 32 player bracket, Contest Thread!

[a massive zebra]

Dunno. What does that mean?

It obviously means he thinks McGrath is greater than any other bowler.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Am I the only one to think McGrath > bowler X

Dunno. What does that mean?

 

[Pratters]

Garry Sobers
Brian Lara
Sunil Gavaskar
Len Hutton

 

[Chrish]

Dunno. What does that mean?

McGrath better than any pace bowler..

 

[Lillian Thomson]

It obviously means he thinks McGrath is greater than any other bowler.

I like the way your post is timed at 5 minutes before my post that you quoted.

 

[a massive zebra]

I like the way your post is timed at 5 minutes before my post that you quoted.

Thanks for the compliment. I'm Speedy Gonzalez.

 

[Red]

Garry Sobers vs George Headley

Sachin Tendulkar vs Brian Lara

Jack Hobbs vs Sunil Gavaskar

Viv Richards vs Len Hutton

Ditto

 

[pardus]

Garry Sobers vs George Headley
Sachin Tendulkar vs Brian Lara
Jack Hobbs vs Sunil Gavaskar
Viv Richards vs Len Hutton

 

[Red]

Kills me voting against Hutton who I'm a massive fan of. Greatest opener ever IMO

 

[Pratters]

It's quite weird how 9 our of ten people would vote for Hobbs ahead of Hutton but when you get into it, one could vote Hutton ahead of Hobbs.

 

[fredfertang]

Sobers
Lara
Hobbs
Hutton

 

[Coronis]

It's quite weird how 9 our of ten people would vote for Hobbs ahead of Hutton but when you get into it, one could vote Hutton ahead of Hobbs.

One could vote Cook ahead of Hobbs, if they wished.

 

[Prince EWS]

It's quite weird how 9 our of ten people would vote for Hobbs ahead of Hutton but when you get into it, one could vote Hutton ahead of Hobbs.

This is a weird post Pratters.

 

[Pratters]

Thought so but posted any ways. I mean the votes should not be as skewed in favour of Hobbs as it is when people compare Hobbs and Hutton.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Thought so but posted any ways. I mean the votes should not be as skewed in favour of Hobbs as it is when people compare Hobbs and Hutton.

It should be though. In a straight vote between the two there's no reason for Hutton to get any votes. But that doesn't mean anyone disputes that Hutton was a great batsman.

 

[The Sean]

It's quite weird how 9 our of ten people would vote for Hobbs ahead of Hutton but when you get into it, one could vote Hutton ahead of Hobbs.

That's the literal and mathematical opposite of weird.

 

[Pratters]

http://www.cricketweb.net/forum/cri...fe-vs-hammond-vs-hutton-who-best-batsmen.html

We did have a poll on this a bit back. Hobbs got 12, Hutton 5 including Fertang.

 

[Red]

I rate Hutton higher than Hobbs for no definable reasons.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

http://www.cricketweb.net/forum/cri...fe-vs-hammond-vs-hutton-who-best-batsmen.html

We did have a poll on this a bit back. Hobbs got 12, Hutton 5 including Fertang.

He's from Reading.

 

[watson]

I rate Hutton higher than Hobbs for no definable reasons.

There are always definable reasons. Extrapolating those reasons and explaining them properly is the difficult bit.