CW decides the greatest All-Rounder ever, 64 man knockout tournament: Voting Thread

[chasingthedon]

Dan Vettori vs Tony Greig
Wasim Akram vs Monty Noble

Ravi Ashwin vs Chris Harris
Lance Klusener vs Jacques Kallis

Andrew Flintoff vs Kapil Dev
WG Grace vs Imran Khan

Keith Miller vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Richie Benaud vs Wally Hammond

Mustaq Mohammad vs Angelo Matthews
Shakib Al-Hasan vs Chris Cairns

Wilfred Rhodes vs Richard Hadlee
Ian Botham vs Mike Procter

Ryan ten Doeschate vs Garry Sobers
Alan Davidson vs Clive Rice

Heath Streak vs Jack Gregory
Learie Constantine vs Brian McMillan

 

[AndrewB]

Dan Vettori vs Tony Greig
Wasim Akram vs Monty Noble

Ravi Ashwin vs Chris Harris
Lance Klusener vs Jacques Kallis

Andrew Flintoff vs Kapil Dev
WG Grace vs Imran Khan

Keith Miller vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Richie Benaud vs Wally Hammond

Mustaq Mohammad vs Angelo Matthews
Shakib Al-Hasan vs Chris Cairns

Wilfred Rhodes vs Richard Hadlee
Ian Botham vs Mike Procter

Ryan ten Doeschate vs Garry Sobers
Alan Davidson vs Clive Rice

Heath Streak vs Jack Gregory
Learie Constantine vs Brian McMillan

 

[marc71178]

I have great respect for Mike Procter's ability with both bat and ball. For example:

That was first class cricket in name only though.

 

[mr_mister]

I have great respect for Mike Procter's ability with both bat and ball. For example,



However, the fact remains, Procter has nothing like the 1981 Ashes in his CV.

how'd this dude average mid 30s with those kind of batting chops?

 

[Coronis]

That was first class cricket in name only though.

My ass. Domestic cricket was never stronger than during Procter's career.

 

[chasingthedon]

the people have spoken. competition will continue as normal. discussion is closed on the matter.

some interesting results here, and some interesting match ups in round 2. Funny it wasn't Bravo or Bopara who copped the biggest drubbing.


Vettori wins 16-11
Greig wins 20-7
Akram wins 23-4
Noble wins 21-4

Ashwin wins 15-12
Harris wins 19-6
Klusener wins 16-11
Kallis wins 17-10

Flintoff wins 19-8
Dev wins 26-1
Grace wins 14-13
Imran wins 24-3

Miller wins 25-2
Jayasuriya wins 17-10
Benaud wins 25-2
Hammond wins 19-8

Mustaq Mohammad wins 19-7
Matthews wins 17-10
Shakib wins 25-2
Cairns wins 22-5

Rhodes wins 16-11
Hadlee wins 20-7
Botham wins 26-1
Procter wins 25-1

ten Doeschate wins 19-8
Sobers wins 25-2
Davidson wins 18-9
Rice wins 17-9

Streak wins 21-6
Gregory wins 21-6
Constantine wins 19-8
McMillan wins 16-10

Very interesting that the only player to have ranked number one as both batsman and bowler didn't survive the first round.

 

[ankitj]

Very interesting that the only player to have ranked number one as both batsman and bowler didn't survive the first round.

Who is that?

 

[cnerd123]

Who is that?

 

[Fuller Pilch]

This bloke

Aubrey Faulkner | South Africa Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[King Pietersen]

Can't believe Ravi didn't get through. Christmas is ruined.

 

[ankitj]

This bloke

Aubrey Faulkner | South Africa Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo

Wow, that's amazing. Until now I thought Botham came closest to topping both rankings (has hit #1 in bowling and #3 in batting).

Interesting though that Faulkner gets his #1 bowling rank with only 639 as the highest rating points he ever achieved; his highest batting rating is a respectable 877 points.

 

[morgieb]

This bloke

Aubrey Faulkner | South Africa Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo

In fairness he did that in an era where there were only three teams.

 

[The Sean]

Very interesting that the only player to have ranked number one as both batsman and bowler didn't survive the first round.

True, he was very unlucky. I reckon there are only a handful of guys who would have beaten him, and he just so happened to get drawn against one of them in the first round.

 

[chasingthedon]

In fairness he did that in an era where there were only three teams.

True, though his opponents weren't exactly minnows.

 

[Coronis]

True, though his opponents weren't exactly minnows.

In fact, he played for the weakest team, and had to contend with players such as Barnes, Trumper, Hill, and Hobbs for the top spot.

 

[marc71178]

My ass. Domestic cricket was never stronger than during Procter's career.

Secind tier South African cricket has never been particularly strong or relevant to anything.

 

[Coronis]

Secind tier South African cricket has never been particularly strong or relevant to anything.

Wasn't exactly second tier, since they weren't playing international cricket at the time. Plus, you know, his County and WSC records are there too, unless you want to discount them.

 

[marc71178]

Wasn't exactly second tier, since they weren't playing international cricket at the time. Plus, you know, his County and WSC records are there too, unless you want to discount them.

It was the second division of the competition playing against mainly B sides, that is not as good a standard as first class cricket suggests, regardless of if they were playing international cricket or not.

 

[mr_mister]

Round 2 Results:

Greig wins 18-6
Noble wins 19-5

Ravi wins 17-7
Kallis wins 22-2

Dev wins 18-6
Imran wins 19-4

Miller wins 22-2
Richie wins 17-6

Mustaq wins 17-5
Shakib wins 15-8

Hadlee wins 18-5
Beefy wins 19-5

Sobers wins 23-1
Rice wins 15-8

Gregory wins 18-4
Learie wins 14-8




Round 3:


Tony Greig vs Monty Noble

Ravi Ashwin vs Jacques Kallis

Kapil Dev vs Imran Khan

Keith Miller vs Richie Benaud

Mustaq Mohammad vs Shakib Al-Hasan

Richard Hadlee vs Ian Botham

Garry Sobers vs Clive Rice

Jack Gregory vs Learie Constantine

 

[mr_mister]

Greig
Kallis
Imran
Miller
Shakib
Botham
Rice
Learie