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CW's 50 Best ODI Cricketers of all time - The Countdown (2017 Version)
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Starfighter
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When thinking about this I suspected some modern batsmen had been overrated. Now I know some modern batsmen have been overrated #bowlersunion4evah
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Definitely Haynes. Think Saqlain will get enough votes.
NUFAN
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Two bowlers earlier, now for two batsman.
24 Michael Hussey
Total Points: 120
Highest Pick: 5th
2011 Ranking: 28th
Hussey had to wait until he was 29 before he debuted but he took his chance immediately, keeping his average amazingly above 100 for his first 29 matches. Hussey was a master at looking in control irrespective of the match situation due to his ability to strike the ball cleanly, find gaps and run hard between wickets. He finished with 5442 runs at an average of 48.15 and strike rate of 87.16.
Main Memory: I used to love watching Huss out in the middle in between deliveries. He just always appeared up for the contest. This is what the Mr Cricket tag means to me.
23 Dean Jones
Total Points: 123
Highest Pick: 11th
2011 Ranking: 18th
Dean Jones was an entertaing innovative popular ODI player for Australia. He played in 164 ODIs scoring over 6000 runs at an average of 44.61 and was a key player in Australia's first ever World Cup triumph in 1987.
Deano would treat the bowlers with disdain, walking down the pitch to the fast bowlers, he ran frenetically between wickets and turned outfielding into an attacking occupation. He was a natural showman who was for a while as popular as any other player in Australia.
Main Memory: The brilliant footwork and his 145 at the Gabba.
24 Michael Hussey
Total Points: 120
Highest Pick: 5th
2011 Ranking: 28th
Hussey had to wait until he was 29 before he debuted but he took his chance immediately, keeping his average amazingly above 100 for his first 29 matches. Hussey was a master at looking in control irrespective of the match situation due to his ability to strike the ball cleanly, find gaps and run hard between wickets. He finished with 5442 runs at an average of 48.15 and strike rate of 87.16.
Main Memory: I used to love watching Huss out in the middle in between deliveries. He just always appeared up for the contest. This is what the Mr Cricket tag means to me.
23 Dean Jones
Total Points: 123
Highest Pick: 11th
2011 Ranking: 18th
Dean Jones was an entertaing innovative popular ODI player for Australia. He played in 164 ODIs scoring over 6000 runs at an average of 44.61 and was a key player in Australia's first ever World Cup triumph in 1987.
Deano would treat the bowlers with disdain, walking down the pitch to the fast bowlers, he ran frenetically between wickets and turned outfielding into an attacking occupation. He was a natural showman who was for a while as popular as any other player in Australia.
Main Memory: The brilliant footwork and his 145 at the Gabba.
vic_orthdox
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Main memory - winding up Curtly.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
pretty sure I was among those who voted Hussey very very high (probably I was the one who had him at 5) and I still dont think Dean Jones was better than him.
stephen
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
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Cricketer Of The Year
Updated XIs
4th XI: 1. Chris Gayle 2. Gordon Greenidge 3. Kumar Sangakkara+ 4. Javed Miandad 5. Aravinda de Sliva 6. Jonty Rhodes 7. Ian Harvey 8. Brett Lee 9. Dennis Lillee 10. Shane Bond 11. Andy Roberts 12th man Greg Chappell
3rd XI: 1. Saeed Anwar 2. Hashim Amla 3. Zaheer Abbas 4. Mark Waugh 5. Andrew Symonds 6. Shane Watson 7. Imran Khan 8. [wicketkeeper] 9. Malcolm Marshall 10. Michael Holding 11. Nathan Bracken 12th man Jacques Kallis
2nd XI: 3.Dean Jones 5. Mike Hussey 9.Mitchell Starc 10. Waqar Younis 11. Allan Donald
4th XI: 1. Chris Gayle 2. Gordon Greenidge 3. Kumar Sangakkara+ 4. Javed Miandad 5. Aravinda de Sliva 6. Jonty Rhodes 7. Ian Harvey 8. Brett Lee 9. Dennis Lillee 10. Shane Bond 11. Andy Roberts 12th man Greg Chappell
3rd XI: 1. Saeed Anwar 2. Hashim Amla 3. Zaheer Abbas 4. Mark Waugh 5. Andrew Symonds 6. Shane Watson 7. Imran Khan 8. [wicketkeeper] 9. Malcolm Marshall 10. Michael Holding 11. Nathan Bracken 12th man Jacques Kallis
2nd XI: 3.Dean Jones 5. Mike Hussey 9.Mitchell Starc 10. Waqar Younis 11. Allan Donald
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Cricketer Of The Year
I agree. I didn't have him in my top 25 as well. But this is how CW has rated.
vic_orthdox
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I can't remember what I submitted, and whether Hussey was on it. He was such a versatile batsman, he just tried to do everything right. No-one who saw him in the 1990s or early 2000s would have thought you'd see him finish off the innings with the sort of power that he ended up with, unless you bowled bouncers and he was allowed to pull. Just a sponge, who got better and better as time went on. Had a ridiculous start to his career, I remember when him and Pietersen were running around with stupid averages in 2005 and onwards.
I once saw Dean Jones describe himself as "the best ever middle order batsman in ODI history, until Michael Bevan came along. Now I'm just second." This was about 2003.
I once saw Dean Jones describe himself as "the best ever middle order batsman in ODI history, until Michael Bevan came along. Now I'm just second." This was about 2003.
Red
The normal awards that everyone else has
Lol. He's wrong on both counts.
