Mediocre cricketers who you support

[Burgey]

I truly don’t understand how someone who is that good in the grippers can make such bad split second decisions batting.

 

[Burgey]

Felt Phil Simmons wasted a lot of potential too and could have been a long term opener for Windies.

I think Phil suffered from the somewhat common affliction of 90s WI players in that he seemed more intent on having the swagger of the 80s blokes and less worried with sharing their ability or results.

See also, Arthurton, K.

 

[Prince EWS]

Never saw him drop a catch. Ever. He bombed Warne in the ODIs ahead of the 95 test series over there then when the test came he kept getting run out or chipping one in the air off Steve Waugh, unless my memory fails me.

He was such a weird player. If you watched him bat you’d think he was an absolute all timer. Then he’d just get out.

It wasn't necessarily a concentration thing either because he averaged 50 with the bat in domestic cricket.

He looked better than a 49 average bowler too IMO.

 

[Burgey]

It wasn't necessarily a concentration thing either because he averaged 50 with the bat in domestic cricket.

He looked better than a 49 average bowler too IMO.

Deadset enigma

 

[Prince EWS]

I truly don’t understand how someone who is that good in the grippers can make such bad split second decisions batting.

I think that sometimes but then I remember Tim Southee and Jimmy Anderson are decent slippers.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Loved Phil Simmons. He just looked so ****ing depressed when he got out, had the slowest walk back to the pavilion of all time by an absolute mile.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Mark Ealham was a big favourite back in the day.

 

[Burgey]

I think that sometimes but then I remember Tim Southee and Jimmy Anderson are decent slippers.

Tbf Anderson is currently touring SL as a sub fielder.

but yeah they’re both decent, Hooper though was Mark Waugh level good there.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

He was such a weird player. If you watched him bat you’d think he was an absolute all timer. Then he’d just get out.

Reminded me of Mark Waugh in a way as he would look so good then get out having looked a million dollars for the last couple of hours. Waugh was clearly a huge upgrade but given his talent he could/should have averaged 5/6 runs an innings more over his career. I guess Waugh though would get his ton first and get out from boredom not like Hooper who would just give it away stupidly earlier.

 

[Teja.]

It wasn't necessarily a concentration thing either because he averaged 50 with the bat in domestic cricket.

He looked better than a 49 average bowler too IMO.

He had 114 test wickets too!

 

[honestbharani]

Reminded me of Mark Waugh in a way as he would look so good then get out having looked a million dollars for the last couple of hours. Waugh was clearly a huge upgrade but given his talent he could/should have averaged 5/6 runs an innings more over his career. I guess Waugh though would get his ton first and get out from boredom not like Hooper who would just give it away stupidly earlier.

Almost seemed like he lacked motivation and found the game too easy, really.

 

[Midwinter]

Australian opening bowler "The Duke" Hastings.

All heart, gave everything his absolute best.

 

[Bahnz]

I think that sometimes but then I remember Tim Southee and Jimmy Anderson are decent slippers.

Southee maybe not such a good example, as nobody doubts he has a quality eye. The fact that he manages to average close to 20 in test cricket despite looking like he's picked up a bat for the first time in his life 5 minutes before going out to the crease is testament to that.

 

[Prince EWS]

Southee maybe not such a good example, as nobody doubts he has a quality eye.

Yeah but nobody doubts Hooper's eye either. If someone with an eye like a dead fish can be Southee with the bat in Test cricket then they can definitely be Hooper.

 

[Senile Sentry]

Hooper averaged 30 odd didn’t get? I know his offies were handy, but that’s really ordinary for a bloke who played 100 tests

Yeah, on that note Michael Atherton as well. Basically he was an Akash Chopra but with far more eloquence.

And add Nasser Hussain as well, although he stopped at 96 tests.

Both averaged 37.

 

[Senile Sentry]

Mark Ealham was a big favourite back in the day.

Still remember an ODI match he took a fifer bowling only cross seam Larsons. Quintessential English cricketer of the 90s.

 

[DriveClub]

Jp duminy, Kraigg brathwaite, Marlon samuels, Nick knight, Bavuma

 

[Burgey]

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[Pup Clarke]

Roston Chase

 

[Coronis]

Jimmy Anderson.