Do you believe slip fielding should factor in to your selection of an ATG XI that you intend to take the field

[OverratedSanity]

Probably the least elite but for a fast bowler I remember him being good.

Unsure what other bowlers belong. Anderson was very good in the field. Whoever it is will be on the fence so probably just needs to be solid with a strong arm. Miller maybe could slide in

Wasim was very good in the field imo. Unusually safe as a catcher for a Pakistani too.

Boult is one of the best fast bowling fielders I've ever seen. Not quite ATG as a bowler but still.

 

[smash84]

Probably the least elite but for a fast bowler I remember him being good.

Unsure what other bowlers belong. Anderson was very good in the field. Whoever it is will be on the fence so probably just needs to be solid with a strong arm. Miller maybe could slide in

Wasim was a pretty good fielder by fast bowler standards. In fact very few outside the south African fast bowlers might be better than him. Very unusual for Pakistan.

 

[kyear2]

I could be wrong, and will be accused of favoritism, but recall Maco being good in the outfield, good range, hands and arm.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Probably the least elite but for a fast bowler I remember him being good.

Unsure what other bowlers belong. Anderson was very good in the field. Whoever it is will be on the fence so probably just needs to be solid with a strong arm. Miller maybe could slide in

Hadlee was a very good gully, but you've already picked Garner.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Boult is one of the best fast bowling fielders I've ever seen. Not quite ATG as a bowler but still.

Likewise Southee. Very good in the slips too.

 

[Prince EWS]

Hadlee was a very good gully, but you've already picked Garner.

Garner's in there for his batting.

 

[Coronis]

Should do one of crap fielders too.

 

[ma1978]

I think as statistical analysis of cricket evolves, it will find fielding to be much more valuable than conventional wisdom would suggest, so yes

 

[kyear2]

I think as statistical analysis of cricket evolves, it will find fielding to be much more valuable than conventional wisdom would suggest, so yes

I agree, it's just that it's harder than looking at a spreed sheet and as such is ignored.

But it's impossible to overlook the importance of having a tremendous cordon and good fielders overall.

 

[Red]

an all time great or ATVG XI that includes elite fielders only

Bob Simpson
Gordon Greenidge
Ricky Ponting
Greg Chappell
Viv Richards
Gary Sobers
Ian Botham
Allan Knott
Ravi Jadeja
Alan Davidson
Joel Garner

revised and put Davo in there. Was an excellent fielder as well as meeting the criteria

 

[karan_fromthestands]

Likewise Southee. Very good in the slips too.

This is interesting. Would it be smart to use a pace bowler in slips though?

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Likewise Southee. Very good in the slips too.

This is interesting. Would it be smart to use a pace bowler in slips though?

Botham and Flintoff were also slip fielders.

 

[TheJediBrah]

This is interesting. Would it be smart to use a pace bowler in slips though?

You mean because of injury risk? Would almost rather a fast bowler hurt a finger than a batsman tbh

 

[karan_fromthestands]

You mean because of injury risk? Would almost rather a fast bowler hurt a finger than a batsman tbh

Wouldn't it be tougher for bowlers if there's a finger injury?

 

[kyear2]

This is interesting. Would it be smart to use a pace bowler in slips though?

I would say no, bit no because of 8njury risk. It's best to have continuity / chemistry and a bit of an understanding in the slips. Constantly altering the composition effects that.

 

[shortpitched713]

Trying to hide pace bowlers in the outfield seems to be the general ploy, but it can backfire if the batsmen are hitting you around to all parts. And then outfield is the most likely place for a sudden sprint to be required, which is counterproductive to the aim of giving them a rest.

Safest place to hide a fast bowler is the showers, for mine...

 

[TheJediBrah]

Wouldn't it be tougher for bowlers if there's a finger injury?

Depends on a few things but I feel like all thing being equal it would be easier to bowl with a finger injury (on the non-bowling hand at least) than bat with one

If you're an off-spinner and you break one of your spinning fingers though you'll be out for a while

 

[Prince EWS]

Depends on a few things but I feel like all thing being equal it would be easier to bowl with a finger injury (on the non-bowling hand at least) than bat with one

If you're an off-spinner and you break one of your spinning fingers though you'll be out for a while

I could definitely bowl off spin earlier when I broke my thumb - bowling hand - than I could bat.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Yeah pretty hard to bat without a thumb






doesn't help paying cricket either

 

[Coronis]

Yeah pretty hard to bat without a thumb

Amateur hour.