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Best Cordons

jcas0167

jcas0167

International Debutant
HouHsiaoHsien said:
For only a single fielder, Mark Waugh was the best slipper ever. Didn’t only take insane catches but made them look easy. Supreme athlete
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Funny, reading this thinking "yeah, he was probably the best slipper I've seen too" while watching Cricket Gold highlights. Next minute Graeme Hick edged one off McDermott and Waugh spilled it. Maybe the first one I've seen him drop.
 
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HouHsiaoHsien

International Debutant
jcas0167 said:
Funny, reading this thinking "yeah, he was probably the best slipper I've seen too" while watching Cricket Gold highlights. Next minute Graeme Hick edged one off McDermott and Waugh spilled it. Maybe the first one I've seen him drop.
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My favourite memory of him is Waugh leaping across like superman and a taking a catch in the slips in the 99 WC final
 
OverratedSanity

OverratedSanity

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Howe_zat said:
It's just running on hot confirmation bias, that's all. You can watch a million games and come away with a completely wrong impression of what happened if no one's doing any counting.
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Fielding/catching stats aren't very reliable at all tbf
 
shortpitched713

shortpitched713

International Captain
Honestly, the late 80s were at least tenable most of the times, as although the quicks did reverse swing, the fast bowling attacking line was all focused on the outside off, and Imran in particular was excellent at exploiting that with the newer ball before reversing. They held enough catches for their efforts to not be all in vain, as those were some quality sides from that decade, especially keeping low totals in the field (of course mostly due to overwhelming fast bowling talent, not fielding per se).

The 90s and 2000s (with an honorable mention for last 3-4 years), was when Pakistan fielding really went to **** for both technique and oftentimes even effort.
 
TheJediBrah

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Howe_zat said:
It's just running on hot confirmation bias, that's all. You can watch a million games and come away with a completely wrong impression of what happened if no one's doing any counting.
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Opposite IMO @Prince EWS

When it comes to catching/fielding/keeping they eye test tends to be more reliable than statistics
 
flibbertyjibber

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The Aussie cordon in 90s was the best and also at the time when they had Boon at short leg you knew any chance close in was being taken. Supreme team and bowlers knew chances would be taken.
 
kyear2

kyear2

International Coach
flibbertyjibber said:
The Aussie cordon in 90s was the best and also at the time when they had Boon at short leg you knew any chance close in was being taken. Supreme team and bowlers knew chances would be taken.
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Yeah that has to give the bowlers that little boost knowing everything will be taken... Also encourages the bowlers to keep it up there.
 
fredfertang

fredfertang

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Not suggesting he was the best ever, but for a man who certainly never looked very much like an elite sportsman, Colin Cowdrey was a superb fielder at slip, likewise Phil Sharpe
 
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