Rahul Dravid vs James Anderson

[sayon basak]

do you think I'd have a lawyer if I was that smart.

You could just keep me as your lawyer.

 

[govinda indian fan]

Jimmy is atg for sheer longevity dravid is atg too would chose dravid but not by much

 

[Coronis]

Would have Anderson over Bedser.

Yeah Bedser’s reputation comes from Bradman’s praising of him. Pretty mediocre record (relatively) once you delve into it a bit.

 

[BazBall21]

Yeah Bedser’s reputation comes from Bradman’s praising of him. Pretty mediocre record (relatively) once you delve into it a bit.

Harvey and Morris regard him very highly too. One of those that seems to score big on peer rating. Bit of romanticism around him carrying the bowling attack in the recovery years after the War too which is creditable and contextual no doubt. Think Anderson did enough to rank ahead of him. I suspect John Snow was less condition-dependent than Bedser.

 

[Coronis]

Harvey and Morris regard him very highly too. One of those that seems to score big on peer rating. Bit of romanticism around him carrying the bowling attack in the recovery years after the War too which is creditable and contextual no doubt. Think Anderson did enough to rank ahead of him. I suspect John Snow was less condition-dependent than Bedser.

tbf he did have one great tour of Australia (though I believe most bowlers on both sides did)

 

[BazBall21]

tbf he did have one great tour of Australia (though I believe most bowlers on both sides did)

Scorecards imply some proper minefields. I've read some stories of the wickets getting damp etc. Perhaps Len Hutton's most remarkable series. Snow's tour of Australia was more impressive imo. Bedser's golden run at home likely came in some kind conditions but the relentlessness still conveys quality.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Anderson makes my top 20 pacers I think. He probably won’t be in it in like a decade once Cummins, Bumrah, and Rabada are retired though.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

That said, Dravid probably won’t make the top 20 batsmen either in a decade or two once guys like Jaiswal and Brook are retired.

 

[Coronis]

Anderson makes my top 20 pacers I think. He probably won’t be in it in like a decade once Cummins, Bumrah, and Rabada are retired though.

That said, Dravid probably won’t make the top 20 batsmen either in a decade or two once guys like Jaiswal and Brook are retired.

I’d say one of those is far more premature than the other.

For all we know they could end up like Jimmy Adams. Or Trott

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Jaiswal and Brook will end up like Lara and Viv

 

[Coronis]

Jaiswal and Brook will end up like Lara and Viv

Its possible, but very premature to say so.

Guys like Labuschagne, Walters, Morris, Taylor, Pujara, Trott and Adams all had more runs than Brook at a 60+ average after 30 innings.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Malcolm Marshall
Glenn McGrath
Richard Hadlee
Sydney Barnes
Curtly Ambrose
Dennis Lillee
Wasim Akram
Dale Steyn
Fred Trueman
Imran Khan
Waqar Younis
Joel Garner
Allan Donald
Ray Lindwall
Michael Holding
Alec Bedser
Alan Davidson
Courtney Walsh
Shaun Pollock
Andy Roberts

Top 20 for me. I may put Anderson at 21 ignoring the likes of Pat Cummins, Jasprit Bumrah (and arguably Rabada and Philander). I think spinners like Murali, Warne, O'Reilly, Laker, Grimmett (and arguably Verity and Ashwin) are ahead of Anderson as bowlers.

Laker is definitely not ahead of Anderson, as is Verity; and I will rate Andy ahead of Bedser, and Cummins ahead of a few others here (Roberts, Pollock, Walsh).

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Only spinners that I’d have as better than Anderson are probably Warne, Murali, O’Reilly

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Dravid - far better away from home.

Anderson v Chanderpaul would be close

 

[sayon basak]

Laker is definitely not ahead of Anderson, as is Verity; and I will rate Andy ahead of Bedser, and Cummins ahead of a few others here (Roberts, Pollock, Walsh).

Just ignored Cummins to make it easy for Anderson to get in the top 20, but that wouldn't help.

 

[Johan]

ngl, would take Jimmy over Andy, the latter's career was quite short and also quite confident that Jimmy's 2010-2022 is statistically superior

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Anderson was voted in at #25 in the bowlers ranking poll earlier this year

2024 Ranking of Bowlers Poll

Johnston Herath van der Bijl

www.cricketweb.net

 

[sayon basak]

Anderson was voted in at #25 in the bowlers ranking poll earlier this year

2024 Ranking of Bowlers Poll

Johnston Herath van der Bijl

www.cricketweb.net

Interesting. Verity was rated as the 4th greatest spinner of all time ahead of Jim Laker, Clarrie Grimmett and Ashwin.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Interesting. Verity was rated as the 4th greatest spinner of all time ahead of Jim Laker, Clarrie Grimmett and Ashwin.

And then Ashwin beat Verity comfortably in this

Ravichandran Ashwin vs Hedley Verity

.

www.cricketweb.net

 

[sayon basak]

And then Ashwin beat Verity comfortably in this

Ravichandran Ashwin vs Hedley Verity

.

www.cricketweb.net

Maybe the CW consensus has changed over the months. I bet Ash would beat Laker and grimmett too if the poll were done now.