Bowling All Rounders or Batting All Rounders +

[sithb]

Jadeja is greatest spin bowling all rounder. average of 24 with ball and avearage of 37 with bat doesnt that make him atg

Sobers says hi.

 

[sithb]

On question.

Ignoring the freaks in Kallis , Sobers and Imran.

I'd have a bowling allrounder over a batting allrounder everytime.

 

[shortpitched713]

Strong argument indeed.

There's an argument for both.

Actually agreed. One is more rare, the other bringing more value at the upper end Test skill level. And ultimately it's team context dependent which is the more "important" of the 2 for a given team.

I just find the arguments about them just tired and over-worn at this point.

 

[Coronis]

Sobers says hi.

iirc in a thread (can’t find it right now) it was discussed that Sobers mostly bowled his pace and was far more effective with that than his spin.

So if you were looking at him as an allrounder only including his spin bowling this opinion might change.

 

[Johan]

Greig was hardly a batting all-rounder, definitely not in the mould of Hammond, Simpson or Worrell. Averaged 28 with the bat in non-Test FCs. If anything, he was a pure all-rounder, even slightly a bowling one in FC overall.

Greig's the OG away track Bully, with both the bat and the ball

 

[Coronis]

Greig's the OG away track Bully, with both the bat and the ball

Its actually Hammond

Home
44 matches 3006 @ 50.06, 30 @ 46.06
Away
41 matches 4245 @ 66.32, 53 @ 32.90

He was perhaps a better fielder at home though, 64 catches to 46.

 

[Johan]

Its actually Hammond

Home
44 matches 3006 @ 50.06, 30 @ 46.06
Away
41 matches 4245 @ 66.32, 53 @ 32.90

Hammond's good at home though, 50 batting average is pretty good, meanwhile Greig

Home
31 matches 1682 @ 34.64, 58 @ 37.92
Away
27 Matches 1971 @ 46.93, 82 @ 28.10

 

[Coronis]

Hammond's good at home though, 50 batting average is pretty good, meanwhile Greig

Home
31 matches 1682 @ 34.64, 58 @ 37.92
Away
27 Matches 1971 @ 46.93, 82 @ 28.10

Being good at home or away doesn’t preclude one from being an away or home track bully imo.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Greig's the OG away track Bully, with both the bat and the ball

His natural home track is Saffa though