Best players in certain age ranges

[Molehill]

Every single post on this forum is an opinion I don’t get why you are getting so bent out of shape? Make your own lists if you want.

I gave my reasons why I didn’t choose Anderson and I obviously did consider him but apparently not picking him is just blasphemous to you lol. Grow up.

Grow up? Mate, you're the one struggling to cope with his precious little list being critiqued.

This always cracks me up. If someone posts something of course it's their opinion, who else's would it be

Would normally agree with this, but if you post like it's a fact then it gets called out.

 

[Coronis]

Grow up? Mate, you're the one struggling to cope with his precious little list being critiqued.

I’m not? You started chucking a tantrum saying I was ignoring Anderson and when I explained my reasons for not selecting him (which were agreed to be valid by others) you accused me of being biased against him and didn’t even consider him and have been whinging ever since.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Again you’re literally just looking at totals and averages at face value, which is a pretty ignorant way to rate a player. Should I say Hayden is better than Viv? He has more runs and more tons at a better average.

Pretty sure Molehill rates Cook and Broad as ATGs because of their runs/wickets tally lol

 

[reyrey]

Gooch probably should be in the 35-39 category.

 

[Molehill]

Pretty sure Molehill rates Cook and Broad as ATGs because of their runs/wickets tally lol

Broad absolutely is, David Warner agrees!!

 

[Molehill]

I’m not? You started chucking a tantrum saying I was ignoring Anderson and when I explained my reasons for not selecting him (which were agreed to be valid by others) you accused me of being biased against him and didn’t even consider him and have been whinging ever since.

Just trying to help you see sense, but I shall retire now as the lady is clearly not for turning…

 

[Coronis]

Just trying to help you see sense, but I shall retire now as the lady is clearly not for turning…

Make me see sense… by saying an equal stat is better without any context.

 

[Molehill]

Make me see sense… by saying an equal stat is better without any context.

Who said it was equal? He’s got 61 more wickets.

Being serious for a mo, I do think you when get to that age that longevity and stamina are qualities that should be seriously considered. Most cricketers are normally retired by now, not churning out freakish numbers.

 

[Coronis]

Who said it was equal? He’s got 61 more wickets.

Being serious for a mo, I do think you when get to that age that longevity and stamina are qualities that should be seriously considered. Most cricketers are normally retired by now, not churning out freakish numbers.

He’s only got 61 more wickets because he had the opportunity to play more because of English test spam.

The whole point was looking at players performances at various ages not over various amounts of tests.

Hadlee was also turning out “freakish” numbers at that stage. I also wouldn’t be bringing up stamina for Anderson since he missed like, a third of the matches England played in that time period.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Broad absolutely is, David Warner agrees!!

Broad??

 

[Coronis]

Broad??

Using a Broad definition of ATG probably.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

He’s only got 61 more wickets because he had the opportunity to play more because of English test spam.

The whole point was looking at players performances at various ages not over various amounts of tests.

Hadlee was also turning out “freakish” numbers at that stage. I also wouldn’t be bringing up stamina for Anderson since he missed like, a third of the matches England played in that time period.

A WPM of 3.77 is not that freakish anyways

 

[Molehill]

A WPM of 3.77 is not that freakish anyways

If 177 wickets at 21.39 between 35-39 is so unfreakish, why isn’t everyone doing it?

 

[PlayerComparisons]

If 177 wickets at 21.39 between 35-39 is so unfreakish, why isn’t everyone doing it?

Doing it between 35-39 is unique but plenty of players have matched that average with a better WPM at a younger age.

 

[Molehill]

Doing it between 35-39 is unique but plenty of players have matched that average with a better WPM at a younger age.

Not doubting that, why I’m not advocating Anderson for any other age category.

 

[Starfighter]

Waqar made debut at 18

What I said was correct

 

[thierry henry]

Officially he played his first FC match at 16 and 1 1/2 months, test debuted one day shy of 18, and played his last international at 36 and 3 1/2 months.

He played his last international at 31

 

[Starfighter]

He played his last international at 31

Stuff me that's terrible maths from me.

 

[ankitj]

35-39
Kallis 2163 @ 56.92 10 tons

The portion of his career, the "experts" on this forum ignore.

 

[Johan]

A WPM of 3.77 is not that freakish anyways

tbf, Anderson is a swing/seamer so it makes sense his WPM is a little lower, that doesn't take away from the fact he was difficult to hit and thus built preassure and the biggest plus of such bowlers being the ability to take out the top order batsmen, what's the wicket distribution of Anderson vs Cunmins by batting order?