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All-Time West Indies XIs - A re-run

Coronis

Coronis

International Coach
kyear2 said:
Does Hutton fit the role of a no. 3.

Traditionally your best batsman who can consolidate or accelerate and set the tone as needed?
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Don’t wanna derail this thread so I won’t continue after this but nah probably not. In fact, of the 3 Hobbs is easily most suited to #3, averse as I am to pushing the best batsman out of their preferred position.

You’d hope Hutton would be able to adapt if needed though.

Also that may have been the case once but post WWII most of the time #4’s end up being better. The last decade 3’s were averaging more than 4’s was the 70’s.
 
kyear2

kyear2

International Coach
capt_Luffy said:
Yeah, but also Sutcliffe is England's 4th best Test batter comfortably.
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Sincerely not a fan. You can't be in a flat ass era, with that lbw rule and still be scoring at those rates.

And even then no one though he was better than the old guy at the other end.
 
kyear2

kyear2

International Coach
Coronis said:
Don’t wanna derail this thread so I won’t continue after this but nah probably not. In fact, of the 3 Hobbs is easily most suited to #3, averse as I am to pushing the best batsman out of their preferred position.

You’d hope Hutton would be able to adapt if needed though.

Also that may have been the case once but post WWII most of the time #4’s end up being better. The last decade 3’s were averaging more than 4’s was the 70’s.
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I don't want to go on much longer either, and will cap it here.

As much a sI admire Hutton, even in his own era there was the expectation for him to do so, and he never did, even in the face of criticism.
 
capt_Luffy

capt_Luffy

International Coach
kyear2 said:
Sincerely not a fan. You can't be in a flat ass era, with that lbw rule and still be scoring at those rates.

And even then no one though he was better than the old guy at the other end.
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He faced more balls per innings more than any other batsman in history, bar Don (equal actually). He could bat and score a **** ton of runs.
kyear2 said:
I don't want to go on much longer either, and will cap it here.

As much a sI admire Hutton, even in his own era there was the expectation for him to do so, and he never did, even in the face of criticism.
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I will end here as well, and will continue this when ENG rolls around, but post War Button had a physical disadvantage.
 
kyear2

kyear2

International Coach
capt_Luffy said:
He faced more balls per innings more than any other batsman in history, bar Don (equal actually). He could bat and score a **** ton of runs.

I will end here as well, and will continue this when ENG rolls around, but post War Button had a physical disadvantage.
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The first part means nothing really. Really easy to bat a lot of balls when you're not taking chances, can pad out everything and the pitches are flat.

I'm very aware of Hutton's injury. One of many reasons I admire his career.
 
capt_Luffy

capt_Luffy

International Coach
kyear2 said:
The first part means nothing really. Really easy to bat a lot of balls when you're not taking chances, can pad out everything and the pitches are flat.

I'm very aware of Hutton's injury. One of many reasons I admire his career.
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Dude let's drop it here for now.
 
capt_Luffy

capt_Luffy

International Coach
Malcolm Marshall - 14
Curtly Ambrose - 14
Joel Garner - 9
Michael Holding - 4
Courtney Walsh - 1

Conrad Hunte - 7
Frank Worrell - 6
Chris Gayle - 1
 
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