Andy Flower vs Ian Botham

[MasterBlaster24]

Better test cricketer?

 

[Johan]

Botham, Flower's wicket keeping is virtually worthless and Beefy wins an all rounder vs batter comparison. I see Botham as more of a 36 avg bat/26 avg ball type player than what he ended up with at the end due to going on too long, but I'd take that over Flower comfortably.

 

[sayon basak]

Even capt_Luffy would vote for Botham.

 

[Srinath P]

Kinda ridiculous to compare a WK with an AR

But I'd go Flower. Botham had a GOATed peak but fell off very quickly. Flower had a solid 10 years, even more if not for Mugabe. He could've been a much better batter if not for constantly coming much earlier than a normal no. 5 does.

 

[sayon basak]

Even capt_Luffy would vote for Botham.

Wow I was wrong.

 

[sayon basak]

Kinda ridiculous to compare a WK with an AR.

You must be the new guy.

 

[Johan]

But I'd go Flower. Botham had a GOATed peak but fell off very quickly. Flower had a solid 10 years, even more if not for Mugabe. He could've been a much better batter if not for constantly coming much earlier than a normal no. 5 does.

I'd disagree, Mugabe saga cut years but it also cut off a potential decline phase such that Gilly had to go through,Flower being a bad keeper just kills his chances here

 

[Thala_0710]

Botham's bowling = Flower's batting
Botham's batting > Flower's keeping

 

[Johan]

Even capt_Luffy would vote for Botham.

he voted for Beefy over Punter but voted for Flower over Beefy

Absolute. Cinema.

 

[Srinath P]

You must be the new guy.

True. Joined this forum like 3 days back.

 

[sayon basak]

True. Joined this forum like 3 days back.

You'll get used to the Batsman vs Bowler comparisons.

 

[sayon basak]

he voted for Beefy over Punter but voted for Flower over Beefy

Absolute. Cinema.

Not surprising tbh. He'd probably vote for Qadir over Punter.

 

[Aidan11]

Gotta be the biggest mismatch in history.

 

[sayon basak]

Gotta be the biggest mismatch in history.

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[Tejretics]

I don’t think this is as imbalanced as some others are making it out to be, although I voted Botham.

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

Botham Top 20
Flower Top 100?

Its like comparing Marshall and Vaas.

 

[BazBall21]

Years played before his decline is used against Botham but he played a hell of a lot of cricket in those years which took a toll. Lifestyle didn't help, but England completely overworked him. Averages of 36 and 26 in those first 80 tests as a high impact player in both disciplines.

I think in general, seam bowling all rounders should get more leeway for performance sustainability. Kapil's overall record isn't outstanding and never was at any point of his career, but his durability is super impressive.

 

[Migara]

Botham's bowling = Flower's batting
Botham's batting > Flower's keeping

Botham's bowling is nowhere equivalent to batsman averaging 50

 

[Johan]

Flower's wicket keeping is a net negative, nowhere near Botham's batting.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

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