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  1. shortpitched713

    Better Test player when they overlapped - Barnes vs Hobbs

    A continuation of this thread: http://www.cricketweb.net/forum/threads/jack-hobbs-vs-sydney-barnes.94665/ But the caveat is I'm defining the question as who was better between the two, NOT who was greater. Hobbs obviously has a great case for that based more on his longevity and adaptability...
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    1v1 Debate Topic ideas, Rules: subshakerz vs kyear2

    We want to do this duel guys? @kyear2 @subshakerz My thought was that you guys could channel your cricket debating prowess towards a single issue of interest, in an organized, judged debate. So something like a scoring system 0-10 based on each criteria below: 1: Soundness of position...
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    How would you rank the "second tier" of modern Test bowlers?

    How would you rank them? You can feel free to exclude Ashwin in your thought process here, but I think he belongs. Has a very competitive average given he's a spinner, and the highest wicket total by far of this group, with WPI also being very high. He's not as easy to push aside as Philander...
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    Geoff Boycott vs Cheteshwar Pujara

    2 walls. 1 was probably a bit more skilled, while the other was definitely less selfish. All things considered they were probably exactly as useful as one another.
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    Cranes or Loons?

    Which one of these sacred birds of the water plays a greater role in your life happiness? Poll included, because it's a great nuisance that the other thread didn't have one.
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    Ray Lindwall vs Waqar Younis (Test bowling)

    Both players with great peaks, but whose averages would look immensely better if you cherry pick out a later career decline. Waqar had a better peak I'd say and more marked fall. However Lindwall was absolute bog standard the last 17 Tests of his career as well.
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    Does this hypothetical Test allrounder exist?

    Batting average >= 39.00 Bowling average <= 31.00 WPM >= 2.00 On their own these are each relatively attainable benchmarks, but together I don't think it's ever been attained. Mind, I think the minimum player achieving this ends up being meaningfully worse of a player than say a Jacques Kallis...
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    Most "International" Player of All-Time

    I count 11 countries Pakistan England Bangladesh Sri Lanka Hong Kong India Canada South Africa USA Australia Jamaica/St Kitts and Nevis/West indies Is Shahid Afridi the most "international" cricketer of all time (for some reason I personally doubt it)? Bonus points if we can find a player...
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    Botham vs Hadlee (Greater Test All-Rounder)

    For me Botham was just that much more of a demonstrated matchwinner with the bat than Hadlee, so edges it as an all-rounder. But it's close.
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    Where would Saqlain Ajmal rank among the all-time great spinners?

    I have a new conspiracy theory that these are indeed the same person. They just had a television drama style face change during the 4 year gap between when their careers ended/started. :p Would this combined player have a case to be the 4th greatest of the modern era over Herath? 84 Tests: 386...
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    Bumrah vs Mumm-Rah

    Who would win in a game of cricket or world domination?
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    Woakes vs Reddy (Tests)

    Who is/will be the greatest Test cricketer/allrounder? The comparison is very obvious for any connoisseurs of Test cricket, even if Reddy's career is still very young. I'm leaning Reddy as I believe the ceiling of the bowling is at the same level, but I daresay at risk of sacrilege that...
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    Blissey Pink Blob Pokemon

    Blissey is one of the top special walls of the classic Pokémon metagames. Boasting the highest special defense, it can take any specially based attack. But it has a weakness of taking a lot of damage from physical attacks (especially of the Fighting type). In later gens Blissey takes significant...
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    Fastest pitcher ever?

    As far as I see it, this is in effect the exact same thread as the fastest bowlers one. So who do you guys have? I'm going Aroldis Chapman. The one who was verifiably measured as having pitched the fastest.
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    Shakib al Hasan vs Shaun Pollock (Tests)

    Y'all didn't like the comparison with Faulkner, as he was too old. So here's the comparison I was going to be more interested in anyway.
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    Aubrey Faulkner vs Shaun Pollock (Tests)

    Pollock was the more reliable bowler, Faulkner the more reliable bat. Which is a greater all-rounder?
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    Ian Botham vs Shakib al Hasan (Which was more valuable?)

    The only ATG batsmen and bowlers that their minnow countries have had in the modern era, sadly.
  18. shortpitched713

    Peak Sanga vs Peak Punter

    Which was a greater Test bat, at their respective peaks? I'm going Sanga.
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    Which was the best time your bat achieved full flow?

    For me last year, long bike ride, public urinals after drinking a good liter + of water. The power, placement, and volume demonstrated was glorious to witness in full flow.
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    If Jadeja was in a bar concurrent with Lyon, how many lasses would Lyon had pulled?

    I reckon it's the same as in the other thread, close to 0.

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