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Battle of Cricketers - CW's Favorite Cricketer

Magrat Garlick

Rather Mad Witch
Marshall 17-11

Battle twelve, round two

Makhaya Ntini (1977-)

390 wickets in 101 Tests for South Africa; 173 ODIs
First black player for South Africa
Consistent performer who holds the best match figures by a South African (13/132 vs West Indies)

Keith Miller (1919-2004)

2,958 runs and 170 wickets in 55 Tests for Australia; 226 first-class matches
The face of cricket for the post-WWII decade
Test debut at 27 after serving for three years in the Royal Australian Air Force
A spectacular batsman and bowler, Sir Len Hutton named him 'the most unpredictable cricketer I've played against'

Wild card play-off three

Ross Taylor (1984-)

1,941 runs in 25 Tests for New Zealand; 80 ODIs
Attacking, hard-hitting batsman
Fastest New Zealand Test century; 103 from 80 balls

Martin Crowe (1962-)

5,444 runs in 77 Tests for New Zealand; 143 ODIs
Probably the best New Zealand batsman of all time
Scored centuries in five consecutive series
Made 188 in Brisbane in November '85, New Zealand's only innings win over Australia

Lance Klusener (1971-)

1,906 runs and 80 wickets in 49 Tests for South Africa; 171 ODIs
Limited overs specialist
Known for rapid run accumulation and useful bowling
 

BoyBrumby

Englishman
Miller & Klusener for me.

It does show the arbitrary injustice of sport tho that when I saw Zulu in the play off the first thing I thought of was that run out. Why did you set off, Lance? Why?
 

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