Battle of Cricketers - CW's Favorite Cricketer

[Athlai]

Hadlee is a gun but Marshall is legendary. My bias would say that Hadlee could even be the better bowler but my vote has to go to Marshall for being the man.

 

[Somerset]

Have to go with Sir Richard Hadlee.

 

[Himannv]

Malcolm Marshall

Awesome, awesome bowler and great spirit. RIP.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Marshall for me. Have never read a bad word about him as a bowler or a bloke. Tragic loss to the world and the cricketing part of it in particular.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Hadlee

 

[fredfertang]

Maco

 

[slowfinger]

Marshall

 

[Michaelf7777777]

Hadlee

 

[Zinzan]

Sir Dick

 

[weldone]

Hadlee, other than many other reasons the only Kiwi cricketer who wasn't overrated by his countrymen :P

 

[honestbharani]

Marshall

 

[zaremba]

Marshall

 

[GIMH]

Hadlee

 

[Teja.]

Hadlee. Could have been a bond man.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Maco wins 14-10

The final 16

Richie Benaud Aus
Allan Border Aus
Adam Gilchrist Aus
Keith Miller Aus
Shane Warne Aus
Harold Larwood Eng
Sachin Tendulkar Ind
Shane Bond NZ
Daniel Vettori NZ
Wasim Akram Pak
Imran Khan Pak
Andy Flower Zim
Curtly Ambrose WI
Brian Lara WI
Malcolm Marshall WI
Viv Richards WI

by country

Australia 5
West Indies 4
New Zealand 2
Pakistan 2
India 1
Zimbabwe 1
England 1

By art

Batsmen 4
All-rounders 2
Wicket-keepers 2
Bowlers 8

Three players active before 1970 (Benaud, Miller & Larwood), and only two active cricketers (Tendulkar & Vettori)

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Fourth Round, Battle One

Curtly Ambrose (1963-)

405 wickets in 98 Tests; 176 ODIs
Decimated line-ups with quick balls delivered from a great height
Second most wickets by a West Indian seamer, behind his partner in 49 Tests, Courtney Walsh

Brian Lara (1969-)

11,953 runs in 131 Tests for West Indies; 299 ODIs
A mainstay of the West Indies team for 17 years, produced world-class output in an increasingly struggling team
Centuries against nine Test nations

 

[Himannv]

Oh no. Extremely difficult to chose between those two. Something about the raging bull Ambrose that brings out a different sort of emotion in cricket. Accurate, deadly, dangerous, consistent and destructive. Awesome bowler.

However, this is a favourites competition and if thats the case I have no choice but to choose Brian Lara. My favourite batsman to watch by far.

 

[grecian]

Lara

 

[Cevno]

Brian Lara

 

[age_master]

Lara