Battle of the Cricketers

[Jamee999]

Find me a better one

 

[Barney Rubble]

Trueman for me - a legend of the English game.

 

[Burpey]

Greg Chappell

 

[marc71178]

Trueman

 

[archie mac]

GSC

 

[BoyBrumby]

Hmm. Wonder if this is going to be divided down "Ashes" lines....? 3 Poms = 3 votes for Fred; 2 crims = 2 votes for GSC.

 

[Anil]

chappell...

 

[Majin]

Fred Trueman.

 

[Pratters]

Freddie from another era!

 

[twctopcat]

Chappell was great, but Trueman was all time great.

 

[Anil]

Chappell was great, but Trueman was all time great.

so is chappell...

 

[C_C]

Chappell.
Trueman was a great bowler but i believe Chappell was a better batsman than Trueman was a bowler.

 

[Slifer]

Chappell

 

[shaka]

Trueman

 

[honestbharani]

Trueman I have heard so many guys rate him so high that I think he must have been a better bowler than Chappell is as a batsman.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Chappell, but very marginally. This is a horrific first round match-up, as both are among the best at their craft, but Chappell can stake a fair claim (along with a few others, mind you) for the "best after Bradman" spot, while Trueman isn't quite in the same league as the Hadlees, Marshalls and Lillees of the world.

 

[Dasa]

Trueman.

 

[Slow Love™]

Well, I'm gonna keep up the parochial flavor - there's no doubt that Freddie Truman was a great fast bowler, but I'm going to vote for Greg Chappell - a great batting record in an era much, much friendlier to bowling (and very fast bowling at that) and an extremely handy one-day cricketer as well. And like Alan Border after him, an underrated bowler himself.

 

[godofcricket]

Chappell

 

[luckyeddie]

Fred Trueman - no question about it.