Battle of the Cricketers

[nick-o]

This is a difficult one.

Headley averaged 60, but played only 22 tests. I guess the war got in the way, so no one can know what his career would look like if he'd played 50 tests, or a hundred?

Pollock has done his time and is coming close to 100 tests, and still his figures look good, bowling at 22, batting at 30+

The pundits say Headley was the black Bradman, but without having seen footage of him...

Going for Pollock here, with regret.

 

[marc71178]

Headley

 

[archie mac]

George H

 

[Dasa]

Headley.

 

[age_master]

Headley

 

[Robertinho]

I'm going to go with Pollock - a superb bowler as well as a handy batsman.

 

[Burpey]

Headley by a mile

 

[honestbharani]

Pollock. about Headley.

 

[Jono]

Headley for me.

 

[Deja moo]

As much as carrying a team on your shoulders should be appreciated, I cant help but feel that Pollock might have done so too, if the situation arose ( now doesnt count, he isnt in his prime). So I'm going for the bowler whos almost an all-rounder, Pollock.

 

[twctopcat]

Headley

 

[cric_manic]

Pollock

 

[Pedro Delgado]

Headley

 

[Slow Love™]

Headley, by a fair margin. I've expressed my doubts about Pollock in a previous battle (that he must have friggin' won, dammit)....

 

[shaka]

Pollock, but only just.

 

[Buddhmaster]

Pollock cause I saw him play.

 

[Jamee999]

I've expressed my doubts about Pollock in a previous battle (that he must have friggin' won, dammit)....

He beat Bob Willis 18-6

 

[Slow Love™]

He beat Bob Willis 18-6

Oh yeah.... I actually voted for Willis in that one (and a real one, too - not a pity vote, I liked the way he played the game). Somehow I'd gotten it into my head that Pollock's path up to this point had been tighter.

 

[Adamc]

This is one of the closest battles so far. Headley gets my vote fairly comfortably though. Carried his team to a greater extent than just about anyone else in the history of Test cricket. If a Test average of 60 isn't enough, his FC average is almost 70, which is (for all intents and purposes) third behind Bradman and Vijay Merchant.

 

[Shounak]

Pollock