Battle of the Cricketers

[C_C]

McGrath.

 

[Deja moo]

McGrath.


And no HB, keepers arent all-rounders

 

[twctopcat]

Mcgrath easily.

 

[a massive zebra]

Glenn McGrath has been a much more important factor in the success of his team over the last few years. Australia would still have been the best team without the mighty Gilchrist.

 

[shaka]

McGrath aka Pigeon

 

[Barney Rubble]

McGrath. Even despite how good Gilchrist is, England still feared McGrath more this summer. That says a lot.

 

[The Baconator]

Glenn McGrath

 

[shankar]

McGrath

 

[marc71178]

McGrath by a long way for me.

 

[sledger]

as much as i think gilchrist is a great player and one of my favourites and a legend of the game, Mcgrath is still held higher in my regard....

Mcgrath.

 

[Piper]

McGrath

 

[sledger]

So Lillee, Chappell, Miller and Davidson all go, and now this? Paytner, Hutton and Trueman continue on their merry way, mind you.

Anyway, this is incredibly hard. Neither of these two deserve to go in the second round, and both are all-time greats. I think I have to go for Gilchrist, because a) he's unquestionably the greatest ever in his position, while McGrath is only a candidate for such, and b) he would therefore make a World XI before McGrath would.

So, Gilchrist.

great post that, a lot of sense said there, makes me want to change my vote in a way...

 

[Pothas]

i am slighlty worried people are voting against Gilchrist just because of the ashes. IHe is unrivaled in his position and should be going far further than the second round.

 

[Jamee999]

21-5 to McGrath

ROUND TWO ----- ----- BATTLE NINE


AA Donald (South Africa) (RHB, RF)

DG Bradman(Australia) (RHB,LB)

 

[The Baconator]

Donald's unlucky here, a great bowler and good for the Bears over the years, but the other Donald, Bradman gets my vote.

 

[marc71178]

If Gilchrist were a specialist bat, I wonder if he'd so fondly remembered...

 

[marc71178]

Bradman methinks.

 

[Jamee999]

Hadn't noticed that Alex.

AA Donald vs Donald Bradman

 

[sledger]

hmmm, i really wish i could vote for donald, and feel terrible not to as he was a great fast bowler...one of the best.

but alas

has to be bradman im afraid

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

If Gilchrist were a specialist bat, I wonder if he'd so fondly remembered...

If he was a specialist bat he would still be a remarkable talent, but that's like saying "would Knott be a legend of English cricket if he didn't keep?" or "would Kapil Dev be a legend of Indian cricket if he didn't bat?". Gilchrist would be an excellent batsman if he didn't keep, but the fact that he's also an extremely good keeper and is one of the most prolific in history in terms of dismissal along with his brilliant batting is what makes him an all-time great.