Battle of the Cricketers

[Pothas]

Headley

 

[BoyBrumby]

Not easy, but Imran for me. Probably second only to Sir Gaz as all-rounders go.

 

[Tom Halsey]

Imran. Never heard Sobers called 'Sir Gaz' before.

 

[Anil]

imran

 

[godofcricket]

Imran Khan

 

[Jamee999]

19-7 to Imran.

ROUND OF 16 ----- ----- BATTLE FOUR

BC Lara(West Indies) (LHB,LBG)

GD McGrath (Australia) (RHB, RFM)

 

[C_C]

McGrath

 

[sledger]

Lara

 

[Pothas]

hmmmmmmmmm this one i just cant decide. but Lara

 

[BoyBrumby]

Really tough one this. Heart definitely says BC, but McGrath has been so good for so long.

I think I have to go for Lara simply because when he's in the zone he's such an absolute joy to watch. McGrath's metronomic accuracy is v admirable, but he doesn't quite reach the same places for me that Brian does.

EDIT: I'll be v interested to see who some of our esteemed Aussie posters go for here.

 

[Blaze]

Lara

 

[twctopcat]

I abstain. Best quick and best batsmen i have seen in my lifetime.

 

[shaka]

Lara, just barely takes it

 

[Slifer]

Lara

 

[marc71178]

Lara, but only just.

 

[cameeel]

McGrath

BEing beaten quite easily, it's 6-2 in Lara's favour

 

[archie mac]

A draw for me

 

[chaminda_00]

Hard to go aganist your favorite cricketer, but i think McGarth just pipes him

 

[Dydl]

So tough....but McGrath's metronomic bowling and 61 does it for me....really tough one though...

 

[honestbharani]

Going with Lara here. I think McGrath's greatest asset as a bowler is his accuracy and as he put it "boring the batsman". Lara, on the other hand, always makes the game more interesting to watch. So have to go with BCL.