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Battle of the ****e
- Thread starter TT Boy
- Start date
superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
Mcgrath averages 29 against Essex...Samuel_Vimes said:
anyway Adams for me.
PhoenixFire
International Coach
Adams is actually a very talented player, McGrath really isn't.
TT Boy
Hall of Fame Member
For every IT Botham there is a Ronnie Irani and for every Andrew Flintoff there is a Rikki Clarke, two cricketers of equally bad pedigree who seemingly have played one game too many for England (with Irani playing 30 games too many), with the latter still on the fringes of the side for no apparent reason other than the fact that he can not bowl or bat.
Two rather impressive first class records to do not really indicate how woefully inept these men were at the highest level, Irani seemingly got away with some cop because he was playing in a time where England had a love affair with bit n’ pieces cricketers who could neither bowl or bat to a sufficiently good standard... (Bit like now really cough Yardy, Dalrymple...)
Round One, Battle Ten
Ronnie Irani
3 Test @ 17.20 Bat, highest score of 41 against New Zealand... Ball @ 37.33.
31 ODI @ 14.40 Bat, SR 65.57, Ball @ 41.20, best of 5 for 26 against India.
http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/15403.html
vs.
Rikki Clarke
2 Test @ 32.00 Bat, highest against Bangeldesh at Chittagong, Ball @ 15.00.
20 ODI @ 11.07 Bat SR 62.06, Ball @ 37.72 Econ 5.30.
http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/11724.html
Two rather impressive first class records to do not really indicate how woefully inept these men were at the highest level, Irani seemingly got away with some cop because he was playing in a time where England had a love affair with bit n’ pieces cricketers who could neither bowl or bat to a sufficiently good standard... (Bit like now really cough Yardy, Dalrymple...)
Round One, Battle Ten
Ronnie Irani
3 Test @ 17.20 Bat, highest score of 41 against New Zealand... Ball @ 37.33.
31 ODI @ 14.40 Bat, SR 65.57, Ball @ 41.20, best of 5 for 26 against India.
http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/15403.html
vs.
Rikki Clarke
2 Test @ 32.00 Bat, highest against Bangeldesh at Chittagong, Ball @ 15.00.
20 ODI @ 11.07 Bat SR 62.06, Ball @ 37.72 Econ 5.30.
http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/11724.html
Magrat Garlick
Global Moderator
Ronnie, purely based on his namesake's actions in York yesterday.
superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
Irani, joke player, turned his back on the North
at least Clarke is a proper Southern softie
at least Clarke is a proper Southern softie
Langeveldt
Soutie
Clarke