Best Runner?

[Tim]

Bevan was outstanding, the best I have seen certainly.

Hussey is very good...McCullum is unbelievable..he can convert 1's to 2's and 2's to 3's on NZ grounds even.

 

[Craig]

*cough*Jonty Rhodes*cough*

 

[symonds]

I don't remember Bevan as being especially quick between the wickets...he was just an excellent judge of a run, and knew exactly when he could make 2 into 3 etc....so he was an excellent runner without having the speed of some others.
Of current players, Kaif, Hussey, McCullum, Collingwood are all very good.

no offence mate but if you think bevan was slow your tv must have been on slow mo

 

[Robertinho]

no offence mate but if you think bevan was slow your tv must have been on slow mo

Scathing...

Seriously though, no one can turn singles into 2s like Stephen Burke. That kid did the flying 45 in 11.2 seconds

 

[BlackCap_Fan]

no offence mate but if you think bevan was slow your tv must have been on slow mo

He didn't mean to say that Bevan was slow, just not as fast as the likes of Mccullum.


I think.


One problem with Mccullum is that he sometimes forgets that the batsman at the other end isn't always as fast as him.

 

[James90]

First name that came to mind. But thinking about it McCullum and Hayden are pretty good too.

Jonty Rhodes and Michael Bevan aswell of past players that I've seen.

 

[Dasa]

He didn't mean to say that Bevan was slow, just not as fast as the likes of Mccullum.

Exactly. Being a bit slower doesn't mean he wasn't a brilliant runner...as I said before, he is the best judge of a run I've seen.
There are many good runners who aren't the quickest around...Arjuna Ranatunga was an excellent judge of a run but he was by no means very quick.

 

[James90]

Neil McKensie (sp)?

Onya Marto

 

[honestbharani]

Actually, the two titans of this generation of batters, Sachin and Lara, are both excellent runners between the wickets, because they are great judges of a run. Obviously, most of the names mentioned here are quicker and perhaps better runners, but these two are rather underrated in this particular art. They are in the "very good" category, IMHO. And Ponting is awesome too. He is, IMO, the best at the moment.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Brad Hodge's ability to drop and run is world class.

Unfortunately, so is his ability to fend at balls away from his body...

 

[Dasa]

Brad Hodge's ability to drop and run is world class.

I reckon Trescothick is one of the best in doing that.

 

[TT Boy]

I reckon Trescothick is one of the best in doing that.

But he usually just drops the ball on his stumps.

 

[Craig]

Forgotten man Justin Ontong IIRC is pretty quick between the wickets.

 

[tooextracool]

personally trescothick has to be one of the better runners ive seen since michael bevan. 7 run outs in 114 ODIs is quite an achievement.

 

[thierry henry]

How is McCullum the best runner between the wickets? He has been involved in more run-outs than any NZ cricketer I have ever seen. Being fast and turning 1s into 2s whilst routinely running out a couple of teammates every series does not amount to great running imo.

 

[Blaze]

How is McCullum the best runner between the wickets? He has been involved in more run-outs than any NZ cricketer I have ever seen.

No one can beat Adam Parore in that regard.

 

[Sir Redman]

How is McCullum the best runner between the wickets? He has been involved in more run-outs than any NZ cricketer I have ever seen. Being fast and turning 1s into 2s whilst routinely running out a couple of teammates every series does not amount to great running imo.

Parore and Harris have probably been involved in more run-outs than McCullum. IIRC Cricinfo had an article on this and Harris was one of the worst in the world.

 

[thierry henry]

I'd be very interested in McCullum's figures, especially on a per-match basis.

 

[Blaze]

I'd be very interested in McCullum's figures, especially on a per-match basis.

Ironically he was run out by Mark Richardson on debut IIRC.

 

[Tim]

Chris Harris, Adam Parore & Craig McMillan would have to be the worst of all time for NZ when it comes to running.

McCullum gets involved in run-outs cause he ends up batting with guys who can't run as fast..its happened a few times with Harris.