Best South African opener?

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Mark was rated higher than his brother when he started.

Idk if this is true. Why was Steve selected 5 years earlier if that was the case?

 

[kyear2]

Anyone have the specifics of how many times Barry Richards got to face the great West Indian pacers of the 70s in FC/tour games? Didn't face them in WSC I think.

He must have at some point, though he played with Roberts at Hampshire.

For sure he faced and scored runs off of Lillee, Snow, Procter and peak Thompson.

 

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WA vs SOA Cricket Scorecard at Perth, November 20 - 23, 1970

Live Cricket Scoreboard: Get Western Australia vs South Australia cricket scorecard, Sheffield Shield 1970/71 dated November 20 - 23, 1970.

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This looks like a pretty great innings

 

[sayon basak]

Idk if this is true. Why was Steve selected 5 years earlier if that was the case?

Maybe he's talking about ODI's.

 

[kyear2]

Mark was rated higher than his brother when he started. It was only later people finally gave up hope on Junior.



Yes

If I recall correctly Mark replaced Steve in the team when he first made it in.

 

[kyear2]

Idk if this is true. Why was Steve selected 5 years earlier if that was the case?

It's just going through the rolodex of excuses.

There's not a single valid reason to believe that Bruce Mitchell was even in the same area code as Barry.

Just protest votes.

 

[ataraxia]

WA vs SOA Cricket Scorecard at Perth, November 20 - 23, 1970

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This looks like a pretty great innings

Hmm Graham McKenzie was gun but otherwise that's a fairly shithouse attack.

 

[sayon basak]

WA vs SOA Cricket Scorecard at Perth, November 20 - 23, 1970

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This looks like a pretty great innings

Sheffield Shield might have been pretty flat.

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[PlayerComparisons]

This innings where he’s matching Viv looks decent

vs Cricket Scorecard, 2nd Match at Perth, January 27 - 30, 1978

Get cricket scorecard of 2nd Match, vs , WSC World XI tour of Australia 1977/78 at Gloucester Park, Perth dated January 27 - 30, 1978.

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[kyear2]

Sheffield Shield might have been pretty flat.

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Still outscored Ian pretty handily. Wouldn't rate Greg as it was spretty early in his career.

 

[kyear2]

Hmm Graham McKenzie was gun but otherwise that's a fairly shithouse attack.

A triple hundred in a day, hundred before lunch. Young firery Lillee, McKenzie, shithouse is a bit much.

 

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Against Snow

SOA vs MCC Cricket Scorecard at Adelaide, October 30 - November 02, 1970

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Against Willis

SOA vs MCC Cricket Scorecard at Adelaide, December 18 - 21, 1970

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Against Mike Proctor, Peter Pollock, Vintcent van der Bijl

Transvaal v The Rest at Cape Town, 3-6 Apr 1971

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[kyear2]

Some comments on facing Bedi

 

[h_hurricane]

Yes that argument has been made.

So how about this.

Give a single qualitative argument for why Bruce Mitchell or Graeme Smith is better than Barry Richards and I'll give about 3 for Barry.

Take out their best series and they are left with many where they contributed.

 

[Thala_0710]

Anyone have the specifics of how many times Barry Richards got to face the great West Indian pacers of the 70s in FC/tour games? Didn't face them in WSC I think.

Scorecard - 1978-1979 WSC West Indies v WSC World XI - 21/12/1978

Test Cricket - Scorecard: 1978-1979 WSC Supertests - 2nd Test - WSC West Indies v WSC World XI - 21st December, 1978 - Sydney Cricket Ground

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Faced them once in WSC

 

[capt_Luffy]

None of Graeme Hick and Mark Waugh were rated nearly as high as Barry was to his contemporaries.

Actually you are wrong. Before playing Tests, Hick was often compared with Lara and Tendulkar

 

[capt_Luffy]

Idk if this is true. Why was Steve selected 5 years earlier if that was the case?

Because Steve was an all-rounder back then

 

[sayon basak]

Actually you are wrong. Before playing Tests, Hick was often compared with Lara and Tendulkar

Any of his peers?

 

[capt_Luffy]

Any of his peers?

Almost all IIRC, except Mark Butcher. Peer ratings sucks ass as the idea of Barry>Gavaskar.