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CW's Ranking of All-Rounders (Tests)
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OverratedSanity
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Goddard
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Cricketer Of The Year
The contenders for the 15th spot have me in a quandary.I had to look closely at their careers before making a vote.
Mushtaq - Fine batsman but took only 1.38 WPM
Cairns - Averages are OK but not ATG (33.54 batting & 29.40 bowling)
Procter - Wonderful bowler but averaged in the mid 20s with the bat and his HS (48) is rather humble.
Goddard - His averages are solid (34.47 & 26.23) making him a real contender
Mankad - His averages (31.48 & 32.32) place him well below others
Holder - Potentially could finish above the others but current figures (31.14 & 26.94)
Goddard for me
Mushtaq - Fine batsman but took only 1.38 WPM
Cairns - Averages are OK but not ATG (33.54 batting & 29.40 bowling)
Procter - Wonderful bowler but averaged in the mid 20s with the bat and his HS (48) is rather humble.
Goddard - His averages are solid (34.47 & 26.23) making him a real contender
Mankad - His averages (31.48 & 32.32) place him well below others
Holder - Potentially could finish above the others but current figures (31.14 & 26.94)
Goddard for me
trundler
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I'll switch my vote Cairns. Really should get in. Record is moderately better than Kapil with (much) lower longevity. Had very impactful all round performances across multiple series. 5 tons and 13 fifers in 62 games is excellent. Goddard has a solitary century and 5 fifers.
ataraxia
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That's kind of his point, to be economical. (FWIW)
Fuller Pilch
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Cairns has pretty similar averages to Botham and Kapil and they are ATGs.
Fuller Pilch
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John R Reid is often bracketed with Cairns in NZ AT XIs as the 2 are often hard to separate. He's the equal of those currently being considered.
I'd also add Wally Hammond and Eddie Barlow as others pushing for the top 20.
I'd also add Wally Hammond and Eddie Barlow as others pushing for the top 20.
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harsh.ag
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Yeah, and economical bowlers have their place no doubt. Just no way should he be considered a better bowler than Cairns because of the better average. Cairns far better.
Nikhil99.99
U19 Cricketer
Wilfred Rhodes 30 avg with the bat ,26.9 with the ball.And longevity.
Nikhil99.99
U19 Cricketer
Wilfred rhodes for no.15.
_00_deathscar
International Regular
Cairns being underrated now if he doesn't get in.
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
Cairns for no. 15.
Goddard - 5
Proctor - 2
Cairns - 4
Rhodes -1
Mankad - 1
The List
1. Garry Sobers
2. Imran Khan
3. Jacques Kallis
4. Keith Miller
5. Ian Botham
6. Shakib Al Hasan
7. Kapil Dev
8. Aubrey Faulkner
9. Richard Hadlee
10. Shaun Pollock
11. Ravindra Jadeja
12. Ben Stokes
13. Monty Noble
14. Tony Greig
15. Trevor Goddard
The vote for the #16 test all-rounder of all-time begins now.
Proctor - 2
Cairns - 4
Rhodes -1
Mankad - 1
The List
1. Garry Sobers
2. Imran Khan
3. Jacques Kallis
4. Keith Miller
5. Ian Botham
6. Shakib Al Hasan
7. Kapil Dev
8. Aubrey Faulkner
9. Richard Hadlee
10. Shaun Pollock
11. Ravindra Jadeja
12. Ben Stokes
13. Monty Noble
14. Tony Greig
15. Trevor Goddard
The vote for the #16 test all-rounder of all-time begins now.
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Cricketer Of The Year
Cairns
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
Cairns
Am I missing something, or how does Jack Gregory not get a mention in this sort of list?