smash84
The Tiger King
Majid was indeed Majestic. Although probably hobbled a bit by inconsistency. But when on song, there were few better.
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Heroes of the Heroes
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In Jim Swanton's book "Sort of a Cricket Person" he evidently counts them as Tests: it says of Gary Sobers "No-one approaches the 8620 runs (average 51.84) that he has made in his 98 Test matches: only three men exceed his total of 256 wickets."
Coronis
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Average 51.84?
kyear2
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Boyhood hero was Gordon Greenidge, he was the first cricketer or athlete, whose pictures or posters I put up on my wall. He combined a special blend of technique and aggression that I hadn't seen before. The one legged pull, the savage cuts, the powerful drives, he just seemed to be able to do it all, and all of this while opening the bowling against the best the world had to offer. It was an honor to be bale to watch his his last hundred live, especially after he was all but written off, losing my voice in the process. It was an even greater honor meeting him later in life and hearing him talk about the game.
Perfect batsman. A tie, the brilliance of Lara, the technique and solidity of Sachin. At his best, Lara has no peer, there was a magic about how he performed at the crease, the concentration, the bat lift, the timing, the ability to pierce any field and dispatch any delivery.
But he had his downs, and Sachin just seemed to be almost always consistent, solid. His straight drive may be the most beautiful stroke I've seen in the game and he just always seemed to be in the right position.
Their rivalry was epic, and Sachin may have ultimately been the statistical winner, but when his head was right, there was never anyone better than BCL.
The perfect bowler. Everyone knows who my selection is, no need to go any further.
Special mentions for childhood hero, Ambrose. Perfect batsman, King Viv. Perfect bowler, Pigeon.
Perfect batsman. A tie, the brilliance of Lara, the technique and solidity of Sachin. At his best, Lara has no peer, there was a magic about how he performed at the crease, the concentration, the bat lift, the timing, the ability to pierce any field and dispatch any delivery.
But he had his downs, and Sachin just seemed to be almost always consistent, solid. His straight drive may be the most beautiful stroke I've seen in the game and he just always seemed to be in the right position.
Their rivalry was epic, and Sachin may have ultimately been the statistical winner, but when his head was right, there was never anyone better than BCL.
The perfect bowler. Everyone knows who my selection is, no need to go any further.
Special mentions for childhood hero, Ambrose. Perfect batsman, King Viv. Perfect bowler, Pigeon.
That’s what the book says, which is clearly wrong…. maybe a typo for 58.14?
Touted at one time as the best player of fast bowling in the world. Swatted away bouncers wearing a sun hat.
Should be 58.63, or maybe rounded up to 58.64.