Most Impressive Player 2003

[marc71178]

Most improved player - Ray Price?

 

[Magrat Garlick]

These guys have impressed me:

Andrew Flintoff
Fidel Edwards
Makhaya Ntini
Heath Streak
Brian Lara
Matt Hayden

 

[Rich2001]

Good thread, these guys have impressed me this year...

Paul Collingwood

I forgot him, I rate Collingwood highly and his one of these players that doesn't get massive media hype, but goes out and does the job required of him.

Wont be long until his a reqular in both forms IMO

 

[Rich2001]

Just for your information I have got you some offical figures to see how your choices have matched up with the overall ranked players.

And there are some surprise additions/ommisions in these.

First - Top 10 TEST Batsman (Nov 2002 - 2003)

 

[Rich2001]

Top 10 TEST Bowlers (Nov 2002 - 2003)

 

[Rich2001]

Top 10 ODI Batsman (Nov 2002 - 2003)

 

[Rich2001]

Top 10 ODI Bowlers (Nov 2002 - 2003)

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

From a West Indian perspective:

Chris Gayle
Brian Lara
Fidel Edwards
Omari Banks
Ramnaresh Sarwan (before the Zimbabwe series)
Corey Collymore
Wavell Hinds

Hinds appears to be coming of age, but it may just be him flattering to deceive yet again.

and Vasbert Drakes.

Drakes doesn't get enough credit. He's been the one West Indian bowler who has managed to consistently put the ball on a proper line and length over the past 12 months.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Where did you get the stats from Rich?

 

[Rich2001]

Where did you get the stats from Rich?

Cricket 4 (aka Channel 4's site)

You can sort stats into everything you can think of and over any particular time lenght.

Stats link

Note it's a pretty slow site to load, so be ready to wait a bit (well home page is anyway)

 

[PY]

Note it's a pretty slow site to load, so be ready to wait a bit (well home page is anyway)

Ah the joys of LAN internet......loaded in under 2 seconds :P :saint:

 

[Rich2001]

Ah the joys of LAN internet......loaded in under 2 seconds :P :saint:

LOL actually it just appears to be the homepage that is slow... hopfully get some Broadband soon just to even the scores up a little :P

 

[Langeveldt]

Most improved player - Ray Price?

I would agree, from being plucked out of nowhere much to being arguably the worlds best SLA is awesome... He has done well, and should continue to do so for Zim...

And I agree with Liam, and think Vasbert Drakes is a very under rated cricketer...

 

[Tim]

This season I would say yes that Ray Price has been better than Daniel Vettori because he's taken more wickets.

Although Vettori never got a bowl when India toured here, he was easily the best spinner in India despite only taking a few wickets.

 

[Eclipse]

wow did not realise Ponting was avraging 85 thats impressive.

and Gayle is doing brilliantly in the ODI's

 

[Rich2001]

wow did not realise Ponting was avraging 85 thats impressive.

and Gayle is doing brilliantly in the ODI's

Yeah he scored like 500 runs in 3 Tests in the WI... Continued the form vs Bangladesh and Zimbabwe

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Continued the form vs Bangladesh and Zimbabwe

Against all odds!

 

[Eclipse]

he did not do that much against bangladesh a fifty and 11 were his two scores i think.

I knew he was doing well but I though his avrage was only like 70-75 not 85.

 

[marc71178]

Those stats are a tad misleading Rich, eing as they're over the last 12 months, rather than 2003 as a whole.

I believe Cricinfo offers calender year stats - Here you go

Interesting to see the 2003 form of SRW...