subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
As the title suggest. I think most will agree with the top five being Smith, Ponting, Chappell, Border and likely Waugh. But interested to know the order.
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Rank your 5 best bats from Australia post-Bradman
- Thread starter subshakerz
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Patience and Accuracy+Gut
State Vice-Captain
Smith
Ponting
Chappell
Harvey
Border
Ponting
Chappell
Harvey
Border
Line and Length
Cricketer Of The Year
Smith
Ponting
Harvey
Chappell
Border
Ponting
Harvey
Chappell
Border
Lillian Thomson
Hall of Fame Member
You need to better define “post Bradman” as Harvey played with him.
Smith
Chappell
Ponting
Border
Waugh
Smith
Chappell
Ponting
Border
Waugh
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Of those I have seen,
Smith
Ponting
S Waugh
after this, the others form a separate tier and its tough to judge who makes it. Maybe Clarke and Hayden if I am pushed.
Smith
Ponting
S Waugh
after this, the others form a separate tier and its tough to judge who makes it. Maybe Clarke and Hayden if I am pushed.
Line and Length
Cricketer Of The Year
He debuted after Bradman.
RossTaylorsBox
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Isn't Gray-Nicolls from England
Lillian Thomson
Hall of Fame Member
That’s why it needs to be more clear as to whether “post Bradman” means 1928 or 1948. Could make a difference to selections.
Pap Finn Keighl
International Debutant
Smith
Chappell
Ponting
Border
Waugh
Chappell
Ponting
Border
Waugh
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
Debuting after Bradman did, so includes Harvey
Athlai
Not Terrible
I expect this kind of nationalistic nonsense from Cribb. Not you.
social
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Understandable recency bias in this thread so will give my take on some of the older guys
Greg Chappell: averaged 50+ in an era where that was incredibly rare, played against the greatest fast bowlers in history in pace friendly conditions and on full sized grounds using a toothpick
Border: see Chappell but with no support
Simpson: averaged 47 in an era with many uncovered decks and 50 in his comeback series after having been retired for a decade
Smith, etc are great players & you can’t time travel to another era but averaging 60 today is very different to averaging 60 against peak Windies and others
Greg Chappell: averaged 50+ in an era where that was incredibly rare, played against the greatest fast bowlers in history in pace friendly conditions and on full sized grounds using a toothpick
Border: see Chappell but with no support
Simpson: averaged 47 in an era with many uncovered decks and 50 in his comeback series after having been retired for a decade
Smith, etc are great players & you can’t time travel to another era but averaging 60 today is very different to averaging 60 against peak Windies and others
trundler
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Greg Chapell also feasted on early 70s roads and terrible attacks. West Indies had guys like Vanburn Holder and Jumadeen, Pakistan/India/NZ had produced two notable pacers between them ever, England had Snow (gun) but he missed a lot of tests and Willis who was good but erratic. On the whole Chappell didn't face tougher attacks than Ponting who played in the '90s and Smith since 2016. Border, OTOH, had no breathing space for sure.
Lillian Thomson
Hall of Fame Member
Smith is surely undisputed number one irrespective of any fannying around with era adjustments. He was a machine up to 2019 and might yet come again.