The Battle of the Englishmen

[a massive zebra]

Compton

 

[aussie]

Statham cause he was from these parts.

 

[Kweek]

Compton

 

[JBH001]

I think I shall go with Gentleman George - though it may be a moot point with all the Compton votes! Still, Statham for me.

 

[SJS]

Tough as any choice between a batsman and a bowler would always be, But Compton by a bit for me.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Compton wraps up a comfortable 13-4 victory. Three of Statham's four votes came from Lancashire, nice to see northern parochialism is alive and well!

Next, a couple of Alans... Our champion post-war keeper/batsman versus the pugnacious Anglo-saffie who loved to mix it with the Windies quicks:

Battle of the Englishmen: Round1, Battle 13

Alan Knott
95 tests, 4389 runs @ 32.75 (5 centuries, 30 half-centuries), 250 catches, 19 stumpings
20 ODIs, 200 runs @ 20.00, SR 80.97 (1 half-century), 15 catches, 1 stumping

vs

Allan Lamb
79 tests, 4656 runs @ 36.09 (14 centuries, 18 half-centuries), 1 wicket @ 23.00
122 ODIs, 4010 runs @ 39.31, SR 75.54 (4 centuries, 26 half-centuries)

 

[aussie]

I would have gone for Lamb but since IMO, Englands greatest wicket-keeper batsman in Les Ames has been voted out, its Knott

 

[Gloucefan]

Alan Knott

 

[Pedro Delgado]

Couldn't bring myself to vote for the fat racist idiot even if I wanted to, but he loses the battle on merit anyway for me.

Knott

 

[Matteh]

Knott's average is only 4 less than Lamb, and Knott had to Wicketkeep too. Looks like Knott's average would be higher if he'd carried more of the 30 fifties onto hundreds.

Knott.

 

[luffy]

I will be different and vote for Lamb

 

[SJS]

If I had to be different I would have voted for Inzamam. But in this case I will vote for Knott.

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

One of the best post-war keepers? Knott

 

[GIMH]

Knott

 

[Kweek]

Knotty

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Knott. England's best wicketkeeper.

 

[Goughy]

Knott

 

[steds]

 

[Sanz]

Knott

 

[a massive zebra]

Knott. England's best wicketkeeper.

Actually many would say he was not even the premier keeper in England during most of his career.

Knott