The Battle of the Englishmen

[Steulen]

Tough one. Boycott is a funny man though I would probably hate him intensely if he was, say, my granddad.
Flintoff a larger than life character, great cricketer, but too laddish for my taste.

And as they say 'If you can't make up your mind, go with the rhubarb'.

Boycott

 

[steds]

You will notice that mostly non English vote for Boycs while English vote for Fred.

LOL!

The English don't feel obliged to vote for a Frenchman.

 

[Anil]

boycott, clearly....

 

[Matteh]

The English don't feel obliged to vote for a Frenchman.

Not forgetting wife-beaters...

 

[JBH001]

That may be so - but I didn't know this had suddenly turned into the nice guy awards...

 

[BoyBrumby]

Geoffrey Boycott is the comeback kid! The non-Pom vote is rock-solid & levers out the mighty Fredster 9-7. White roses all round!

Incidentally, the woman Boycott is alleged to have beaten up (Margaret Moore) was never his wife but certainly is a liar & a bankrupt who sort to extort money from Boycott for her silence. I'm no Boycott fan, but there is no way he would have been convicted in a British court, her injuries simply aren't consistent with her story; at worst there's reasonable doubt. I'd recommend "Boycs" by Leo McKinstry as required reading on the incident & Sir Geoffrey generally.

Anyway, next up are two cornerstones of the British cricketing establishment (except one was born in Milan & the other an expat Tyke); the dashing blade & chairman of selectors versus the wily offie & distinguished BBC broadcaster:

Battle of the Englishmen: Round 2, Battle 6

Ted Dexter
62 tests, 4502 runs @ 47.89 (9 centuries, 27 half-centuries), 66 wickets @ 34.93.

vs

Jim Laker
46 tests, 676 runs @ 14.08 (2 half-centuries), 193 wickets @ 21.24 (5 wicket innings: 9, 10 wicket matches: 3)

 

[aussie]

Laker, England's greatest spin bowler.

 

[Pothas]

Laker

 

[oz_fan]

Laker

 

[steds]

Laker.

 

[cameeel]

Laker

 

[Matteh]

Laker

 

[JBH001]

Laker.

(looks like a down trou')

 

[grecian]

Laker

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Texter

 

[luffy]

Laker

 

[BoyBrumby]

It's a mis-match as Jim Laker & 19 for 90 & all that spins his way past Lord Ted 9-1.

Next up two certainties for the all-time XI IMHO, but only one to advance...

Battle of the Englishmen: Round 2, Battle 7

Fred Trueman
67 tests, 981 runs @ 13.81, 307 test wickets @ 21.57 (5 wicket innings: 17, 10 wicket matches: 3)

vs

Wally Hammond
85 tests, 7249 test runs @ 58.45 (22 centuries, 24 half-centuries), 83 test wickets @ 37.80 (5 wicket innings: 2)

 

[cameeel]

Hammond

 

[oz_fan]

Trueman

 

[superkingdave]

Hammond