Vernon Philander retires

[ankitj]

Curiously Philander finished with better average than Steyn and better than Rabada's current average too.

 

[SeamUp]

Curiously Philander finished with better average than Steyn and better than Rabada's current average too.

Better than Donald, Pollock, Steyn and Rabada.

But when you look closer his only weakness was being a wicket-taking threat in Asia. He only bowled 31 overs in Bangladesh, 87 overs in India and 70 overs in Sri Lanka.

http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Players/PlayerCountries.asp?PlayerID=3476#bowl

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Curiously Philander

Unrelated note:

I found this amusing. I misread this as Mars rover, Curiosity.

 

[honestbharani]

Unrelated note:

I found this amusing. I misread this as Mars rover, Curiosity.

Xmas Spirits, I guess?

 

[The Battlers Prince]

Better than Donald, Pollock, Steyn and Rabada.
Vernon Philander - Test Cricket - Performance Analysis by Country

I wonder if he’ll be considered greater than those guys someday? A bit like Alan Davidson

 

[trundler]

I wonder if he’ll be considered greater than those guys someday? A bit like Alan Davidson

Or Borington.

 

[Slifer]

I wonder if he’ll be considered greater than those guys someday? A bit like Alan Davidson

Highly unlikely. Not if people (like myself) rate players on how they perform especially away from home. With the exception of Rabada, the others were great away from home (<25).

 

[ataraxia]

I wonder if he’ll be considered greater than those guys someday? A bit like Alan Davidson

He will be considered on a similar plain. That's what I was getting at before.

 

[aussie tragic]

Good to see that the 'retired' Philander is 28 not out and about to bowl to Burns, Sibley, Denly, Root and Stokes today

 

[Gnske]

there will be 18 english counties looking to sign him up if he's interested.

had a fine career, opening batsman will sleep a little easier.

3 years at Somerset as a Kolpak is the word on the grapevine

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Will he finish his career with a bowling strike rate of under 50?

 

[Flametree]

I'm on cricbuzz currently and I can't see any news of Philander retiring. Is this official ?

 

[aussie tragic]

I'm on cricbuzz currently and I can't see any news of Philander retiring. Is this official ?

No, he's currently playing a Test vs England lol

 

[Flametree]

Yeah was wondering if he's playing the whole series or dipping out half way through like Sangakkara...

 

[Dan]

Yeah, he's retiring at the end of the series.

 

[Shady Slim]

big vern’s my favourite fast bowler of the generation, just love it watching him bowl (herath obvs my favourite post warne spinner as he should be for any non-sociopath), just amazing to watch... never going to forget how we copped it sweet from him in hobart when they toured most recently, and for a man who gets criticised for being a bully with friendly conditions he made a lot out of a typically highwaylike waca the test earlier

one of the greats imo, even though a lot of the cricket watching public don’t think so... i think the dedicated cricket watchers here are woke enough really to know how good a cricketer he was... not going to start a flame war but i think the criticism directed at him could and should be directed at a certain english pace bowler who has an end at a ground named after him but is still playing today, but hey

that is a different argument for a different thread

for now it’s vern veneration time! right now as i type this, five overs for five maidens and a wicket... the man is ridiculous lmao

 

[vcs]

5-5-0-1

Why is this guy retiring?

 

[flibbertyjibber]

5-5-0-1

Why is this guy retiring?

Kolpak contract before Brexit is done.

All about the money baby.

 

[kingkallis]

I think he will manage to keep the average under 22

 

[flibbertyjibber]

I think he will manage to keep the average under 22

Get it under 21 against this shower.