Worst specialist batsman of all time

[Salamuddin]

My vote would go to Devang Gandhi who toured with India on their previous trip down under.

Never seen a worse specialist batsman than him...

 

[luckyeddie]

He tended to be a bit slow, but a FC average well over 40 tended to indicate that he had some talent.

Much better than say, Craig Spearman.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Alester Maregwede

 

[Bouncer]

Interesting topic.
cant think of one right, may be Mark RamParkash????? if not the worst he has got to be one of them

 

[Neil Pickup]

The guy who skippered the First Indian Tour to England (1930)

Legend has it that he collected more Rolls-Royces (3) on that tour than Runs (2).

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Alester Maregwede

He's not a specialist batsman.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Interesting topic.
cant think of one right, may be Mark RamParkash????? if not the worst he has got to be one of them

Yet Ramprakash is a talented batsman capable of scoring a Test hundred against a front-line Australian bowling attack.

 

[Neil Pickup]

He's not a specialist batsman.

I know he's a keeper. He was picked as a specialist bat at one point in the last series, though, wasn't he?

 

[mavric41]

Going on test matches - Mike Brealey. Great captain, very average batsman.

 

[luckyeddie]

Going on test matches - Mike Brealey. Great captain, very average batsman.

His captaincy more than made up for it, though. Still in my opinion the best international captain of my lifetime

 

[Rik]

He tended to be a bit slow, but a FC average well over 40 tended to indicate that he had some talent.

Much better than say, Craig Spearman.

Spearman "played with a kind of casual genius all year" according to several people last year for Gloustershire...

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Going on test matches - Mike Brealey. Great captain, very average batsman.

As you said, great captain. Mike Brearley was not picked as a specialist batsman, he was picked as a captain. He will be the first to admit it.

 

[thierry henry]

Lou Vincent, especially in one-dayers.

 

[mavric41]

As you said, great captain. Mike Brearley was not picked as a specialist batsman, he was picked as a captain. He will be the first to admit it.

Well he wasn't picked as a specialist bowler!! He batted in the top 6. He wouldn't get picked on his batting skills alone though and his captaincy cetainly proved the difference in the Ashes tour of 81.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Well he wasn't picked as a specialist bowler!! He batted in the top 6. He wouldn't get picked on his batting skills alone though and his captaincy cetainly proved the difference in the Ashes tour of 81.

Mike Brearley was picked as a specialist captain. Without his tactical efficiency, he wouldn't have made it near the Test team. He was not picked as a specialist batsman.

 

[iamdavid]

Craig Evans

 

[Kenny]

I'll go with Mike Brearley.......and from the same era, Dennis Amiss (when facing Lillee)

 

[amits]

i will go with Super Slow Das (SS Das)

 

[deeps]

SS das??? he is one of the most talented players around atm in india!!! i know he struggled against australia,but he has talent,and plenty of it...

He has struggled at international level,but there are plenty of players who struggle at international level who are still good...

If you have a good eye for talent,u will know wat i'm talking about when i say that SS Das is not a crap batsman

 

[Tim]

Jehan Mubarak.

Sri Lanka must be desperate for batsmen because he was crap. I see he is captaining Sri Lanka 'A' at the moment, but god knows why?.

I remember in the VB Series, a commentator said Mubarak was an exceptional fielder, but everytime he went near the ball he made a mess of it.