Bob Simpson vs Bill Ponsford vs Bill Lawry vs Arthur Morris

[sayon basak]

Rank these four openers as test cricketers:-
Bob Simpson
Bill Ponsford
Bill Lawry
Arthur Morris

 

[capt_Luffy]

Simpson
Lawry
Morris
Ponsford

 

[trundler]

Ponsford
Lawry
Simpson
Morris

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Simpson
Morris
Lawry
Ponsford

 

[Coronis]

Well.. only one of them has more than 2 wickets and more than 30 catches.

 

[sayon basak]

Well.. only one of them has more than 2 wickets and more than 30 catches.

How would you rank them as purely openers?

 

[sayon basak]

Simpson
Lawry
Morris
Ponsford

Where would Bruce Mitchell fall in this comparison according to you? Would having a fourth innings average of 90 help?

 

[Patience and Accuracy+Gut]

Ponsford
Morris
Simpson
Lawry

 

[capt_Luffy]

Where would Bruce Mitchell fall in this comparison according to you? Would having a fourth innings average of 90 help?

I think all 5 of them are close. Personally would go with Bruce second due to having a 20+ year war interrupted career, averaging 50+ while opening as well as bowling Leggies like Simpson.

 

[shortpitched713]

Lawry at the top for me. His technique (especially defensively given the expectations for openers of the time) was one of the best for openers that I've seen footage of. And he did have all the shots when he finally decided to use them.

 

[Coronis]

How would you rank them as purely openers?

Hmm. Purely as openers? Well you’ve got one HTB, two away bullies and Simpson.

So I’d go

Simpson
Ponsford
Morris
Lawry

 

[sayon basak]

Simpson.