wtachetna Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 Who is your favorite cricketer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 Don't like cricket buy grew up knowing who Ian Botham was. Liked Flintoff, the west indies fast bowlers from the 80's, Lara. Basically very amateur stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 Met Brian Lara and Courtney Walsh whilst watching a game in Australia, nice blokes. Lara just sat down in be crowd next to me before he was swarmed by fans, I had no idea what was going on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 Viv Richards. Loved Ali Brown at Surrey though; if he was around at his best now he'd smash every one day and 20/20 record to bits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 Who is your favorite cricketer? Loved playing it, but hate watching it, my favourite player therefore has to be me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 (edited) Growing up in Cornwall, the team closest to us was Somerset. That meant that Ian Botham was our hero, long before he played for England. Once on the world stage, he soon proved just how brilliant an all-rounder he was. He won some test matches pretty much single-handedly. We usually think of his batting - all those 4's and 6's in an era when run rates were much slower - but his bowling was also inspired. His fielding wasn't so bad either! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V86WKv02ZJo Edited September 12, 2016 by Cornish Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 How can we not mention those brilliant commentators who made such a boring sport so interesting and funny? Brian Johnston, with his many hilarious gaffes, was a legend (with the one below being a classic). When Michael Holding bowled for the West Indies and Peter Willey batted for England, Johnston was rumored to have said live, "the bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey". but that might be urban legend. He did come out with many others, though: "Illingworth looks like he's shitting on a shooting stick". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 Freddie Flintoff to me. By no means the best cricketer but I would love to have a few pints with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badaids Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 Huge cricket fan - used to watch Surrey regularly. Loved Ali Brown - totally destructive, and in the same Surrey team David Ward and the Bicknells. Looking wider, Ambrose, Richards, Merv Hughes, Malcolm Marshall - all brutal in their own way. Some of the stuff Warne did a ball defies physics. Cricket is a hugely mental game, so go to love Cook, Steve Waugh and of course Boycott. But also the outrageously talented flaky ones: Ramprakash, Hick and to a lesser extent Ian Bell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddock Posted September 13, 2016 Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 Hard question this. Loved Warne, Boon, Ambrose, Waugh twins, Merv the Swerve, Botham, I loved watching Trescothick (sp) bat he was majestic in full flow. Lara, Mullarithalin (sp) Too hard a question this one for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluehuddo Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 My Top XI (plus 12th Man) from my time watching cricket Hayden Cook (almost went Greenidge) Lara Tendulkar Ponting Kallis Gilchrist Warne Muralithuran Ambrose McGrath Akram (12th Man) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cook My Sock Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 Gary Sobers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 (edited) Fred Trueman. Edited September 15, 2016 by johnh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 Everton Weekes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtachetna Posted October 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 (edited) Hard question this. Loved Warne, Boon, Ambrose, Waugh twins, Merv the Swerve, Botham, I loved watching Trescothick (sp) bat he was majestic in full flow. Lara, Mullarithalin (sp) Too hard a question this one for me. Seems like you've got quite many favorites! I don't watch too much cricket but whenever I do I want to watch Virat Kohli batting. He is a very talented player these days who has played brilliantly against many countries. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ My Blog: Latest Sport News Edited October 4, 2016 by wtachetna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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