Class batsmen who will somehow never be classed among the greats

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Saeed Anwar is the first name that crops up in my head....fantastic batsman, excellent opener and great timer of the ball.Was great to watch when in full flow...his child's death really had a major impact on him and his game though...faded out and will possibly just be remembered for that 194.

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Anwar was indeed brilliant. I posted his stats up on here. . .and they were fantastic, as well.
 
Future generations will see that Mark Waugh only averaged 40 in test cricket without realising that watching him bat was frequently better than wanking to ****** porn.

On the opposite end of the 'elegance' scale, Shivnarine Chanderpaul has been quietly putting together a superb test career while Lara has dominated the backpages.
 
Graham Thorpe.

Loved watching him bat.
 
Donado said:
Saeed Anwar is the first name that crops up in my head....fantastic batsman, excellent opener and great timer of the ball.Was great to watch when in full flow...his child's death really had a major impact on him and his game though...faded out and will possibly just be remembered for that 194.

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Maybe not to you but one of the greatest openers in my head. You could always rely upon him to settle in unlike many openers around these days. Since he went Pakistan haven't even come close to replacing him in the team. You can find him giving religious talks nowadays, he's a good man! :D

I can't think of anybody right now but one thing that always sticks in my head is how India have had some brilliant batsmen lately (Dravid, Tendulkar, and Ganguly) but failed to win the World Cup with them; a small stain on their career.

Now if we had batsmen who will be classed as greats when they shouldn't be then Pieters... :smirk:

That reminds me, I rate Vaughan as a great batsmen but I'm not sure he will be classed as a great. Unless of course its just because he won the ashes which instantly makes him a great to some, its a shame he's had so many injuries lately.

Jack Russell ;-)
 
Vaughan showed a lot of potential and at one point his test average was above 50, went quickly downhill from there, now a good player and would only be remembered as the captain who last won the Ashes...:P
 
Mark Waugh was great in ODIs, never made much of impact on tests.

And I am not sure about the theme of this thread. None of the player mentioned should be classed among greats.
 
Melbourne Red said:
Future generations will see that Mark Waugh only averaged 40 in test cricket without realising that watching him bat was frequently better than wanking to ****** porn.

On the opposite end of the 'elegance' scale, Shivnarine Chanderpaul has been quietly putting together a superb test career while Lara has dominated the backpages.
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Mark, yes, very elegant and fluid. Almost the opposite of his brother, who had very similar qualities to Chanderpaul. That said, I loved his batting stance. Looked uber-cool and totally balanced. Fantastic square cut and all.

amolbhatia100 said:
Awesome one day player. What was his test average?
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45.52

That's brilliant for an opener.
 
Nick Knight averaged 43 opening in one dayers.

Put him on the list.
 
crappycraperson said:
Mark Waugh was great in ODIs, never made much of impact on tests.

And I am not sure about the theme of this thread. None of the player mentioned should be classed among greats.
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Neither am I.


But it seems the thread starter wanted names of class players who wouldn't be classed among the greats.
 
Mark Richardson. Used to be a spinner in domestic cricket but didn't make the cut nationally, so converted himself to an opening batsman in his late twenties, just as most cricketers are hitting their peak. His repeitoir consisted of three, and only three, shots; the cut, the on drive and the defensive prod. He was one of the slowest scoring players in test cricket but was incredibly successive, averaging over 45 at the top of the order. At his best, in terms of consistency and reliability he was one of the worlds best, Yet in a few years time I doubt even cricket purists will remember his name.
 
Name from the past...Chris Tavare.

Never the most exciting or thrilling, but had a classic defence which was tighter than a nunnery!

Everyone seems to forget the innings he played with Botham at Old Trafford in 1981. Botham was smacking 'em, but he needed Tavare at the other end to keep the Aussies frustrated.

Class....
 
Sangakarra is a class batsman. He's still young but I don't think he'll ever be rated amongst the greats. Kambli was great at his best as well.
 
spinoza said:
Ramprakash

More accurately, should have been class enough to be among the greats, but somehow never made it to Test cricket
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Was never good enough. Had enough chances. Looking great on the county scene is one thing, looking the part against some of the best bowlers in the world, another.

Fairbrother should've gotten more chances. He really did have talent.
 
I'd have loved Ramprakash to have had a decent Test career.

Stylish batsman.
 
Graham hick promised so much throughout his career without delivering on the big stage consistently like ramps.Like to mention atherton only averaged 38-39 or so but I enjoyed his batteling style of staying in when those around him crumbled.
 
massey said:
Like to mention atherton only averaged 38-39 or so but I enjoyed his batteling style of staying in when those around him crumbled.
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Yeah, not many you'd prefer walking out to the middle when you have to bat all day to save a match.
 
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