30000

Could you have done it somewhere more appropriate and with the Ronseal approach to the thread title, can I suggest congratulation Ramps on 30000 first class career runs

Proves how good county cricket is, he was nowhere near test standard.

Darren lehman, who proved he was clearly up to it, age just caught up to him.

Originally posted by 143no Proves how good county cricket is, he was nowhere near test standard.

Don't have a pop at Ramps 143, you do your obvious intelligence an injustice to have a go at a talented batsman to get one over on another poster.

Ramps was the victim of an extended period of bleedin' awful English selection policy.  143 repeatedly extols the virtue and greatness of Australian cricket, few would argue, but Ramps continually excelled against the Aussies, particularly overseas.

Originally posted by Vaughansashes09 In all my years of watching cricket no one has been a better batsmen at FC level than Ramps.  This includes Lara and Tendulkar and all the other greats.

I'm a great fan of Ramps, but that's just twaddle.

International test cricket is first class, making the Tendulkar and Lara references daft - I believe you must have seen them play, and Ramps, good as he is, doesn't come close.

Originally posted by Vaughansashes09 Over the period of time we are talking about, which happily only preceeds Ramps career by a few years, who exactly would you say was a more majestic, impressive batsman?  At FC level.

I'll start low and work my way up ...........

Graeme Hick

Originally posted by W.G. Originally posted by Vaughansashes09 i have seen them play in tests and some at FC level.  But I should have been clearer.  Away from tests Ramps is different.  Compared at that level he IMO is better than anyone. Let me say it again, it appears to take a while to sink in ....... TESTS ARE FIRST CLASS CRICKET There, that any better?

Ramps is the finest player I have seen batting live. As a season ticket holder at the Oval I am gifted some extraordinary innings from the great man. I have seen many fine players play here but none match him. A wonderful player and a wondeful guy. I have spoken to him once or twice and he's a lovely bloke. I cant wait till he scores his hundredth hundred and he had better score it at the oval or i will be very peeved.

Originally posted by W.G. Originally posted by Vaughansashes09 Gooch comes closest for me, but still Ramps Silly me, when you said over the period of time we are talking about I assumed you meant Ramps' contemporaries. Originally posted by Vaughansashes09 But you are allowed to look at performance at different levels But you said first class then claimed Ramps to be better than two of the greatest first class cricketers to grace the game.  You are clearly mad and not worthy of future consideration.

its in some peoples nature unfortunately.

Originally posted by vaughansashes09 Is there any other current player with a record of such volume?

Edited by BackFoot Master - 08 September 2007 at 2:27am

he won't be able to answer you BFM, he's been banned.

Bravo, bravo.

Samhache help me prepare a green track for Ramprakash and vaughansashes09 and we see how good they really are.