On Their Day...

Hi, I think that "On their day" is an expression used an awful lot in cricket discussion. "On his day he could make it in to any team" and so on. So I have decided to make a thread asking everyone who On his day is the best batsman and bowler. Basically, if you dont understand me, I am asking who is the best inconsistent batsman and bowler. the bowler who when he gets it right, takes loads of wickets and the batsman who just cant get out when he's on form.

Best batsman= Brian Lara because on a flat pitch, he just scores and scores and scores. This is proven from countless massive scores he has posted.

Best Bowler= Steve Harmison, simply because of some wonderful bowling performances on some days like 7/12 and 6/19 and even his five for at Lords in 2005. He is impossible to play when in form and on a bouncy pitch.

Your thoughts?

Anyone on their day is more than a handful! On my day, the English won't make 10 runs against me!!!

but Brian Lara would still score far more runs than those two combined on his day

ah yes, but Anil Kumble got 10 wickets on his day 

Kevin Pietersen can be unbelievable on his day. When England were chasing down 272 in the Champions Trophy at India, England were struggling on 180-5 with 12 overs left. Pietersen was in and began steadily ensuring he wouldn't lose his wicket, and went to 30 from 54 balls, then when England really needed him too he went into superslog mode and scored his last 60 runs from 32 balls, and ended up on 90 from 86 balls as England won by 3 wickets.

Shaun pollock is better, comfortbaly better but I get your point

no, but wouldnt you kill to have him in your team 

Sehwag....On his day...

Edited by TCA123 - 11 March 2007 at 8:59pm

You state that you're talking of the best inconsistent batsman and bowler and then go for Brian Lara!  Lara's record is remarkable , I'd hardly call him inconsistent lad.  Harmison bowled like a wally in Oz last time out , so I'll give you some latitude there , although he has consistently taken wickets since arriving on the test scene.

  

He still averaged way over 40 in tests lad - that's class.

Inconsistant= afridi, akthar, watson & so on, and although I was never a huge fan, martyn is not in that group.

 Only two years ago Martyn was the most consistent batsman in the Australian side , all those tons told their own story. As an Englishman I can tell you I was always relieved when he was on his way back to the pavillion.

On their day all the good players could be really distructive and exeptionel players could be unstopable.

Sledge is right though. Most of the names coming up here are renowned for their consistency. They have plenty of "days".

If inconsistency is the name of the game, then my "on their day" vote would be for Afridi or Boucher (although even Boucher is finding a degree of form these days).

On the bowling side, probably Fidel Edwards.

Batsman on his day: Graeme Smith...