Best Batting-Wicketkeeper

I reckon Paul Nixon is the best...anyone going to argue that one?

Originally posted by samhache I reckon Paul Nixon is the best...anyone going to argue that one?

haha i think thats his only shot, him and mal loye love that sweep. Must be an english thing.

Originally posted by bond2322 The first player I ever saw use it was Craig McMillan some years back now. It has become quite an effective shot though I'm not a fan of it.

I'll raise you Mushtaq Mohammed, Javed Miandad and Mike Gatting, but add there is nothing new under the sun and the shot has been around as long as the game has been played.


Edited by W.G. - 29 May 2007 at 6:39am

Originally posted by samhache in my mind, it is a stupid shot and involves high amounts of risk when it doesnt really need to be played. Its there to look fancy. Its a shame Mike gatting didn't use it against shane warne.

Gatting couldn't get it right against Border, what chance Warne?

most populer revers sweep was played by Mick Gatting in the world cup final against pakistha in 1992 at MCG i think....

Originally posted by W.G. Originally posted by samhache in my mind, it is a stupid shot and involves high amounts of risk when it doesnt really need to be played. Its there to look fancy. Its a shame Mike gatting didn't use it against shane warne. Gatting couldn't get it right against Border, what chance Warne?

Originally posted by MadMax Originally posted by The Tyke And the styles of bowling he's had to keep for is more vast than Sangakarra or Boucher (Who pretty much only has to deal with seam) Who was keeping the guy called Muralitharan for this long?

mmmm they both have very subtle variations in their bowling, but i believe warne was better. He has the ability to completley baffle an opposition all ends up, more so than murali.

yeah he does, the flipper, the wrong un....the list goes on

Edited by samhache - 29 May 2007 at 10:50am

Originally posted by samhache I reckon Paul Nixon is the best...anyone going to argue that one?

Mmme!! Bouncer sums up it all.

Edited by maxx - 29 May 2007 at 11:17am

Originally posted by bondy Leaving that aside, Warne has more variations.

Warne hs more types of balls. Like leggie, flipper, slider, zooter, and occasional wrong'un. Murali has only offie, top spinner and doosra. He has a varaiant of a slider, but that is basically a offie that keeps low after pitching, by making the shiny side of the ball to hit the turf. But these two have numerous changes of pace, flight and line when they are bowling. In that sense they are very close enough, and being a offy Murali will theoritically have more variations on the stock ball than Warne.

we can argue on this for so long, but for me, subtle changes to the stock ball is the stock ball. You can never ball two identical deliveries.

I said, we can argue endlessly. The areas are not clear cut. For example of spin can be with more side spin or over spin. Some might call it two varieties of off spinner and some will call it two variations of the off spinner