Opening partnerships of the past
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Topic: Opening partnerships of the past
Posted By: Big Josh
Subject: Opening partnerships of the past
Date Posted: 02 January 2006 at 1:11pm
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well i say it has to Kirsten andGibbs what you think ------------- josh |
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Posted By: Pakman
Date Posted: 02 January 2006 at 3:03pm
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gary kirstin knocked the ball onto his stumps far too often. i prefer hayden and langer, once they got settled, they wouldnt bloody leave ------------- Some great cricketing quotes: "It's tough for a natural hooker to give it up." - Ian Chappell "On the outfield, hundreds of small boys are playing with their balls." - Rex Alston, BBC |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 02 January 2006 at 9:01pm
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Hayden and Langer make a great opening pair.
Aamir Sohail and Saeed Anwar were also a good opening pair. The best Pakistan ever had. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: Pakman
Date Posted: 02 January 2006 at 10:00pm
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Hopefully Salman Butt and Kamran Akmal can become our consistent openers. ------------- Some great cricketing quotes: "It's tough for a natural hooker to give it up." - Ian Chappell "On the outfield, hundreds of small boys are playing with their balls." - Rex Alston, BBC |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 03 January 2006 at 3:14am
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Yea, hopefully the search for a decent opening pair has finally come to an end. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: shan
Date Posted: 03 January 2006 at 5:48am
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As far as i remember, probably Saeed Anwar & Amir Sohail pair was the best opening pair. Big Josh, why u did not put it in the list, i am surprised. ------------- "Excellence is something we can reach for; perfection is God's business." |
Posted By: shan
Date Posted: 03 January 2006 at 5:50am
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Gary Kirsten and Hershal Gibbs were very fine opening pair. Believe me, it was almost impossible to stop Kirsten from hitting big shots. He was a bit older, yet very very effective. ------------- "Excellence is something we can reach for; perfection is God's business." |
Posted By: shan
Date Posted: 03 January 2006 at 5:50am
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And Kirsten was also very very consistent with his bat. ------------- "Excellence is something we can reach for; perfection is God's business." |
Posted By: Big Josh
Date Posted: 03 January 2006 at 6:38am
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Well sorry for noy mentiong them but they kind of slipped my mind
------------- josh |
Posted By: shan
Date Posted: 03 January 2006 at 8:10am
 , it made me really sad. But keep it up, we will chooose amongst the avaialble choices.------------- "Excellence is something we can reach for; perfection is God's business." |
Posted By: MiNiWaRnEy
Date Posted: 03 January 2006 at 8:17am
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Cannot go past Langer and Hayden, sooo many 200 and 100 run stands, also Bobby Simson and one William Lawry. ------------- |
Posted By: Clapo
Date Posted: 03 January 2006 at 9:21am
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Hayden and Langer are the Best Today and are one of, if not the best ever.. In my eyes though Greenidge and Haynes (West Indies) were the best ever... they slaughtered so many attacks around the world... and for so long http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/STATS/TESTS/PARTNERSHIPS/OPENING_PAIRS.html - http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/STATS/TESTS/PARTNER SHIPS/OPENING_PAIRS.html
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Posted By: krisdy
Date Posted: 03 January 2006 at 9:32am
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Smith - AB Dvilliars have about 90 opening partnership is short time Smith - Gibbs who opened for more than 26 tests avg about 68 runs while Langer and Hayden avg about 48 runs in 55 odd test matches Haynes - Greenidge who played for about 85 tests avg about 46 runs ------------- "I go by present and present says - Sachin IS the BEST , Shewag is going to be the next best and Dhoni's is gonna rock the world with his brutal assaults - GOD help the rest of the world" |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 03 January 2006 at 1:19pm
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According to the averages, H Sutcliffe & JB Hobbs were the best opening pair ever. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: tintin_fan
Date Posted: 04 January 2006 at 9:37pm
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greenidge and haynes were the best opening pair ever! not just because of the # of partnerships they put together, but in the manner they did... dominated at most times, and during an era which was the richest in terms of quality of bowling... all successful pairs of the last 5-10 years stand no where close to them... the bowling has deteriorated all over (most good bowlers have retired... + McWarne are in their dusk); and todays pitches are batsmen friendly... so lets not even compare them! they were a altogether superior class and in a superior era! |
Posted By: -JP-
Date Posted: 05 January 2006 at 1:40am
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I'd reckon that Herbert Sutcliffe and Jack Hobbs would be the opening batsmen in most Englishmens dream Test eleven* and I couldn't believe they weren't included in the poll. Interesting that Hayden and Langer are fast closing up on the record of 16 centuries (Greenidge and Haynes.) *save for those who'd have Hobbs opening with Hutton. |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 05 January 2006 at 8:44pm
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Hayden and Langer only need two more centuries to tie the record of 16 centuries. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: SANTECH
Date Posted: 06 January 2006 at 9:11am
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no sachin and sevag so no vote
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LIFE IS A CHALLENGE ,CHALLENGE IT! 
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Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 06 January 2006 at 2:02pm
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Sachin and Sehwag are a decent opening pair but I don't know if you can classify them as one of the best. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: qasi
Date Posted: 11 January 2006 at 4:57pm
| D.Haynes and Greenidge were the best opening batsmans who play together for long time and WI claims many victories in past because of their opening partnerships.Aamir and Saeed were also best but in one day cricket. |
Posted By: capital_s
Date Posted: 12 January 2006 at 2:43am
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Of recent times (because nobody can remember too far back), it is
pretty obvious that langer/hayden and gibbs/kirsten partnerships were
the best by a mile. Its hard to say which is better because they both
have opening partnership averages of about 50. I would say
gibbs/kirsten is the better partnership because they had more pressure
than hayden and langer ever did.
------------- My two favourite Batsmen: Jacques Kallis is a very solid but destructive batsmen and not to mention he can bowl as well. I also like Michael Clarke for his amazing batting talent at such a young age |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 12 January 2006 at 7:17pm
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Haynes and Greenidge...one of the best opening pair ever.
Saeed Anwar and Aamir Sohail...Pakistan's best opening pair... and probably the only decent opening pair we've had for quite a while now. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: blaster17
Date Posted: 29 April 2007 at 12:02pm
Sehwag And Tendulkar 
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Posted By: bondy
Date Posted: 29 April 2007 at 12:15pm
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Even if this thread was still relevant you'd be wrong. ------------- Good one Graham! |
Posted By: tonks007
Date Posted: 29 April 2007 at 12:19pm
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Is this test or ODI. There is a big difference... ------------- even the sun shines on a dogs ass some days |
Posted By: tonks007
Date Posted: 29 April 2007 at 12:20pm
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Test its Greenidge and Haynes and in ODI its Gilchrist and Hayden in my opinion ------------- even the sun shines on a dogs ass some days |
Posted By: bondy
Date Posted: 29 April 2007 at 12:22pm
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Mark Waugh and Gilchrist in my opinion ------------- Good one Graham! |
Posted By: Mojo
Date Posted: 30 April 2007 at 9:16am
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Sohail and Anwar in my view.
------------- Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here may not necessarily reflect the opinions of any other forum members. They are the express property of Mojo. |
Posted By: spin wizard
Date Posted: 30 April 2007 at 8:06pm
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From my time, it's Hayden and Langer in tests and Tendulkar and Ganguly in ODI's. ------------- In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage. |
Posted By: sammythola7
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 10:48am
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For me Gary Kirsten and Gibbs, the two made a lot of platforms more than individual scores, that is team work right there. ------------- Your Fear in a snake is your faith in the snake's ability to bite you. |
Posted By: Tanabird
Date Posted: 04 June 2007 at 4:42am
I'd go with Smith and Gibbs. 
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Posted By: zuhair_abbasi
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 11:50am
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None!!!
Haynes and Greneg
Sachin n Saurav
Mark waugh n Michel Slater
Saeed and Ammir ------------- http://thecricketinsight.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: 143no
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 4:16pm
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When did waugh and slater ever open the batting together??????? ------------- Monkey see, Monkey do. |
Posted By: zuhair_abbasi
Date Posted: 02 August 2007 at 8:09am
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Its Mark Waugh ------------- http://thecricketinsight.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Sledger
Date Posted: 02 August 2007 at 8:59am
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Michael Slater wasn't a member of the one day setup , Junior opened with Gilchrist.
------------- Mental disintegration works for me !! |
Posted By: DDRickyDD
Date Posted: 19 August 2007 at 8:38pm
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You forgot to included Trescothick and Strauss it was that opening partnership that build the solid base that won england the ashes in 2005. ------------- OOH Campione, The one and only, We're Australia |
Posted By: BackFoot Master
Date Posted: 20 August 2007 at 1:58am
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Tendulkar and Ganguly. I enjoyed those day. ------------- August 16th 2009, my team Youth Combine was crowned CHAMPION once more |