Thread: The greatest ever West Indian batsman
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Old 23-02-2007, 04:51 PM in reply to Ninjaman's post starting "Ok, you like bowlers and the art of..."
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Originally Posted by Ninjaman
Luckily, you have made your point about the top 5 all time West Indians being bowlers on this messageboard because if you made it in a rum bar in the West Indies, you'd be laughed at to the point of embarassment.
LOL. I'm aware that a WI poll of recent vintage was absolutely dominated by batsmen... and recall this being greeted with incredulity in the rest of the world: the phrase "it's a batsman's game" was used by one prominent WI to laugh off the slur on the great WI bowlers.

I accept that Sobers gets the no. 1 spot.... mostly for his batting but at least in part for his bowling... but I trust that there's no question about Malcolm Marshall being a credible candidate for the second greatest WI player ever: even those who would prefer a batsman at two should accept that Marshall's case is very strong.

I'd have no problem having Wes Hall at 3 and Ambrose at 4... and if you think Lance Gibbs (or any one from Roberts, Garner, Croft, Walsh or Holding) is a clear top 5 contender... I submit the batsmen have got stiff opposition!

ps. That's not disputing that the batsmen make a strong case!!!
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