Battle of the Australians: Bill Brown vs Hugh Trumble

[Wildwil]

Shane Warne The best leg spinner of all time for me.

 

[Left_Hander]

Turner's stats look good but you can't go past Warne. Warne's ability to confuse batsmen is second to none.

So I pick Warne

 

[aussie_ben91]

Shane Warne - The best Leg Spinner ever.

 

[aussie1st]

Shane Warne. This should be a landslide. Turner didn't play that many games but got to 100 dam quick. First I've actually heard of him though. But Warne gets it, World Record holder, best leg spinner ever and handy batsmen.

 

[embi]

This is a bit unfair on poor ol Charlie Turner. Even if he did pick up 100 wickets at 16, Warne has picked up 685 at 16!
So Warne for me too.

 

[puddleduck]

Even if he did pick up 100 wickets at 16, Warne has picked up 685 at 16!
So Warne for me too.

That's Warnes test match batting average, not his bowling average His bowling one is still a very respectable 25.

 

[nightprowler10]

9-0 to Warnie then.

Round 1, Battle 11

Ashley Mallett

Test: 38 matches, 132 wickets @ 29.84, 6 5-wicket hauls, 1 10-wicket haul
ODI: 9 matches, 11 wickets @ 31.00

vs

Colin McDonald

Test: 47 matches, 3107 runs @ 39.32, 5 centuries, 17 half-centuries

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Old McDonald for me. Great stats in the era of no helmets, and was good against spin too.

 

[puddleduck]

I found this one mighty tricky, however anyone that can stand up and face the likes of Trueman on a sticky wicket with no helmet gets my vote - McDonald

 

[nightprowler10]

I can tell this is a popular battle.

 

[puddleduck]

Give people a while NP, they might get their answers in during tomorrow afternoon, as well as the various Aussies in the next few hours.

 

[aussie1st]

Colin McDonald good stats for his times.

 

[Wildwil]

Colin McDonald Good stats. Since he couldn't wear a helmet

 

[nightprowler10]

Well this battle was a dry one. Ol' McDonald goes ahead 4-0.


Round 1, Battle 12

Rodney Marsh

Test: 96 matches, 3633 runs @ 26.51, 3 centuries, 16 half-centuries | 343 catches, 12 stumpings
ODI: 92 matches, 1225 runs @ 20.08, 4 half-centuries | 120 catches, 4 stumpings

vs

Michael Bevan

Test: 18 matches, 785 runs @ 29.07, 6 half-centuries | 29 wickets @ 24.24, 1 5-wicket haul, 1 10-wicket haul
ODI: 232 matches, 6912 runs @ 53.58, 6 centuries, 46 half-centuries | 36 wickets @ 45.97

 

[andrew_nixon]

Another tough one, but Bevan just takes it for me. Would easily make it into an all-time ODI World XI.