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rf_fozzy Aug 2024 5:19pm, 31 Aug 2024 22,960 posts	Quote Pin rf_fozzy Derby Tup wrote:Dominic Cork. He might have been a bit of a show pony and a wanker but he was our show pony and wanker #corkyforengland Stretching the definition of all-rounder a bit
jda Aug 2024 5:45pm, 31 Aug 2024 17,721 posts	Quote Pin jda Well he was about as good at bowling as he was at batting. Isn’t that what an all-rounder is?
NDWDave Aug 2024 5:56pm, 31 Aug 2024 19,954 posts	Quote Pin NDWDave He’s no Craig white
paulcook Aug 2024 6:09pm, 31 Aug 2024 6,321 posts	Quote Pin paulcook Bowlers who can bat / batters who can bowl / all-rounders. Not much difference sometimes.
NDWDave Aug 2024 6:10pm, 31 Aug 2024 19,955 posts	Quote Pin NDWDave paulcook wrote:Bowlers who can bat / batters who can bowl / all-rounders. Not much difference sometimes. Sounds like the start of a Blur song
SPR Aug 2024 6:22pm, 31 Aug 2024 45,880 posts	Quote Pin SPR England definition is bowler we hope can bat a bit or batter we hope can bowl a bit. Especially true in the 90s and early 00s.
NDWDave Aug 2024 6:43pm, 31 Aug 2024 19,956 posts	Quote Pin NDWDave SPR wrote:England definition is bowler we hope can bat a bit or batter we hope can bowl a bit. Especially true in the 90s and early 00s. back when 8 and 9 were daffy and caddick with Tufnell, harmison, Devon Malcolm, Hoggard etc behind that
Ocelot Spleens Aug 2024 8:34pm, 31 Aug 2024 39,547 posts	Quote Pin Ocelot Spleens Aren't the keepers England's all rounders now?
57.5 Degrees of Pain Aug 2024 9:56pm, 31 Aug 2024 20,754 posts	Quote Pin 57.5 Degrees of Pain Ocelot Spleens wrote:Aren't the keepers England's all rounders now? Aren't they batters with fielding gloves?
paulcook Aug 2024 9:59pm, 31 Aug 2024 6,324 posts	Quote Pin paulcook I nearly suggested Richard Blakey for the list of long-forgotten poor all-rounders for that reason. Seems to me England have predominantly for a long, long time - probably since Jack Russell retired - picked a keeper who could bat first, keep second.