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rf_fozzy Aug 2024 10:59pm, 31 Aug 2024 22,961 posts	Quote Pin rf_fozzy jda wrote:Well he was about as good at bowling as he was at batting. Isn’t that what an all-rounder is? D Cork. 37 Tests. 131 wickets at 29.05 inc 5 5fors 864 runs at 18.00, HS 59 (3 50s total). I might just about put him into the Bowlers who can bat a bit category. Definitely not an allrounder (usually defined as having a bowling average ~ batting average, if not the former lower than the latter). For reference, Mark Wood has 119 wickets at 30ish and has scored 800ish runs at 15 and a bit with a HS of 52. I'd put those two roughly in the same category... As a contrast, Chris Woakes' 166 wickets have come at 28.10 and his 1921 runs at an average of 27.84 with a hundred and 7 50s.
SPR Aug 2024 11:00pm, 31 Aug 2024 45,881 posts	Quote Pin SPR Jack Russell would probably have more caps and Alec Stewart a lot more runs if it had happened after Russell retired rather than before.
GregP Sep 2024 7:08am, 1 Sep 2024 153,174 posts	Quote Pin GregP Rubbish wicket keeping ‘all rounders’? Oh you’ve come to the right county. We had Mark Pettini. Bet @Treborstreet never helped him get yoghurt stains off the front of his trousers.
Ocelot Spleens Sep 2024 9:38am, 1 Sep 2024 39,548 posts	Quote Pin Ocelot Spleens Do those averages make Stokes a Batsman/captain all rounder who can bowl a bit when not knacked?
xt350 🇳🇿 Sep 2024 10:00am, 1 Sep 2024 1,735 posts	Quote Pin xt350 🇳🇿 Tickets for the New Zealand tests are going to be made available on the 18th September...
xt350 🇳🇿 Sep 2024 10:01am, 1 Sep 2024 1,736 posts	Quote Pin xt350 🇳🇿 Tickets for the New Zealand tests are going to be made available on the 18th September...
Nicholls595 Sep 2024 11:11am, 1 Sep 2024 32,104 posts	Quote Pin Nicholls595 NDWDave wrote:When people moan about having more than two tests in London each year, remember days like today where the ground is maybe 20% full with several stands not in use for a Sunday in the August. If this was at the oval or lords, it would likely have been a sell out today. Lots of empty seats today?
kstuart Sep 2024 11:29am, 1 Sep 2024 5,138 posts	Quote Pin kstuart Being cheapest having just looked just now is £95 not surprised. Can't squeeze in as a u16 these days which is only £15 anywhere where as other areas are £110 or more for adults with just one £95 bit
Treborstreet Sep 2024 11:52am, 1 Sep 2024 260 posts	Quote Pin Treborstreet GregP wrote:Rubbish wicket keeping ‘all rounders’? Oh you’ve come to the right county. We had Mark Pettini. Bet @Treborstreet never helped him get yoghurt stains off the front of his trousers. I could never see Pettini without inserting the name into Elton John’s (Bernie Taupin?) lyrics “hold me close Pettini dancer”.
NDWDave Sep 2024 1:24pm, 1 Sep 2024 19,958 posts	Quote Pin NDWDave I’m surprised how quiet Lord’s is today. I retract earlier statements about Old Trafford being really quiet on the 4th day. Makes you wonder if the ECB could cut prices for 4th day tickets against WI, Bangladesh etc. Could have had a crowd full of kids paying a fiver rather than banks of empty seats