Cairns v Hadlee v Vettori v Adams

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

the commentators on ABC were discussing who would be new zealands greatest all round cricketer - not neccessarily greatest all rounder there's a difference - so the question is, who is it?

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

i just can't go past andre adams tbh ... saved his worst for australia which is the way we like 'em

 

[Twizzle]

Hadlee in a class of his own

no contest

 

[wittyfan]

Adams without a doubt.

 

[African Monkey]

i just can't go past andre adams tbh ... saved his worst for australia which is the way we like 'em

Nothing beats his double bouncer to Bichel at the 2003 world cup.

 

[griffo346]

i loved watching Cairns

 

[TheParraboy]

I would have to say Martin Sneddon

 

[hineyrulz]

I was always impressed by the all round skills of Matty Hart.

 

[Mr Angry]

Hadlee in a class of his own

no contest

I concur.

 

[Tommy Smith]

At first i thought this was just another crap thread from TT.

But, although Hadlee is obviously the greatest Kiwi cricketer of all-time you can make an argument that Cairns is the more complete all-rounder of the two.

Hadlee would be a 10/10 with the ball but probably a 5/10 with the bat. Cairns though would be a 8/10 with the ball and 7/10 with the bat. He's one of the most balanced all-rounders of all-time, in the mould of Miller and Botham.

Cairnsy also happens to be one of my all-time favourites.

His raw talent, crash-bang style and charisma are what cricket entertainment should be all about. True legend.

 

[Monk]

in all seriousness.. Hadlee

 

[El Diablo]

never heard of any of them

 

[African Monkey]

I was always impressed by the all round skills of Matty Hart.

He spun South Africa out to win a test match for us in 1995.

 

[OVP]

I was always a huge fan of Chris Cairns' father Lance. He was an all rounder too. A pretty handy bowler but one of the biggest hitters of the ball i have ever seen. He used to shave down the sides of the top of the bat (for either a better swing, or to minimize the risk of getting an edge, i dont really know). But the one-handed six out of the SCG against Lillee was a classic moment for me. I'm sure it went out of the ground, but i guess i could be wrong, it was ages ago lol.

Anyone old enough to remember him ? Twiz im looking right at you lol (Agree about Hadlee, he was just amazing).

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8703759542173375353

There is a one handed six in this vid, but its not the big one against Lillee. This one is against Ken MacLeay.

EDIT : Oops there is one against Lillee too ... but Im sure there was a bigger one at the SCG. I'll have to look for it lol.

 

[rlo]

Vettori is only an all-rounder against Bangladesh. Then again Dizzy Gillespie is too.

I never got to see Hadlee play since I'm not that old, but in the few occasions I got to see Cairns, he was crash-bang amazing with the bat, and solid with the ball.

 

[ash the bash]

Vettori is only an all-rounder against Bangladesh. Then again Dizzy Gillespie is too.

I never got to see Hadlee play since I'm not that old, but in the few occasions I got to see Cairns, he was crash-bang amazing with the bat, and solid with the ball.

Spot on, he is a grafter at best I would rate Mitch Johnson having better batting potential than Vettori..

I have never seen Hadlee play myself so went for Cairns it may be worth putting big Jake Oram on there if you include Vettori

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

At first i thought this was just another crap thread from TT.

then you realised the 8 inch erect dick was no joke and had to get you some ...

ONGH

 

[Tommy Smith]

then you realised the 8 inch erect dick was no joke and had to get you some ...

ONGH

http://a.bebo.com/app-image/6898647112/5411656627/PROFILE/i.yaquiz.com/img/q/u/08/04/19/super_genius_stfu_1_.jpg
...

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

you should have gotten the next size up ... looks a little tight on you

 

[aqua_duck]

I never realised how good cairns was until i saw his batting average and bowling average 33.53 and 29.4 respectively, Ian Botham's averages were 33.34 and 28.4