Post by hoskotafe3 on Aug 22, 2019 9:21:40 GMT
Mike Whitney "all being captain means is that you've got a letter c next to your name on the team sheet, and it often doedn't stand for captain."
Whitney was a good bowler but he was oft injured. Most of my memories of him were in ODI cricket. I remember he took 3 catches in in a World Series final against India after S.Waugh and Dean Jones had dropped sitters. The last catch was a beauty, ran about 20 metres and showed the ball to the hill for a half lap before throwing it in the sky. Also remember a great spell he bowled against the Windies, also at the SCG, knocked over Lara with a beauty defending 101. I think it was at Perth where he took 11 or 12 against India.
For mine, Merv was a reliable workhorse and well worth a spot in the team, but in no way did he carry Billy. From early 91 to mid 93 McDermott carried the whole bowling unit. The big missed opportunity of that era was Bruce Reid. Superb bowler in full flight, but couldn't stay on the park. Biggest waste of talent in that era, by some margin, was Chris Matthews.
On Bucknor: can't think of a bigger beneficiary of the neutral umpires rule. Rudy maybe. He was shite too.
Whitney was a good bowler but he was oft injured. Most of my memories of him were in ODI cricket. I remember he took 3 catches in in a World Series final against India after S.Waugh and Dean Jones had dropped sitters. The last catch was a beauty, ran about 20 metres and showed the ball to the hill for a half lap before throwing it in the sky. Also remember a great spell he bowled against the Windies, also at the SCG, knocked over Lara with a beauty defending 101. I think it was at Perth where he took 11 or 12 against India.
For mine, Merv was a reliable workhorse and well worth a spot in the team, but in no way did he carry Billy. From early 91 to mid 93 McDermott carried the whole bowling unit. The big missed opportunity of that era was Bruce Reid. Superb bowler in full flight, but couldn't stay on the park. Biggest waste of talent in that era, by some margin, was Chris Matthews.
On Bucknor: can't think of a bigger beneficiary of the neutral umpires rule. Rudy maybe. He was shite too.