What’s a wicket worth? Part 1: Baggy green bowlers A Set the default text size A Set large text size
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“All wickets are equal, but some wickets are more equal than others,” As George Orwell would have put it had he spent more time watching cricket and less time penning
Animal Farm.
Cricket careers are measured by aggregate, average and strike rate because those numbers are straightforward and comparable. Yet the wickets of some opposing batsmen clearly have far more value than those of others.
A bowler who dismissed Don Bradman and Stan McCabe cheaply and achieved a final analysis of 2-70 would have done far more to gain victory for his country than his teammate who cleaned up the Australian tail for final figures of 4-70. But unfortunately his bare figures wouldn’t acknowledge that matchwinning contribution.
Essendon s class of 2000 are the best AFL team of the modern era
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While comparing teams from one year to another is difficult and subjective, as are any debates seeking to decide the greats of each sport, they are indeed interesting subjects for sports fans whether it be boxing, running, horse racing, football or any other sport.
In the case of the AFL, I have a number of reasons why I choose Essendon’s 2000 AFL premiership team with regard to the champion teams I have observed either live or via television.
The greatest Magpies of the last 50 years A Set the default text size A Set large text size
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As the countdown to the AFL season 2021 continues and as a Magpies tragic, I thought I would take a trip down memory lane and assemble a best Collingwood team since 1970, a year that sends shivers down the Magpies’ collective spine.
I have played some players out of position in order to hopefully put the best talent on the mythical park.
Backs
Scott Burns, Ted Potter, Nick Maxwell
I have selected an out-of-position Scott Burns but reckoned on his tenacity, determination and appetite for the contest. Ted Potter is one of the all-time great defenders, not only at Collingwood but also in the league, while Nick Maxwell’s leadership traits stand out and I could not exclude a premiership skipper.
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