Were they really that bad, or were they just made to look inferior by the extreme might of Australia at the time?
I could be wrong but I’m fairly sure they ranked behind Zimbabwe at one point.
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Were they really that bad, or were they just made to look inferior by the extreme might of Australia at the time?
I can tell you exactly why. Because of who his dad was. I played club cricket with him. Typical cricket boys club stuff. Nothing will ever change in that regard. Talent alone is very rarely enough.Still don't understand why former Queensland captain Chris Simpson was considered good enough to be a regular Shield player, let alone secure in his place and valuable enough to make captain. Was nominally an all-rounder, but averaged 21 with the bat and 69 with the ball in FC cricket, which is very "no-rounder" stuff.
I can tell you exactly why. Because of who his dad was. I played club cricket with him. Typical cricket boys club stuff. Nothing will ever change in that regard. Talent alone is very rarely enough.
keyword: potentialMeanwhile, Nick Buchanan still hasn't played a FC match, and Alister McDermott (who was actually genuinely talented, with international potential) no longer has a state contract...
The McDermott one is interesting. Being the son of Craig, he had the right ins to genuinely make it. Did he lose the drive and passion to really make it and gave it away or did Qld Cricket give up on him ??Meanwhile, Nick Buchanan still hasn't played a FC match, and Alister McDermott (who was actually genuinely talented, with international potential) no longer has a state contract...
if you are the son of an aussie fave and still cant keep a contract it tells ya one thing... you are obviously not good enough.The McDermott one is interesting. Being the son of Craig, he had the right ins to genuinely make it. Did he lose the drive and passion to really make it and gave it away or did Qld Cricket give up on him ??
Was it because he wasn't good enough though ?? Or did he decide to give it away and thought a good paying job was a better option ?? State cricket players hardly get paid well compared to other professional sportsmen. And maybe he felt a test spot was a bridge too far. I kind of got the feeling it was the latter.if you are the son of an aussie fave and still cant keep a contract it tells ya one thing... you are obviously not good enough.
if you are the son of an aussie fave and still cant keep a contract it tells ya one thing... you are obviously not good enough.
just did some research, my findings:Was it because he wasn't good enough though ?? Or did he decide to give it away and thought a good paying job was a better option ?? State cricket players hardly get paid well compared to other professional sportsmen. And maybe he felt a test spot was a bridge too far. I kind of got the feeling it was the latter.
England of the 80s and 90s is littered with players like that, Chris Cowdrey even captained the side ffs.Ronnie Irani worst international player ever, he batted at 9 in a one dayer once and bowled a few overs of s**t, absolutely rubbish.
Ronnie Irani worst international player ever, he batted at 9 in a one dayer once and bowled a few overs of s**t, absolutely rubbish.
Irani averaged over 40 in a 220 game FC career, that’s without his bowling. He was clearly below international standard but he wasn’t the worst.
In all honesty I had no idea about his FC career, I can only judge about what I saw at international level and he was the first that came to mind.
Yeah that’s fair enough, he did nothing when he got his chance. He was also well past 30 from memory though when that came.
He has an international 5for if I recall
I recall India having some shocking players in the late 90's like Dodda Ganesh, Nikhil Chopra, MSK Prasad and Sairaj Bahutule
Dighe was important in the 3rd test, so I wouldn't include him. I guess Chopra has a ODI 5for, so he's out.
Were they really that bad, or were they just made to look inferior by the extreme might of Australia at the time?