George Headley — was he really tested by the best attacks?

George Headley — was he really tested by the best attacks? http://ow.ly/CttHc

[quote author=The Chairman link=topic=93958.msg598945#msg598945 date=1415819082]
George Headley — was he really tested by the best attacks? http://ow.ly/CttHc
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* Headley only played in 22 tests.

* No way a batsman can be deemed an all time great after playing in only 22 tests.

* 16 of Headley's 22 tests were played against England---and he dominated the Pommies averaging 71.23 with 8 hundreds and 5 fifties.

* But against the Aussies Headley only averaged 37.33 in 5 tests---although he did score 2 hundreds against them.

BOTTOM LINE:

* Headley put up great numbers in his 22 tests----you can't deny that----but he should never make an all time WI team-----22 tests is not enough.


Rev

[quote author=The Chairman link=topic=93958.msg598945#msg598945 date=1415819082]
George Headley — was he really tested by the best attacks?
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Yes he was tested by the BEST ATTACKS OF HIS TIME. And yes he is a great.

He never played South Africa :

Pakistan was not partitioned as yet ...

He is ONLY a romantic notion by the freed slaves of the Caribbean !


P.S.: He was born in Panama , Central America ;D

Born in Panama, where his father had helped to build the Canal,

Headley was taken to Jamaica at the age of 10 to perfect his English :

- Spanish had been his first tongue -

and to prepare to study dentistry in America. 

[quote author=ketchim link=topic=93958.msg599049#msg599049 date=1415896613]

Headley was taken to Jamaica at the age of 10 to perfect his English :

- Spanish had been his first tongue - 
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Ended up speaking Rasta creole : bumbaklaat !    ::LOL:: ::LOL::

One of his sons, Ron, an opening batsman, played twice for  West Indies in  England in  1973,

and his grandson Dean played Test cricket for England....

R.I.P George Headley

[quote author=Rev link=topic=93958.msg598948#msg598948 date=1415820046]
* Headley only played in 22 tests.

* No way a batsman can be deemed an all time great after playing in only 22 tests.

* 16 of Headley's 22 tests were played against England---and he dominated the Pommies averaging 71.23 with 8 hundreds and 5 fifties.

* But against the Aussies Headley only averaged 37.33 in 5 tests---although he did score 2 hundreds against them.

BOTTOM LINE:

* Headley put up great numbers in his 22 tests----you can't deny that----but he should never make an all time WI team-----22 tests is not enough.


Rev
[/quote] 10 test centuries in 22 test matches does not make him great  because your book no one is great unless he is Indo and name Chanderpaul

hahahahaha : ramesh , I had wondered whappen to you ...

Extrapolate the figures . If he had played 110 test matches he would have scored  50 test centuries