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fathertime · Status: Offline

behind the quiet well mannered chap at Narre ?

-- Edited by fathertime at 10:39, 2008-11-01

Goochy · Status: Offline

Another serious question Wendell.

Do you really think Slocs is better than Fridge?

Terrible · Status: Offline

ok, gooch an honest answer...

Techniquely, id take fridgey widgey. If it was to play higher levels id take fridgey widgey. I still think fridge can play county cricket and i think he will if he makes some smart decisions in the next few yrs.
At this level though Slocs is outstanding although he's techniquely not perfect he smashing attacks that are slightly off and can change a game like no one other bat can in this comp.

Gooch, its very hard to compare these 2 as they are so different in the way they approach it and the way they play. So at a higher level i'd take fridge because of his technical superiority but at this level i honestly couldnt split them.

I know i have been soft and sat on the fence but this is actually what i think.
My opinion only.
There is are 2 other players in the comp who deserve to be spoken in the same breath though Gooch and that C.Booth and Mapatuna.
I'd love to rate them for ya one day too mate.

-- Edited by Terrible at 11:07, 2008-11-01

Goochy · Status: Offline

Nice answer mate!! And I totally understand your line. Both are invavluable to their teams for many reasons.

I've seen them all play though and it is my honest opinion that none of them come close to Al. He was definitely born at the wrong time what with the Kolpak player infestation. That should ease off though in the next couple of years. If he doesn't achieve greater things it will be his own fault.

fathertime · Status: Offline

Goochy wrote:

Another serious question Wendell.

Do you really think Slocs is better than Fridge?

Talking DDCA Goochy........ over a period of time Slocs is by far better. Sloc's at Fridges age ?.... well i think only Slocs or his peers from that era can answer that.

fridge roberts · Status: Offline

fathertime you say that your talking about ddca right????? iv only played 2 seasons so thats all you can compare with...so whats our stats v each other in the 2 seasons we have played in the same comp??? slocs is a very good player!!!!but you dont make sense...u are getting worse each week

Elpresadente · Status: Offline

Come on Fridge thats like comparing apples with pears. You might as well say a batsmen is only as good as his last innings. (you know where this is going)...........

You are a gun Alex. Probably the best bat in the comp. But, a good player doesn't need to talk himself up as others will do the talking for him............

Let your stats do the talking.

fridge roberts · Status: Offline

did i read that correct????

im not talking myself up at all...
if you read back to what i wrote i was getting at fathertime saying the only thing you have to compare me and slocs is the last 2 years in this comp otherwise you cant compare!!!!!!

i think thats pretty obvious to anyone reading this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

also i dont have to talk myself up as my stats do that for me....like you said mate...

again you people look for one tiny thing to shout about

thank god for mido

fridge roberts · Status: Offline

"Probably the best bat in the comp"

no probably about it

Elpresadente · Status: Offline

Um, I think reading back that I wasn't having a go at you. I was saying that trying to compare a bloke at the start of his career (yourself) with a bloke (how do i put this? slowly approaching the end of an illaustious carrer (slocs) ) is like comparing apples and pears..........

Do we compare you with Slocs last two years? Do we compare you with Slocs first two years? Can't really be done..................

Elpresadente · Status: Offline

and I didn't say you wre talking yourself up, was simply the point that good batsmen don't have to........

fathertime · Status: Offline

fridge roberts wrote:

fathertime you say that your talking about ddca right????? iv only played 2 seasons so thats all you can compare with...so whats our stats v each other in the 2 seasons we have played in the same comp??? slocs is a very good player!!!!but you dont make sense...u are getting worse each week

Fridge.......l'll type it slowly for you.

I said over a period of time Slocs is better. If you play in our comp for 10+ years then we can compare.The answer to Gooch's question was in the second part of my posting was who was better at the same age ...... i don't know only his peers would know (the people that played with/against him at that time)

And as Elprez said.....which two years of Sloc's career do you want to compare and trying to compare a 35 year old to a 25 yr old....impossible...we'll wait and see what your doing when your 35.

fridge roberts · Status: Offline

mate what the hell are going on about......"I said over a period of time Slocs is better"

so if you cant compare us how can you come to that conclusion????

not arsed with this topic anymore as your talking out of your arse as usual

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Terrible wrote:

ok, gooch an honest answer...

Techniquely, id take fridgey widgey. If it was to play higher levels id take fridgey widgey. I still think fridge can play county cricket and i think he will if he makes some smart decisions in the next few yrs.
At this level though Slocs is outstanding although he's techniquely not perfect he smashing attacks that are slightly off and can change a game like no one other bat can in this comp.

Gooch, its very hard to compare these 2 as they are so different in the way they approach it and the way they play. So at a higher level i'd take fridge because of his technical superiority but at this level i honestly couldnt split them.

I know i have been soft and sat on the fence but this is actually what i think.
My opinion only.
There is are 2 other players in the comp who deserve to be spoken in the same breath though Gooch and that C.Booth and Mapatuna.
I'd love to rate them for ya one day too mate.

-- Edited by Terrible at 11:07, 2008-11-01

having been involved in the comp for the last 27 years i think im able to make a comment on this topic.
slocs has always been a very good bat in this comp, but if you go back ten years to when slocs was 24/25 i dont think his record was as good as alexs last two years(going from memory).
alexs record over the last two years is amazing and i cannot remember anyone having the impact on the comp the way alex has.
slocs overall record in this comp is certainly up there with the best and could end up being the best bat the comp has seen.

as someone has already said its very hard to compare as alex has only had two years in the comp, but if he happens to play the next 5 to 10 years here, his ability certainly suggests that he will have slocs covered.
i think come the end of the season, we should revisit that question as slocs certainly has the runs on the board at the moment.

slocs · Status: Offline

come on lads there are many players in this comp who have their own values to their clubs. you don't need to make heaps of runs or take heaps of wickets to be "the best in comp"... cashman,harris,payne,wills,sharp,quirk,arter,walton,meyer,the hammonds,mcdonnell's,...and the list goes on..lots of people are legends in this association..there is no outright winner please..never will be..
sorry to the people i left out..there is lot's more i know..

fathertime · Status: Offline

sir wrote:

Terrible wrote:

ok, gooch an honest answer...

Techniquely, id take fridgey widgey. If it was to play higher levels id take fridgey widgey. I still think fridge can play county cricket and i think he will if he makes some smart decisions in the next few yrs.
At this level though Slocs is outstanding although he's techniquely not perfect he smashing attacks that are slightly off and can change a game like no one other bat can in this comp.

Gooch, its very hard to compare these 2 as they are so different in the way they approach it and the way they play. So at a higher level i'd take fridge because of his technical superiority but at this level i honestly couldnt split them.

I know i have been soft and sat on the fence but this is actually what i think.
My opinion only.
There is are 2 other players in the comp who deserve to be spoken in the same breath though Gooch and that C.Booth and Mapatuna.
I'd love to rate them for ya one day too mate.

-- Edited by Terrible at 11:07, 2008-11-01

having been involved in the comp for the last 27 years i think im able to make a comment on this topic.
slocs has always been a very good bat in this comp, but if you go back ten years to when slocs was 24/25 i dont think his record was as good as alexs last two years(going from memory).
alexs record over the last two years is amazing and i cannot remember anyone having the impact on the comp the way alex has.
slocs overall record in this comp is certainly up there with the best and could end up being the best bat the comp has seen.
as someone has already said its very hard to compare as alex has only had two years in the comp, but if he happens to play the next 5 to 10 years here, his ability certainly suggests that he will have slocs covered.
i think come the end of the season, we should revisit that question as slocs certainly has the runs on the board at the moment.

Sir .... one of the smartest thing you've posted on the forum...and Fridge Sir would be classed as one of Sloc's peers whether he's right or wrong.

And Sloc's as usual is the wisest of the lot as his previous post stated. The best from in the comp would be the one that puts the team infront of himself.

Sobers · Status: Offline

Sloc's is a dud, Me and BT made 58 in the 1992 double wicket final and the dreamteam of Sharp and Slocombe were all out for 3.

Terrible · Status: Offline

BT is a GUN!

slocs · Status: Offline

Sobers wrote:

Sloc's is a dud, Me and BT made 58 in the 1992 double wicket final and the dreamteam of Sharp and Slocombe were all out for 3.

ever heard of match fixing sobers