The greatest fielder of all time!

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The greatest fielder of all time!

I've seen plenty of lists for the greatest batsman, bowler etc but never for the greatest fielder.

I'm thinking that this will be dominated by players from the modern era but we must include the likes of Sobers, Roger Harper or Eknath Solkar (with his rate of almost 2 catches per test!).

Coming up to date and we have to look at the likes of Jonty Rhodes, Mark Waugh, Paul Collingwood and Herschelle Gibbs - they have all shown over the years that catches do indeed win matches, or at the very least can turn them in your favour.

Whether a god in the slips or a panther in the out field who would you pick in an all time XI of fielders?
 
Re: The greatest fielder of all time!

No doubt...Mark Waugh.

The younger Waugh was the best fielder Australia had in the 90's and early 2000's.

He had it all. He could field at second slip and take awesome catches (That 1999 Wold Cup catch in the final was mind blowing). I can't remember grassing one.

He was a great in close fielder, some of the catches off Shane Warne's bowling have been magnificent. His reflexes were second to none.

He was the best general fielder I ever saw. He is a mixture of Andrew Symonds/Paul Collingwood/Mark Taylor.
 
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There are many greatest fileders now these days, but if we take a look back few years before we will have few names only .

1.Damien Martyn
2.Jonty Rhodes
3.Mark Waugh
4.Michael Bevan
5.Robin Singh
6.Chris Cairns
7.Neil fairbrother
8.Grant Flower
 
Re: The greatest fielder of all time!

Has to be Jonty Rhodes. Not only did he take brilliant catches but also saved a lot of runs in the outfield and effected run outs. He had a batting average of 35 but he saved at least 10-15 runs in the outfield which made him a pretty good player.
 
Re: The greatest fielder of all time!

WORLD CHAMPIONS said:
There are many greatest fileders now these days, but if we take a look back few years before we will have few names only .

1.Damien Martyn
2.Jonty Rhodes
3.Mark Waugh
4.Michael Bevan
5.Robin Singh
6.Chris Cairns
7.Neil fairbrother
8.Grant Flower
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Damien Martyn? What? He wasn't that good a fielder. He was decent, but no where near as good as the greats. Michael Bevan? There have been better.

What about Andrew Symonds? An all round great fielder. Athleticism, strength and agility. I would also throw Hamish Marshall in there, he is a class fielder.
 
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I Think You Have Forgotten Md Kaif Of India.
Rhodes Also Said He Is The Current Best Fielder
 
Re: The greatest fielder of all time!

Andrew Symonds/ Ricky Ponting, not sure whos better, Punter is better with those catches, and Symonds is deadly accurate with run outs. So im unsure!
 
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I have just two names for who I think are the best fielders.

2. How can you miss out Michael Clarke, he has a rocket arm and is absolutely rapid in the outfield. Many even think he has a better arm in the infield than Symonds. From what I have seen of him, he is the second best infielder I have seen.

1. Jonty Rhodes is without a doubt the best fielder I have seen. Nothing ever seemed to go past him in his backward/cover point region and a mistake would come at a rate of 1 per 100 matches. Some of the catches he took were breathtaking and simply defied gravity.
 
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Acrowaroz said:
I Think You Have Forgotten Md Kaif Of India.
Rhodes Also Said He Is The Current Best Fielder
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Even within India, I think Suresh Raina outperformed him in the field consistantly.
 
Re: The greatest fielder of all time!

Yeah, he can field in the slips, anywhere in the One Day game. He is a good pair of hands and pretty athletic for his age. A no doubt choice for a feilders XI.
 
Re: The greatest fielder of all time!

WORLD CHAMPIONS said:
There are many greatest fileders now these days, but if we take a look back few years before we will have few names only .

1.Damien Martyn
2.Jonty Rhodes
3.Mark Waugh
4.Michael Bevan
5.Robin Singh
6.Chris Cairns
7.Neil fairbrother
8.Grant Flower
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Martyn and Bevan? What's good about them?

Punter, Roy and Pup have to be up there. They all have deadly arms!
 
Re: The greatest fielder of all time!

Nowadays it would be between:

- Andrew Symonds
- Michael Clarke
- Paul Collingwood
- AB deVilliers
- Herschelle Gibbs
- Hamish Marshall
- T. Dilshan
 
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Basically half the Australian team, throw Colly, ABdeV, Gibbs and Rhodes in the mix as well
 
Re: The greatest fielder of all time!

Ponting and Symonds are great infielders. Hayden is pretty good in the slips as well. Actually when Justin Langer was playing for us he was pretty good around the point, gully region.
 
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??? Infielder it has to be Punter/Symo, not sure whos the better to be brutally honest.

Best outfielder is a tough one, currently i'd have to say Simon Jones (When not injured) is pretty reliable, but then again, you Aussies have a few good ones, its more difficult for the outfielders :(
 
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Lee is a good out-fielder always trying to stop the runs. Which is good for an out-fielder. Is also a lethal throw.
 
Re: The greatest fielder of all time!

Yeah, i agree, Lee seems to always be sharp around the outfield, KP for England when hes banished out there is always sharp.
 
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