Just a little foot note for those that don't rate the Gary. Today's Hun mentions that a couple of dud spinners in Warnie and Muralyduraly both averaged over 40 per wicket in India. Goes alright for a nervous stress head spinner with not enough variation, tricks or control does the Gary.
Blewett was a damn good cricketer. Fantastic fielder, handy medium-pacer and possessed brilliant cover drive and pull shots, which if you're only going to have two shots, are the two to have. Good player of pace, just had the fatal flaw of a gate you could drive a wide load through, got bowled through it more than a top batsman should. I only say he was lucky because he was preferred for years to superior players like Elliott, Martyn and Langer. But then he could bowl and was flexible enough to open, bat 3 or 6 (his best spot, deadly against the second new ball).
Hard to have a doorsa if you don't chuck it.
I reckon his biggest problem is his terrible nickname.
Which one, Gary or Goat??? Perhaps both? At least there was a bit more thought n effort went into it than Warnie, someone musta had a serious brain fart to come up with that one.
Another one I always liked was Audi for Mark Waugh. Four ducks in a row against the Lankans.
Ooooh that's a bit harsh but brilliant none the less. Didn't know he'd copped that one.He didn't.
Nor did he care for 'Afghanistan' - the forgotten Waugh.
Who don't rate him as what? A great? Sign me up to that club.
Agree with this, he is a better bowler now. A bit like Jimmy Anderson, who is such an improved bowler from 10 years ago. Almost got better every year. He was purely a pitch-up swing bowler in his early days that didn't have much else if the ball wasn't swinging. He's a great bowler now.
I always thought Steve and Mark's younger brother Dean (played in 1 Sheffield Shield match) was nicknamed Afghanistan.He didn't.
Nor did he care for 'Afghanistan' - the forgotten Waugh.
