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Tom Harkness
'My heart says that the title is a fight between Miller, early Botham and late Imran. I think a true allrounder needs to be a match winner in all disciplines, and whilst Sobers is one of the greatest (if not the greatest) players of all time, I put him in the Kallis mould: a fantastic batsman and a capable, but not a match-winning bowler'
Adnan Alavi
'Glamour in cricket came with Imran and almost went with his departure. He is an icon, and cannot be compared with anyone else'
Raja Mohandes
'It irks me to see people vote for Wasim Akram. While he is surely one of the best bowlers of all time, it is ridiculous to call him an allrounder'
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Edgbaston
Birmingham, England
Ground profile
County Cricket Ground,
Edgbaston Road,
Edgbaston, Birmingham,
West Midlands B5 7QU.
(Phone: 0121-446-4422)
Established 1882
Capacity 21,000
Floodlights No
End names City End, Pavilion End
Home team(s) Warwickshire
Current local time 15:40, Tue Nov 18, 2008 (UTC +0000)
External links Weather
Map & Hotels Click here
Situated in a leafy southern suburb of Birmingham, Edgbaston was the youngest of England's six regular Test venues, until Chester-le-Street was inaugurated in May 2003, more than one hundred years after Edgbaston's own debut, when the touring Australians were bowled out for 36 by Wilfred Rhodes in 1902. These days it is one of the finest venues in the country - a far cry from the "meadow of rough grazing land" that became Warwickshire County Cricket Club's third home at the end of the 19th century. It hosted just four Tests in its first 27 years, but upon re-entering the circuit in 1957, it was considered to be the most state-of-the-art ground in the country, with the Thwaite Memorial Scoreboard, constructed in 1950, among the most notable features. A new phase of renovation got underway at the end of the 1990s, which, partially funded by lottery money, resulted in the Edgbaston Cricket Centre and the £2million Eric Hollies stand. The ground was the scene of Brian Lara's world-record 501 not out, against Durham in 1994, and in 1999, played host to perhaps the single greatest one-day match in history - the tied World Cup semi-final between Australia and South Africa in 1999.
Andrew Miller March 2005
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A goring of butchers enjoy the atmosphere at Edgbaston
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A soggy scene at Edgbaston as England are forced to train indoors
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It could only happen at the cricket: bored spectators watch wrestlers, refereed by Elvis, while the rain fell at Edgbaston
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