Talk:Graeme Smith

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[edit] Smith is not a bowler!

"He is also an occasional off spin bowler who appears to be able to take key wickets."

7 wickets in Test matches is hardly worth a mention. 203.3.197.249 04:45, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

He certainly rates himself - he bowled himself more than Nicky Boje in a Test in the WI recently [1], and bowled himself before Boje in another [2]. I'd agree to remove the second bit, though, since four of his wickets have been in drawn causes, two have been in lost causes, and the last was Khaled Mahmud. Sam Vimes 08:53, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

And look, now the second bit is gone. :D Sam Vimes 08:54, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

Have to agree with Sam, his bowling is not really worth a mention because he tends to take a hiding almost every time he bowls. Nice performance graph - thanks to whoever put that there! BoltonD 12:40, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] dont undermine him!!

I disagree, the fact that he hae taken 7 test wickets adds to his calibre as a player! Even though he does go for runs, we cannot take away the fact that he has taken 7 wickets. Give Graeme the credit he deserves!

[edit] Some bias/lack of details...

I feel that this article is lacking a little in a full coverage of Smith's career. Perhaps it would be better to further outline his failings as well as his triumphs - a good example might be Ricky Ponting's entry where the last Ashes series was analysed. Obviously both are great players and their highlights should take precedence but their fallibilities are also historically important.