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good innings. While following on cricinfo it was interesting to see some comparisons with him and Carl Hooper, another "should have been a legend" WI batsman.
Hooper at his best could match Lara shot for shot. He is one that you wonder if a sports psychologist could have helped though. Maybe he did seek that kind of help, I don't know.
Hooper at his best could match Lara shot for shot. He is one that you wonder if a sports psychologist could have helped though. Maybe he did seek that kind of help, I don't know.
As a Kent supporter I used to watch Carl Hooper regularly take attacks apart - almost for fun. On his day he was the best batsman in the world." The cover drive, oh the cover drive!
"I saw CL Hooper at the Oval in 1995, even as an English supporter his partnership with BL was magnificent to watch, I have never seen test match batting made to look so easy." From memory, West Indies made nearly 700!"
"Still shaking my head over Hooper - no West Indian since Lawrence Rowe has made batting look so easy. Every shot in the book but where his head was is anyone's guess. Fondly remember his 84 at Trent Bridge in 1988 when he really did look like the "Heir apparent". "
"I saw CL Hooper at the Oval in 1995, even as an English supporter his partnership with BL was magnificent to watch, I have never seen test match batting made to look so easy." From memory, West Indies made nearly 700!"
"Still shaking my head over Hooper - no West Indian since Lawrence Rowe has made batting look so easy. Every shot in the book but where his head was is anyone's guess. Fondly remember his 84 at Trent Bridge in 1988 when he really did look like the "Heir apparent". "