Dual Stars and All Rounders

keith higgins from mayo..obviously mayo hurling is at a low level but he is their best player as well as playing a crucial role for the footballers

Higgins is a fine hurler and would hold his own at a higher level.

greg blaney Down,Geoffrey mc gonagle,Brian McGilligan,Kieran McKeever Derry,shane ryan,conal keaney Dublin.brendan cummins tipperary,eoin cadogan ,aidan walsh cork,

Brendan Cummins is a fine goalie and one I would love to include in a Dual Star list but unfortunately he has won little in Gaelic football.

greg blaney ulster football medals 1981,1991,1994 and ulster hurling medal 1992,would he meet your high criteria of a dual star wmfb?

Alan Kerins played at a high level for Galway in both recently.

Conal Keaney is an outstanding although injury plagued hurler after a few years with the footballers.

Eoin Cadogan has played at a high level in both.

Hopefully Aidan Walsh will play hurling next year as he is as good a young hurler as there is in the country.

Yes and apologies to Greg Blaney,I knew he played Hurling but wasn't aware he had a provincial championship medal.
It's my fault but when I was thinking of the Dual Stars I never considered the Ulster counties I was thinking of Limerickmen,Claremen yellow bellies and my own countymen and in fairness I left out Brendan Cummins on that ground.

The best all rounder in cricket history is Jacques Kallis. He is also the most underrated player ever to play the game.

His achievements are incredible yet anyone would think a one season (or one series) wonder like Flintoff was better than him.

Hadlee was exceptional and although Vettori's figures stack up every bit as well, he was not a game changer the way Hadlee was.

wat part of tipp u frm wmfb?

North Tipp on the Offaly Galway border.

wmfb -delighted you slipped in the cricketing all-rounders ..got me thinking about the great heroes of my youth starting with the incomparable Gary Sobers.
I followed Khan, Hadlee and Botham too -as well as warming to the exploits of Kapil Dev and  Wasim Akram.

Glory days indeed.

Kapil Dev is so fondly remembered for his catch to dismiss IV Richards in the 83 final. His 175 in that tournament however was sensational. A super player and a great captain.

Sean Og O'Hailpin, his fathers from Fermanagh, his mothers from Fiji, neither a hurling stronghold.

Alan Kerins won a football medal with Galway in 2001 and was beaten in the hurling final the same year. He also has club All Irelands in both football and hurling.

Another Cork man, a dual all star like the aforementioned Liam Currams... Brian Murphy.

Yes Jacques Kallis would statistically be right up there as an all rounder.  I once met him, not a terribly bright fellow.  And that is being kind.

Garfield Sobers and Wally Hammond before my time.

Irelands all round greatest sportsman of his day or any other day was Trevor George McVeagh, (1906-1968). He represented Ireland more than 70 times in 4 different sports. In 1938 he won international caps for tennis, hockey, squash and cricket. As captain of what was probably Irelands best ever hockey team, he led them to three successive triple crown victories. In tennis he represented Ireland in 17 Davis cup matches. He twice beat the great American Bill Tilden ( Wimbledon, US and French Champion and world number 1 for six successive years 1920-1925). In cricket he had a batting average of 40.88. He scored a centuary and took 5 catches in the historic Irish victory over the West Indies in 1928. He was Irish Squash Champion three times. A remarkable sporting record.

was wally hammond an all-rounder? Thought he was a specialist bat.

I'd mention Botham and a fella called Keith "Nugget" Miller.

Darren Sweetnam the Cork hurling midfielder has played hockey for Ireland and rugby for the munster u20s.

keith higgins would be the outstanding current one imo.......he's a better hurler than footballer and hes not too shabby with the big ball!!