In summary: it's hard to judge them.
Judging batsman is easy - are they scoring runs? (Unless they're Shaun Marsh. Sorry, cheap shot.) If they're not scoring runs are they at least taking the shine off the ball so other members of the team can score runs?
Judging wicketkeepers is easy - can they catch? Can they stump? (An aside - someone has to think of a way to statistically measure keeper stuff ups. Surely it can be done in this day and age?)
Judging bowlers is easy - are they taking wickets? Are they leaking runs like the Titanic?
But judging all rounders is harder. They might score no runs but pick up a few useful wickets.... or get slogged all over the park but score a couple of fifties. Or take no wickets and score no runs but get kept on because "on the right day they can win you the game".
So the team bumbles on, losing matches, while the all rounder gets to keep his/her position because they don't really have to be good at anything. Just good enough at one of his/her two jobs in order not to get sacked.
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