Most cricket fans talk about Miller as the greatest allrounder Australia have ever produced but, how good was Monty Noble? He may not be in the class of Miller but, during the early part of the 19th century he did very well for Australia.
He was known to be a graceful batsman who could mix caution with aggression and could change his game as the situation demands. As a bowler he had reasonable success against England. He usually bowled medium pace and mixed it up with spin.
As the captain of the Australian side he was by all accounts good and under his leadership Australia did defeat England in 1907 as well as in 1909. I have read that he was tactically good.
So, one can surely classify Noble as a genuine allrounder as he was a good batsman, good as a bowler, was said to be a fine fielder, and of course did well as a captain too.
Another allrounder that comes to my mind is Gregory. It looks like he too was a fine allrounder.
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