Best Players Who Never Played Test Cricket

[Failed Creation]

My memory is pretty bad, did Bishop or Nobes ever land a Baggy Green?

Nope, although Bishop did play 1 or 2 ODI matches for Australia in the mid 80's.

[westozfalcon]

Dene Hills (Tas)
Ken MacLeay (WA)
Phil Alley (NSW)
Trevor Barsby (Qld)

[Dogwatcher]

My memory is pretty bad, did Bishop or Nobes ever land a Baggy Green?

Nope, although Bishop did play 1 or 2 ODI matches for Australia in the mid 80's.

Bishop's two games for Australia were played in Perth for the America's Cup Challenge, can't remember what the tournament was officially called.

Nobes was never in the frame, although the South Australian press certainly pushed for his selection prior to an early 1990s tour of the West Indies. There was talk his attacking batting, particularly his ability to play the pull and hook shot would be an asset in the Windies.

[Dogwatcher]

Dene Hills (Tas)
Ken MacLeay (WA)
Phil Alley (NSW)
Trevor Barsby (Qld)

MacLeay - pedestrian. Probably Dave Gilbert got the chance he would've.
Phil Alley never really played enough FC matches. Everyone remembers him for his height but he was very injury prone and never really lived up to his potential.

[GWW]

Yeah Nobes was never really in the frame, but if if had have had had a chance at a higher level, he probably would have done ok. Made 90-odd in his first season for SA against the West Indies in a Tour Game.

I recall Bishop playing in those 2 games in '87. Knew it was a one off type of tournament but didn't realise it was linked with the America's Cup.

[BoundaryRider84]

Jimmy Maher

[The Cadet]

T.Barsby
M.DiVenuto
J.Cox
J.Siddons
D.Hussey
T.Bayliss
J.Hopes
D.Berry
S.Harwood
M.Lewis
M.Harrity

12th G.Rowell

[CoverKing]

Mick Lewis hehe after that ODI game it's understandable

[stampy]

0/113 wasnt it?

[Lightning McQueen]

0/113 wasnt it?

Yeah, they made a ball with that number on it.

[Stumps]

Jamie Cox
Reckon he averaged more than 50 at shield level for about 10 consecutive years.
Aussies had some pretty gun openers around that time though so was always going to be hard to break into the test side

Clearly the best bastman I can remember who hasn't played test cricket.

[Booney]

mal.

He had many, many attributes that would have made him a very, very good cricketer at international level.

He lacked speed and endurance and even perhaps a little batting technique but, his bowling. Well. The ones that hit the pitch were nigh on unplayable.

[Lightning McQueen]

Richard Stobo

[whufc]

Richard Chee Quee

[GWW]

Did Rod McCurdy play any Test Matches?

[Lightning McQueen]

Did Rod McCurdy play any Test Matches?

No, 11 ODI's.

[Phantom Gossiper]

Richard Chee Quee

[whufc]

Richard Chee Quee

[Hondo]

Did Rod McCurdy play any Test Matches?

No, 11 ODI's.

IIRC he was selected for the 1985 Ashes tour after breaking into the ODI team in the 1984/85 series.

But then withdrew to tour South Africa with the Kim Hughes led rebel teams and never played for Australia again.

[Ecky]

I've been thinking (a rarity for me...) about outstanding players at Shield level who, for one reason or another, never wore the baggy green.

Garfield Sobers, Barry Richards, Joel Garner, Imran Khan, Viv Richards, Michael Holding...