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BEST OF THE BEST teams /players

Posted:
Thu Oct 24, 2024 10:29 am
by mal
Any teams/players any time onwards any era
This is my best Australian cricket team since DeciMal Currency
I started watching Test Cricket on the ABC in the late 60s
1966-2024
Lawry
Simpson
Ponting
G Chappell
Cowper
Border
GilChrist
Warne
Cummins
Lillee
Mcgrath
I will add other lists in due course
Re: BEST OF THE BEST teams /players

Posted:
Thu Oct 24, 2024 10:49 am
by wenchbarwer
Any teams include non-Aussie?
Greenidge
Hayden
Viv
Lara
G Chappell
Ponting
Gilchrist
Warne
Marshall
Ambrose
McGrath
An extremely unlucky Hadlee as 12th man
Can tell I grew up watching cricket in the 80's!

Re: BEST OF THE BEST teams /players

Posted:
Thu Oct 24, 2024 11:02 am
by Armchair expert
Strauss
Hilditch
Jones
Flower
Balbirnie
Flintoff
Symonds
McDonald
Hall
Caddick
Roberts
Only for intellectuals
Re: BEST OF THE BEST teams /players

Posted:
Thu Oct 24, 2024 11:12 am
by Spargo
Armchair expert wrote:Strauss
Hilditch
Jones
Flower
Balbirnie
Flintoff
Symonds
McDonald
Hall
Caddick
Roberts
Only for intellectuals
It’s as if you
drew their names out of a hat…
Re: BEST OF THE BEST teams /players

Posted:
Thu Oct 24, 2024 11:13 am
by The Bedge
Tendulkar anyone?
Wasim Akram and Alastair Cook.
Re: BEST OF THE BEST teams /players

Posted:
Thu Oct 24, 2024 12:03 pm
by Lightning McQueen
Armchair expert wrote:Strauss
Hilditch
Jones
Flower
Balbirnie
Flintoff
Symonds
McDonald
Hall
Caddick
Roberts
Only for intellectuals
Symonds and intellect don't belong on the same page.
Re: BEST OF THE BEST teams /players

Posted:
Tue Nov 05, 2024 11:13 am
by mal
SOUTH AFRICA TEST TEAM
Smith
Richards
Kallis
G Pollock
?
Devilliers[ keeper]
Proctor
S Pollock
Rabarda
Steyn
Donald
Need help
I could not find a spin bowler so picked a pace attack instead- you hate to face this mob on a Perth deck
Is there a spinner worthy enough?
Batting at 5 also needs picking- had a few but could not decide
Re: BEST OF THE BEST teams /players

Posted:
Tue Nov 05, 2024 11:15 am
by mighty_tiger_79
mal wrote:SOUTH AFRICA TEST TEAM
Smith
Richards
Kallis
G Pollock
?
Devilliers[ keeper]
Proctor
S Pollock
Rabarda
Steyn
Donald
Need help
I could not find a spin bowler so picked a pace attack instead- you hate to face this mob on a Perth deck
Is there a spinner worthy enough?
Batting at 5 also needs picking- had a few but could not decide
Paul Adams- frog in a blender?
Re: BEST OF THE BEST teams /players

Posted:
Tue Nov 05, 2024 12:47 pm
by The Dark Knight
mal wrote:SOUTH AFRICA TEST TEAM
Smith
Richards
Kallis
G Pollock
?
Devilliers[ keeper]
Proctor
S Pollock
Rabarda
Steyn
Donald
Need help
I could not find a spin bowler so picked a pace attack instead- you hate to face this mob on a Perth deck
Is there a spinner worthy enough?
Batting at 5 also needs picking- had a few but could not decide
Amla 3, Kallis 4 (batted the most at 4 and averaged 61.86 there, 49.77 at 3) and Pollock 5.
Maharaj as the spinner? Has the most wickets as a South African spinner.
Re: BEST OF THE BEST teams /players

Posted:
Tue Nov 05, 2024 10:58 pm
by mal
Thanks TDK and MT !
Yeah can slot Amla at 3
But gotta have Pollock at 4 no matter what
Pollock is only second to Sir Garfield Sobers as a batsman ive seen
That means Kallis down to 5
South Africa was considered the best team in the world before they were forced out of cricket
With Graham Pollock Barry Richards and the amazing allrounder Mike Proctor they would have been a super team
They have done well enough since being back in action
Lack of a top notch spinner is a problem for quite a while now
Re: BEST OF THE BEST teams /players

Posted:
Wed Nov 06, 2024 8:40 am
by Lightning McQueen
WINDIES
Greenidge
Haynes
Lara
Sobers
Richards
Lloyd
Dujon
Ambrose
Marshall
Garmer
Walsh
Re: BEST OF THE BEST teams /players

Posted:
Wed Nov 06, 2024 8:47 am
by wenchbarwer
Lightning McQueen wrote:WINDIES
Greenidge
Haynes
Lara
Sobers
Richards
Lloyd
Dujon
Ambrose
Marshall
Garmer
Walsh
Viv at 5?? Sacrilege!!
I'd probably have Michael Holding in over Courtney Walsh, too.
Re: BEST OF THE BEST teams /players

Posted:
Wed Nov 06, 2024 8:57 am
by whufc
Zimbabwe
Grant Flower
Alistair Campbell
Murray Goodwin
Andy Flower
David Houghton
Brendan Taylor
Tatenda Taibu
Heath Streak
Andy Blignaut
Paul Strang
Henry Olonga
Re: BEST OF THE BEST teams /players

Posted:
Wed Nov 06, 2024 9:48 am
by RB
wenchbarwer wrote:Lightning McQueen wrote:WINDIES
Greenidge
Haynes
Lara
Sobers
Richards
Lloyd
Dujon
Ambrose
Marshall
Garmer
Walsh
Viv at 5?? Sacrilege!!
I'd probably have Michael Holding in over Courtney Walsh, too.
Agreed, and maybe Andy Roberts over Ambrose, but a tough call.
Re: BEST OF THE BEST teams /players

Posted:
Wed Nov 06, 2024 10:01 am
by wenchbarwer
RB wrote:wenchbarwer wrote:Lightning McQueen wrote:WINDIES
Greenidge
Haynes
Lara
Sobers
Richards
Lloyd
Dujon
Ambrose
Marshall
Garmer
Walsh
Viv at 5?? Sacrilege!!
I'd probably have Michael Holding in over Courtney Walsh, too.
Agreed, and maybe Andy Roberts over Ambrose, but a tough call.
I can't leave out Curtley, he was electric
Re: BEST OF THE BEST teams /players

Posted:
Wed Nov 06, 2024 10:12 am
by Lightning McQueen
wenchbarwer wrote:Lightning McQueen wrote:WINDIES
Greenidge
Haynes
Lara
Sobers
Richards
Lloyd
Dujon
Ambrose
Marshall
Garmer
Walsh
Viv at 5?? Sacrilege!!
I'd probably have Michael Holding in over Courtney Walsh, too.
So would I watching them both in action at their prime, but 500+ wickets at 24 pushes Walsh into the fray.
Sobers averaged a tad under 64 batting at 4, Viv averaged 48 @ 5, Lara just did Lara things wherever he batted
Re: BEST OF THE BEST teams /players

Posted:
Wed Nov 06, 2024 10:24 am
by wenchbarwer
Lightning McQueen wrote:wenchbarwer wrote:Lightning McQueen wrote:WINDIES
Greenidge
Haynes
Lara
Sobers
Richards
Lloyd
Dujon
Ambrose
Marshall
Garmer
Walsh
Viv at 5?? Sacrilege!!
I'd probably have Michael Holding in over Courtney Walsh, too.
So would I watching them both in action at their prime, but 500+ wickets at 24 pushes Walsh into the fray.
Sobers averaged a tad under 64 batting at 4, Viv averaged 48 @ 5, Lara just did Lara things wherever he batted
I would have Viv at 3, averaged 61.5 there. Drop Lara down to 5
Re: BEST OF THE BEST teams /players

Posted:
Wed Nov 06, 2024 10:25 am
by wenchbarwer
I should add, Viv was my favourite cricketer of all time. Saw him hook a six that bounced once on the George Giffen stand roof, and into the tennis courts
Re: BEST OF THE BEST teams /players

Posted:
Wed Nov 06, 2024 10:31 am
by Lightning McQueen
wenchbarwer wrote:
I would have Viv at 3, averaged 61.5 there. Drop Lara down to 5
That's the beauty of these hypothetical lists, there is no right or wrong answers, the Supercat and Richie Richardson were very unlucky to miss out too, I shall email them both to apologise.
Re: BEST OF THE BEST teams /players

Posted:
Wed Nov 06, 2024 10:34 am
by Lightning McQueen
wenchbarwer wrote:I should add, Viv was my favourite cricketer of all time. Saw him hook a six that bounced once on the George Giffen stand roof, and into the tennis courts
You're no Robinson Crusoe there mate, everyone in that era loved Sir Isaac!
I loved Imran, Akram (I modeled my bowling action and run up on his), Kapil Dev was right up there as was John Wright and Martin Snedden from the shaggers.