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SACA Best Ever 11

Postby RainmanZ » Fri Mar 31, 2017 1:15 pm

ok ok

SACA best ever 11

Discuss

Barry Richards
Clem Hill
Don Bradman
Greg Chappell
Darren Lehmann
David Hookes
Gary Sobers
Barry Jarman
George Giffen
Clarrie Grimmett
Joel Garner
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Re: SACA Best Ever 11

Postby GWW » Fri Mar 31, 2017 1:19 pm

Ian Chappell??
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Re: SACA Best Ever 11

Postby RainmanZ » Fri Mar 31, 2017 1:30 pm

Skipper for the experiment

Although, he and Bradman would clash.........
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Re: SACA Best Ever 11

Postby am Bays » Fri Mar 31, 2017 1:42 pm

Good thread

Flavel
Hill
Bradman
Chappell, I
Hookes
Lehmann
Sobers
Langley
Griffen
Gillespie
Grimmett

Chappell G (12th) - just shades Nug for the gig!

Garner and Richards whilst their ability (Richards especially) would get them a spot but in terms of runs and wickets for SA not in our best XI. Simialrly for GS Chappell - five seasons only. Despite one year Sobers still gets a gong
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Re: SACA Best Ever 11

Postby Grenville » Fri Mar 31, 2017 1:57 pm

No room for Peter Gladigau?
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Re: SACA Best Ever 11

Postby Booney » Fri Mar 31, 2017 2:13 pm

Are we talking runs and wickets or are we talking talent and impact?

For instance Siddons and Gillespie come into the debate ( IMO ) if you're talking about numbers posted, if you're just talking ability then Siddons perhaps dips out.
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Re: SACA Best Ever 11

Postby Lightning McQueen » Fri Mar 31, 2017 2:15 pm

Probably be better to start decade by decade.

It's too hard to generalize as cricket has changed dramatically over the years along with the quality of opposition and time spent with national duties, games played should also come into it.
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Re: SACA Best Ever 11

Postby RainmanZ » Fri Mar 31, 2017 2:21 pm

I'm talking the best ever - sheer talent.............2 of these players would make the best ever World Test X1 (maybe Richards too)

The SA stats don't necessarily matter

Although Richards made 1538 run in the 1970/71 season
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Re: SACA Best Ever 11

Postby Trader » Fri Mar 31, 2017 3:30 pm

Greg Blewett?
Is Nathan "Goat" Lyon eligible?
Danny Southern telling Plugga he's fat, I'd like to see that!
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Re: SACA Best Ever 11

Postby amber_fluid » Fri Mar 31, 2017 3:36 pm

Tim May or Peter Sleep worth a mention you'd think?
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Re: SACA Best Ever 11

Postby Grenville » Fri Mar 31, 2017 4:51 pm

amber_fluid wrote:Tim May or Peter Sleep worth a mention you'd think?


Neither May or Sleep are in the same ballpark as Giffen or Grimmett.
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Re: SACA Best Ever 11

Postby amber_fluid » Fri Mar 31, 2017 4:54 pm

Grenville wrote:
amber_fluid wrote:Tim May or Peter Sleep worth a mention you'd think?


Neither May or Sleep are in the same ballpark as Giffen or Grimmett.


Yeah I know but I never saw those 2 play.
Sleepy was definitely a favourite of mine though.
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Re: SACA Best Ever 11

Postby Grenville » Fri Mar 31, 2017 4:56 pm

One of my favourite Tim May moments was when he bowled Ken Healy (brother of Ian, in his first and last Shield game) between his legs padding up whilst bowling around the wicket at Adelaide Oval.
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Re: SACA Best Ever 11

Postby Grenville » Fri Mar 31, 2017 4:58 pm

amber_fluid wrote:
Grenville wrote:
amber_fluid wrote:Tim May or Peter Sleep worth a mention you'd think?


Neither May or Sleep are in the same ballpark as Giffen or Grimmett.


Yeah I know but I never saw those 2 play.
Sleepy was definitely a favourite of mine though.


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Re: SACA Best Ever 11

Postby carey » Fri Mar 31, 2017 5:31 pm

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