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Article compiled by The Roar
They have compiled a list of the 3 best NSW teams

BARDSLEY
KIPPAX
BRADMAN
KATICH
BEVAN
NOBLE
HADDIN
BENAUD
DAVIDSON
LAWSON
ORIELLY

SECOND X1
MORRIS
SIMPSON
McCABE
ONEIL
M WAUGH
MILLER
NEVILL
MATTHEWS
LINDWALL
COTTER
MACGILL

THIRD XI
TRUMPER
HUGHES
DUFF
smith
s waugh
WALTERS
EMERY
OKEEFE
COPELAND
WALKER
MARTIN


WHY ?
Steve Smith only made the 3rd team
Steve Waugh only made the 3rd team

NOTABLE NON SELECTIONS
Alan Border
Michael Clarke
Pat Cummins, but he has not played much SS cricket
Neil Harvey
Brett Lee
Charlie McCartney
Michael Slater
Mark Taylor
Jeffrey Thomson
Charles terror Turner
David Warner, but has not played much SS cricket


All the above that missed the cut had good/great/exceptional test careers
Without getting into stats, perhaps others were better performed in SS cricket

Ummm, Allan Border is a Queenslander Mal.

The Dark Knight wrote:Ummm, Allan Border is a Queenslander Mal.

Born in NSW and played several seasons there before moving to Queensland

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Keefy wrote:

The Dark Knight wrote:Ummm, Allan Border is a Queenslander Mal.

Born in NSW and played several seasons there before moving to Queensland

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Correct, A.B. played for NSW from 1976/77 to 1979/80, including when he made his Test debut in 1978/79.

Glenn McGrath not mentioned?

The Dark Knight wrote:Ummm, Allan Border is a Queenslander Mal.

Come on TDK, you're better than that. The oval of Border's old Sydney Grade Club Mosman is called Allan Border Oval so he is has two ovals named in his honour, the other of course being Allan Border Field in QLD.

Those NSW greatest shield teams are clearly based on performance in the SS for NSW hence why Katich and Bevan make the first 11 and Trumper, Smith, S.Waugh and Walters only make the third 11.

Dirk Wellham as captain of 2 shield teams in 80s is probably a notable omission too.

What about Mike ‘who dares’ Whitney?

amber_fluid wrote:What about Mike ‘who dares’ Whitney?

No Murray Bennett, Peter Taylor or Richard Chee Quee (Geoff Riddle)

Lightning McQueen wrote:

amber_fluid wrote:What about Mike ‘who dares’ Whitney?

No Murray Bennett, Peter Taylor or Richard Chee Quee (Geoff Riddle)

Peter who?

Spargo wrote:Glenn McGrath not mentioned?

WTF?

Booney wrote:

Spargo wrote:Glenn McGrath not mentioned?

WTF?

Surely there was some criteria for selection that he didn’t meet?
Makes no sense otherwise.

Here is another best of to commemorate 150 years of NSW cricket
This team was picked by Colin Clowes in his book 150 years of NSW First Class Cricket A Chronology
This team was selected in during the 2006-2007 season
One criteria was that players had to start their careers playing for NSW

MORRIS
SIMPSON
BRADMAN
TRUMPER
McCARTNEY
S WAUGH
MURDOCK
BENAUD
DAVIDSON
LINDWALL
TURNER
ORIELLY

Excellent team
Once again some BIG names not included

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mal wrote:Here is another best of to commemorate 150 years of NSW cricket
This team was picked by Colin Clowes in his book 150 years of NSW First Class Cricket A Chronology
This team was selected in during the 2006-2007 season
One criteria was that players had to start their careers playing for NSW

MORRIS
SIMPSON
BRADMAN
TRUMPER
McCARTNEY
S WAUGH
MURDOCK
BENAUD
DAVIDSON
LINDWALL
TURNER
ORIELLY

Excellent team
Once again some BIG names not included

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Only really Davidson, most of the others are 6 or 7 letters.

amber_fluid wrote:What about Mike ‘who dares’ Whitney?

Stuff Mike, where's Tania Zaetta?

Fred Demon Spofforth
155 First class matches
853 wickets
14-95 bowling average

Was a decent bowler for New South Wales, and Australia
Must have been a good bowler , even looks a bit like Dennis FOT Lillie

mal wrote:Fred Demon Spofforth
155 First class matches
853 wickets
14-95 bowling average

Was a decent bowler for New South Wales, and Australia
Must have been a good bowler , even looks a bit like Dennis FOT Lillie

hence why i called me greyhound Spofforth

South Australian greatest ever SS teams
I will post 2 teams


BEST AUSSIE TEAM
C HILL
J DARLING
D BRADMAN[ although NSW originally]
I CHAPPELL
G CHAPPELL
G GIFFEN
B JARMAN
J GILLESPIE
R HARRIS
C GRIMMETT[ nz born did start for Victoria]
E JONES

Ive left out several great performers
For example
No room for Boof and Victor Richardson
Boof prob as well performed as any in Shield cricket after Bradman
Those Ive picked were very good test players

BEST AUSSIE AND INTERNATIONAL TEAM
B RICHARDS
C HILL
D BRADMAN
G CHAPPELL
G SOBERS
G GIFFEN
A FLOWER
J GILLESPIE
J GARNER
C GRIMMETT
L GIBBS

Wow, in this team the greatest ever batman, the greatest ever allrounder

I have no doubt left out a few that could be in the Aussie only team

Nathan Lyon is stiff to miss out