SA Footy

Was flicking through Gideon Haigh's outstanding book last night. Who wants a crack at the Australians who played in either of the two World Series years? (28 aussies in all, and it's always the last 4-5 who are the hardest to get)

And, part two of the WSC quiz, my checking (but I'm not as certain here) is that four guys across the three teams are no longer with us. Who are they? (and I will stand corrected if there is actually five or more)

Hmmmmm no Kym Hughes

Ian Chappell
Greg Chappell
Dennis Lillee
Rod Marsh
Julian Weiner
David Hookes
Jeff Thomson
Graeme Watson
Ian Redpath
Mick Malone
Gary Gilmour
Wayne Prior
Trevor Chappell


That's just a start.....

mmm now thats cruel Roger, will have to sleep on those questions

Dogwatcher wrote:Hmmmmm no Kym Hughes

No, Kim never got the phone call and the discrete envelope full of cash during the '77 Ashes tour that most of his teammates got. Him, Geoff Dymock, Craig Serjeant and Gary Cosier must have felt pretty left out. Great morale on that tour.

Although I reckon Serjeant and Cosier both got asked and may have knocked it back.

Kim used to tell the story of how he was approached apparently.
But the people behind it tell he was never approached.

How could I forget Doug Walters!

Dogwatcher wrote:Ian Chappell
Greg Chappell
Dennis Lillee
Rod Marsh
Julian Weiner
David Hookes
Jeff Thomson
Graeme Watson
Ian Redpath
Mick Malone
Gary Gilmour
Wayne Prior
Trevor Chappell


That's just a start.....

Wiener didn't play. but that's 12 gone straight away

Max Walker.

Big Lenny.

Dogwatcher wrote:Big Lenny.

Walters, Walker and Pascoe.

15 gone. More than halfway already. Can you maintain this pace?

I don't think so, we're starting to look at the more nondescript players now and I reckon I'd have to cheat to remember the rest.

Prior I remembered cos he was South Aussie, Watson cos he shared the same name as a former footy coach of mine.

The rest of course - were guns!

Ah ha! I've been at a night where Ashley Mallett talked about the rights in the West Indies, so he's another one.

We're a bit light on for spinners at the moment, which means Jenner or O'Keefe would be involved somewhere....

Dogwatcher wrote:Ah ha! I've been at a night where Ashley Mallett talked about the rights in the West Indies, so he's another one.

We're a bit light on for spinners at the moment, which means Jenner or O'Keefe would be involved somewhere....

Mallett and O'Keeffe get you to 17, with 11 to go. Jenner was a no as he was in SA turf cricket by then, sledging enormously each Saturday arvo.

Rick McCosker and Ian Davis I reckoned opened in some games

and I reckon that Wayne Prior from S.A, was in the mix some where and a keeper Yagmich from WA

rogernumber10 wrote:
And, part two of the WSC quiz, my checking (but I'm not as certain here) is that four guys across the three teams are no longer with us. Who are they? (and I will stand corrected if there is actually five or more)

Malcolm Marshall

locky801 wrote:Rick McCosker and Ian Davis I reckoned opened in some games

and I reckon that Wayne Prior from S.A, was in the mix some where and a keeper Yagmich from WA

20 now. 8 to go. Prior already named. Yagmich an outstanding get as the 75-76 SA Shield winning keeper under the great Ian Chappell.

There were a couple of guys besides Redpath and Chappell who came out of retirment to play as well I reckon....

Yagmich???? I'd never of got that.

as for Part 2 of the quiz, unfortunately Hooksey is one (tragically taken mind you) and a guess Rohan Kanhai from the W/I

Reckon Kepler wessells played as well oh and the quickest man in the covers in that era Roscoe Edwards