wristwatcher wrote:Based on the fact this is the best West Indian team to hit our shores I have decided to name Wristys Windies All-Time XI. Whilst the temptation was just to list the current team this is the best team I have seen in the last 40 years. The only notable inclusion who I didn't see play was Sobers but his stats speak for themselves and give this amazing team a real feel of completion and balance.
1. Gordon Greenidge - simply devastating batter 2. Dezzy Haynes - part of the best opening partnership of my childhood 3. Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards - the master blaster 4. Brian Lara - had a cuttla handy innings in his career 5. Shiv Chanperpaul - weight of numbers and consistency. Great concentration and honesty 6. Clive Lloyd (C) - regarded as their best Captain and brilliant in the covers when young 7. Garry Sobers - handy record 8. Jeff Dujon - could seriously bat and an excellent keeper 9. Malcolm Marshall - broke the record for most consecutive 20+ wicket series 10. Joel Garner - looked unplayable at times and once pissed off the harbour bridge and touched the water 11. Curtly Ambrose - the last of the great devastating Windies quicks
12th man - Roger Harper - early in his career was worlds best fielder
Fair team, especially when the likes of Holding, Roberts and Richardson can't get a berth
Yep, not to mention Walsh with 500 odd wickets at 24ish.
The other one who was actually their best batter for mine in the 84/85 series was Larry Gomez. Hit 3 test centuries that tour and until Sydney when we spun them out looked like never getting out
The PNU Falcs 2005,06,13 x 2,14 and Div 1 Premiers in 2019......The SA 3peat - 2003,04,05