BEST OF THE BEST teams /players

[wenchbarwer]

WINDIES
Greenidge
Haynes
Lara.........................RICHARDS
Sobers.....................LARA
Richards..................SOBERS
Lloyd
Dujon
Ambrose.................MArshalL
Marshall..................AMBROSE
Garmer
Walsh

.......GIBBS if spinners deck...HALL if not

Only 1 different player Top 10 same as Lefty_Mcqueen
Same except number 11 and the batting order
Lightning Hall was a magnificent fast bowler- but could have picked Roberts, Holding, Walsh , Bishop, Croft as well
Lance Gibbs was an offspinner and a wicket taking machine
Lance also played SS cricket for South Australia , but was not outstanding , hard gig bowling off spin in Australia

Great call on the batting order, mal, Malcolm Marshall was very handy with the bat, Curtley, not so much. And every Windies side must have Viv at three!

[DOC]

Hilditch
Blewett
I Chappell
G Chappell
Hookes
Lehmann
Carey
Gillespe
Mennie
Mallett
Sayers

Obviously only going by early 80's onwards.

Surely Barry (Nugget) Rees gets in?

[wenchbarwer]

Hilditch
Blewett
I Chappell
G Chappell
Hookes
Lehmann
Carey
Gillespe
Mennie
Mallett
Sayers

Obviously only going by early 80's onwards.

Surely Barry (Nugget) Rees gets in?

12th man and designated batting glove warmer

[mal]

Zimbabwe

Grant Flower
Alistair Campbell
Murray Goodwin
Andy Flower
David Houghton
Brendan Taylor
Tatenda Taibu
Heath Streak
Andy Blignaut
Paul Strang
Henry Olonga

Ive had the pleasure of attending a function presented by Henry Olonga earlier this year
Very amusing and talented talker
He talked about his life and times , the best description I can give is the word compelling
He also has a powerful tenor voice and sang a few songs at the function
Was also a decent bowler in his cricketing days

[norwood8]

Zimbabwe

Grant Flower
Alistair Campbell
Murray Goodwin
Andy Flower
David Houghton
Brendan Taylor
Tatenda Taibu
Heath Streak
Andy Blignaut
Paul Strang
Henry Olonga

Ive had the pleasure of attending a function presented by Henry Olonga earlier this year
Very amusing and talented talker
He talked about his life and times , the best description I can give is the word compelling
He also has a powerful tenor voice and sang a few songs at the function
Was also a decent bowler in his cricketing days

Lives in Adelaide from memory?

[FlyingHigh]

Favourite South Australian side….not necessarily best

Blewett
Faull
Hookes
Lehmann
Siddons
Cosgrove
Manou
Scuderi
Gillespie
George
May

From the early-mid 80's onwards:
Blewett
Bishop
Nobes
Haysman
Hookes
Lehmann
Phillips (wk)
Gillespie
Sayers
May
McIntyre (to bowl on the fourth day of Shield games)

[tigerpie]

Favourite South Australian side….not necessarily best

Blewett
Faull
Hookes
Lehmann
Siddons
Cosgrove
Manou
Scuderi
Gillespie
George
May

From the early-mid 80's onwards:
Blewett
Bishop
Nobes
Haysman
Hookes
Lehmann
Phillips (wk)
Gillespie
Sayers
May
McIntyre (to bowl on the fourth day of Shield games)

Would love to have seen more of Shane George geez he was quick.

[Lightning McQueen]

Would love to have seen more of Shane George geez he was quick.

We had an annual office vs factory cricket match back in the late 90's and there was a dude that used to give Georgie a hard time at work. Shane had a bit of fun bowling to him on hard wicket, I nearly had him come out and play hard wicket with us, he was a good bloke and a fair way out there.

[am Bays]

Would love to have seen more of Shane George geez he was quick.

We had an annual office vs factory cricket match back in the late 90's and there was a dude that used to give Georgie a hard time at work. Shane had a bit of fun bowling to him on hard wicket, I nearly had him come out and play hard wicket with us, he was a good bloke and a fair way out there.

He played the 1987 season in Darwin at our club.

He used to bowl off 4 steps to us at U/16s training

I wore brown undies to each session

Three months later he's making his Shield debut...

Looking back it was good to be exposed to what that level looks like, even though it confirmed those childhood dreams were well and truly never going to happen!!

[mal]

Flying High has Glen Bishop opening the batting in his best SA team
There were at least 3 things that concerned Glen Bishop
Playing cricket
Punting at the dogs
Making sure he did'nt have a hair out of place !

Glen was a good attacking batsman and a very good bloke

[Lightning McQueen]

Flying High has Glen Bishop opening the batting in his best SA team
There were at least 3 things that concerned Glen Bishop
Playing cricket
Punting at the dogs
Making sure he did'nt have a hair out of place !

Glen was a good attacking batsman and a very good bloke

I was playing a B or C Grade district game with him his brother when I was a young lad and we sometimes had to go square leg ump when we were batting, Mark was our skipper and he went out there with his little transistor radio and an earpiece, he was barracking his horse home in the straight while there was a run out appeal at his end, he had no idea what had happened.

He is an absolute cracking bloke, as is the youngest brother

[tigerpie]

Would love to have seen more of Shane George geez he was quick.

We had an annual office vs factory cricket match back in the late 90's and there was a dude that used to give Georgie a hard time at work. Shane had a bit of fun bowling to him on hard wicket, I nearly had him come out and play hard wicket with us, he was a good bloke and a fair way out there.

On hardwicket he would've been terrifying at anywhere near top pace.

[mal]

Most probably the 2 greatest cricketers to have played both represented SA

Tests

The Don
6996 runs
99.94 average
2 wickets
36-0 average
? fieldsman

Sir Gary Sobers
8032 runs
57-78 average
235 wickets
34-03 average
amazing fieldsman

Its accepted that The Don is the greatest ever cricketer
Is there anyone who has the opinion that Sir Gary is the greatest ?

[Lightning McQueen]

Would love to have seen more of Shane George geez he was quick.

We had an annual office vs factory cricket match back in the late 90's and there was a dude that used to give Georgie a hard time at work. Shane had a bit of fun bowling to him on hard wicket, I nearly had him come out and play hard wicket with us, he was a good bloke and a fair way out there.

On hardwicket he would've been terrifying at anywhere near top pace.

He was, everything was at the ribs

[tigerpie]

Would love to have seen more of Shane George geez he was quick.

We had an annual office vs factory cricket match back in the late 90's and there was a dude that used to give Georgie a hard time at work. Shane had a bit of fun bowling to him on hard wicket, I nearly had him come out and play hard wicket with us, he was a good bloke and a fair way out there.

On hardwicket he would've been terrifying at anywhere near top pace.

He was, everything was at the ribs

So he wasn't trying to swing it then

[mal]

NZ batsmen
Take Your pick

A Martin Crowe
B Stewie Dempster
C Kane Williamson

[tigerpie]

C. A very close.

[locky801]

NZ batsmen
Take Your pick

A Martin Crowe
B Stewie Dempster
C Kane Williamson

Williamson
Crowe
Chris Martin

[mal]

BEST NZ TEAM Ive seen

TURNER
REID [ Just in front of Chris Martin]
WILLIAMSON
CROWE
RAVINDRA
C CAIRNS
MCBAZBALLUM
R HADLEE
VETTORI
JAMIESON
BOND

[Armchair expert]

BEST NZ TEAM Ive seen

TURNER
REID [ Just in front of Chris Martin]
WILLIAMSON
CROWE
RAVINDRA
C CAIRNS
MCBAZBALLUM
R HADLEE
VETTORI
JAMIESON
BOND

No Taylor Southee or Boult?