The obscure XI's you've always wanted to make but never found the appropriate place thread

[big_e]

Unrelated brothers xi

Wayne phillips
Wayne phillips
Ray phillips
Ab de villiers
Fanie de Villiers
Joey benjamin
Winston benjamin
Kenny Benjamin
Vanburn holder
Jason holder
Roland holder

They can play against this all Australian team.

Geoff Marsh
Mark Taylor
Phil Hughes
Victor Richardson
Kim Hughes
Keith Miller
Rod Marsh
Peter Taylor
Merv Hughes
Jhye Richardson
Colin Miller

Captain is Kim Hughes. Just to piss Ian Chappell off.

 

[cricketnut14]

They can play against this all Australian team.

Geoff Marsh
Mark Taylor
Phil Hughes
Victor Richardson
Kim Hughes
Keith Miller
Rod Marsh
Peter Taylor
Merv Hughes
Jhye Richardson
Colin Miller

Captain is Kim Hughes. Just to piss Ian Chappell off.

with Brad and Rodney Hogg in the squad.

 

[big_e]

with Brad and Rodney Hogg in the squad.

Ian and Mitchell Johnson missed out, too. Tough squad to get into.

 

[The Cryptkeeper]

The Billy Birmingham XI

Aamir Sohail
Kuteez Arminarf
Peenutbutta Jarz
Ahmed Iminagaybar
Ahbroke Meandad
Ramatunga Downathroata
Iluvtha Hoodoogurusingha
Areal Muddafarka
Neva Beenbehindbarz
Hafeez Handmissing
Waddayamean Wasi

12th man - Rubbish Binny

 

[PhatBoy]

The Billy Birmingham XI

Aamir Sohail
Kuteez Arminarf
Peenutbutta Jarz
Ahmed Iminagaybar
Ahbroke Meandad
Ramatunga Downathroata
Iluvtha Hoodoogurusingha
Areal Muddafarka
Neva Beenbehindbarz
Hafeez Handmissing
Waddayamean Wasi

12th man - Rubbish Binny

afeelikeachunda Animightneedaputu

 

[Gough]

Rick Disneck as trainer.

 

[PhatBoy]

Rick Disneck as trainer.

bruce Fvckoffyabic in charge of warm ups

 

[masai]

with Brad and Rodney Hogg in the squad.

Distantly related.

 

[worbod]

A team of players who suffered two 5-0 series defeats.

Alastair Cook (2006-07 & 2013-14 vs Australia)
Allan Lamb (1984 & 1985-86 vs West Indies)
Brian Lara (1998-99 vs South Africa & 2000-01 vs Australia)
David Gower (1984 & 1985-86 vs West Indies)
Kevin Pietersen (2006-07 & 2013-14 vs Australia)
Polly Umrigar (1959 vs England & 1961-62 vs West Indies)
Ian Botham (1984 & 1985-86 vs West Indies)
Ridley Jacobs (1998-99 vs South Africa & 2000-01 vs Australia)
Bapu Nadkarni (1959 vs England & 1961-62 vs West Indies)
Jimmy Anderson (2006-07 & 2013-14 vs Australia)
Courtney Walsh (1998-99 vs South Africa & 2000-01 vs Australia)

 

[Saint12]

with Brad and Rodney Hogg in the squad.

...Alvin and Gordon Greenidge

 

[worbod]

An occupational Eleven

Alastair Cook
Farokh Engineer
Basil Butcher
Vijay Merchant
Eddie Paynter
Seymour Nurse
Keith Miller
Bob Barber
Malcolm Marshall
Charles Turner
Terry Alderman

 

[PhatBoy]

An occupational Eleven

Alastair Cook
Farokh Engineer
Basil Butcher
Vijay Merchant
Eddie Paynter
Seymour Nurse
Keith Miller
Bob Barber
Malcolm Marshall
Charles Turner
Terry Alderman

Nari Contractor (12th)

 

[FredLeDeux]

Nari Contractor (12th)

Prior Jones (Chaplain)

Mark Taylor (Unlucky)

 

[dogs105]

The "centimetre perfect" XI


1. Matthew Elliott
2.norman Yardley
3. Hammond Furlonge
4. Peter Handscomb
5. Michael Yardy
6. Jim Yardley
7. Rod Marsh
8. John Inchmore
9. Bruce Yardley
10. Craig Miles
11. Jonathan Miles

 

[eth-dog]

The "centimetre perfect" XI


1. Matthew Elliott
2.norman Yardley
3. Hammond Furlonge
4. Peter Handscomb
5. Michael Yardy
6. Jim Yardley
7. Rod Marsh
8. John Inchmore
9. Bruce Yardley
10. Craig Miles
11. Jonathan Miles

How do Elliott and Handscomb fit in?

 

[dogs105]

How do Elliott and Handscomb fit in?

Ell and Hand

 

[eth-dog]

Ell and Hand

An Ell is very obscure. Hand as in how they measure horses? I'm sure there was someone named League too honestly (a league being 3 miles)

 

[dogs105]

An Ell is very obscure. Hand as in how they measure horses? I'm sure there was someone named League too honestly (a league being 3 miles)

Ell appears in almost every crossword puzzle ever .

Yes horses.

League would be cool.

 

[Wallaby]

Nigel Long to umpire?

 

[PhatBoy]

Colin Mill(ilit)er?

 

[FredLeDeux]

Colin Mill(ilit)er?

Just the Mil would have done it.

 

[FredLeDeux]

Just the Mil would have done it.

And we could have got Ollie Milburn in.

 

[Gough]

Rod Furlong played for Victoria in the 30s.

 

[FredLeDeux]

Rod Furlong played for Victoria in the 30s.

And Ron, I saw him play in the 50s and 60s.

 

[dogs105]

1. Azhar Ali
2. Brian Booth
3. Colin Cowdrey
4. Deep Dasgupta
5. Edwin Evans
6. Frank Foster
7. Graham Gooch
8. Hedley Howarth
9. ???
10. ???
11. Kabir Khan