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[eth-dog]

Noble can come in if the pitch isn't suited to the quicker bowlers. Also, fun fact, Procter bowled off-spin at the end of his career, including during the WSC Supertests where he took 16 wickets @ 16.

Yep, that's fair. Not sure you need 3 genuine speedsters but if Procter can bowl offies that suits you to a tee. Which combination would you use to open? Lindwall/Hadlee?

 

[The Speaker]

Beefy at 5 is really high

He batted better at 5 and 7 than he did at 6.

Yep, that's fair. Not sure you need 3 genuine speedsters but if Procter can bowl offies that suits you to a tee. Which combination would you use to open? Lindwall/Hadlee?

Mostly, but it would depend on the conditions. Procter was a swing bowler who just happened to bowl very quickly and off the opposite foot - he himself says that he was like a left-armer when he went around the wicket.

 

[eth-dog]

He batted better at 5 and 7 than he did at 6.



Mostly, but it would depend on the conditions. Procter was a swing bowler who just happened to bowl very quickly and off the opposite foot - he himself says that he was like a left-armer when he went around the wicket.

I would have batted him at 7, Hashan is good enough to bat top 6

 

[eth-dog]

Fade to Gray has another 25 minutes and then it's PhatBoy

 

[Fade to Gray]

I'll go for Hugh Trumble

1 Herbert Sutcliffe (24 - 35) Eng 1920 - 1929
2 Bert Sutcliffe (47 - 65) NZ 1940 - 1949
3 George Headley (30 - 54) WI 1930 - 1939
4 Graeme Pollock (63 -70) SA 1960 - 1969
5 Javed Miandad (76 -93) PAK 1970 - 1979
6 Charles Mead (11 - 28) Eng 1910 - 1919
7 Keith Miller (46 - 56) Aus 1950 - 1959
8 Musfiqur Rahim (05-17) Bang 2000 -2017
9 Kapil Dev (78 - 94) Ind 1980 - 1989
10 Curtley Ambrose (88 - 2000) WI Wildcard
11 Muttiah Murallitharin (92 - 2010) SL 1990 - 2000
12 Hugh Trumble (1890 - 1904) Aus 1877 - 1909

 

[eth-dog]

PhatBoy

 

[PhatBoy]

Righto you might have to skip me anyway - I’m literally about to go to a sportsman’s night to interview Doug Walters

 

[eth-dog]

Oaktree

 

[Oaktree]

Frank Woolley (1910-19)

eth-dog

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[eth-dog]

George Hirst. Nakia has two picks to take, as does Danger in Texas. PhatBoy has one

1. Bob Simpson (60's)
2. Bill Lawry (70's, c)
3. Kumar Sangakkara (00's)
4. Jacques Kallis (90's)
5. Stewie Dempster (30's)
6. Vinoo Mankad (40's)
7. Wilfred Rhodes (10's)
8. Jock Cameron (20's, +)
9. George Hirst (1877-1910)
10. Malcolm Marshall (80's)
11. Fazal Mahmood (50's)
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12. Monimul Haque (WC)

Doesn't bat quite as deep as The Speaker but still a very deep batting line up with 6 genuine bowling options.

 

[Danger in Texas]

Les Ames (England, 1920-1929)
Mohamed Nissar (India, 1930-1939)

1: Jack Hobbs
2: Victor Trumper
3: Barry Richards
4: Clyde Walcott
5: Dudley Nourse
6: Glenn Turner
7: Les Ames (keeper)
8: Chaminda Vaas
9: Shane Warne
10: Waqar Younis
11: Mohammed Nissar

12: Tamim Iqbal

Could have planned better in regards to India, but I'm pleased with that lineup

 

[Oaktree]

1. Bill Ponsford (1920s)
2. Sanath Jayasuriya (wildcard)
3. Everton Weekes (1940s)
4. Sachin Tendulkar (2000-2017)
5. Vivian Richards (c) (1970s)
6. Andy Flower (+) (1990s)
7. Imran Khan (1980s)
8. Aubrey Faulkner (1877-1909)
9. Richie Benaud (1950s)
10. Fred Trueman (1960s)
11. Jack Cowie (1930s)
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12. Frank Woolley (1910s)

Wanted to go for a 3 pace, 2 spin attack. Plus Jayasuriya has 98 test wickets and is a handy spin back up.

Woolley could swap with Benaud or Faulkner if need be to have a medium pacer and spinner in one.

Gave Viv the captaincy. Wanted to give it to Imran initially but more practical to give it to Viv.

 

[PhatBoy]

Herbie Taylor. Played in the 1910s and averged 40.


Bob Cowper (AUS) 1960s
Herbie Taylor (SA) 1910s
Kane Williamson (NZ) 2010s
Inzamam (Pakistan) Wildcard
Aravinda de Silva (SL) 1980s
Vijay Hazare (India) 1940s
Trevor Goddard (SA) 1950s
Bert Oldfield (aus) 1920s wk
Heath Streak (Zim) 1990s
Michael Holding (WI) 1970s
Headley Verity (England) 1930s
SF Barnes (England) 1870-1910

 

[Fade to Gray]

So just waiting for Nakia ? Do we post our rankings in here or PM them to eth-dog

 

[Fade to Gray]

So just waiting for Nakia ? Do we post our rankings in here or PM them to eth-dog

 

[eth-dog]

So just waiting for Nakia ? Do we post our rankings in here or PM them to eth-dog

PM them

 

[The Speaker]

Someone post on his wall or something

 

[eth-dog]

1. W.G. GRACE (ENG) - 1880
2.
3. DRAVID (IND) - 1996
4. BARNES (AUS) - 1930
5. THILAN SAMARAWEER (SL) - 2001
6. SOBERS (WI) - 1954
7. KNOTT (ENG) - 1967
8. AKRAM (PAK) - 1985
9. L.CAIRNS (NZ) - 1974
10. GRIMMETT -(AUS) - 1925
11. DONALD (SA) - 1992

12TH MAN.

1877-1909 - GRACE
1910-1919
1920-1929 - GRIMMETT
1930-1939 - SID BARNES
1940-1949 -
1950-1959 - SOBERS
1960-1969 - KNOTT
1970-1979 - L.CAIRNS
1980-1989 - AKRAM
1990-1999 - DRAVID
2000-2017 - SAMARAWEERA
Wildcard (any era) - DONALD

This is his last post, can anybody fill in the two remaining spots? Or even just give him 2 players, one Banga/Zimbot and one from elsewhere.

 

[The Speaker]

This is his last post, can anybody fill in the two remaining spots? Or even just give him 2 players, one Banga/Zimbot and one from elsewhere.

Drop Donald, bring in Murray Goodwin as wildcard, Bert Vogler for the 10s and Gerry Gomez as the 40s.

 

[eth-dog]

Okay, doing the maths, he can't have Allan Donald so I'm replacing that pick with Dave Houghton of Zimbabwe as 12th man, giving him Jimmie Sinclair for 1910-1919 and Jeffrey Stollmeyer for 1940-1949.

1. GRACE (ENG)
2. STOLLMEYER (WI)
3. DRAVID (IND)
4. BARNES (AUS)
5. THILAN SAMARAWEER (SL)
6. SOBERS (WI)
7. KNOTT (ENG)
8. AKRAM (PAK)
9. L.CAIRNS (NZ)
10. GRIMMETT (AUS)
11. SINCLAIR (SA)

12TH MAN. HOUGHTON (ZIM)

1877-1909 - GRACE
1910-1919 - SINCLAIR
1920-1929 - GRIMMETT
1930-1939 - SID BARNES
1940-1949 - STOLLMEYER
1950-1959 - SOBERS
1960-1969 - KNOTT
1970-1979 - L.CAIRNS
1980-1989 - AKRAM
1990-1999 - DRAVID
2000-2017 - SAMARAWEERA
Wildcard (any era) - HOUGHTON

 

[The Speaker]

Okay, doing the maths, he can't have Allan Donald so I'm replacing that pick with Dave Houghton of Zimbabwe as 12th man, giving him Jimmie Sinclair for 1910-1919 and Jeffrey Stollmeyer for 1940-1949.

1. GRACE (ENG)
2. STOLLMEYER (WI)
3. DRAVID (IND)
4. BARNES (AUS)
5. THILAN SAMARAWEER (SL)
6. SOBERS (WI)
7. KNOTT (ENG)
8. AKRAM (PAK)
9. L.CAIRNS (NZ)
10. GRIMMETT (AUS)
11. SINCLAIR (SA)

12TH MAN. HOUGHTON (ZIM)

1877-1909 - GRACE
1910-1919 - SINCLAIR
1920-1929 - GRIMMETT
1930-1939 - SID BARNES
1940-1949 - STOLLMEYER
1950-1959 - SOBERS
1960-1969 - KNOTT
1970-1979 - L.CAIRNS
1980-1989 - AKRAM
1990-1999 - DRAVID
2000-2017 - SAMARAWEERA
Wildcard (any era) - HOUGHTON

Should have a vote for which of our three choices is better.

1. GRACE (ENG)
2. BARNES (AUS)
3. DRAVID (IND)
4. GOODWIN (ZIM)
5. SAMARAWEERA (SL)
6. SOBERS (WI)
7. KNOTT (ENG)
8. GOMEZ (WI)
9. L.CAIRNS (NZ)
10. AKRAM (PAK)
11. GRIMMETT (AUS)

12TH MAN. VOGLER (SA)

 

[eth-dog]

Should have a vote for which of our three choices is better.

1. GRACE (ENG)
2. BARNES (AUS)
3. DRAVID (IND)
4. GOODWIN (ZIM)
5. SAMARAWEERA (SL)
6. SOBERS (WI)
7. KNOTT (ENG)
8. GOMEZ (WI)
9. L.CAIRNS (NZ)
10. AKRAM (PAK)
11. GRIMMETT (AUS)

12TH MAN. VOGLER (SA)

I run it, so therefore mine

 

[The Speaker]

Now what?

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

What did I win?

 

[The Speaker]

What did I win?

You're welcome to make your own final picks instead of using ours...