ALL TIME XIs MEGA THREAD

[Lemma]

Someone should make an XI of cricket players who also played footy

 

[Kyptastic]

Based on this list:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Australian_rules_footballers_and_cricketers

Graeme Wood
Geoff Marsh
Clem Hill
Vic Richardson
Warwick Armstrong*
Keith Miller
Sam Loxton
Gil Langley +
Max Walker
Ted McDonald
Laurie Nash

12th Man: George Giffen
Simon O'Donnell unlucky.

Might drop Wood, have Richardson open and put Giffen in there.

 

[Lemma]

Good job. I'm satisfied with that.

 

[the 5th wiggle]

Bargearse XI
1. Robert Key
2. Darren Lehmann
3. Mark Cosgrove
4. Jesse Ryder
5. Inzamam ul-Haq
6. Arjuna Ranatunga
7. Travis Birt+
8. Samit Patel
9. Ramesh Powar
10. Merv Hughes
11. Dwayne Leverock*

Greg fat cat ritchie a bit stiff.

 

[krisholio14]

Bargearse XI
1. Robert Key
2. Darren Lehmann
3. Mark Cosgrove
4. Jesse Ryder
5. Inzamam ul-Haq
6. Arjuna Ranatunga
7. Travis Birt+
8. Samit Patel
9. Ramesh Powar
10. Merv Hughes
11. Dwayne Leverock*

Surely you can get Ian Botham and Eddie Hemmings in there somewhere.

 

[krisholio14]

International players that have displayed poor sportsmanship or just flat out cheated.

The Cheats XI
Sunil Gavaskar
Salman Butt
Greg Chappell (vc)
Mohammad Azharuddin
Saleem Malik
Ajuna Ranatunga (c)
Ian Healy (wk)
Harbajan Singh
Ishant Sharma
Muttiah Muralitharan
Mohammad Asif

12th Johan Botha

Team manager/coach - Hansie Cronje

Greg Dyer would get a gig ahead of Healy IMO.

 

[worbod]

Footballers who had decent first XI careers in Melbourne grade cricket


Percy Beames 189 matches, 7850 runs (46.44), 20 100s, 72 ct, 29 wickets (26.58)
Craig Bradley 47 matches, 1521 runs (33.06), 3 100s, 30 ct, 1 wkt
Des Fothergill 149 matches, 5871 runs (41.05), 15 100s, 74 ct, 122 wkts (27.35), 3 5wi
Sam Loxton 195 matches, 6038 runs (31.28), 6 100s, 85 ct, 351 wkts (18.40), 18 5wi
Ron Todd 117 matches, 3495 runs (33.60), 4 100s, 57 ct, 204 wkts (22.82), 7 5wi
Laurie Nash 63 matches, 1366 runs (27.32), 1 100, 32 ct, 174 wkts (14.95), 9 5wi
Neil Crompton 119 matches, 3314 runs (27.84), 7 100s, 76 ct, 9 wkts (26.33)
Peter Bedford 88 matches, 2294 runs (26.06), 2 100s, 50 ct, 125 wkts (22.04), 8 5wi
Doug Gott 151 matches, 1485 runs (16.87), 51 ct, 344 wkts (18.44), 16 5wi
Dick Reynolds 103 matches, 500 runs (12.50), 61 ct, 197 wkts (22.85), 6 5wi
John Hendrie 45 matches, 341 runs (12.62), 15 ct, 69 wkts (27.46), 1 5wi

 

[worbod]

Best West Indians who never had an afro XI


Joe Solomon
Rohan Kanhai
Shiv Chanderpaul
Alvin Kallicharran
Ramnaresh Sarwan
Larry Gomes
Deryck Murray
Rangy Nanan
Ezra Moseley
Inshan Ali
Sonny Ramadhin

 

[worbod]

Best Australian Test XI based on best career averages
(Based on a balance of six batsmen, four bowlers and a keeper. For careers with 1000 runs or 50 wickets)


Don Bradman 99.94 (6996 runs)
Sid Barnes 63.05 (1072 runs)
Greg Chappell 53.86 (7110 runs)
Ricky Ponting 53.44 (13200 runs)
Jack Ryder 51.62 (1394 runs)
Steve Waugh 51.06 (10927 runs)
Adam Gilchrist 4.33 dismissals per Test (416 dismissals)
Charles Turner 16.53 (101 wickets)
Bert Ironmonger 17.97 (74 wickets)
Fred Spofforth 18.41 (94 wickets)
Alan Davidson 20.53 (186 wickets)


Based on first class careers, for players with 10000 runs or 500 wickets, the team would look like this:

Don Bradman 95.14 (28067 runs)
Bill Ponsford 65.18 (13819 runs)
Bill Woodfull 64.99 (13388 runs)
Lindsay Hassett 58.24 (16890 runs)
Darren Lehmann 57.83 (25795 runs)
Michael Bevan 57.32 (19147 runs)
Wade Seccombe 4.66 dismissals per match (537 dismissals)
Charles Turner 14.24 (993 wickets)
Fred Spofforth 14.95 (853 wickets)
Bill O'Reilly 16.60 (774 wickets)
Jack Ferris 17.53 (813 wickets)

 

[Butts_JZZ30]

Based on this list:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Australian_rules_footballers_and_cricketers

Graeme Wood
Geoff Marsh
Clem Hill
Vic Richardson
Warwick Armstrong*
Keith Miller
Sam Loxton
Gil Langley +
Max Walker
Ted McDonald
Laurie Nash

12th Man: George Giffen
Simon O'Donnell unlucky.

Might drop Wood, have Richardson open and put Giffen in there.

More of a point of interest but Lindsay Head and Barrie Robran both played first class cricket fo South Australia and Darrel Baldock for Victoria

 

[worbod]

A Very Manly XI


Vinoo Mankad
Vijay Manjrekar
Donald Bradman
VVS Laxman
Darren Lehmann
Barry Jarman
Paul Wiseman
George Lohmann
Fred Trueman
Percy Freeman
Terry Alderman

Team Patron: Nelson Mandela

 

[worbod]

A Very Tasty XI


Alastair Cook
Allan Lamb
Basil Butcher
CB Fry
McDonalds: Colin McDonald, Andrew McDonald
Clive Rice
Bob Crisp
Bob Groves
Graham Onions
Sidney Kitcat

Doug Bollinger could “carry the drinks”

Team sponsored by John William Montagu, also known as the Earl of Sandwich, who played two first class games for Cambridge University, and is also credited with inventing you can guess what.

 

[sherb]

More of a point of interest but Lindsay Head and Barrie Robran both played first class cricket fo South Australia and Darrel Baldock for Victoria

Darrel Baldock played f-c cricket for Tasmania, not Victoria.

 

[krisholio14]

A Very Tasty XI


Alastair Cook
Allan Lamb
Basil Butcher
CB Fry
McDonalds: Colin McDonald, Andrew McDonald
Clive Rice
Bob Crisp
Bob Groves
Graham Onions
Sidney Kitcat

Doug Bollinger could “carry the drinks”

Team sponsored by John William Montagu, also known as the Earl of Sandwich, who played two first class games for Cambridge University, and is also credited with inventing you can guess what.

Where's Phil Mustard?

 

[sherb]

Where's Phil Mustard?

Used on a wiener maybe?

 

[Wallaby]

A Very Tasty XI


Alastair Cook
Allan Lamb
Basil Butcher
CB Fry
McDonalds: Colin McDonald, Andrew McDonald
Clive Rice
Bob Crisp
Bob Groves
Graham Onions
Sidney Kitcat

Doug Bollinger could “carry the drinks”

Team sponsored by John William Montagu, also known as the Earl of Sandwich, who played two first class games for Cambridge University, and is also credited with inventing you can guess what.

Derek Pringle still injured?

 

[Wallaby]

Testosterone XI

George GUNN
Charles STUDD
David STEELE
Monty NOBLE
Dwayne BRAVO
Craig SPEARMAN
Farookh ENGINEER
Paul REIFFEL
Fred TRUEMAN
Colin MCCOOL
Nathan LYON

 

[The Passenger]

there's gotta be an animal team somwhere - allan lamb, simon katich, nathan lyon

or a "sporting legends XI" - david gower (craig - league and union), graeme thorpe (ian - swinning), justin langer (allan - league), neil harvey (robert - aussie rules), michael slater (kelly - surfing), curtley ambrose (marcus - motor racing)... gotta think of a few others

 

[Ysaye]

XI who play/played on after standing down from the Test Captaincy (Recent Only)

Gayle (fc)
Dilshan (fc)
Dravid (fc)
Ponting (fc)
Lara (fc)
Tendulkar (fc)
Sangakarra (t) (fc)
Akram (fc)
Vettori (fc)
Dev (fc)
Walsh (fc)

 

[courtjester]

Opening pair for the gladiator arena:

Dan Christian
Nathan Lyon

 

[krisholio14]

Testosterone XI

George GUNN
Charles STUDD
David STEELE
Monty NOBLE
Dwayne BRAVO
Craig SPEARMAN
Farookh ENGINEER
Paul REIFFEL
Fred TRUEMAN
Colin MCCOOL
Nathan LYON

Tony MANN would be disappointed to miss out.

 

[worbod]

Tony MANN would be disappointed to miss out.

And would Artie Dick be feeling boned by Farookh Engineer?

 

[worbod]

there's gotta be an animal team somwhere - allan lamb, simon katich, nathan lyon

You could also have Martin Crowe, Rodney Hogg, Graeme Swann, even Dickie Bird played first class cricket.

I tried to make an animal team but found I had to bend the rules a bit. For example: Patsy Hendren, Colin Cowdrey, Hubert Doggart, Graeme Fowler.

 

[Cotchin 9]

Where's Phil Mustard?

Bowled Onions caught Mustard. Very creative idea though, good post.

 

[Glacier]

What about a cool cat XI, some super cool, some just thought they were

Sanath Jayasuriya ( the super glove punch !! )
Keith Arthurton ( super swagger )
Viv Richards ( super gum chewer)
Richie Richardson ( super cool hat )
Carl Hooper ( the coolest guy ever )
Hershelle Gibbs ( super slick )
Brad Haddin WK ( can't catch a cold , but damn I'm cool)
Shane Warne ( the socialite )
Michael Holding ( defined cool )
Harbijan Singh ( annoyingly cool )
Curtly Ambrose ( too scary to not be cool )

12 th man Shaun Tait ( wild thing ?? Not cool )

Special mention to Marlon Samuels , AB DeVilliers , Wasim Akram and of course Dean Jones !!