The obscure XI's you've always wanted to make but never found the appropriate place thread
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sherb
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I'm guessing many wouldn't realize that John Stewart wrote that song.
A seven dwarfs Eleven. I had to use a bit of poetic license.
Conrad Huntesman
Ashwell Prince
Bill Sneezy Lawry (with a nose that big, he's done his share of sneezing)
Doc WG Grace
Allan "Captain Grumpy" Border
Chris "Big Bashful" Lynn
Ian Dopey Botham (see what I did there?)
Gary Happy Gilmour
Peter Sleepy
John Snow
Jack White
Conrad Huntesman
Ashwell Prince
Bill Sneezy Lawry (with a nose that big, he's done his share of sneezing)
Doc WG Grace
Allan "Captain Grumpy" Border
Chris "Big Bashful" Lynn
Ian Dopey Botham (see what I did there?)
Gary Happy Gilmour
Peter Sleepy
John Snow
Jack White
Great to find somewhere where my insomnia go-to game of making random XIs can be put to use.
First class cricketers with an X in their surname (first that come to mind, not necessarily the best team):
Jamie Cox
VVS Laxman
Ted Dexter (c)
Alan Kippax
Glenn Maxwell
Sam Loxton
Alan Fairfax
Paul Nixon (+)
Ron Oxenham
Bruce Oxenford
Lundi Xhongo
Had to confirm if Oxenford actually played first class cricket, as I could only picture him as an umpire (handful of games for Queensland as a leg spinner). Would never have got Xhongo if he didn’t come up in the trivia thread. Bound to be some glaring omissions (Maxwell was literally the 11th to come to my mind).
First class cricketers with an X in their surname (first that come to mind, not necessarily the best team):
Jamie Cox
VVS Laxman
Ted Dexter (c)
Alan Kippax
Glenn Maxwell
Sam Loxton
Alan Fairfax
Paul Nixon (+)
Ron Oxenham
Bruce Oxenford
Lundi Xhongo
Had to confirm if Oxenford actually played first class cricket, as I could only picture him as an umpire (handful of games for Queensland as a leg spinner). Would never have got Xhongo if he didn’t come up in the trivia thread. Bound to be some glaring omissions (Maxwell was literally the 11th to come to my mind).
If you open it up to first names, it’s a lot easier - Alex Carey, Max Walker etc.
First and last name namesakes XI:
Sid Barnes (invincibles opener)
Steve Smith (the other one)
John Reid (80s Kiwi)
Steve Smith (SPD)
John Reid (50s/60s Kiwi)
Wayne Phillips (+)
Imran Khan (c) (the one and only)
Syd Barnes (English bowler)
Imran Khan (Pakistani bowler who played tests in Australia a couple of years back)
Dennis Lillie (QLD leggy)
Dennis Lillee (Steel blue ambassador)
12th man: Wayne Phillips (one test wonder)
My bad - my comprehension skills aren’t what they once were
Players who sound like other players but actually aren’t other players or any relation to the other players or even a namesake of the other players XI:
1. Mark Butcher
2. Alec Stewart
3. Richie Richardson
4. Khaled Mahsud
5. Bernard Julian
6. Richie Robinson
7. Mark Boucher
8. Alex Tudor
9. Brendon Julian
10. Dipn Nash
11. Don Nash
12. Khaled Mahmud
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The 'Look At Me, I Have (or had) A Stand Named After Me' First XI:
1. Bill Ponsford (MCG)
2. David Boon (Bellrieve Oval)
3. Don Bradman (SCG & Adelaide Oval)
4. Ricky Ponting (Bellrieve Oval)
5. Sachin Tendulkar (Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai)
6. Everton Weekes (Kensington Oval, Barbados)
7. Clyde Walcott (Kensington Oval, Barbados)
8. Sir Frank Worrell (Kensington Oval, Barbados)
9. Rod Marsh (WACA)
10. Shane Warne (Rosebowl, Hampshire)
11. Dennis Lillee (WACA)
12th Man: MS Dhoni (JSCA Stadium, Ranchi)
Honourable Mentions to Doug Walters (SCG) & John Inverarity (WACA)
[this doesn't take into account those with whole stadiums named after them, or ends or whatnot]
1. Bill Ponsford (MCG)
2. David Boon (Bellrieve Oval)
3. Don Bradman (SCG & Adelaide Oval)
4. Ricky Ponting (Bellrieve Oval)
5. Sachin Tendulkar (Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai)
6. Everton Weekes (Kensington Oval, Barbados)
7. Clyde Walcott (Kensington Oval, Barbados)
8. Sir Frank Worrell (Kensington Oval, Barbados)
9. Rod Marsh (WACA)
10. Shane Warne (Rosebowl, Hampshire)
11. Dennis Lillee (WACA)
12th Man: MS Dhoni (JSCA Stadium, Ranchi)
Honourable Mentions to Doug Walters (SCG) & John Inverarity (WACA)
[this doesn't take into account those with whole stadiums named after them, or ends or whatnot]
RIP to the Inverarity Stand, spent a few summers working in the bar and boxes up there.
'Name sounds like a cricket shot' XI. Some liberties taken here. Ironically ends up as a pretty weak batting line up, with most being at least a credible bowler.
- Geoff Pullar
- David Hookes (c)
- (G)Lance Klusener
- Ben Cutting
- Ray 'Sl(o)g' Jordon
- Bruce French (cut) (+)
- Suraj Randiv (after cricket became a bus driver in Melbourne)
- Ravindra Pushpakumara
- Mitch Swe(e)pson
- Ravi Rampaul
- Paul 'Blocker' Wilson
sherb
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That Aus vs Zim game at the WACA circa 2001 where he nearly got them over the line is one of my favourite ODI tri-series memories.
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Duck on Test Debut Aussie XI
1. M Elliott
2. P Hughes
3. M Labuschagne
4. T Head
5. A Symonds
6. S O'Donnell
7. G Langley (wk)
8. R Lindwall
9. J Angel
10. P McIntyre
11. G McGrath
1. M Elliott
2. P Hughes
3. M Labuschagne
4. T Head
5. A Symonds
6. S O'Donnell
7. G Langley (wk)
8. R Lindwall
9. J Angel
10. P McIntyre
11. G McGrath
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Duck in Final Test Aussie XI
1. M Elliott
2. S Katich
3. D Bradman
4. K Hughes
5. A Symonds
6. G Blewett
7. D Tallon (wk)
8. P Sleep
9. J Angel
10. M Whitney
11. T Alderman
1. M Elliott
2. S Katich
3. D Bradman
4. K Hughes
5. A Symonds
6. G Blewett
7. D Tallon (wk)
8. P Sleep
9. J Angel
10. M Whitney
11. T Alderman
What is the common thread for this team? Manou is there twice for a reason. The fact it’s very light on for bowlers is a bit of a hint.
Andy Flower
Brad Haddin
Brad Hodge
Steve Waugh (c)
Mike Hussey
Adam Voges
Callum Ferguson
Graham Manou (+)
Graham Manou
Shane Lee
Matthew Nicholson
Andy Flower
Brad Haddin
Brad Hodge
Steve Waugh (c)
Mike Hussey
Adam Voges
Callum Ferguson
Graham Manou (+)
Graham Manou
Shane Lee
Matthew Nicholson
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Hit sign
Yep. There were 10 who did it apparently in the Mercantile Mutual / ING era, with Manou the only one to do it twice. Hodge actually hit the post holding up the sign but got half the money that was on offer, which was then given to charity.
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Manou hit sign twice & married tamsyn lewis so he had his share of luck
