| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... 19:44 - May 28 with 3195 views | theloneranger |
Pick your World X1 that you've watched live or on tv ...
1. Barry Richards
2. Gordon Greenidge
3. Viv Richards
4. Brian Lara
5. Javed Miandad
6. Gary Sobers
7. Adam Gilchrist (WK)
8. Imran Khan
9. Shane Warne (C)
10. Andy Roberts
11. Michael Holding
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| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 13:07 - May 29 with 738 views | WarwickHunt |
| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 13:02 - May 29 by sP7qupUf |
I saw Alan Jones play lots of times in the 1960s and 1970s as I went to every Glamorgan game. He was a great player and in my opinion, as said by a previous poster, better than Morris and James. One of the best players of genuine fast bowling I have ever seen. Sadly, playing for Glamorgan did not help. He also was up against two very fine openers in Boycottt and John Edrich but he was certainly better than Brian Luckhurst and Dennis Amiss who had a much fairer crack of the whip than Alan did. |
Deserved more chances but, as you say, unfortunate timing.
It was a bit of a golden age for openers with Denness, Bolus, Green and Harris also scoring prodigiously for their counties. |  | | |
| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 14:08 - May 29 with 713 views | exiledclaseboy |
Anyone who picks anyone other than Gilchrist as keeper and to bat at seven or eight hasn't been watching cricket properly. |  |
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| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 14:18 - May 29 with 700 views | Swanjaxs |
Can you imagine Shane Warne and Abdul Qadir bowling in tandem, on a raging bunsen.
Absolute carnage. |  |
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| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 15:21 - May 29 with 670 views | Aquinas |
No Kohli on the entire thread..... |  | | |
| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 15:23 - May 29 with 669 views | sherpajacob |
| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 14:08 - May 29 by exiledclaseboy |
Anyone who picks anyone other than Gilchrist as keeper and to bat at seven or eight hasn't been watching cricket properly. |
I picked the best wicket keeper to keep wicket.
If Lara and Richards fail to build on what the openers get, I've got Steve Waugh to dig in while Botham and Hadlee play shots, I also expect Wasim , Warne and Marshall to chip in with a few.
So Bob Taylor is far more important for his ability to get the Mars/ Venus combined XI batsmen out through a miracle catch or stumping, than his ability to add a few runs. He'll save more than runs than Gilchrist would score. |  |
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| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 15:25 - May 29 with 668 views | dickythorpe |
| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 14:08 - May 29 by exiledclaseboy |
Anyone who picks anyone other than Gilchrist as keeper and to bat at seven or eight hasn't been watching cricket properly. |
The stuff he used to say "nice one Warny", "put some custard on it Warny".
He was very similar to Brendan McCullum in increasing the run rate rapidly but at test level.
No Ponting mentioned so far, what a stubborn batsman the really was.
Defensively solid. [Post edited 29 May 2020 16:08]
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| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 15:43 - May 29 with 665 views | theloneranger |
| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 12:25 - May 29 by WarwickHunt |
Proper cricket, Jim. Proper cricket.
Richards
Greenidge
Viv
Lara
G Pollock
Sobers
Gilchrist
Warne
Marshall
Holding
Lillee
12th man Kallis
Christ - no room for Tendulkar, Gavaskar, Clive Lloyd, Ponting, Garner, Imran to name but a few...
PS Andy Roberts’ cousin is our office manager. I reckon Andy could still do a job for my Sunday team...😂 |
I did have Kallis in my team at first, but then I chose Imran Khan - because I needed someone with a coke bottle top in their trouser pocket. 😇
As a youngster my favourite batsman was the elegant Tom Graveney ... So I'm gutted he's only doing the drinks. 😎 | |
| Everyday above ground ... Is a good day! 😎 |
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| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 16:08 - May 29 with 652 views | exiledclaseboy |
| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 15:23 - May 29 by sherpajacob |
I picked the best wicket keeper to keep wicket.
If Lara and Richards fail to build on what the openers get, I've got Steve Waugh to dig in while Botham and Hadlee play shots, I also expect Wasim , Warne and Marshall to chip in with a few.
So Bob Taylor is far more important for his ability to get the Mars/ Venus combined XI batsmen out through a miracle catch or stumping, than his ability to add a few runs. He'll save more than runs than Gilchrist would score. |
I respect your right to be wrong.  Gilchrist was a world class batsman and a fine keeper who was a huge part of the Aussie team that changed the way Test cricket is played. | |
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| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 16:41 - May 29 with 639 views | CountyJim |
| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 22:23 - May 28 by dickythorpe |
Martin Crowe
Hugh Morris
Viv Richards
Robin Smith
Kevin Pieterson
Matthew Maynard
Andrew Flintoff
Matthew Hoggard
Shane Warne
Joel Garner
Bob Willis |
Who's keeping wicket |  | | |
| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 16:51 - May 29 with 633 views | theloneranger |
| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 16:41 - May 29 by CountyJim |
Who's keeping wicket |
Maynard ?? | |
| Everyday above ground ... Is a good day! 😎 |
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| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 16:54 - May 29 with 627 views | sainthelens |
| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 12:18 - May 29 by CountyJim |
Question is this for Test or one day game |
Jesus Jim, I've picked Boycott to open. I'll leave that with you. |  | | |
| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 16:55 - May 29 with 624 views | exiledclaseboy |
| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 16:54 - May 29 by sainthelens |
Jesus Jim, I've picked Boycott to open. I'll leave that with you. |
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| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 16:56 - May 29 with 624 views | CountyJim |
1 Boycott
2 Greenidge
3 Tendulkar
4 Pontin
5 Kallis
6 Sangakrra wk
7Botham
8Warne
9 Akram
10 Lillie
11 Marshall | | | |
| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 16:58 - May 29 with 620 views | CountyJim |
| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 16:54 - May 29 by sainthelens |
Jesus Jim, I've picked Boycott to open. I'll leave that with you. |
In fairness the OP didn't say | | | |
| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 17:02 - May 29 with 617 views | CountyJim |
Got to say brilliant thread 👠| | | |
| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 17:11 - May 29 with 609 views | CountyJim |
| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 12:39 - May 29 by dickythorpe |
Alan retired when I was very young so I didn't see him but yes I've been told umpteen times he should have played many times for England. |
Great batsman and my hero growing up I was lucky my Mam and Dad loved cricket so took me 8-10 times a season
Trouble was in Alan's era there was so many openers to choose as I said he was my hero but in all honesty he was about 4th or 5th in pecking order at that time | | | |
| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 17:32 - May 29 with 600 views | WarwickHunt |
| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 15:43 - May 29 by theloneranger |
I did have Kallis in my team at first, but then I chose Imran Khan - because I needed someone with a coke bottle top in their trouser pocket. 😇
As a youngster my favourite batsman was the elegant Tom Graveney ... So I'm gutted he's only doing the drinks. 😎 |
Tom Graveney’s batting was elegance personified. Probably the best timer of a ball I’ve ever seen.
Effortless. | | | |
| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 18:31 - May 29 with 582 views | WarwickHunt |
| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 14:08 - May 29 by exiledclaseboy |
Anyone who picks anyone other than Gilchrist as keeper and to bat at seven or eight hasn't been watching cricket properly. |
I played against Richmond a couple of years ago and got talking to the guy who met him at the airport. He was about 17 and young for an overseas pro.
He looked like a little kid and barely spoke on the journey to his digs. Guy thought “What the fûck have we got here?”. He played his first three games in three days and scored three hundreds! Two not out... | | | |
| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 18:35 - May 29 with 578 views | dickythorpe |
| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 16:51 - May 29 by theloneranger |
Maynard ?? |
Yes it's unorthodox but he's my "entertainer" and favourite....so I don't want him running around wasting energy running around in the field when's he's got square cuts and cover drives to do  | | | |
| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 18:49 - May 29 with 571 views | CountyJim |
Who's everyone's 12th man for me Jonty Rhodes what a fielder | | | |
| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 18:50 - May 29 with 570 views | CountyJim |
| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 18:35 - May 29 by dickythorpe |
Yes it's unorthodox but he's my "entertainer" and favourite....so I don't want him running around wasting energy running around in the field when's he's got square cuts and cover drives to do |
I will accept that as long as he wears a chinstrap while batting FFS !!  | | | |
| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 19:06 - May 29 with 562 views | WarwickHunt |
The Perchrock World XI
1.Gavaskar
2.Greenidge
3.Viv
4.Lara
5.G Pollock
6.Sobers
7Knott
8.Warne
9.Marshall
10.Hall
11.Gibbs | | | |
| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 19:11 - May 29 with 561 views | sainthelens |
| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 18:49 - May 29 by CountyJim |
Who's everyone's 12th man for me Jonty Rhodes what a fielder |
Colin Pascoe.
Put out the cones and fetch the drinks. | | | |
| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 01:12 - May 30 with 531 views | sherpajacob |
| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 16:08 - May 29 by exiledclaseboy |
I respect your right to be wrong. Gilchrist was a world class batsman and a fine keeper who was a huge part of the Aussie team that changed the way Test cricket is played. |
I've already got 5 world class batsman plus Botham and Hadlee in my team and a world class keeper rather than just a fine keeper.
catches win matches.
No arguments that Gilchrist was a top batsman and a better than average keeper, but my top 5 are all better batsmen and Taylor was a far far better keeper | |
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| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 01:47 - May 30 with 526 views | WarwickHunt |
| CRICKET WORLD X1 ... on 01:12 - May 30 by sherpajacob |
I've already got 5 world class batsman plus Botham and Hadlee in my team and a world class keeper rather than just a fine keeper.
catches win matches.
No arguments that Gilchrist was a top batsman and a better than average keeper, but my top 5 are all better batsmen and Taylor was a far far better keeper |
Gilchrist all day for me. If you’re going to play Warne (a shoo-in) you play Gilchrist, Taylor was a great keeper but I don’t remember him standing up to a world class leg spinner who bowled six different balls an over at 60+mph and turned some of them square and/or bounced like a tennis ball off a length. | | | |
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