richie benaud's greatest 11

[Shri]

Warne definatly for me......but why isnt Botham in the line up....Botham at his best was the best allrounder ever in the History of the Game....although this is a argued opinion.....Botham and Richards in a side...u coundnt get a better double act

Seems like Markarse isn't that bright even when he has one s in his name.

 

[Shri]

He had me at "Student Squirt Eating".

Phlegm's team name is Suspicious Surreptitious Squirts in the cpl, and he loves making multis. Wouldn't be surprised if this was him.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Phlegm's team name is Suspicious Surreptitious Squirts in the cpl, and he loves making multis. Wouldn't be surprised if this was him.

I suppose the inspiration to name his team that came upon him one fine midday..

 

[Burgey]

Haha, and there's a "poster" in this thread called uggboots. Forum invasion obvz.

Ugg boots are an abomination tbf. Should never be seen in public. Ever.

 

[Zinzan]

Pffft, I'll never forgive Benaud for leaving Hadlee out of his XI

 

[hang on]

or marshall

 

[Zinzan]

^ You're right, always thought he did pick Marshall for some reason, but on 2nd looks he didn't he make Richie's short list ....

The short list

Openers:

Victor Trumper Australia
Gordon Greenidge West Indies
Len Hutton England
Arthur Morris Australia
Jack Hobbs England
Sunil Gavaskar India

Number 3:

Don Bradman Australia
Walter Hammond England
George Headley West Indies

Middle Order:

Graeme Pollock South Africa
Brian Lara West Indies
Frank Worrell West Indies
Greg Chappell Australia
Viv Richards West Indies
Sachin Tendulkar India

All-rounders:

Keith Miller Australia
Garry Sobers West Indies
Imran Khan Pakistan
Ian Botham England
Richard Hadlee New Zealand
Kapil Dev India

Wicket-keeper:

Rod Marsh Australia
Ian Healy Australia
Adam Gilchrist Australia

Spin-Bowler:

Bill O'Reilly Australia
Abdul Qadir Pakistan
Shane Warne Australia

Pace-Bowlers:

Ray Lindwall Australia
Fred Trueman England
Glenn McGrath Australia
Harold Larwood England
Dennis Lillee Australia
Sydney Barnes England

 

[Burgey]

Yup. Always found it unforgiveable for someone to have an opinion different to my own.

Especially someone who's played and watched more test cricket than anyone else in history.

Uninformed buffoon he plainly is.

 

[hang on]

wasn't aware that one couldn't query the selections and choices of the great and the good.

perhaps u should reserve your irascibility for later today when the test starts.

 

[Flem274*]

Yup. Always found it unforgiveable for someone to have an opinion different to my own.

Especially someone who's played and watched more test cricket than anyone else in history.

Uninformed buffoon he plainly is.

Haha, clearly Zinzan doesn't hate Benaud forever or truly find it "unforgiveable." Brighten up, it's your birthday, have a beer and watch the India/West Indies tie.

 

[Zinzan]

^ Iol doubt Burgey would have taken that seriously, especially considering my avatar

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Quite.

When I first saw this post it looked like Burgey had bumped up a thread over a year old just to say "Quite". Then I noticed it said at the bottom that the post had been edited by AndyC to remove links. If Burgey's been posting pornographic links I'd like to see them.

 

[smash84]

^ You're right, always thought he did pick Marshall for some reason, but on 2nd looks he didn't he make Richie's short list ....

The short list

Openers:

Victor Trumper Australia
Gordon Greenidge West Indies
Len Hutton England
Arthur Morris Australia
Jack Hobbs England
Sunil Gavaskar India

Number 3:

Don Bradman Australia
Walter Hammond England
George Headley West Indies

Middle Order:

Graeme Pollock South Africa
Brian Lara West Indies
Frank Worrell West Indies
Greg Chappell Australia
Viv Richards West Indies
Sachin Tendulkar India

All-rounders:

Keith Miller Australia
Garry Sobers West Indies
Imran Khan Pakistan
Ian Botham England
Richard Hadlee New Zealand
Kapil Dev India

Wicket-keeper:

Rod Marsh Australia
Ian Healy Australia
Adam Gilchrist Australia

Spin-Bowler:

Bill O'Reilly Australia
Abdul Qadir Pakistan
Shane Warne Australia

Pace-Bowlers:

Ray Lindwall Australia
Fred Trueman England
Glenn McGrath Australia
Harold Larwood England
Dennis Lillee Australia
Sydney Barnes England

I am surprised at Benaud's spin choice. Qadir ahead of Murali?

 

[centurymaker]

I am surprised at Benaud's spin choice. Qadir ahead of Murali?

those guys were picked quite some time ago TBF.

 

[bagapath]

those guys were picked quite some time ago TBF.

nah. by the time gilly was a great cricketer murali was one too...

 

[smash84]

maybe it was Benaud's favorite team and not his greatest team?

 

[weldone]

I am surprised at Benaud's spin choice. Qadir ahead of Murali?

He doesn't rate off-spinners. But then, don't ask me why Qadir ahead of Grimmett.

 

[Burgey]

Ugg boots are evil

Richie Benaud doesn't wear ugg boots.

 

[sledger]

The guy batting at 5 in his line up does though, he's a bit precious.

 

[Burgey]

Richie obviously unaware that player will not bat anywhere other than four, even in someone else's ATG side.