Grittiest XI

[Matt79]

Pick an eleven on the criteria of gritty tenacity, "never say die". Batters who best defend their wicket in adversity, rather than strokeplayers, bowlers who never drop their heads, even when its 340/1 on a belter and 40 degrees in the shade.

My initial thoughts
David Boon
Bill Woodfull
Dravid
Border
S. Waugh
A. Flower
Imran Khan
Kapil Dev
Warne
Lillee
Spoffoth

 

[aussie]

seems a decent line-up

 

[LongHopCassidy]

1. Justin Langer
2. Rick McCosker
3. Rahul Dravid
4. David Boon
5. Allan Border*
6. Steve Waugh
7. Rod Marsh+
8. Wasim Akram
9. Merv Hughes
10. Andy Caddick
11. Abdul Qadir

 

[superkingdave]

candy addick gritty?

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Believe me, ears (especially punchbowl-sized) are durable things.

 

[Goughy]

Kepler Wessels must be on that list.

Tough, uncomprimising and looked like he was carved out of stone.

Became a successful Test players by making the most of his talent and never possessed the ability to play more than 3 shots.

In my dictionary the definition of gritty

Gritty: See Wessels, Kepler

 

[Swervy]

got to get Bruce Laird in there..he was always described as gritty, or gutsy or brave or whatever

 

[adharcric]

Anil Kumble certainly deserves consideration.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Boycs would have to be there for me, possibly Gary Kirsten & Rigor Richardson too.

On the bowling front I'd have to have McGrath in any gritty XI. He nags away with such unerring accuarcy & persistence.

 

[honestbharani]

Gary Kirsten is the grittiest player I have seen.

 

[Autobahn]

Boycott
Atherton
Tavare
Shastri
Kallis
*Brearley
S. Waugh
+Taylor
Caddick
Geoff Allott
Peter Such

Not a bad team actually a bit light on the bowling front, but then again this team wouldn't be bowling that much really.

 

[social]

Bill Ponsford and Brian Statham need consideration.

 

[social]

Boycott
Atherton
Tavare
Shastri
Kallis
*Brearley
S. Waugh
+Taylor
Caddick
Geoff Allott
Peter Such

Not a bad team actually a bit light on the bowling front, but then again this team wouldn't be bowling that much really.

Brierley was hopeless as a batsman.

LE would know the surname of the English batsman David _ who blunted the Windies in '76 despite having no claims to fame whatsoever. Now that guy epitomised grittiness.

 

[Autobahn]

Brierley was hopeless as a batsman.

LE would know the surname of the English batsman David _ who blunted the Windies in '76 despite having no claims to fame whatsoever. Now that guy epitomised grittiness.

David Steele, and his best moments where in the summer before against aus when he was hooking Lillee and Thomson off his nose.

And to be fair Brearley was a very defensive and gritty batsmen even though he was quite poor.

 

[Goughy]

Brierley was hopeless as a batsman.

LE would know the surname of the English batsman David _ who blunted the Windies in '76 despite having no claims to fame whatsoever. Now that guy epitomised grittiness.

David Steele aka "The bank clerk who went to war"

 

[Dasa]

Brierley was hopeless as a batsman.

LE would know the surname of the English batsman David _ who blunted the Windies in '76 despite having no claims to fame whatsoever. Now that guy epitomised grittiness.

Steele.

 

[Barney Rubble]

Matthew Hoggard should surely be in contention. Certainly if Candy Addick is.

 

[aussie]

what about Courtney Walsh?

 

[steds]

Bill Ponsford and Brian Statham need consideration.

Was just about to say Statham

 

[andyc]

Boycott
Atherton
Tavare
Shastri
Kallis
*Brearley
S. Waugh
+Taylor
Caddick
Geoff Allott
Peter Such

Not a bad team actually a bit light on the bowling front, but then again this team wouldn't be bowling that much really.

There's no way you can exclude Border from this kind of team.