looks a good team but one name missing which i wanted to put in but could not find the space (a roberts) i was a big fan of joel garner and could not leave him out.!!!!!Matt79 said:For me:
Fredericks
Greenidge
Headley
Richards *
Weekes
Sobers
Walcott +
Marshall
Ramadhin
Ambrose
Garner
with Richardson and Lara unlucky to miss out. Walcott was a shadow of himself as a batsman when he had to keep wicket, but that 'shadow' still averaged in the mid-40s and was a fair keeper by all accounts. Besides, to fit him into the team, he has to take the keeper's slot, which he did actually do for the first chunk of his career, or be one of the openers, which he never did. So, he's the keeper.
You could go on forever arguing over an all time XI. The only ones beyond argument should be Sobers and Richards. However I don't think even Carl Hooper's own mother would select him.andmark said:g greenidge
d haynes
v richards
b lara
c lloyd
c hooper
j dujon
m marshall
j garner
m holding
c ambrose
what a team!!!!!
anyone think they can beat my dream team of all time windies players? please post your team and we will discuss/argue the pros and cons!!!!
Some strange choices there. Hooper, Dujon and Haynes would probably not be natural choices IMO and no Sobers or Headley is eqaully, if not more, strange.andmark said:g greenidge
d haynes
v richards
b lara
c lloyd
c hooper
j dujon
m marshall
j garner
m holding
c ambrose
what a team!!!!!
anyone think they can beat my dream team of all time windies players? please post your team and we will discuss/argue the pros and cons!!!!
Thank you andmark, much appreciated. I haven't heard that much about Murray but the name definately rings a bell.andmark said:good views but one wicketkeeper missing from your list (d murray) must deserve a mention,he must have sore hands now after taking the ball from holding marshall garner croft etc etc,very good post t./y perm
It's harsh on him, agreed. He'd be a walk-up start in every other countries all time best teams, but the Windies have been blessed with a particularly good line of middle order bats over the decades.Kweek said:tbh im surprised Lara misses out so much...
oz_fan said:1. Gordon Greenidge
2. Desmond Haynes
3. Viv Richards
4. Brian Lara
5. Everton Weekes
6. Gary Sobers
7. Jeffrey Dujon
8. Malcolm Marshall
9. Michael Holding
10. Curtly Ambrose
11. Joel Garner
There is no real need for a spinner in a Windies all-time XI considering the pace attack they have. Gibbs and Ramadhin are both good spinners but neither of them warrant a place over the WI pace bowlers especially when you have Richards and Sobers who can both bowl competent spin.
nevertheless he would still be a key member in a west indian all-time xi...other than richards, headley and sobers, who is equal or better to him in the west indian sides, past or present?Matt79 said:It's harsh on him, agreed. He'd be a walk-up start in every other countries all time best teams, but the Windies have been blessed with a particularly good line of middle order bats over the decades.