Captain of 1966-85 World Test XI

aussie tragic · 11-11-2006, 05:50 AM

This is a 3-day poll to select the captain of the 1966-85 World XI now (as it's obvious that Hadlee will win the final bowler slot).

Captain citeria is that the player must have won a test as captain of their country during the period.

Greg Chappell: 48 Tests, W21 (44%) – D14 (29%) - L13 (27%) --- bat ave 55.38 as captain
Sunil Gavaskar: 47 Tests, W9 (19%) – D30 (64%) - L8 (17%) --- bat ave 50.72 as captain
Viv Richards: 6 Tests, W2 (33%) – D4 (67%) - L0 (0%) --- bat ave 59.57 as captain
Gary Sobers: 34 Tests, W7 (21%) – D18 (53%) – L9 (26%) --- bat ave 62.27 as captain

The 1966-85 World Test XI

1. Sunil Gavaskar (50.67)
2. Gordon Greenidge (49.14)
3. Viv Richards (54.02)
4. Greg Chappell (53.86)
5. Gary Sobers (59.10) (bowl: 32.62)
6. Ian Botham (36.13) (bowl: 26.37)
7. + Alan Knott (32.75)
8. Richard Hadlee (24.98) (bowl: 22.54)
9. Malcom Marshall (17.77) (bowl: 22.11)
10. Dennis Lillee (13.71) (bowl: 23.92)
11. Derek Underwood (11.56) (bowl: 25.83)

steds · 11-11-2006, 05:53 AM

Underwood's been screwed over here, I feel.

aussie tragic · 11-11-2006, 05:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steds

Underwood's been screwed over here, I feel.

Why, he never captained England?

PhoenixFire · 11-11-2006, 09:29 AM

Sobers for me. Seeing the way Greg Chappel has been to some of the Indian players, I am not convinced by his man management skills.

Lillian Thomson · 11-11-2006, 12:04 PM

I wouldn't vote for any of them. Greg Chappel - great batsman but horrible cheat. Sunil Gavaskar - Not a great record and he precided over the awful series against England when he managed to slow it down to 9 overs an hour. Viv Richards - Wasn't captain long enough during the period. Garry Sobers - wasn't highly regarded as a captain and some West Indians never forgave him for throwing away a Test Match by declaring and setting England a very generous target.

Perm · 11-11-2006, 12:26 PM

Greg Chappell for me.

oz_fan · 11-11-2006, 05:41 PM

Chappell for me. I would of gone with Viv but he didn't captain enough during 1966-86.

Matt79 · 11-11-2006, 07:14 PM

Chappell. Best strike rate in terms of wins of the choices listed. Viv or Sobers as vice, not fussed really.

shortpitched713 · 12-11-2006, 01:26 PM

Chappell was a disgrace as far as captaincy goes. It should go to Viv more for lack of choice than anything.

archie mac · 12-11-2006, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aussie tragic

This is a 3-day poll to select the captain of the 1966-85 World XI now (as it's obvious that Hadlee will win the final bowler slot).

Captain citeria is that the player must have won a test as captain of their country during the period.

Greg Chappell: 48 Tests, W21 (44%) – D14 (29%) - L13 (27%) --- bat ave 55.38 as captain
Sunil Gavaskar: 47 Tests, W9 (19%) – D30 (64%) - L8 (17%) --- bat ave 50.72 as captain
Viv Richards: 6 Tests, W2 (33%) – D4 (67%) - L0 (0%) --- bat ave 59.57 as captain
Gary Sobers: 34 Tests, W7 (21%) – D18 (53%) – L9 (26%) --- bat ave 62.27 as captain

The 1966-85 World Test XI

1. Sunil Gavaskar (50.67)
2. Gordon Greenidge (49.14)
3. Viv Richards (54.02)
4. Greg Chappell (53.86)
5. Gary Sobers (59.10) (bowl: 32.62)
6. Ian Botham (36.13) (bowl: 26.37)
7. + Alan Knott (32.75)
8. Richard Hadlee (24.98) (bowl: 22.54)
9. Malcom Marshall (17.77) (bowl: 22.11)
10. Dennis Lillee (13.71) (bowl: 23.92)
11. Derek Underwood (11.56) (bowl: 25.83)

Not much to choose from there! I was never overly impressed by GSC as a captain tbh. Lets give it to one of the bowlers; 'Deadly' for mind

bagapath · 13-11-2006, 02:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oz_fan

Chappell for me. I would of gone with Viv but he didn't captain enough during 1966-86.

good point. i agree.

View Poll Results: Captin of 1966-85 World test XI
Greg Chappell	15	65.22%
Sunil Gavaskar	0	0%
Viv Richards	7	30.43%
Gary Sobers	1	4.35%
Voters: 23. You may not vote on this poll

11-11-2006, 05:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
aussie tragic International Debutant Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 2,255	Captain of 1966-85 World Test XI This is a 3-day poll to select the captain of the 1966-85 World XI now (as it's obvious that Hadlee will win the final bowler slot). Captain citeria is that the player must have won a test as captain of their country during the period. Greg Chappell: 48 Tests, W21 (44%) – D14 (29%) - L13 (27%) --- bat ave 55.38 as captain Sunil Gavaskar: 47 Tests, W9 (19%) – D30 (64%) - L8 (17%) --- bat ave 50.72 as captain Viv Richards: 6 Tests, W2 (33%) – D4 (67%) - L0 (0%) --- bat ave 59.57 as captain Gary Sobers: 34 Tests, W7 (21%) – D18 (53%) – L9 (26%) --- bat ave 62.27 as captain The 1966-85 World Test XI 1. Sunil Gavaskar (50.67) 2. Gordon Greenidge (49.14) 3. Viv Richards (54.02) 4. Greg Chappell (53.86) 5. Gary Sobers (59.10) (bowl: 32.62) 6. Ian Botham (36.13) (bowl: 26.37) 7. + Alan Knott (32.75) 8. Richard Hadlee (24.98) (bowl: 22.54) 9. Malcom Marshall (17.77) (bowl: 22.11) 10. Dennis Lillee (13.71) (bowl: 23.92) 11. Derek Underwood (11.56) (bowl: 25.83) Last edited by aussie tragic; 11-11-2006 at 11:03 AM.

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11-11-2006, 05:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
steds Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Riding public transport back and forth Posts: 16,914	Underwood's been screwed over here, I feel.

11-11-2006, 09:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
PhoenixFire International Coach Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bitch please, I'm from West Yorkshire Posts: 14,986	Sobers for me. Seeing the way Greg Chappel has been to some of the Indian players, I am not convinced by his man management skills.

11-11-2006, 12:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
Lillian Thomson International Captain Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: england Posts: 5,638	I wouldn't vote for any of them. Greg Chappel - great batsman but horrible cheat. Sunil Gavaskar - Not a great record and he precided over the awful series against England when he managed to slow it down to 9 overs an hour. Viv Richards - Wasn't captain long enough during the period. Garry Sobers - wasn't highly regarded as a captain and some West Indians never forgave him for throwing away a Test Match by declaring and setting England a very generous target.

12-11-2006, 01:26 PM	#9 (permalink)
shortpitched713 International Regular Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: USA Posts: 3,219	Chappell was a disgrace as far as captaincy goes. It should go to Viv more for lack of choice than anything.

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