Alphabet Teams - Page 3

Matt79 · 03-10-2007, 01:09 AM

Can anyone suggest a decent spinner starting with H? Not Harbajhan Singh as he'd be an S in my system.

NUFAN · 03-10-2007, 01:10 AM

Hirwani?

SJS · 03-10-2007, 01:14 AM

The I's

Imran Farhat
Imran Nazir
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Irvine, Brian
Ijaz Ahmed
Imran Khan
Imtiaz Ahmed
Intikhab Alam
Illingworth, Ray
Iqbal Qasim
Ironside, David

SJS · 03-10-2007, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by NUFAN

Hirwani?

There is also Herbert Hordern of Australia (early 20th century. Right arm leg spinner.
46 wickets in just 7 test matches !!

avg 23.37 and strike rate 46.7 - fabulous for a spinner.

Five five fors and 2 10 fors in just 7 tests.

Amazing figures in a short career.

NUFAN · 03-10-2007, 01:23 AM

P
1 Pullar, Geoff
2 Paynter, Eddie
3 Ponting, Ricky
4 Ponsford, Bill
5 Pollock, Graeme
6 Pietersen, Kevin
7 Parore, Adam
8 Pollock Shaun
9 Pollock, Peter
10 Procter, Mike
11 Patterson, Patrick

SJS · 03-10-2007, 01:25 AM

The Fabulous F's

Fredericks, Roy
Fingleton
Fry, C B
Foster, Reginald E
Flower,
Faulkner
Flintoff
Farnes, Ken
Fazal Mahmood
Freeman
Ferris, John

NUFAN · 03-10-2007, 01:26 AM

Was Angus Fraser close to making your side?

SJS · 03-10-2007, 01:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NUFAN

P
1 Pullar, Geoff
2 Paynter, Eddie
3 Ponting, Ricky
4 Ponsford, Bill
5 Pollock, Graeme
6 Pietersen, Kevin
7 Parore, Adam
8 Pollock Shaun
9 Pollock, Peter
10 Procter, Mike
11 Patterson, Patrick

Jim Parks might make a better keeper (and batsman) than Parore.

SJS · 03-10-2007, 01:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NUFAN

Was Angus Fraser close to making your side?

Ken Farnes makes it by being the fastest of the lot and figures very similar (marginally better ) to Fraser

Fazal was a fabulous medium pacer compared by many to Bedser. Ferris is a legend with 61 wkts in 9 tests !! and Flintoff is an all rounder.

andyc · 03-10-2007, 02:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NUFAN

P
1 Pullar, Geoff
2 Paynter, Eddie
3 Ponting, Ricky
4 Ponsford, Bill
5 Pollock, Graeme
6 Pietersen, Kevin
7 Parore, Adam
8 Pollock Shaun
9 Pollock, Peter
10 Procter, Mike
11 Patterson, Patrick

Procter below Peter (and arguably Shaun) is a bit harsh. Long batting line up all the same.

The Sean · 03-10-2007, 03:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt79

Yeah, with my teams I've always used the "second" name, regardless of whether that is their family name or not - just as a consistency thing. Besides, it makes Q a lot harder.

T would be a wonderful team to watch - it would have one of the scarier pace attacks ever, plus the incomparable (to watch) Trumper and Tallon.
Trecothick
Taylor, M
Taylor, H
Tendulkar
Trumper
Thorpe
Tallon+
Trueman
Trumble/Tayfield
Tyson
Thompson

You've lost all credibility leaving out Chris Tavare.

Seriously though - I reckon Charlie Turner is a better bowler than anyone but Trueman in that team. Get him in there!

The Sean · 03-10-2007, 03:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt79

Done this myself in my spare time - the answer is M,, with L or H close behind

M:
Morris
Mitchell
McCartney
McCabe
Miandad
Miller
Marsh+
Marshall
Muralitharan
McDermott/McKenzie/MacDonald
McGrath

With Martyn, Mushtaq and MacGill on the bench.
Very even team with a lethal bowling attack.

H:
Hutton
Hobbs
Hammond
Headley
Harvey
Hill
Healy+
Hadlee
Holding
Hughes
Hoggard

Easily the strongest batting of any one letter, bowling not quite as good as "M" or "L", and no decent spinner is an issue.

L:
Lawry
Langer
Lara
Lloyd
Laxman
Langley+
Lindwall
Laker
Larwood
Lillee
Lohmann
L's bowling is top drawer, batting is quite strong, albeit a bit short.

G is not bad either:
Greenidge
Gavaskar
Grace
Gomes
Ganguly
Gilchrist
Grout+
Gregory, J
Gillespie
Garner
Grimmett

Cheating and playing Gilchrist as a specialist bat.

Great sides mate - I'd have Hall over Hughes though in the H attack, and I reckon Tom Graveney deserves a spot ahead of Larry Gomes in the G batting line up.

Matt79 · 03-10-2007, 03:32 AM

I stuffed up the H's, yes Hall should be there ahead of one of Hoggard or Hughes (I initally forgot about Hadlee and had Trevor Hohns in - which I knew was wrong).

I had Graveney in until I realised I'd forgotten one W.G. Grace. I'd probably leave out Grout, make Gilly keeper, ditch one of Gomes or Ganguly for one of Graveney, Gatting, or Gower.

The Sean · 03-10-2007, 04:34 AM

Can't believe I'd forgotten Gower - one of my favourite players.

Goddard, Giffen, Gibbs and Gupte all unlucky too.

Peter May a contender for the Ms?

The Sean · 03-10-2007, 04:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SJS

The Fabulous F's

Fredericks, Roy
Fingleton
Fry, C B
Foster, Reginald E
Flower,
Faulkner
Flintoff
Farnes, Ken
Fazal Mahmood
Freeman
Ferris, John

Can't argue too much there - Frank Foster a potential addition to the bowling attack, and I reckon I'd definitely have Stephen Fleming in the side, either in place of RE Foster, or in place of Fingleton (moving Fry up to open and Fleming in at no.3).

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