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Who would win...

Goughy

Hall of Fame Member
Semi serious question.

Who would win in a Test series between a team made up of 3x Kallis and 8 local average club cricketers versus New Zealand?
 
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Richard

Cricket Web Staff Member
So a team of 3 players vs one of 8?

The 8, surely.

How bad would it be to have 1 fielder? Not to mention Kallis is hardly a crash-hot wicketkeeper.
 

Goughy

Hall of Fame Member
So a team of 3 players vs one of 8?

The 8, surely.

How bad would it be to have 1 fielder? Not to mention Kallis is hardly a crash-hot wicketkeeper.
? Did you read the post?

I thought it seemed obvious what I meant. Will make a small edit to make it a tiny bit clearer
 

Richard

Cricket Web Staff Member
? Did you read the post?

I thought it seemed obvious what I meant. Will make a small edit to make it a tiny bit clearer
Haha. Was probably obvious to most, not so to me. :p

Hmm, that's one hell of a tough question TBH. I'd go for the 3xKallis+8-club-players. Club cricket in New Zealand, they say, is of a pretty damn good standard, just sadly rare.
 

Athlai

Not Terrible
Scorecard similar to this

New Zealand 267/9

Taylor 98 b local
Cumming 65 retired hurt

local 50/4
Kallis 54/3
Kallis 42/2

Kallis Inv. XI

400/3 dec.

Kallis 160*
local 121*

Martin 70/3
 

TT Boy

Hall of Fame Member
Kallis, Martin's the only New Zealander who is comparably a better bowler than Jacques.
 

Richard

Cricket Web Staff Member
Oh yeah, good point...

This is the New Zealand side playing in the Test being played at the time of this post, rather than one containing their three best seamers Franklin, Bond and Oram, yes?

If it's a NZ side at what I'd call full-strength, would go for that.
 

Fiery

Banned
Oh yeah, good point...

This is the New Zealand side playing in the Test being played at the time of this post, rather than one containing their three best seamers Franklin, Bond and Oram, yes?

If it's a NZ side at what I'd call full-strength, would go for that.
You've totally redeemed yourself :thumbsup:
 

TT Boy

Hall of Fame Member
Oh yeah, good point...

This is the New Zealand side playing in the Test being played at the time of this post, rather than one containing their three best seamers Franklin, Bond and Oram, yes?

If it's a NZ side at what I'd call full-strength, would go for that.
Don't know about that, Oram has bowled pies for the past eighteen months. Kallis always guarantees you a wicket regardless of the surface, extremely canny bowler whilst Jacob has become pretty one note.
 

silentstriker

The Wheel is Forever
Haha, I know this is in jest, but I'll try:

Kallis averages 64 with the bat against New Zealand. So three of them would score 192 by themselves, plus you want to give the other eight a combined score of 160. Assume 25 extras in addition, especially as we'll pick mostly frontline club batsmen for this purpose (so seven of them should average something like 20) and just one-two bowlers. So that comes out to be 377 runs.

However, with the ball, Kallis isn't too hot vs. New Zealand. He averages 38, so you'd think they'd score 380 if only the three of them bowl.

Holy crap, it's closer than it has any right to be. :laugh:
 

Richard

Cricket Web Staff Member
Don't know about that, Oram has bowled pies for the past eighteen months. Kallis always guarantees you a wicket regardless of the surface, extremely canny bowler whilst Jacob has become pretty one note.
Kallis > Oram as a Test bowler on a non-seaming surface, but to say Oram's "bowled pies" is quite untrue. He's rarely offered any great threat, no, but in only one Test in his career where he's bowled many overs that he's gone for more than 2.7-an-over or so.

Oram isn't the most incisive bowler ever, but he's exceptionally rarely a pie-chucker.
 

Fiery

Banned
Kallis > Oram as a Test bowler on a non-seaming surface, but to say Oram's "bowled pies" is quite untrue. He's rarely offered any great threat, no, but in only one Test in his career where he's bowled many overs that he's gone for more than 2.7-an-over or so.

Oram isn't the most incisive bowler ever, but he's exceptionally rarely a pie-chucker.
He bowled quite superbly in the warm-up games
 

Richard

Cricket Web Staff Member
Certainly did (I guess you probably didn't read my match-reports where I said such). One of these, too, was on a relatively flat surface.

However, unfortunately he didn't offer any great incision in the Test. Then, more unfortunately still, he got injured.
 

Fiery

Banned
Certainly did (I guess you probably didn't read my match-reports where I said such). One of these, too, was on a relatively flat surface.

However, unfortunately he didn't offer any great incision in the Test. Then, more unfortunately still, he got injured.
I know. I was agreeing with you
 

Shaggy Alfresco

State Captain
When in doubt, sim it out.

Code:
Date: 11-18-2007
  
JACQUES KALLIS CLUBHOUSE XI VS NEW ZEALAND at Elland Road
Timeless match
Pitch Condition: Normal
 
JACQUES KALLIS CLUBHOUSE XI WON THE TOSS AND ELECTED TO BOWL FIRST
  
                                     -X-
   
NEW ZEALAND 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Craig Cumming       c. Bobson      b. J Kallis     64   177   13    0   36.2%
Michael Papps       lbw            b. J Kallis     34   134    5    0   25.4%
Lou Vincent         lbw            b. Richardson   54   124   10    0   43.5%
Stephen Flemming    c. Donald      b. J Kallis     58   132   10    0   43.9%
Scott Styris        lbw            b. J Kallis     15    33    3    0   45.5%
Ross Taylor         c. Jackson     b. J Kallis     10    47    2    0   21.3%
Brendon McCullum    c. Mattson     b. J Kallis     93   215   19    0   43.3%
Daniel Vettori      lbw            b. J Kallis     41    94    8    0   43.6%
Mark Gillespie      lbw            b. J Kallis     34    66    6    0   51.5%
Ian O'Brien         c. Bobson      b. J Kallis      0     3    0    0    0.0%
Chris Martin        not out                         0     9    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  427/10       Overs:  171.3        Run Rate:  2.49     Extras:  24 
   
                             Day 2  4:28 PM
   
  
                                     -X-
 
NEW ZEALAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
C Cumming     M Papps      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       96 (277)
C Cumming     L Vincent    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            41 (58)
S Flemming    L Vincent    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                    62 (180)
S Flemming    S Styris     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            41 (78)
S Flemming    R Taylor                                                0 (4)
B McCullum    R Taylor     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            39 (81)
B McCullum    D Vettori    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ               75 (182)
B McCullum    Gillespie    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                     60 (142)
B McCullum    I O'Brien    þþ                                         8 (9)
B McCullum    C Martin     þ                                          5 (18)


     Fall of Wickets    96/1      137/2     199/3     240/4     240/5
                        279/6     354/7     414/8     422/9     427/10    

 Total:  427/10      Overs:  171.3         Run Rate:  2.49    Extras:  24   
  
                                     -X-

JACQUES KALLIS  CLUBHOUSE XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Jacques Kallis       50.0     12     135      4      2.70     1      4 
Jacques Kallis       56.0     22     129      2      2.30     1      1 
Jacques Kallis       39.3     17      86      3      2.18     1      1 
Richard Richardson   26.0      7      65      1      2.50     2      1 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 5      No Balls: 7      Leg Byes: 7      Byes: 5 

 Total:  427/10       Overs:  171.3        Run Rate:  2.49    Extras:  24   
                                     -X-
 
 
JACQUES KALLIS CLUBHOUSE XI 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Jack Jackson        c. McCullum    b. Gillespie     5    25    1    0   20.0%
John Johnson        c. Cumming     b. Martin       28    84    5    0   33.3%
Bob Bobson          c. Cumming     b. Gillespie     0     1    0    0    0.0%
Jacques Kallis      c. Flemming    b. O'Brien       4     4    1    0  100.0%
Jacques Kallis                     b. Martin       75    67   16    0  111.9%
Jacques Kallis      lbw            b. O'Brien      32    54    5    1   59.3%
Don Donald          c. McCullum    b. Vettori       5    28    1    0   17.9%
Richard Richardson  lbw            b. Gillespie    34    59    7    0   57.6%
Matt Mattson        c. Cumming     b. Martin       12    36    1    1   33.3%
Pete Peterson       c. Vincent     b. Gillespie     3    23    0    0   13.0%
Andrew Anderson     not out                         0     3    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  208/10       Overs:  63.5         Run Rate:  3.26     Extras:  10 
   
                             Day 3  2:13 PM
   
  
                                     -X-
 
JACQUES KALLIS CLUBHOUSE XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
J Jackson     J Johnson    þþþþþþþþ                                  20 (41)
B Bobson      J Johnson                                               0 (1)
J Kallis      J Johnson    þþ                                         7 (5)
J Kallis      J Johnson    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       84 (122)
J Kallis      J Johnson    þþ                                         7 (17)
J Kallis      D Donald     þþþþþþþþþþþþþ                             32 (54)
J Kallis      Richardson   þþþþþ                                     14 (30)
M Mattson     Richardson   þþþþþþþþþþ                                26 (63)
P Peterson    Richardson   þþþ                                        9 (38)
A Anderson    Richardson   þþþ                                        9 (12)


     Fall of Wickets    20/1      20/2      27/3      111/4     118/5
                        150/6     164/7     190/8     199/9     208/10    

 Total:  208/10      Overs:  63.5          Run Rate:  3.26    Extras:  10   
  
                                     -X-

NEW ZEALAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Mark Gillespie       18.5      5      79      4      4.19     0      0 
Chris Martin         14.0      1      47      3      3.36     0      2 
Ian O'Brien          11.0      3      31      2      2.82     0      0 
Scott Styris          2.0      1       5      0      2.50     0      0 
Daniel Vettori       18.0      5      40      1      2.22     1      1 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 5      Byes: 1 

 Total:  208/10       Overs:  63.5         Run Rate:  3.26    Extras:  10   
                                     -X-
 
 
JACQUES KALLIS CLUBHOUSE XI 2nd innings (Follow on)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Jack Jackson        c. Cumming     b. Martin        8    39    1    0   20.5%
John Johnson        lbw            b. Gillespie    19    58    2    0   32.8%
Bob Bobson          lbw            b. Gillespie     1    11    0    0    9.1%
Jacques Kallis      lbw            b. Martin      108   154   24    0   70.1%
Jacques Kallis                 c & b. Gillespie     8    18    2    0   44.4%
Jacques Kallis                     b. Vettori      24    54    5    0   44.4%
Don Donald          c. McCullum    b. Martin       10    20    1    0   50.0%
Richard Richardson  c. McCullum    b. Gillespie     5    24    1    0   20.8%
Matt Mattson        c. Vincent     b. Martin        0     4    0    0    0.0%
Pete Peterson       lbw            b. Martin        5    16    1    0   31.3%
Andrew Anderson     not out                         1     2    0    0   50.0%
 
 Total:  198/10       Overs:  66.2         Run Rate:  2.98     Extras:  9 
   
                             Day 4  12:39 PM
   
  
                                     -X-
 
JACQUES KALLIS CLUBHOUSE XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
J Jackson     J Johnson    þþþþþþ                                    14 (62)
B Bobson      J Johnson    þþþ                                        9 (26)
J Kallis      J Johnson    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            32 (38)
J Kallis      J Kallis     þþþþþþþþþ                                 21 (36)
J Kallis      J Kallis     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ            69 (124)
J Kallis      D Donald     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            32 (49)
J Kallis      Richardson   þþþþþ                                     13 (32)
M Mattson     Richardson                                              0 (4)
P Peterson    Richardson   þþ                                         6 (20)
P Peterson    A Anderson   þ                                          2 (7)


     Fall of Wickets    14/1      23/2      55/3      76/4      145/5
                        177/6     190/7     190/8     196/9     198/10    

 Total:  198/10      Overs:  66.2          Run Rate:  2.98    Extras:  9   
  
                                     -X-

NEW ZEALAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Mark Gillespie       23.0      6      58      4      2.52     0      3 
Chris Martin         17.2      6      40      5      2.31     1      0 
Ian O'Brien          10.0      0      55      0      5.50     1      0 
Daniel Vettori       15.0      6      40      1      2.67     0      3 
Scott Styris          1.0      0       4      0      4.00     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 6      Leg Byes: 1      Byes: 0 

 Total:  198/10       Overs:  66.2         Run Rate:  2.98    Extras:  9   
                                     -X-
 
 
  
 
New Zealand                         427
Jacques Kallis Clubhouse XI   208 & 198
   
New Zealand won by an innings and 21 runs
  
Man of the match: Jacques Kallis
Jacques Kallis' defiant century isn't enough to avoid an innings defeat.
 

Fiery

Banned
When in doubt, sim it out.

Code:
Date: 11-18-2007
  
JACQUES KALLIS CLUBHOUSE XI VS NEW ZEALAND at Elland Road
Timeless match
Pitch Condition: Normal
 
JACQUES KALLIS CLUBHOUSE XI WON THE TOSS AND ELECTED TO BOWL FIRST
  
                                     -X-
   
NEW ZEALAND 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Craig Cumming       c. Bobson      b. J Kallis     64   177   13    0   36.2%
Michael Papps       lbw            b. J Kallis     34   134    5    0   25.4%
Lou Vincent         lbw            b. Richardson   54   124   10    0   43.5%
Stephen Flemming    c. Donald      b. J Kallis     58   132   10    0   43.9%
Scott Styris        lbw            b. J Kallis     15    33    3    0   45.5%
Ross Taylor         c. Jackson     b. J Kallis     10    47    2    0   21.3%
Brendon McCullum    c. Mattson     b. J Kallis     93   215   19    0   43.3%
Daniel Vettori      lbw            b. J Kallis     41    94    8    0   43.6%
Mark Gillespie      lbw            b. J Kallis     34    66    6    0   51.5%
Ian O'Brien         c. Bobson      b. J Kallis      0     3    0    0    0.0%
Chris Martin        not out                         0     9    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  427/10       Overs:  171.3        Run Rate:  2.49     Extras:  24 
   
                             Day 2  4:28 PM
   
  
                                     -X-
 
NEW ZEALAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
C Cumming     M Papps      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       96 (277)
C Cumming     L Vincent    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            41 (58)
S Flemming    L Vincent    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                    62 (180)
S Flemming    S Styris     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            41 (78)
S Flemming    R Taylor                                                0 (4)
B McCullum    R Taylor     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            39 (81)
B McCullum    D Vettori    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ               75 (182)
B McCullum    Gillespie    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                     60 (142)
B McCullum    I O'Brien    þþ                                         8 (9)
B McCullum    C Martin     þ                                          5 (18)


     Fall of Wickets    96/1      137/2     199/3     240/4     240/5
                        279/6     354/7     414/8     422/9     427/10    

 Total:  427/10      Overs:  171.3         Run Rate:  2.49    Extras:  24   
  
                                     -X-

JACQUES KALLIS  CLUBHOUSE XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Jacques Kallis       50.0     12     135      4      2.70     1      4 
Jacques Kallis       56.0     22     129      2      2.30     1      1 
Jacques Kallis       39.3     17      86      3      2.18     1      1 
Richard Richardson   26.0      7      65      1      2.50     2      1 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 5      No Balls: 7      Leg Byes: 7      Byes: 5 

 Total:  427/10       Overs:  171.3        Run Rate:  2.49    Extras:  24   
                                     -X-
 
 
JACQUES KALLIS CLUBHOUSE XI 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Jack Jackson        c. McCullum    b. Gillespie     5    25    1    0   20.0%
John Johnson        c. Cumming     b. Martin       28    84    5    0   33.3%
Bob Bobson          c. Cumming     b. Gillespie     0     1    0    0    0.0%
Jacques Kallis      c. Flemming    b. O'Brien       4     4    1    0  100.0%
Jacques Kallis                     b. Martin       75    67   16    0  111.9%
Jacques Kallis      lbw            b. O'Brien      32    54    5    1   59.3%
Don Donald          c. McCullum    b. Vettori       5    28    1    0   17.9%
Richard Richardson  lbw            b. Gillespie    34    59    7    0   57.6%
Matt Mattson        c. Cumming     b. Martin       12    36    1    1   33.3%
Pete Peterson       c. Vincent     b. Gillespie     3    23    0    0   13.0%
Andrew Anderson     not out                         0     3    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  208/10       Overs:  63.5         Run Rate:  3.26     Extras:  10 
   
                             Day 3  2:13 PM
   
  
                                     -X-
 
JACQUES KALLIS CLUBHOUSE XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
J Jackson     J Johnson    þþþþþþþþ                                  20 (41)
B Bobson      J Johnson                                               0 (1)
J Kallis      J Johnson    þþ                                         7 (5)
J Kallis      J Johnson    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       84 (122)
J Kallis      J Johnson    þþ                                         7 (17)
J Kallis      D Donald     þþþþþþþþþþþþþ                             32 (54)
J Kallis      Richardson   þþþþþ                                     14 (30)
M Mattson     Richardson   þþþþþþþþþþ                                26 (63)
P Peterson    Richardson   þþþ                                        9 (38)
A Anderson    Richardson   þþþ                                        9 (12)


     Fall of Wickets    20/1      20/2      27/3      111/4     118/5
                        150/6     164/7     190/8     199/9     208/10    

 Total:  208/10      Overs:  63.5          Run Rate:  3.26    Extras:  10   
  
                                     -X-

NEW ZEALAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Mark Gillespie       18.5      5      79      4      4.19     0      0 
Chris Martin         14.0      1      47      3      3.36     0      2 
Ian O'Brien          11.0      3      31      2      2.82     0      0 
Scott Styris          2.0      1       5      0      2.50     0      0 
Daniel Vettori       18.0      5      40      1      2.22     1      1 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 5      Byes: 1 

 Total:  208/10       Overs:  63.5         Run Rate:  3.26    Extras:  10   
                                     -X-
 
 
JACQUES KALLIS CLUBHOUSE XI 2nd innings (Follow on)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Jack Jackson        c. Cumming     b. Martin        8    39    1    0   20.5%
John Johnson        lbw            b. Gillespie    19    58    2    0   32.8%
Bob Bobson          lbw            b. Gillespie     1    11    0    0    9.1%
Jacques Kallis      lbw            b. Martin      108   154   24    0   70.1%
Jacques Kallis                 c & b. Gillespie     8    18    2    0   44.4%
Jacques Kallis                     b. Vettori      24    54    5    0   44.4%
Don Donald          c. McCullum    b. Martin       10    20    1    0   50.0%
Richard Richardson  c. McCullum    b. Gillespie     5    24    1    0   20.8%
Matt Mattson        c. Vincent     b. Martin        0     4    0    0    0.0%
Pete Peterson       lbw            b. Martin        5    16    1    0   31.3%
Andrew Anderson     not out                         1     2    0    0   50.0%
 
 Total:  198/10       Overs:  66.2         Run Rate:  2.98     Extras:  9 
   
                             Day 4  12:39 PM
   
  
                                     -X-
 
JACQUES KALLIS CLUBHOUSE XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
J Jackson     J Johnson    þþþþþþ                                    14 (62)
B Bobson      J Johnson    þþþ                                        9 (26)
J Kallis      J Johnson    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            32 (38)
J Kallis      J Kallis     þþþþþþþþþ                                 21 (36)
J Kallis      J Kallis     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ            69 (124)
J Kallis      D Donald     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            32 (49)
J Kallis      Richardson   þþþþþ                                     13 (32)
M Mattson     Richardson                                              0 (4)
P Peterson    Richardson   þþ                                         6 (20)
P Peterson    A Anderson   þ                                          2 (7)


     Fall of Wickets    14/1      23/2      55/3      76/4      145/5
                        177/6     190/7     190/8     196/9     198/10    

 Total:  198/10      Overs:  66.2          Run Rate:  2.98    Extras:  9   
  
                                     -X-

NEW ZEALAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Mark Gillespie       23.0      6      58      4      2.52     0      3 
Chris Martin         17.2      6      40      5      2.31     1      0 
Ian O'Brien          10.0      0      55      0      5.50     1      0 
Daniel Vettori       15.0      6      40      1      2.67     0      3 
Scott Styris          1.0      0       4      0      4.00     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 6      Leg Byes: 1      Byes: 0 

 Total:  198/10       Overs:  66.2         Run Rate:  2.98    Extras:  9   
                                     -X-
 
 
  
 
New Zealand                         427
Jacques Kallis Clubhouse XI   208 & 198
   
New Zealand won by an innings and 21 runs
  
Man of the match: Jacques Kallis
Jacques Kallis' defiant century isn't enough to avoid an innings defeat.
We won something?! :cool:
 

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