The SCG XI from 1990 until now, plus other ground by ground teams

[NZTailender]

After looking over some stats today, I was thinking about who would be in the first eleven for each ground, based on performance.

Originally I was going to do a 'Ground of Origin' type of XI, using simply the players at their own home ground (i.e. Slater at SCG, Hayden at the Gabba, etc) but that would often turn out as simply being the best state/county/provincial side of the home ground in question.

So, I'll start. For the purpose of this particular XI I focused on the time since 1990, but feel free to have your own criteria for the ground you choose.

SCG XI
1. MJ Slater - 555 @ 55.00
2. ML Hayden - 892 @ 55.75
3. RP Ponting - 1282 @ 75.41
4. SR Tendulkar - 664 @ 221.33
5. SR Waugh - 921 @ 48.47
6. VVS Laxman - 481 @ 96.20
7. AC Gilchrist+ - 730 @ 52.14
8. SK Warne - 64 @ 28.12
9. D Gough - 11 @ 21.18
10. SCG MacGill - 53 @ 24.47
11. GD McGrath - 50 @ 23.44
12th: A Kumble - 20 @ 32.95

Bit of a slim pickings there for the bowlers who aren't Australian, with very few playing more than 2 matches with any success.

Picked batting firstly on centuries scored and then by average. Brian Lara scored a magnificent 277 here, but in his other 6 innings mustered 107 runs, not crossing 50 in any of those innings.
Honourable mention to Mike Atherton, 263 runs from 2 tests @ 87.66.
Justin Langer, Mark Waugh and Mark Taylor the only other batsmen to score more than 1 century here.

Would be very interested to see a Lords XI and an Eden Gardens XI.

 

[bagapath]

Lords XI (all time)

Hobbs
Gooch
Vengsarkar
Pietersen
Compton
Alec Stewart (WK)
Botham
Marshall
Statham
Verity
McGrath

 

[Precambrian]

Eden Gardens: (Since 1990, Min Qualification:200 runs scored for batsmen, 10 wickets for bowlers, most runs for wks))

W. Jaffer (India) - 258 runs @ 129
G Kirsten (SA) - 235 runs @ 117.5
R Dravid (Ind) - 843 runs @ 64.84
Y Khan (Pak) - 297 tuns @ 99
M Azharuddin (Ind) - 549 runs @ 109.8
V V S Laxman (Ind) - 898 runs @ 81.63

K D Karthik - (Ind) 167 runs @ 55.66 (WK)

A Kumble (Ind) - 40 wickets @ 30
H Singh (Ind) - 38 wickets @ 23.10
J Srinath (Ind) 22 wickets @ 23.9
S Akthar (pak) - 10 wickets @ 24

 

[Precambrian]

Antigua Recreation Club Ground (WI)

Wasim Jaffer (Ind) - 299 runs @ 99.66
Desmond Haynes (WI)- 371 runs@ 92.75
Brian Lara (WI) - 1850 runs @ 78.57
Inzamam (Pak) - 246 @ 82
S Waugh (Aus) 242 @ 80.66
D Bravo (WI) - 203 @ 67.7

R Jacobs (WI) - 271 runs @ 35 (Wicketkeeper)

Wasim Akram (Pak) 13 wickets @ 19.07
Waqar Younis (Pak) 10 wickets @ 20.70
Curtly Ambrose (WI) 48 wickets @ 19,68
A Kumble (Ind) 10 wickets @ 31.50

 

[zaremba]

Antigua Recreation Club Ground (WI)

Wasim Jaffer (Ind) - 299 runs @ 99.66
Desmond Haynes (WI)- 371 runs@ 92.75
Brian Lara (WI) - 1850 runs @ 78.57
Inzamam (Pak) - 246 @ 82
S Waugh (Aus) 242 @ 80.66
D Bravo (WI) - 203 @ 67.7

R Jacobs (WI) - 271 runs @ 35 (Wicketkeeper)

Wasim Akram (Pak) 13 wickets @ 19.07
Waqar Younis (Pak) 10 wickets @ 20.70
Curtly Ambrose (WI) 48 wickets @ 19,68
A Kumble (Ind) 10 wickets @ 31.50

I'd want Viv Richards in there on principle (433 runs at 61.85 including the fastest Test century in history). He'd replace Bravo.

Edit: just seen the rules and I imagine you're basing it on performance since 1990. In which case, fair enough.

 

[Precambrian]

MAC Stadium, Chennai (Chepauk)

N McKenzie (SA) - 249 runs @ 249
V Sehwag (SA) - 616 runs @ 123.5
H Amla (SA) - 240 runs @ 120
S Tendulkar (Ind) - 736 runs @ 81.77
N Sidhu (Ind) - 265 @ 66
M Waugh (Aus) - 211 @ 53

I Healy (Aus) - 122 runs @ 122

S Mushtaq - 10 wickets @ 18.7
A Kumble - 48 wickets @ 19.56
C Vaas - 4 wickets @ 5
V Prasad 6 wickets @ 15

 

[honestbharani]

MAC Stadium, Chennai (Chepauk)

N McKenzie (SA) - 249 runs @ 249
V Sehwag (SA) - 616 runs @ 123.5
H Amla (SA) - 240 runs @ 120
S Tendulkar (Ind) - 736 runs @ 81.77
N Sidhu (Ind) - 265 @ 66
M Waugh (Aus) - 211 @ 53

I Healy (Aus) - 122 runs @ 122

S Mushtaq - 10 wickets @ 18.7
A Kumble - 48 wickets @ 19.56
C Vaas - 4 wickets @ 5
V Prasad 6 wickets @ 15

I am surprised Hayden doesn't average more than Sidhu at Chepauk..

 

[Precambrian]

He does. But thought not suitable for middle order.

 

[honestbharani]

nah.. put him at 3 and drop down Amla..


Or even McKenzie.. he is a middle order bat anyway.. Hayden and Sehwag opening with Tendulkar coming in at 3 would be sweeeeeeeeeeet..

 

[Athlai]

The Basin XI

JG Wright (NZ) 945 @ 47.25
CS Dempster (NZ) 300 @ 100
AH Jones (NZ) 635 @ 57.72
MD Crowe (NZ) 1107 @ 73.80
GS Chappell (Aus) 380 @ 380
CD McMillan (NZ) 607 @ 50.58 6 @ 26.50 or CL Cairns (NZ) 504 @ 36 27 @ 31.66
AC Gilchrist (Aus) 165 @ 82.50
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ) 477 @ 36.69 53 @ 20.28
SK Warne (Aus) 79 @ 39.50 14 @ 25.07
SE Bond (NZ) 16 @ 5.33 15 @ 21.73
CA Walsh (WI) 1 @ .5 16 @ 17

 

[biased indian]

if we did Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka. think home team players will struggle to fit in unlike other stadiums

 

[S.P. Fleming]

The Basin XI

JG Wright (NZ) 945 @ 47.25
CS Dempster (NZ) 300 @ 100
AH Jones (NZ) 635 @ 57.72
MD Crowe (NZ) 1107 @ 73.80
GS Chappell (Aus) 380 @ 380
CD McMillan (NZ) 607 @ 50.58 6 @ 26.50 or CL Cairns (NZ) 504 @ 36 27 @ 31.66
AC Gilchrist (Aus) 165 @ 82.50
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ) 477 @ 36.69 53 @ 20.28
SK Warne (Aus) 79 @ 39.50 14 @ 25.07
SE Bond (NZ) 16 @ 5.33 15 @ 21.73
CA Walsh (WI) 1 @ .5 16 @ 17

thats so good. Crowey and Jonesy own the basin because of that partnership.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

if we did Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka. think home team players will struggle to fit in unlike other stadiums

Well, they don't use that any more, so the final Dhaka XI

Nafees Iqbal 272 @ 54.4
Hanif Mohammad 458 @ 65
Ijaz Ahmed 211 @ 211
Tendulkar 266 @ 266
Inzamam 248 @ 248
+Taibu 238 @ 238
Razzaq 134 @ 134 & 4 wickets @ 18
Friend 81 runs @ 81 & 7 wickets @ 8.14
Vettori 23 @ 23 & 8 wickets @ 6.75
Khan Mohammad 14 wickets @ 7.21
Lawson 7 wickets @ 3.85

Decent batting depth, anyway.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Lara only averages 78 at the ARG despite the 375 and 400? Surprising.