Best XI of each decade

[Red]

Possibly been done before, but it's an interesting exercise. Has some flaws, but overall gives a good indication of the best players from each era.

2000-2009

1. Matthew Hayden
2. Graham Smith
3. Ricky Ponting
4. Jaques Kallis
5. Mohammed Yousuf
6. Inzamam ul Haq
7. Adam Gilchrist
8. Shaun Pollock
9. S. Warne
10. M. Muralitharan
11. Glenn McGrath

1990-1999

1. Graham Gooch
2. Michael Slater
3. Rahul Dravid
4. Sachin Tendulkar
5. Steve Waugh
6. Brian Lara
7. Ian Healy
8. Shane Warne
9. Wasim Akram
10. Curtly Ambrose
11. Waqar Younis

1980-1989

1. Sunil Gavaskar
2. Gordon Greenidge
3. Viv Richards
4. Javed Miandad
5. Allan Border
6. Clive Lloyd
7. Jeff Dujon
8. Imran Khan
9. Richard Hadlee
10. Malcolm Marshall
11. Abdul Qadir

1970-1979

1. Sunil Gavaskar
2. Geoff Boycott
3. Viv Richards
4. Greg Chappell
5. Javed Miandad
6. AIvin Kallicharran
7. Ian Botham
8. Rod Marsh
9. Dennis Lillee
10. Bob Willis/ Andy Roberts
11. Derek Underwood

 

[Red]

1960-1969

1. Bob Simpson
2. Bill Lawry
3. Rohan Kanhai
4. Ken Barrington
5. Garry Sobers
6. Doug Walters
7. Wally Grout
8. Lance Gibbs
9. Graham McKenzie
10. Peter Pollock
11. Fred Trueman

 

[morgieb]

Hayden
Smith
Dravid
Ponting
Kallis
Lara
Gilchrist
Pollock
Warne
Murali
McGrath

Slater
Anwar
Lara
Tendulkar
Waugh
da Silva
Healy
Wasim
Warne
Ambrose
Walsh

 

[BackFootPunch]

Predicted 2010-2019

1. Phillip Hughes
2. Alastair Cook
3. Hashim Amla
4. Kane Williamson
5. Virat Kohli
6. James Taylor
7. Peter Nevill
8. Stuart Broad
9. Ashton Turner
10. Dale Steyn
11. Steven Finn

 

[Spark]

Dravid should be in the 00-09 side.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

1950-1959
1. Len Hutton
2. Hanif Mohammad
3. Neil Harvey
4. Peter May
5. Garry Sobers
6. Clyde Walcott+
7. Keith Miller
8. Alan Davidson
9. Ray Lindwall
10. Fred Trueman
11. Jim Laker

Actually Ray Lindwall was striking better at 1940s, could be replaced with Benaud to give double prong spin and three pace attack

1. Len Hutton
2. Hanif Mohammad
3. Neil Harvey
4. Peter May
5. Garry Sobers
6. Clyde Walcott+
7. Keith Miller
8. Richie Benaud*
9. Alan Davidson
10. Fred Trueman
11. Jim Laker

 

[Red]

1950-1959

1. Len Hutton
2. Hanif Mohammed
3. Neil Harvey
4. Peter May
5. Garry Sobers
6. Clyde Walcott
7. Richie Benaud
8. Allan Davidson
9. Jim Laker
10. Fred Trueman
11. Alec Bedser

1940-1949

1. Arthur Morris
2. Bruce Mitchell
3. Don Bradman
4. Dennis Compton
5. Keith Miller
6. Lindsay Hassett
7. Don Tallon
8. Ray Lindwall
9. Alec Bedser
10. Ernie Toshack
11. Bill Johnston

 

[Red]

1930-1939

1. Len Hutton
2. Bill Ponsford
3. Don Bradman
4. George Headley
5. Wally Hammond
6. Eddie Paynter
7. Les Ames
8. Hedley Verity
9. Harold Larwood
10. Bill O'Reilly
11. Clarrie Grimmett

 

[Red]

1920-1929

1. Herb Sutcliffe
2. Jack Hobbs
3. Don Bradman
4. Wally Hammond
5. George Headley
6. Patsy Hendren
7. Les Ames
8. Gubby Allen
9. Harold Larwood
10. Bill O'Reilly
11. Clarrie Grimmett

 

[kyear2]

2000- 2009

Matthew Hayden
Graeme Smith
Ricky Ponting
Brian Lara
Sachin Tendulkar
Jacques Kallis
Adam Gilchrist
Shaun Pollock
Shane Warne
Muttiah Muralitharan/ Dale Steyn
Glenn Mcgrath

 

[kyear2]

1990- 1999

Graham Gooch
Michael Slater
Rahul Dravid
Sachin Tendulkar
Brian Lara
Steve Waugh
Ian Healy
Shane Warne
Wasim Akram
Curtly Ambrose
Allan Donald

1980- 1989

Sunil Gavaskar
Gordon Greenidge
Viv Richards
Javed Miandad
Allan Border
Clive Lloyd
Jeffrey Dujon
Imran Khan/ Richard Hadlee
Malcolm Marshall
Michael Holding
Abdul Qadir/ Richard Hadlee

 

[watson]

Possibly been done before, but it's an interesting exercise. Has some flaws, but overall gives a good indication of the best players from each era.

2000-2009

1. Matthew Hayden
2. Graham Smith
3. Ricky Ponting
4. Jaques Kallis
5. Mohammed Yousuf
6. Inzamam ul Haq
7. Adam Gilchrist
8. Shaun Pollock
9. S. Warne
10. M. Muralitharan
11. Glenn McGrath

1990-1999

1. Graham Gooch
2. Michael Slater
3. Rahul Dravid
4. Sachin Tendulkar
5. Steve Waugh
6. Brian Lara
7. Ian Healy
8. Shane Warne
9. Wasim Akram
10. Curtly Ambrose
11. Waqar Younis

1980-1989

1. Sunil Gavaskar
2. Gordon Greenidge
3. Viv Richards
4. Javed Miandad
5. Allan Border
6. Clive Lloyd
7. Jeff Dujon
8. Imran Khan
9. Richard Hadlee
10. Malcolm Marshall
11. Abdul Qadir

1970-1979

1. Sunil Gavaskar
2. Geoff Boycott
3. Viv Richards
4. Greg Chappell
5. Javed Miandad
6. AIvin Kallicharran
7. Ian Botham
8. Rod Marsh
9. Dennis Lillee
10. Bob Willis/ Andy Roberts
11. Derek Underwood

Not a lot of argument there, except that I've never thought of Clive Lloyd as being an 80s batsman. The 70s was really his decade. By the 80s he was pretty much the grandaddy of the Windies team.

 

[watson]

1930-1939

1. Len Hutton
2. Bill Ponsford
3. Don Bradman
4. George Headley
5. Wally Hammond
6. Eddie Paynter
7. Les Ames
8. Hedley Verity
9. Harold Larwood
10. Bill O'Reilly
11. Clarrie Grimmett

Maurice Leyland is comfortably greater than Eddie Paynter, as dashing as Paynter was. The reason being that Leyland dominated the greatest of bowler of his era and possibly of all time depending on how nostalgic you are - Bill O'Reilly. By O'Reilly's own admission, Leyland was too good for him.

 

[kyear2]

1950- 1959

Len Hutton
Hanif Mohammad/ Conrad Hunte
Neil Harvey
Everton Weekes
Garry Sobers
Frank Worrell
Keith Miller
Ray Lindwall
Godfrey Evans
Fred Trueman
Jim Laker

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

1880-1889
1. W G Grace
2. Percy Mcdonnell
3. Arthur Shrewsbury
4. Billy Murdoch
5. Allan Steel
6. George Giffen
7. Johnny Briggs
8. Jack Blackham+
9. George Lohmann
10. Charlie Turner
11. Fred Spofforth

 

[Daemon]

Predicted 2010-2019

1. David Warner
2. Alastair Cook
3. Hashim Amla
4. AB de Villiers
5. Virat Kohli
6. Cheteshwar Pujara
7. Matt Prior (won't last the decade but will still ease into the side imo)
8. Vernon Philander
9. Monty!!
10. Dale Steyn
11. Reece Topley

clearly haven't thought this through

 

[watson]

1950- 1959

Len Hutton
Hanif Mohammad/ Conrad Hunte
Neil Harvey
Everton Weekes
Garry Sobers
Frank Worrell
Keith Miller
Ray Lindwall
Godfrey Evans
Fred Trueman
Jim Laker

Being the Windies specialist kyear - what are the reasons that you prefer Weekes over Walcott? Obviously Worrell is a must.

 

[watson]

1880-1889
1. W G Grace
2. Percy Mcdonnell
3. Arthur Shrewsbury
4. Billy Murdoch
5. Allan Steel
6. George Giffen
7. Johnny Briggs
8. Jack Blackham+
9. George Lohmann
10. Charlie Turner
11. Fred Spofforth

Haven't heard of McDonnell before. Must look him up. Tar.

Also, what a shame that there isn't room for Tom Richardson and Bill Lockwood to open the attack.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Everton Weekes was in supreme form in 1948 season when he made 5 consecutive Test Centuries. However it can be argued whether he can make 1950s XI; he hit 3 consecutive centuries and a double ton in 1950s.

Walcott's average in 1950s decade was 60.89 which was second best to Sobers 61.54

 

[weldone]

1990-1999

1. Graham Gooch
2. Michael Slater
3. Rahul Dravid
4. Sachin Tendulkar
5. Steve Waugh
6. Brian Lara
7. Ian Healy
8. Shane Warne
9. Wasim Akram
10. Curtly Ambrose
11. Waqar Younis

The bowling attack looks perfect. I shall make some changes in the top 7. I rate Anwar higher than Slater, don't think Dravid was that awesome in the 90s overall (mainly because he made his debut as late as '96), and will probably bolster teh batting by picking Flower (though this is not something Im so sure of...might have gone with Healy some other day).

Saeed Anwar
Graham Gooch
Brian Lara
Sachin Tendulkar
Steve Waugh*
Aravinda de Silva
Andy Flower+
Wasim Akram
Shane Warne
Curtly Ambrose
Waqar Younis

Don't think Warne should bat ahead of Wasim TBH.