Best XI of each decade

Monk · 02-09-2012, 06:59 PM

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

Monk · 02-09-2012, 07:03 PM

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 · 02-09-2012, 07:15 PM

Hayden
Smith
Dravid
Ponting
Kallis
Lara
Gilchrist
Pollock
Warne
Murali
McGrath

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

BackFootPunch · 02-09-2012, 07:16 PM

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 · 02-09-2012, 07:34 PM

Dravid should be in the 00-09 side.

AndyZaltzHair · 02-09-2012, 07:45 PM

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

Monk · 02-09-2012, 08:04 PM

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

Monk · 02-09-2012, 08:10 PM

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

Monk · 02-09-2012, 08:15 PM

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 · 02-09-2012, 08:30 PM

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 · 02-09-2012, 08:38 PM

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 · 02-09-2012, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monk

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 · 02-09-2012, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monk

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 · 02-09-2012, 08:58 PM

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 · 02-09-2012, 09:02 PM

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

02-09-2012, 06:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
Monk International Debutant Join Date: May 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 2,573	Best XI of each decade 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

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kyear2 International Debutant Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: w.i Posts: 2,505	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 __________________ 1st XI Hutton \| Hobbs \| Bradman \| Richards \| Tendulkar \| Sobers \| Gilchrist \| Khan \| Marshall \| Warne \| McGrath 2nd XI Sutcliffe \| Gavaskar \| Headley \| Chappell \| Lara \| Kallis \| Miller \| Knott \| Ambrose \| Lillee \| Muralitharan 3rd XI Greenidge \| Morris \| Ponting \| Pollock \| Hammond \| Worrell \| Ames \| Hadlee \| Holding \| Trueman \| O'Reilly 4th XI Richards \| Simpson \| Sangakkara \| Weekes \| Border \| Walcott \| Botham \| Lindwall \| Laker \| Garner \| Barnes

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kyear2 International Debutant Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: w.i Posts: 2,505	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 Last edited by kyear2; 02-09-2012 at 09:07 PM.

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02-09-2012, 07:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
Monk International Debutant Join Date: May 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 2,573	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

02-09-2012, 07:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
BackFootPunch State 12th Man Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: New Zealand Posts: 703	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

02-09-2012, 08:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
Monk International Debutant Join Date: May 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 2,573	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

02-09-2012, 08:10 PM	#8 (permalink)
Monk International Debutant Join Date: May 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 2,573	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

02-09-2012, 08:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
Monk International Debutant Join Date: May 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 2,573	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

02-09-2012, 08:38 PM	#11 (permalink)
kyear2 International Debutant Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: w.i Posts: 2,505	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

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AndyZaltzHair International 12th Man Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,598	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

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