ATG XI- Open Voting

[Flametree]

First XI

Hobbs
Hutton
Headley
Bradman
Richards IVA
Sobers
Gilchrist *
Marshall
Warne
Trueman
Lillee

Second XI
Sutcliffe
Gavaskar
Hammond
Tendulkar
Chappell G
Miller K
Knott *
Hadlee
O'Reilly
Ambrose
Barnes

 

[fredfertang]

Firsts

Len Hutton
Barry Richards
Don Bradman
Denis Compton
Brian Lara
Garry Sobers
Alan Knott
Harold Larwood
Malcolm Marshall
Richard Hadlee
Shane Warne

Stiffs

Jack Hobbs
Herbert Sutcliffe
Walter Hammond
Sachin Tendulkar
Stan McCabe
Ian Botham
Adam Gilchrist
Curtley Ambrose
Fred Trueman
Waqar Younis
Murali

 

[The Sean]

This is always fun.

Firsts
WG Grace
Jack Hobbs
Don Bradman
Sachin Tendulkar
Viv Richards
Garry Sobers
Adam Gilchrist
Imran Khan
Malcolm Marshall
Muttiah Muralitharan
Glen McGrath

Seconds
Len Hutton
Sunil Gavaskar
Walter Hammond
Brian Lara
Greg Chappell
Keith Miller
Alan Knott
Richard Hadlee
Shane Warne
Dennis Lillee
Sydney Barnes

And just for fun…

Thirds
Victor Trumper
Herbert Sutcliffe
George Headley
Ricky Ponting
Graeme Pollock
Jacques Kallis
Ian Botham
Wasim Akram
Jack Blackham
Curtly Ambrose
Bill O’Reilly

Note: Teams subject to change without notice.

 

[The Sean]

Fourths
Barry Richards
Frank Worrell
Clyde Walcott
Everton Weekes
Denis Compton
Andy Flower
Kapil Dev
Ray Lindwall
Jim Laker
Fred Trueman
Waqar Younis

I thought I’d include this because, although it’s “only” my Fourth XI, I think it would probably be my favourite to watch. And I’m a self-indulgent prat who likes the look of his own writing.

I struggle to imagine a more exhilarating quintet of strokeplayers than that top five (yes, I know I’ve cheated a little by picking Worrell to open, but he did the job a few times and I wanted the three Ws on the same team!), the pace attack combines the beauty of Lindwall, the showmanship of Fiery and the sheer awesomeness of Waqar, and it would be great to see Kapil Dev unburdened with both bat (coming in at no.7 after that top six) and ball (not having to single-handedly carry an attack on a merciless dustbowl).

Match in, match out, over a long period against all opposition, they might only be my Fourth XI. On their best day though, I reckon I’d take them over just about anyone.

 

[smash84]

First XI

Hobbs
Hutton
Bradman
V Richards
Brian Lara
Sobers
Gilchrist+
Imran*
Hadlee
Marshall
Warne

Is such an awesome explosive and ***y middle order with Richards, Lara, and Sobers. Also the team bats down pretty much to number 11.

2nd XI

Sutcliffe
Sunil Gavaskar
Walter Hammond
Tendulkar
Greg Chappell
Jacque Kallis
Alan Knott
Ambrose
Murali
McGrath
Sydney Barnes

The 2nd team will stone wall the opposition bowlers

 

[mde203]

First Eleven:

Jack Hobbs
Len Hutton
Don Bradman
Wally Hammond
Viv Richards
Garry Sobers
Adam Gilchrist
Shane Warne
Wasim Akram
Malcolm Marshall
Glen McGrath

2nd Eleven:
Sunil Gavaskar
Victor Trumper
Jacques Kallis
Sachin Tendulkar
Brian Lara
Imran Khan
Richard Hadlee
Alan Knott
Dennis Lillee
Curtly Ambrose
Muttiah Muralitheran

 

[Agent Nationaux]

First XI

Hobbs
Hutton
Bradman
Viv
Lara
Sobers
Gilchrist (wk)
Imran (c)
Akram
Warne
Marshall

Second XI

Gavaskar
Sutcliffe
Hammond
Ponting
Tendulkar
Kallis
Sangakkara (wk)
Hadlee (c)
Murali
Waqar
McGrath

 

[Red]

Firsts

Len Hutton
Barry Richards
Don Bradman
Denis Compton
Brian Lara
Garry Sobers
Alan Knott
Harold Larwood
Malcolm Marshall
Richard Hadlee
Shane Warne

Stiffs

Jack Hobbs
Herbert Sutcliffe
Walter Hammond
Sachin Tendulkar
Stan McCabe
Ian Botham
Adam Gilchrist
Curtley Ambrose
Fred Trueman
Waqar Younis
Murali

Find your sides interesting Fred. I know you love McCabe and Larwood especially, so no surprises there.

Really intruiged to see Compton in that first XI. What is it about him that makes you pick him over some other (more standard) picks? And no Viv Richards?

 

[kyear2]

Will start an initial tally shortly. Great to see the partisipation. Better than I had initially expected.

Leaning towards Monk's idea of one (1) point for those listed in third teams. Thoughts?

 

[NUFAN]

Will start an initial tally shortly. Great to see the partisipation. Better than I had initially expected.

Leaning towards Monk's idea of one (1) point for those listed in third teams. Thoughts?

It looks like I need to make a third XI now..

FIRST XI
1 Jack HOBBS
2 Len HUTTON
3 Don BRADMAN
4 Viv RICHARDS
5 Wally HAMMOND
6 Garry SOBERS
7 Adam GILCHRIST
8 Richard HADLEE
9 Malcolm MARSHALL
10 Shane WARNE
11 Curtly AMBROSE

SECOND XI
1 Sunil GAVASKAR
2 WG GRACE
3 Brian LARA
4 Sachin TENDULKAR
5 Graeme POLLOCK
6 Keith MILLER
7 Alan KNOTT
8 Imran KHAN
9 Fred TRUEMAN
10 Muttiah MURALITHARAN
11 Glenn MCGRATH

3rd XI

1. Herbert Sutcliffe
2. Matthew Hayden
3. Ricky Ponting
4. Greg Chappell
5. George Headley
6. Jacques Kallis
7. Ian Botham
8. Wasim Akram
9. Don Tallon
10. Dennis Lillee
11. Bill O'Reilly

 

[Red]

I forgot Hammond. Completely. Should've probably been in my 2nd XI.....

 

[fredfertang]

Find your sides interesting Fred. I know you love McCabe and Larwood especially, so no surprises there.

Really intruiged to see Compton in that first XI. What is it about him that makes you pick him over some other (more standard) picks? And no Viv Richards?

For some reason the Viv Richards that sticks in my mind is the one that played on too far past his use by date, so he's seldom at the forefront of my thoughts, although I do acknowledge that in his pomp he was pretty special

As for Compo that's probably a temporary thing having immersed myself in him to write that recent article, but I was struck by the number of his peers who wrote so effusively about his ability to improvise and make runs where and when others couldn't, and it struck me that adding that extra dimension to the batting was worth having

 

[watson]

I'm also interested and glad that Fred has gone for flair over pragmatism and selected Brian Lara in his first XI

 

[fredfertang]

I'm also interested and glad that Fred has gone for flair over pragmatism and selected Brian Lara in his first XI

Same reason as Compo really – he could be inconsistent and frustrating, but when he was on song (and that wasn’t necessarily when he was making tall scores on roads) he just looked so talented

 

[Justo]

1st Team
Jack Hobbs
Len Hutton
Don Bradman*
Greg Chappell
Viv Richards
Garry Sobers 5
Adam Gilchrist +
Richard Hadlee 3
Malcolm Marshall 1
Shane Warne 4
Glenn McGrath 2

2nd Team
Barry Richards
Sunil Gavaskar
Brian Lara
Sachin Tendulkar
Graeme Pollock
Jacques Kallis 5
Alan Knott +
Imran Khan* 3
Curtly Ambrose 2
Dennis Lillee 1
Muttiah Muralitharan 4

3rd Team
Herbert Sutcliffe
WG Grace
George Headley
Kumar Sangakarra
Michael Clarke*
Keith Miller 5
Clyde Walcott +
Wasim Akram 3
Bill O'Reilly 4
Dennis Lillee 1
Joel Garner 2

 

[Flametree]

First XI

Hobbs
Hutton
Headley
Bradman
Richards IVA
Sobers
Gilchrist *
Marshall
Warne
Trueman
Lillee

Second XI
Sutcliffe
Gavaskar
Hammond
Tendulkar
Chappell G
Miller K
Knott *
Hadlee
O'Reilly
Ambrose
Barnes

If we're doing 3rds...

Richards B
Ponsford
Lara
Kallis
Pollock
Walcott
Imran Khan
Oldfield *
Davidson
Muralitharan
McGrath

 

[watson]

If you can't beat them..........


01. Jack Hobbs
02. Len Hutton
03. Don Bradman*
04. Brian Lara
05. Graeme Pollock
06. Garry Sobers
07. Alan Knott+
08. Malcolm Marshall
09. Shane Warne
10. Dennis Lillee
11. Sydney Barnes


01. Sunil Gavaskar
02. Barry Richards
03. Viv Richards
04. Greg Chappell
05. Sachin Tendulkar
06. Keith Miller
07. Adam Gilchrist+
08. Imran Khan*
09. Bill O'Reilly
10. Muttiah Muralitharan
11. Glenn McGrath


01. Herbert Sutcliffe
02. Geoff Boycott
03. George Headley
04. Walter Hammond
05. Jacques Kallis
06. Ian Botham
07. Les Ames+
08. Richie Benaud*
09. Richard Hadlee
10. Jim Laker
11. Curtly Ambrose

Am I the only one who has 2 bowlers in each team who can spin the ball?

 

[Dan]

Sobers
O'Reilly

Worrell
Barnes
Murali

Macartney
Faulkner
Verity

Spinners in each side. Perhaps I should have put SF Barnes into the 2nd XI ahead of Ambrose. Just went and changed that over.

 

[harsh.ag]

I don't have set xis:

1st: Barry | Hobbs | Bradman | Viv | Sobers | Gilly | Imran | Hadlee | Marshall | Warne | Murali

2nd: Tendulkar | Headley | Lara | Pollock | Chappell | Miller | Procter | Knott | O'Reilly | Ambrose | McGrath

 

[Hoggy_Bear]

1st XI:
Jack Hobbs
Herbert Sutcliffe
Don Bradman(c)
Sachin Tendulkar
Viv Richards
Garry Sobers
Imran Khan
Alan Knott(WK)
Shane Warne
Malcolm Marshall
S.F. Barnes

2nd XI:
Len Hutton(c)
Sunil Gavaskar
Wally Hammond
George Headley
Graham Pollock
Jaques Kallis
Adam Gilchrist(WK)
Richard Hadlee
Dennis Lillee
Muttiah Muralitharan
Glenn McGrath

3rd XI:
Barry Richards
W.G. Grace(c)
Ken Barrington
Greg Chappell
Brian Lara
Andy Flower(wk)
Keith Miller
Wasim Akram
Fred Trueman
Ray Lindwall
Bill O'Reilly