Oh death in life the days that are no more.

[Lillian Thomson]

Not a particularly original idea but historical resurrections are topical and it's windy outside.

So if you could resurrect one batsman from the past to play one more innings who would it be?

Three rules.

1. They must be dead and not just retired.
2. You can't choose someone that has already been chosen by someone else.
3. No Bradman as he's not dead, only resting his eyes.

 

[harsh.ag]

Archie Jackson, I suppose.

 

[bagapath]

Victor Trumper. Must be fun to watch him dig out a yorker and deposit it over square leg.

 

[StephenZA]

Dudley Nourse

Would love to watch him play an innings cause I`ve heard so much about him...
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[Kirkut]

CK Nayudu was renowned for his strength, would have loved to watch him hitting sixes again today.

 

[Adders]

Awwww, does it have to be a batsmen??

There is only one dead cricketer that I would really offer up a kidney to see today but he's a bowler.

 

[cnerd123]

Batsman - The real OG, WG Grace
Bowler - Sydney Barnes

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Awwww, does it have to be a batsmen??

There is only one dead cricketer that I would really offer up a kidney to see today but he's a bowler.

If anyone wants to see a bowler, or indeed Elvis Presley in concert or Fanny Craddock cook one last meal, go for it.

Only condition is that ***** must like it within 24 hours or it becomes infractable.

 

[Bijed]

If anyone wants to see a bowler, or indeed Elvis Presley in concert or Fanny Craddock cook one last meal, go for it.

Only condition is that ***** must like it within 24 hours or it becomes infractable.

Might as well have just said 'Yeah, name anyone you like'

 

[Red]

Archie Jackson, I suppose.

Victor Trumper. Must be fun to watch him dig out a yorker and deposit it over square leg.

These two plus my other addition in Stan McCabe. Bradman saying of his 232 in 235 innings that he'd love "to be able to play an innings like that" is something, I reckon.

 

[Adders]

If anyone wants to see a bowler, or indeed Elvis Presley in concert or Fanny Craddock cook one last meal, go for it.

Only condition is that ***** must like it within 24 hours or it becomes infractable.

OK I got this......I wanna see Harold Larwood come back for one last hurrah, and knock Steve ****ing Smiths head off.

***** - if you don't like this....you're dead to me.

 

[Gob]

Smitteh will clip that through midwicket

 

[fredfertang]

Not a particularly original idea but historical resurrections are topical and it's windy outside.

So if you could resurrect one batsman from the past to play one more innings who would it be?

Three rules.

1. They must be dead and not just retired.
2. You can't choose someone that has already been chosen by someone else.
3. No Bradman as he's not dead, only resting his eyes.

Wally Hammond

Who's your choice LT?

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Wally Hammond

Who's your choice LT?

George Headley.

 

[AndrewB]

Jessop.

 

[bagapath]

Would love love love to see tiger oreilley bowl a long spell.

 

[The Battlers Prince]

It'd be good to see Sydney Barnes bowl with that grip

 

[Shady Slim]

Batsman - The real OG, WG Grace

this answer is objectively right bc you'd get more than one innings out of the good doctor

"that chap from the cricket website brought me back to bat, not to get given out, so put the bails back on and let me resume"

 

[NUFAN]

A depressing answer but I'll go Phil Hughes.

I didn't love or even really like his technique and was frustrated with his record. But I always had (like many others I'm sure) this big expectation that one day it would all click for him. So I would like to watch him bat one more time where I just appreciated his game for what it was.

 

[Daemon]

It'd be good to see Sydney Barnes bowl with that grip

Yeah this for sure.

Batting wise I'd like to see Headley if Bradman isn't allowed.