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Yes in 2001-02 it was 0-0 in the 3 tests, and then a decade later in 2011 it was 1-1 in the 2 tests.Pardon me if I'm mistaken but didnt NZ draw a series in Australia in the early 2000s??
Yes in 2001-02 it was 0-0 in the 3 tests, and then a decade later in 2011 it was 1-1 in the 2 tests.Pardon me if I'm mistaken but didnt NZ draw a series in Australia in the early 2000s??
Are you offering?A good way to do this is to go the ICC ratings of the batsmen and bowlers (choose one allrounder and give them their allrounder rating) on the date that the match started.
From memory, I don't think the 1949 tests in England were five day affairs; possibly only 3 days each. Maybe rain affected too.The side of the 80s were unbeaten in series at home for the whole decade as well as winning away in Australia, England and Sri Lanka (minnows then).
They won and drew home series against the great Windies and NZ were up with Pakistan as the Windies' biggest challenges (admittedly a very strong South Africa were banned for apartheid at the time).On results clearly the best.
In these comparisons, other worthy NZ sides were 1949 (0-0 in England with the likes of Donnelly, W Hadlee, Sutcliffe and young JR Reid), 1962 (2-2 in South Africa with John Reid scoring heavily) and 1972 (0-0 in the Windies when Turner scored 200s for fun).
Of those 3 mentioned, the '49 one is easily the best. 0-0 for NZ in 4 Tests away in England at thyat time was no mean feat.The side of the 80s were unbeaten in series at home for the whole decade as well as winning away in Australia, England and Sri Lanka (minnows then).
They won and drew home series against the great Windies and NZ were up with Pakistan as the Windies' biggest challenges (admittedly a very strong South Africa were banned for apartheid at the time).On results clearly the best.
In these comparisons, other worthy NZ sides were 1949 (0-0 in England with the likes of Donnelly, W Hadlee, Sutcliffe and young JR Reid), 1962 (2-2 in South Africa with John Reid scoring heavily) and 1972 (0-0 in the Windies when Turner scored 200s for fun).
Of those 3 mentioned, the '49 one is easily the best. 0-0 for NZ in 4 Tests away in England at thyat time was no mean feat.
B Sutcliffe
VJ Scott
WA Hadlee (c)
WM Wallace
MP Donnelly
JR Reid
GO Rabone
FLH Mooney †
TB Burtt
HB Cave
J Cowie
4 World-class players of their era in Sutcliffe, Donnelly, Reid & Cowie.
Yeah, Sobers coming in at 7 is taking the piss really.Oops forgot Cowie. Yeah they were 3 day tests but they had crazily good over rates.
In 1972, the Windies didn't have their fearsome quicks but had the following top 7 in the first test:
Fredericks
Geoff (not Gordon) Greenidge (who?)
Rowe
Lloyd
Davis
Kallicharran
Sobers
Oh yes, it'd be infinitely better, although I suspect Dobell might have been putting what was then the current England XI up against the others for reference. But it's still pretty silly for him to rate the 10-11 pommy side over Hutton's team, or Jardine's team for that matter.As great as the sum of their parts | Cricket | ESPNcricinfo
I'd argue that the England teams of the Hutton/May/Bailey/Bedser/Cowdrey/Trueman/Tyson/Compton era would be better than the Eng one mentioned here.
Not bad though
Thank you.Brendan Nash
Ok, then.Are you offering?
That side was brilliant, add in they were wounded and wanted revenge for 2005 and it was a proper mauling.I don't think my team ever played together either, always at least 1 missing. Replace Gillespie with S Clark though and you get the 2006/07 Ashes side
Ok, then.
30 December 1984 West Indies vs Australia at Sydney
CG Greenidge 770 (844)
DL Haynes 618 (785)
RB Richardson 482 (876)
HA Gomes 762 (773)
IVA Richards 743 (938)
CH Lloyd 783 (818)
PJL Dujon 703 (703)
MD Marshall 897(910)
MA Holding 826 (860)
J Garner 831 (890)
CA Walsh 257 (867)
AVERAGE 697 (842)
Peak player ratings in brackets. I challenge anyone to beat that team. Maybe you can on the ratings in a particular match, but not on peak ratings, surely? If there is an allrounder, just give them the rating for their best discipline at that time.
Clive Lloyd was actually the no.1 ranked batsman in the world heading into his final test.
This team comes close.Ok, then.
30 December 1984 West Indies vs Australia at Sydney
CG Greenidge 770 (844)
DL Haynes 618 (785)
RB Richardson 482 (876)
HA Gomes 762 (773)
IVA Richards 743 (938)
CH Lloyd 783 (818)
PJL Dujon 703 (703)
MD Marshall 897(910)
MA Holding 826 (860)
J Garner 831 (890)
CA Walsh 257 (867)
AVERAGE 697 (842)
Peak player ratings in brackets. I challenge anyone to beat that team. Maybe you can on the ratings in a particular match, but not on peak ratings, surely? If there is an allrounder, just give them the rating for their best discipline at that time.
Clive Lloyd was actually the no.1 ranked batsman in the world heading into his final test.