ATG XIs with the Best Slip Cordons

[kyear2]

Ranking and by position.

Australia
Simpson - Chappell - Smith - Hayden (gully)

West Indies
Lara - Sobers - Richards - Greenidge (gully)

South Africa
Smith - Kallis - Richards - Pollock (gully)

Honorable mention
England
Hammond - Botham - Root - Hutton(?) gilly
(Barrington would have been useful at 3rd)

 

[kyear2]

It really is. One of Warne/Hayden doesn't even get in

Hayden was one of the best ever I saw at gully, Warne has to be in the outfield.

 

[Thala_0710]

How would you guys rank the 12 keepers? @Thala_0710

1. Knott
2. Jayawardene
3. Waite
4. Gilchrist
5. Watling
6. Rizwan
7. Walcott
8. Tucker
9. Flower
10. Liton
11. Pant
12. Gurbaz

This is much more of a guess than most of my previous lists. I could be completely wrong here.

 

[Thala_0710]

Hayden was one of the best 8 e er saw at gully, Warne has to be in the outfield.

I agree

 

[reyrey]

My rank would be:
1. Aus
2. Wi
3. Sa
4. Eng
5. Ind
6. Sl
7. Nz
8. Pak
9. Zim
10. Ire
11. Ban
12. Afg

Zim should surely be higher (as long as Flowees keeping is being ignored) They were an exceptional catching and fielding side around late 90s early 00s which is where most of those players are from.

 

[Thala_0710]

Zim should surely be higher (as long as Flowees keeping is being ignored) They were an exceptional catching and fielding side around late 90s early 00s which is where most of those players are from.

The other teams are a combination of their best fielders from various generations though, with most of them having played 50+ years of cricket now. It makes sense that we'd be able to 4 good/great slippers better.

 

[Red]

Aus XI containing only elite fielders

Simpson (slip)
M Waugh (slip)
Ponting (point/cover)
G Chappell (slip)
Border (mid wicket)
Miller (slip)
Benaud (gully)
Davidson (leg slip/sq leg)
Lindwall (outfield)
Cummins (outfield)
Oldfield (wk)

 

[capt_Luffy]

Aus XI containing only elite fielders

Simpson (slip)
M Waugh (slip)
Ponting (point/cover)
G Chappell (slip)
Border (mid wicket)
Miller (slip)
Benaud (gully)
Davidson (leg slip/sq leg)
Lindwall (outfield)
Cummins (outfield)
Oldfield (wk)

Wasn't Davidson particularly Great in the Short-leg?

 

[Red]

Wasn't Davidson particularly Great in the Short-leg?

Yeh somewhere around the corner by all accounts.

 

[reyrey]

The other teams are a combination of their best fielders from various generations though, with most of them having played 50+ years of cricket now. It makes sense that we'd be able to 4 good/great slippers better.

A good portion of the other teams have most of their cordons from eras where they played together, so the 50+ years of cricket thing is moot.

Zim are comfortably better than the SC names above them. They are probably just behind SA.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Aus XI containing only elite fielders

Simpson (slip)
M Waugh (slip)
Ponting (point/cover)
G Chappell (slip)
Border (mid wicket)
Miller (slip)
Benaud (gully)
Davidson (leg slip/sq leg)
Lindwall (outfield)
Cummins (outfield)
Oldfield (wk)

As brilliant as Mark Waugh was in the field, I'd open with David Boon at (forward) short leg.

 

[kyear2]

As brilliant as Mark Waugh was in the field, I'd open with David Boon at (forward) short leg.

He was sooo very good there. Him and Gus were brilliant.