Establishing the best decade for cricket: Finding the ATG XI from 12 decades of test cricket - then having a KO tourney to decide the best

[mr_mister]

Sobers
Evans
Davidson

 

[morgieb]

Waite and Davidson for the keeper and 4th bowler.

The number 6 is tough. I expect Soberts to win but I'm actually going to for his country-man Worrell, if only because his peak felt more of a 50's one.

 

[ataraxia]

Sobers
Waite
Miller

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Sobers
Waite
Davidson

(Lots of top quality bowlers in the 50s)

 

[trundler]

Miller
Parks
Adcock

 

[Michaelf7777777]

Keith Miller
John Waite
Ray Lindwall

 

[bagapath]

Sobers
Evans
Miller

 

[Line and Length]

Sobers
Evans
Davidson

 

[The Sean]

Loathe as I am to ever not select Sir Garry, the problem (if you can call it that) with picking Sobers is that in 27 Tests in the 1950s he took just 31 wickets at 46, so you're faced with the same issue as the 1940s team by leaving yourself a bowler short. In the previous side there were mitigating circumstances - the lack of a top class spinner or fifth bowling options, and the presence of Bradman - but none of that is a factor here so there's no excuse in my opinion for leaving ourselves short.

It's no secret I'm a huge Keith Miller fan, but I just can't imagine a 1950s decade team without him in it. His averages weren't quite as good as they were in the '40s but he was more impactful. He had four genuinely exceptional series - two each against England and West Indies - plus a fifth, against South Africa, which looked to be heading the same way before being cut short by injury.

So as it stands, I'm picking:

Miller
Evans
Lindwall

If, however, Sobers is locked in at number 6 then my vote will be:

Sobers
Evans
Miller

Hope that makes sense!

 

[Coronis]

Sobers
Evans
Davidson

 

[trundler]

I'll change my Parks vote to Waite

 

[a massive zebra]

Sobers
Waite
Davidson

 

[mr_mister]

Hutton
Hanif
Harvey
Weekes
Walcott
Sobers
Waite
Davidson
Laker
Bedser
Trueman

Waite and Evans tied on 5-5. Need someone to split that!

 

[CricAddict]

Waite

 

[mr_mister]

choose the captain of the 50s side and

pick the opening batsmen for the 60s side
as well as the number 3
and the opening bowlers

 

[morgieb]

Hutton

Simpson - Lawry - Kanhai
Trueman + Hall

 

[CricAddict]

Hutton

Simpson - Barrington - Kanhai
Trueman + Hall

 

[Coronis]

Hutton

Simpson Lawry
Walters
Trueman Pollock

 

[a massive zebra]

Len Hutton

Bobby Simpson, Bill Lawry
Rohan Kanhai
Fred Trueman, Alan Davidson

 

[Michaelf7777777]

Len Hutton
Bobby Simpson, Bill Lawry
Rohan Kanhai
Alan Davidson, Peter Pollock