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Novelty XIs Compendium

h_hurricane

International Vice-Captain
Quite possibly done earlier, but still

A part of the name Palindrome XI

Aiden Markram
Bob Simpson
Bob Cowper
Bob Wyatt
Bob Catterall
Bob Woolmer
Bob Taylor/Nayan Mongia
Madan Lal
Bob Willis
Bob Massie
Rangy Nanan

12th man : Arun Lal
 

AndrewB

International Vice-Captain
Quite possibly done earlier, but still

A part of the name Palindrome XI

Aiden Markram
Bob Simpson
Bob Cowper
Bob Wyatt
Bob Catterall
Bob Woolmer
Bob Taylor/Nayan Mongia
Madan Lal
Bob Willis
Bob Massie
Rangy Nanan

12th man : Arun Lal
Viv Richards, Faf du Plessis and Cec Pepper to add a bit of variety.
 

Chubb

International Regular
Portuguese XI

Joshua da Silva +
Kaushal Silva
Larry Gomes
Dileep Sardesai
Kusal Perera
Moises Henriques *
Basil D?Oliveira
Antao D?Souza
Ruchira Perera
Dilhara Fernando
Ajantha Mendis

Inspired by Joshua da Silva keeping wicket on Sunday.

I don't think Sardesai is a Portuguese name but he was born a Portuguese subject in Goa.
 
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trundler

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Bad Hygiene XI. Couldn't sleep so made this painfully hilarious XI.

Cyril Needs a Washbrook
Jackie McEw
Dirt Sutcliffe
Grime Pollock
Ian Smells
Andy Fouler+
Filthy Flintoff
Dale Stain
Stank Tyson
Mucky Martindale
B.O Reilly

Hopefully coach Peter Hygienie will sort them out
 

Line and Length

Cricketer Of The Year
Occupation XI

Alistair COOK
Bob BARBER
David CARPENTER (Glos)
Bernie CONSTABLE (Surrey)
Seymour NURSE
Mark BUTCHER
Keith MILLER
Farokh ENGINEER, (wk)
George POPE
Ian BISHOP
Bert IRONMONGER

Reserve keeper
Neil SARGEANT (surrey)
I like it! I thought of a few more. Lionel BAKER (played a few tests for WI), Glenn TURNER, Jos BUTTLER (or Harold BUTLER if spelling is an issue), Jofra ARCHER, Matt MASON (Worcestershire), Tom CARTWRIGHT, Keith FLETCHER (arrow maker), Eddie PAYNTER and Mark TAYLOR (last two are spelling issues). Also Peter LOADER and Eddie LEADBEATER for a couple of more obscure ones.
 

Starfighter

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Carl Hooper, Tom Cooper, Nari Contracter, Vijay Merchant, Ted Wainwright, Matt Fisher (Yorks), Joe Hunter (England wk from the 1880s) No shortage there.

Oh, and Steven Smith

Pope doesn't really count. In the Roman Catholic sense it's a title, like Knight or King, and means 'father' as an Anglo surname. Same with Bishop maybe.
 

Chubb

International Regular
French cricket XI

Andy Ganteaume
Roger Prideaux
Faf du Plessis
AB de Villiers +
Bruce Paireaudeau
Lionel Pailaret
Colin de Grandhomme
Richie Benaud *
Bernard Bosanquet
Jackie du Preez
Nelon Pascal

Hell of a spin attack. The Huguenot Afrikaners help a lot. I am not sure what a team without Afrikaners would look like, but I expect most of the others are descended from Huguenots anyway so you can’t leave them out.
 

tony p

First Class Debutant
SMITH & JONES XI

Graeme SMITH, S.A
Alan JONES, ENG
Steve SMITH, ( c), AUST
Dean JONES, AUST
Robin SMITH, ENG
Andrew JONES, N.Z.
Sydney SMITH, W.I. ( no tests, but in for team balance, check his first-class record)
Ian SMITH, (w.K.) N.Z
Peter, (T.P.B.) SMITH, ENG.
Ernie JONES, AUST
Prior JONES, W.I.

12th & 13th Men, M.J.K.SMITH, ENG & Samuel JONES, AUST.

Team should do well.
 

Line and Length

Cricketer Of The Year
A Colourful Team

gordon GREENidge
ian REDpath
michael SLATEr
aravinda de SILVA
brian ROSE
PLUM pelham
fREDdie BROWN
jack BLACKham
fRED trueman
ray BRIGHT
jack ALABASTER

12th man evan GRAY/louis TANcred

I was disappointed not to find a sPINKs.
 

Howe_zat

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A Colourful Team

gordon GREENidge
ian REDpath
michael SLATEr
aravinda de SILVA
brian ROSE
PLUM pelham
fREDdie BROWN
jack BLACKham
fRED trueman
ray BRIGHT
jack ALABASTER

12th man evan GRAY/louis TANcred

I was disappointed not to find a sPINKs.
To play

Malinda Warnapurple
Aaron Redmond
Lydia Greenway
Jermaine Blackwood
Cameron White
Craig White
Ian Blackwell
Cyan Mongia+
Graeme Creamer
Tony Gray
Chris Silverwood
 

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