Your Country's XI who died during your lifetime

[Lillian Thomson]

Sounds a bit morbid. But you're born, you run up bills, have a daft haircut and then die.

1 Jack Hobbs
2. Len Hutton
3. Wally Hammond
4. Denis Compton
5. Ken Barrington
6. Tony Greig
7. Les Ames
8. Fred Trueman
9. Brian Statham
10.Harold Larwood
11.Jim Laker

 

[trundler]

Pakistan only produced 2 world class players in their early days. Both Hanif and Fazal died in my lifetime. Imran, Wasim, Waqar, Younis and the rest are still around.

 

[Starfighter]

1. AR Morris
2. WA Brown
3. DG Bradman *
4. NCL O'Neill
5. PJP Burge
6. KR Miller
7. RG Archer
8. RB Benaud
9. GJ Gilmour
10. GRA Langley †
11. WA Johnston

Main thing I lack is an express bowler. Ernie Toshack was also a bowling option but would make the bowling even slower and the batting weaker.

 

[mr_mister]

I'll just assume the '48 invincibles minus Harvey are eligible for me (born '91)

 

[Starfighter]

I'll just assume the '48 invincibles minus Harvey are eligible for me (born '91)

Not Barnes (1973) or Tallon (1984).

Lindwall was a little too early for me.

 

[trundler]

Burgey has an unfair advantage here. He can pick Trumper and Bradman.

 

[wpdavid]

Sounds a bit morbid. But you're born, you run up bills, have a daft haircut and then die.

1 Jack Hobbs
2. Len Hutton
3. Wally Hammond
4. Denis Compton
5. Ken Barrington
6. Tony Greig
7. Les Ames
8. Fred Trueman
9. Brian Statham
10.Harold Larwood
11.Jim Laker

I'm guessing that you and I are similar ages.
If so, I probably can't beat that line-up. Born in January 1960 btw.

On a related train of thought, I'm old enough to produce a side of England players I saw play who are no longer with us.
That takes us back to 1971, so we have Luckhurst, D'Oliveira, Cowdrey, MJK Smith, Titmus, Greig, Woolmer, Slack, Dilley, Bairstow and Denness.
There are probably others.

 

[the big bambino]

Colin Cowdrey.

Fred Titmus.

John Hampshire.

All played post 1971 all 3 gone.

 

[wpdavid]

Colin Cowdrey.

Fred Titmus.

John Hampshire.

All played post 1971 all 3 gone.

Thank you, I'd forgotten about John Hampshire. I belatedly remembered that Cowdrey and Titmus toured Australia in 1974/75.

 

[the big bambino]

Your side is light in bowlers but I wish Australia had 6 batsmen as good for Leeds.

 

[wpdavid]

Your side is light in bowlers but I wish Australia had 6 batsmen as good for Leeds.

Yeah, I was checking people like John Price, Peter Lever and Geoff Arnold, but they're still around.
Ditto England's batting of course.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

I'm guessing that you and I are similar ages.
If so, I probably can't beat that line-up. Born in January 1960 btw.

On a related train of thought, I'm old enough to produce a side of England players I saw play who are no longer with us.
That takes us back to 1971, so we have Luckhurst, D'Oliveira, Cowdrey, MJK Smith, Titmus, Greig, Woolmer, Slack, Dilley, Bairstow and Denness.
There are probably others.

Apart from John Hampshire who's now been mentioned I could only think of Ben Hollioake and Chris Balderstone. I always get the feeling I've missed someone of distinction.

Edit: Somehow forgot Closey.

 

[Dendarii]

South Africa (died after 1979)

Eddie Barlow
Bruce Mitchell
Trevor Goddard
Jackie McGlew
Dudley Nourse
Colin Bland
Clive Rice
Johnny Waite
Hugh Tayfield
Neil Adcock
Peter Heine

 

[morgieb]

Barnes not in the OP XI? Died after Hobbs did.

My XI would be the same as Starfighter's except with Lindwall making it.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Barnes not in the OP XI? Died after Hobbs did.

My XI would be the same as Starfighter's except with Lindwall making it.

I had no idea when Barnes died and did no research for my XI.

 

[wpdavid]

Apart from John Hampshire who's now been mentioned I could only think of Ben Hollioake and Chris Balderstone. I always get the feeling I've missed someone of distinction.

Edit: Somehow forgot Closey.

Graham Roope's another one.

 

[a massive zebra]

Len Hutton
Colin Cowdrey
Peter May (c)
Denis Compton
Tom Graveney
Tony Greig
Les Ames (wk)
Harold Larwood
Jim Laker
Fred Trueman
Alec Bedser (replaced by Johnny Wardle on a turner)

 

[morgieb]

Interesting that the English dead ATG XI would probably smash the living one, whereas for Australia it's arguably the opposite.

 

[Michaelf7777777]

1. Bert Sutcliffe
2. Walter Hadlee (*)
3. Bevan Congdon
4. Martin Crowe
5. Merv Wallace
6. Martin Donnelly
7. Frank Mooney (+)
8. Tony MacGibbon
9. Hedley Howarth
10. Tom Pritchard
11. Jack Cowie

 

[trundler]

Probably because cricket just doesn't occupy the same place in English society anymore. It's all been going downhill since the 70s. In Australia and the subcontinent most period would be able to name their test match captain but not in England. Bit of a shame. In the mid 60s England could leave out Edrich and Barrington. Right now they've got 1 test class batsman.