The obscure XI's you've always wanted to make but never found the appropriate place thread

[PhatBoy]

Has anyone put up a ‘Bowlers who didn’t know where the business end of a bat was’?

1. Chris ‘The Phantom’ Martin
2. Courtney Walsh
3. Bhagwath Chandrasekhar
4. Glenn ‘61’ McGrath
5. Phil Tufnell
6. Alan Mullally - how’s that? Quack quack
7. Danish Kaneria
8. Devon Malcolm
9. Fidel Edwards
10. Monty Panesar
11. Mervyn Dillon

12. Allan Donald

I’ll go into bat - at better than bunny level - for Merv Dillon here. He was better than the rest of these guys, he was a step above the Rabbit-tier tails ender, regularly made 15-30 scores, just made a heap of ducks as well

 

[Docker82]

So did I, but only 8 wickets in his test career

Having seen a few of those guys bowl, he’s the best bowler in that team by a very very long way.

 

[Docker82]

Didn't Ajit Agarkar make something like 9 consecutive ducks at one point?

Doesn’t belong anywhere near that XI though unless you specify that 1999/2000 period.

Averaged almost 17 with the bat in test cricket so he’s pretty much Bradman (averaging twice as much as the next best bloke) compared to the rest of that team lol.

 

[eth-dog]

Having seen a few of those guys bowl, he’s the best bowler in that team by a very very long way.

Punter's meds were handy

 

[Docker82]

Punter's meds were handy

Still stand by my statement. There’s daylight between Smith and Ponting as bowlers imo - there may just be greater daylight between Ponting and whoever is next though.

 

[dogs105]

Bob Simpson
David Warner
Marnus Labuschagne
Steve Smith
Michael Bevan
Peter Sleep
Cameron White
Tim Zoehrer
Shane Warne
Trevor Hohns
Stuart McGill

 

[Gough]

Chappelli stiff to miss out.

 

[dogs105]

Chappelli stiff to miss out.

Yep, sorry Sounda. Chappelli in.Sleep out.

 

[eth-dog]

Bob Simpson
David Warner
Marnus Labuschagne
Steve Smith
Michael Bevan
Peter Sleep
Cameron White
Tim Zoehrer
Shane Warne
Trevor Hohns
Stuart McGill

Leg spin?

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

1 Kallis
2 Sobers
3 Stokes
4 Benaud
5 Miller
6 Botham
7 Imran
8 Zoehrer
9 Jadeja
10 Pollock
11 Hadlee

Edit forgot Sobers, arguably best all rounder of all time.

 

[eth-dog]

1 Kallis
2 Grieg
3 Stokes
4 Benaud
5 Miller
6 Imran
7 Zoehrer
8 Jadeja
9 Pollock
10 Flintoff
11 Hadlee

2000 runs/200 wickets?

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

2000 runs/200 wickets?

Many have, but just went for all-rounders who have bowled & batted.

Wicket keeper was always going to be most difficult as wanted someone who bowled more than just the once for fun.

 

[eth-dog]

Many have, but just went for all-rounders who have bowled & batted.

Wicket keeper was always going to be most difficult as wanted someone who bowled more than just the once for fun.

Not Wade then?

 

[Wallaby]

Many have, but just went for all-rounders who have bowled & batted.

Wicket keeper was always going to be most difficult as wanted someone who bowled more than just the once for fun.

Sorry - if you want a Keeper who bowled, there is only one answer - Alfred Lyttleton. (Yes, he only bowled the once, but hear me out).

England Playing Australia, 1884, The Oval. Australia win the toss and bat. Billy Murdoch makes 211, Percy Mcdonnell and Harry Scott also make 100s. At one stage, Australia are 5/494. In desperation, the England Captain, WG Grace, chucks the ball to Lyttleton and says 'Take those pads off, Alf and have a go'.

Lyttleton takes 4/19 and cleans up the tail. Grace says 'Put those pads back on, Alf'. The highest career total of test wickets by a designated keeper is - Alfred Lyttleton, with 4.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Sorry - if you want a Keeper who bowled, there is only one answer - Alfred Lyttleton. (Yes, he only bowled the once, but hear me out).

England Playing Australia, 1884, The Oval. Australia win the toss and bat. Billy Murdoch makes 211, Percy Mcdonnell and Harry Scott also make 100s. At one stage, Australia are 5/494. In desperation, the England Captain, WG Grace, chucks the ball to Lyttleton and says 'Take those pads off, Alf and have a go'.

Lyttleton takes 4/19 and cleans up the tail. Grace says 'Put those pads back on, Alf'. The highest career total of test wickets by a designated keeper is - Alfred Lyttleton, with 4.

That's impressive!

 

[worbod]

We need a Bruce team.

Bruce Laird
Bruce Edgar
Bruce Murray
William Bruce
Bruce Taylor
Bruce French w/k
Bruce Yardley
Bruce Martin
Bruce Morrison
Bruce Dooland
Bruce Reid

Sponsored by Monty Python?

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Sponsored by Monty Python?

 

[TigerCraig]

Has anyone put up a ‘Bowlers who didn’t know where the business end of a bat was’?

1. Chris ‘The Phantom’ Martin
2. Courtney Walsh
3. Bhagwath Chandrasekhar
4. Glenn ‘61’ McGrath
5. Phil Tufnell
6. Alan Mullally - how’s that? Quack quack
7. Danish Kaneria
8. Devon Malcolm
9. Fidel Edwards
10. Monty Panesar
11. Mervyn Dillon

12. Allan Donald

Jim Higgs and Bob Holland?

 

[Plugger35]

From memory Danny Morrison used to hold the record for test match ducks but he still looked like Bradman compared to Chris Martin.

Australia had some shocking tailenders back in the 80s too with the likes of Hogg, Rackemann, Alderman.Reid, it was fun watching them bat.

 

[dogs105]

From memory Danny Morrison used to hold the record for test match ducks but he still looked like Bradman compared to Chris Martin.

Australia had some shocking tailenders back in the 80s too with the likes of Hogg, Rackemann, Alderman.Reid, it was fun watching them bat.

I'm sure you remember the maiden to Bruce Reid when Australia needed 2 to win off the last over?

 

[Jim Prideaux]

I’ll go into bat - at better than bunny level - for Merv Dillon here. He was better than the rest of these guys, he was a step above the Rabbit-tier tails ender, regularly made 15-30 scores, just made a heap of ducks as well

Fair Phat. Personally loved Dillon as a kid, always happy to have a yarn when down at fine leg. He was better than most in that list, but did have an amazing ability to go quack.

 

[Plugger35]

I'm sure you remember the maiden to Bruce Reid when Australia needed 2 to win off the last over?

Yeah that was hilarious to watch, some of the worst batting you will ever see.

 

[Gough]

Jim Maxwell's 50 Year XI
*Gilly
Sangakkara
V Richards
Lara
Tendulkar
Ponting
Ben Stokes
Warne
Lillee
Thommo
Warne
Kallis (12th)

 

[worbod]

A team of Aussies who played their last first class game outside Australia.

Victor Trumper (New Zealand)
Arthur Morris (India) playing for an Indian Board President's XI
Bob Simpson (West Indies)
Charlie Macartney (India)
Keith Miller (England) for Nottinghamshire
Richie Benaud (Pakistan) for a Commonwealth XI
Ian Healy (Zimbabwe)
Shane Warne (England) for Hampshire
Graham McKenzie (England) for Leicestershire
Dennis Lillee (England) for Northamptonshire
Fred Spofforth (England) for the Gentlemen


And a second XI:

Justin Langer (England) for Somerset
Shane Watson (England)
David Boon (England) for Durham
Ricky Ponting (England) for Surrey
Michael Clarke (England)
Norman O'Neill (India) for the India Prime Minister's XI
Brad Haddin (England)
Ray Lindwall (Pakistan) for an International XI
Brett Lee (England)
Rodney Hogg (South Africa)
Bill O'Reilly (New Zealand)

 

[eth-dog]

A team of Aussies who played their last first class game outside Australia.

Victor Trumper (New Zealand)
Arthur Morris (India) playing for an Indian Board President's XI
Bob Simpson (West Indies)
Charlie Macartney (India)
Keith Miller (England) for Nottinghamshire
Richie Benaud (Pakistan) for a Commonwealth XI
Ian Healy (Zimbabwe)
Shane Warne (England) for Hampshire
Graham McKenzie (England) for Leicestershire
Dennis Lillee (England) for Northamptonshire
Fred Spofforth (England) for the Gentlemen


And a second XI:

Justin Langer (England) for Somerset
Shane Watson (England)
David Boon (England) for Durham
Ricky Ponting (England) for Surrey
Michael Clarke (England)
Norman O'Neill (India) for the India Prime Minister's XI
Brad Haddin (England)
Ray Lindwall (Pakistan) for an International XI
Brett Lee (England)
Rodney Hogg (South Africa)
Bill O'Reilly (New Zealand)

That second XI is better than the first XI tbh