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

[ioppolo]

More tests played away than at home?

 

[MisterMarcus]

Something Away vs Home related? I’m going to say more Away runs/wickets than at home.

More tests played away than at home?

No, nothing about career statistics or achievements or anything like that.

Think more an individual performance (or lack thereof )

 

[Trojan90]

No, nothing about career statistics or achievements or anything like that.

Think more an individual performance (or lack thereof )

Diamond duck club. Nice one!

 

[sabso]

Bit of a woolly one this but a tribute to a fine achievement by the man facing the first ball.

I R Redpath
A Sandham
N Hussain
P A de Silva
S M Nurse
*S R Waugh
+F C M Alexander
A M Blignaut
J N Gillespie
G A R Lock
Sarfraz Nawaz

 

[worbod]

Bit of a woolly one this but a tribute to a fine achievement by the man facing the first ball.

I R Redpath
A Sandham
N Hussain
P A de Silva
S M Nurse
*S R Waugh
+F C M Alexander
A M Blignaut
J N Gillespie
G A R Lock
Sarfraz Nawaz

Have they all hit their first ball of a Test innings for six?

 

[Trojan90]

Bit of a woolly one this but a tribute to a fine achievement by the man facing the first ball.

I R Redpath
A Sandham
N Hussain
P A de Silva
S M Nurse
*S R Waugh
+F C M Alexander
A M Blignaut
J N Gillespie
G A R Lock
Sarfraz Nawaz

They all made big scores in their last test? Something along those lines.

 

[sabso]

They all had much better ends to their test batting careers than starts, based on batting averages from their first few and last few tests.

The woolly part is how much is a few. The answer is different for each player.

 

[cricketnut14]

M.Hayden
V.Sehwag
R.Ponting
J.Kallis
AB Devilliers
T.Head
M.Dhoni
D.Vettori
R.Hadlee
S.Warne
M.Starc

 

[ioppolo]

99?

 

[sabso]

Sorry guys I should have posted this xi a few days ago.

Marcus Trescothick (E)
Joylord Gumbie (Z)
*Alastair Cook (E)
Raees Mohammad (P)
Venkatesh Iyer (I)
+Walter Cornford (E)
Donald McRae (NZ)
Tapash Baisya (B)
Clarence Grimmett (A)
Hedley Howarth (NZ)
Simon Jones (E)

 

[PhatBoy]

Sorry guys I should have posted this xi a few days ago.

Marcus Trescothick (E)
Joylord Gumbie (Z)
*Alastair Cook (E)
Raees Mohammad (P)
Venkatesh Iyer (I)
+Walter Cornford (E)
Donald McRae (NZ)
Tapash Baisya (B)
Clarence Grimmett (A)
Hedley Howarth (NZ)
Simon Jones (E)

Merry Christmas

 

[sabso]

Merry Christmas

Wishing everyone a safe and happy time

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Was thinking about one the other day, but not sure if it’s been done. Test players who were in a good paddock while playing.

Sharma
Boon
Gatting (c)
Ryder
Ranatunga
Ul-Haq
Pant (+)
Cornwall
Warne
Hughes
Gough


Cosgrove (carrying the Big Macs)

 

[Gough]

Colin Milburn currently wondering what else he has to do.

 

[sabso]

Colin Milburn currently wondering what else he has to do.

Yeah someone was going to step in and go why not Grace or Warwick Armstrong or Bairstow or some other fat campaigner.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Yeah someone was going to step in and go why not Grace or Warwick Armstrong or Bairstow or some other fat campaigner.

Happy to take suggestions, reckon I need another quick

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Yeah someone was going to step in and go why not Grace or Warwick Armstrong or Bairstow or some other fat campaigner.

Bairstow not good enough with Pant behind the stumps

 

[ioppolo]

Was thinking about one the other day, but not sure if it’s been done. Test players who were in a good paddock while playing.

Sharma
Boon
Gatting (c)
Ryder
Ranatunga
Ul-Haq
Pant (+)
Cornwall
Warne
Hughes
Gough


Cosgrove (carrying the Big Macs)

Pant is the superior player but if we're going superior paddocks, Moin Khan's kid is the king of all paddocks. Bar maybe Cornwall's.

 

[big_e]

Last XIs to make their test debut at home or away

Home
Pucovski (Sydney 20/21)
Harris (Adelaide 18/19)
McSweeney (Perth 24/25)
Green (Adelaide 20/21)
Patterson (Brisbane 18/19)
Konstas (Melbourne 24/25)
Webster (Sydney 24/25)
Carey (Brisbane 21/22)
Neser (Adelaide 21/22)
Richardson (Brisbane 18/19)
Boland (Melbourne 21/22)

Away
Finch (Dubai 18/19)
Head (Dubai 18/19)
Labuschagne (Dubai 18/19)
Voges (Roseau 15)
M Marsh (Dubai 14/15)
Nevill (Lord’s 15)
Murphy (Nagpur 22/23)
Sayers (Johannesburg 17/18)
Holland (Galle 16)
Kuhnemann (Delhi 22/23)
Swepson (Karachi 21/22)

Unsurprising that all of the spinners were away, none at home. (Steve O'Keefe and Mitch Marsh debuted in the same match, so it could have been five spinners in that team.)

And, oh boy, we've tried out some openers in the last few years.

 

[cricketnut14]

S.Konstas
P.Hughes
D.Bradman
N.Harvey
S.Waugh
J.Langer
I.Healy
S.Warne
B.Lee
C.McDermott
G.McGrath

 

[eth-dog]

Travis Dean
Henry Hunt
Jamie Cox
Jamie Siddons
Clinton Perren
Dene Hills
Brian Davison
Chris Hartley (+)
James Hopes (c)
Chris Tremain
Dirk Tazelaar

 

[troybe]

Travis Dean
Henry Hunt
Jamie Cox
Jamie Siddons
Clinton Perren
Dene Hills
Brian Davison
Chris Hartley (+)
James Hopes (c)
Chris Tremain
Dirk Tazelaar

Did they lead the aggregates for their own discipline in a particular season Runs. Wickets. Catches. ?

 

[eth-dog]

Did they lead the aggregates for their own discipline in a particular season Runs. Wickets. Catches. ?

Nope.

 

[sabso]

Travis Dean
Henry Hunt
Jamie Cox
Jamie Siddons
Clinton Perren
Dene Hills
Brian Davison
Chris Hartley (+)
James Hopes (c)
Chris Tremain
Dirk Tazelaar

Haven’t played tests but that can only be half the story

 

[eth-dog]

Haven’t played tests but that can only be half the story

Correct on both fronts.