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

[Partridge]

Something about hitting boundaries/sixes?

Yep - sixes in particular. Batsmen who hit 5 sixes or more in a test innings.

I also made it prior to 1990 and the combination of supercharged bats and smaller grounds. Viv did open early in his career so a little liberty was taken.

Not strong in the spin department but pretty comfortable with that pace attack.

 

[cricketnut14]

1.D.Warner
2.S.Smith
3.R.Ponting
4.M.Waugh
5.S.Waugh
6.A.Border
7.M.Clarke
8.I.Healy
9.S.Warne
10.N.Lyon
11.G.McGrath

The Waugh boys would obviously have to chip in and have a trundle though.

 

[sabso]

1.D.Warner
2.S.Smith
3.R.Ponting
4.M.Waugh
5.S.Waugh
6.A.Border
7.M.Clarke
8.I.Healy
9.S.Warne
10.N.Lyon
11.G.McGrath

The Waugh boys would obviously have to chip in and have a trundle though.

Most capped Australians. It’s quite pleasing they make a decent xi despite a pressing need for a second opener. Luckily next on the list are boon, langer, tubby Taylor and Hayden.

 

[happy_eagle]

1. Mark Taylor
2. Marcus Harris
3. Dean Jones
4. Steve Smith
5. Damien Martyn*
6. Cameron White
7.James Kelly

James Kelly

Age

40

Ht

183cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.8

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

10.5

5star

M

4.2

4star

T

5.6

5star

MG

273.2

4star

No current season stats available

D

20.8

5star

K

9.6

4star

HB

11.2

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

6.8

5star

(wk)
8. Mitchell Johnson
9. Brett Lee
10. Max Walker
11. Todd Murphy

*cheating a bit here

 

[sabso]

1. Mark Taylor
2. Marcus Harris
3. Dean Jones
4. Steve Smith
5. Damien Martyn*
6. Cameron White
7.James Kelly (wk)
8. Mitchell Johnson
9. Brett Lee
10. Max Walker
11. Todd Murphy

*cheating a bit here

As the tree said to the lumberjack I’m stumped
All I know about Martyn is he’s a CU from the NT, couldn’t connect that with the rest of the xi tho

 

[happy_eagle]

As the tree said to the lumberjack I’m stumped
All I know about Martyn is he’s a CU from the NT, couldn’t connect that with the rest of the xi tho

Quick hint

 

[Bob Neil]

1. Keith Slater
2. Graeme Wood
3. Victor Richardson (c)
4. Keith Miller
5. Merv Waite
6. Simon O’Donnell
7. Gil Langley (wk)
8. Eric Freeman
9. Neil Hawke
10. Laurie Nash
11. Max Walker

 

[Gough]

1. Keith Slater
2. Graeme Wood
3. Victor Richardson (c)
4. Keith Miller
5. Merv Waite
6. Simon O’Donnell
7. Gil Langley (wk)
8. Eric Freeman
9. Neil Hawke
10. Laurie Nash
11. Max Walker

Freeman was picked off the plane home from the 68 Ashes to play for Port in the finals which pleasingly they ended up losing to Sturt.

 

[sabso]

1. Keith Slater
2. Graeme Wood
3. Victor Richardson (c)
4. Keith Miller
5. Merv Waite
6. Simon O’Donnell
7. Gil Langley (wk)
8. Eric Freeman
9. Neil Hawke
10. Laurie Nash
11. Max Walker

All footballers, that’s all I’ve got

Quick hint

Without checking,

• two openers
• three middle order bats
• one all rounder
• one keeper
• three fast bowlers
• one spin bowler

All except Murphy have surnames in the top 20 in Australia, and those are the most capped representatives of each. Martyn = Martin, that’s the cheat. Murphy is among the top 50 most common surnames so he’s the most popular spinner.

 

[happy_eagle]

All footballers, that’s all I’ve got

Without checking,

• two openers
• three middle order bats
• one all rounder
• one keeper
• three fast bowlers
• one spin bowler

All except Murphy have surnames in the top 20 in Australia, and those are the most capped representatives of each. Martyn = Martin, that’s the cheat. Murphy is among the top 50 most common surnames so he’s the most popular spinner.

Murphy is in the Top 20 Surnames, 20th in that table.

All it was a balanced XI using the top 20 surnames in Australia, with a surname only to be used once in the XI.

 

[sabso]

I’m blind, good XI sorry bud.

 

[Gough]

All footballers, that’s all

Richardson was a freak, his record over multiple sports was unbelievable.

 

[sabso]

Richardson was a freak, his record over multiple sports was unbelievable.

Pretty good stud too. South Australian leading damsire at one point.

 

[Bob Neil]

All footballers, that’s all I’ve got

Yep that XI all played test cricket and top level (VFL, SANFL, WAFL) football. Can’t imagine we’ll ever see the likes of that again - Alex Keath (and possibly the leggie Parker from Vic/Collingwood) are the only recent AFL / FC cricket dual sportsmen that I can think

 

[Bob Neil]

1. Barry Richards
2. Alvin Kallicharran
3. Viv Richards
4. Younis Khan
5. Garfield Sobers
6. Ian Botham
7. Andy Flower
8. Richard Hadlee
9. Johan Botha
10. Michael Holding
11. Joel Garner

27

Joel Garner

Age

25

Ht

184cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.0

3star

K

8.8

3star

HB

3.3

3star

M

3.5

4star

T

1.3

3star

No current season stats available

D

12.0

3star

K

8.8

4star

HB

3.3

3star

M

3.5

4star

T

1.3

4star

 

[troybe]

1. Barry Richards
2. Alvin Kallicharran
3. Vic Richards
4. Younis Khan
5. Garfield Sobers
6. Ian Botham
7. Andy Flower
8. Richard Hadlee
9. Johan Botha
10. Michael Holding
11. Joel Garner

All played Shield cricket

 

[sabso]

Yep that XI all played test cricket and top level (VFL, SANFL, WAFL) football. Can’t imagine we’ll ever see the likes of that again - Alex Keath (and possibly the leggie Parker from Vic/Collingwood) are the only recent AFL / FC cricket dual sportsmen that I can think

Jordan Clark

 

[KBLT]

Phil Salt
Robin Uthappa
Allan Lamb (c)
C.B. Fry
Basil D'Oliveira
Clive Rice
Phil Mustard (wk)
Derek Pringle
Bob Crisp
Graham Onions
Bob Berry

 

[eth-dog]

Phil Salt
Robin Uthappa
Allan Lamb (c)
C.B. Fry
Basil D'Oliveira
Clive Rice
Phil Mustard (wk)
Derek Pringle
Bob Crisp
Graham Onions
Bob Berry

Food

Salt
Robin
Lamb
Fry
Basil
Rice
Mustard
Pringle
Crisp
Onions
Berry

 

[KBLT]

Food

Salt
Robin
Lamb
Fry
Basil
Rice
Mustard
Pringle
Crisp
Onions
Berry

Yeah, though it's based on Uthappa not Robin

 

[eth-dog]

Yeah, though it's based on Uthappa not Robin

I assumed there was some sort of Robin recipe floating around somewhere