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- From: ccrob@uqvax.cc.uq.oz.au (Rob McMillan)
- Subject: Re: The best ever Test XIs
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.173314.1@uqvax.cc.uq.oz.au>
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- Organization: University of Queensland
- References: <kre.727807870@mundamutti.cs.mu.OZ.AU> <1993Jan24.231652.28482@nmsu.edu> <1993Jan27.123149.108@iwsd01.itwol.bhp.com.au>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 07:33:14 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan27.123149.108@iwsd01.itwol.bhp.com.au>, WEABEP@DEVAX1 (Peter ABELA) writes:
- > In <1993Jan24.231652.28482@nmsu.edu> sbasu@spock writes:
- >
- >> In article <kre.727807870@mundamutti.cs.mu.OZ.AU> kre@cs.mu.oz.au (Robert
- >> Elz) writes:
- >> >
- >> > | AUSTRALIA
- >> > | ---------
- >> > | Vic Trumper
- >> > | Arthur Morris
- >> > | Sir Don Bradman (c)
- >> > | Greg Chappel
- >> > | Allan Border
- >> > | Neil Harvey (vc)
- >> > | Rod Marsh (wk)
- >> > | Dennis Lillee
- >> > | Richie Benaud
- >> > | Fred Spofforth
- >> > | Jeff Thomson
-
- Oh well, for what it's worth, here's mine:
-
- Bill Ponsford
- Arthur Morris
- Don Bradman (vc)
- Greg Chappell
- Allan Border
- Keith Miller
- Richie Benaud (c)
- Ray Lindwall
- Don Tallon
- Bill O'Reilly
- Dennis Lillee
-
- 12 man: pick your own based on fielding ability : Harvey? Sheahan?
-
- Pity I couldn't pick Trumper or Clem Hill, but the top 5 are all noted for
- their ability to occupy the crease for long periods (as well as actually making
- runs during this time of course). If you were basing it on aesthetics, Trumper
- would (by all accounts) have been amongst the first picked (along with Allan
- Kippax). McCartney is another unlucky ommission.
-
- Harvey and Ian Chappell would also have been handy. If Chappelli was in the
- side, he'd be captain. As it is Benaud gets the nod because of his
- inventiveness.
-
- Bowlers who could have been picked would be Thommo, Grimmett, CBT Turner.
-
- Tallon, from what I have read, wins ahead of Grout and Marsh.
-
- By the way, has anyone read the book on 100 years of Sheffield Shield cricket?
- Great book - unfortunately the only games where Queensland rates a mention are
- the ones where they find new and exciting ways to lose :-(.
-
- --
- Rob.
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