AT Cricketing Terms XI - Improvements?

Strict XI (no name-stretching needed, but mostly a bit weak)

1. Wasim Jaffer
2. Peter Bowler
3. Geoff Pullar
4. David Hookes
5. Denis Compton [or Nick Compton - 2 for the price of 1]
6. David Leatherdale
7. Dominic Cork
8. Trevor Bailey
9. Bert Oldfield +
10. Nora, Gareth, Jon Batty
11. Chuck Fleetwood-Smith

Sub: Raman Subba Row?

(1 & 2, 3 & 4 and 6 & 7 should combine well in partnerships. I do most profusely apologise for #10 - it's the name that made me do it ....)

Alternatively:

Loose XI (some name-stretching needed, but mostly a better team):

1. Crease Gayle
2. Geoffrey Boycut
3. Simon Katch
4. Basil D'Ollyveira
5. Plumb Warner
6. Duck Padgett [< Yorks pronunciation]
7. Waseam Akram
8. Umar Gully
9. Wally Gerrout +
10. LB Taylor
11. DR Stemp

("Duck" Walters would easily outbat Padgett, but carries only one cricket term about his person, not two.)


Come on then folks, there must be a lot better individuals to put out than contained in either of those ramshackle lots.

First Warne, then Mankad

Sir Richard "Paddles" Hadlee

Strict X1:

CB Turner (or Charles or Alan)
Clem Hill
Roy Park
Arthur Chipperfield
Doug Ring
Graeme Hole
Frank Misson
Tony Mann (3rd)
Martin Kent
Shane Warne
Stuart Law
Michael Beer
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John Shuter
John Sharpe (or Jack or Phil)
Jack Board
Reggie Spooner
Percy Fender
Alfred Dipper
Andy Ducat
Reg Sinfield
Norman Yardley
Brian Close
Doug Insole
Jim Parks
John Hampshire
Stuart Broad

haha this is brilliant

How did I forget George Duckworth?


I like "first Warne, then Mankad". Noice.