The 'Born in the same year as me XI'

I invite you to make an XI of players born in tha same year as you...


Shaun Marsh
Rajin Saleh
Dwayne Bravo
Dwayne Smith
Cameron White
Tatenda Taibu
Dale Steyn
Sreesanth
Mushrafe Mortaza
Munaf Patel
Lasith Malinga

Decent bowling line up, shite batting.

And if you're feeling particularly festive we can decide what was the best year ever.
Or Not.
It's up to you.
I really don't give a shit.
Honestly.

And how do we find out where we can draw our squads from Mr Spangler?

Best year has to be 1969 when the great man as born

JKLever wrote:And how do we find out where we can draw our squads from Mr Spangler?

From your extensive anorak like knowledge of the game. Or google. Or cricinfo.

(or make it up... who's going to check?)

All the players who were born in the same year as me are well past it now, this game isn't fair.

I looked through the U-19 WC, but couldn't find any decent ones.

eowyn wrote:All the players who were born in the same year as me are well past it now, this game isn't fair.

They don't have to be playing now, so you can have spofforth in your side...

I was born in the same year as Sachin Tendulkar, therefore I win...

Ye Gods!! Kevin Sharp was born in my year - might as well give up

Basil wrote:Ye Gods!! Kevin Sharp was born in my year - might as well give up

Is that the former Yorkie batsman Kevin Sharp?

Blimey he was old when I first started watching county cricket

JKLever wrote:

Basil wrote:Ye Gods!! Kevin Sharp was born in my year - might as well give up

Is that the former Yorkie batsman Kevin Sharp?

Blimey he was old when I first started watching county cricket

I can also lay claim to Kapil Dev.

I'm waiting to see Horrie's XI. Go Horrie.

lardbucket wrote:I'm waiting to see Horrie's XI. Go Horrie.

JC?

FFS - 1972 was the year that Father Time forgot.

Gilly, Hayden, Marto, Waqar all born in late 71, Dravid and SRT in earlish 73.

Test cricketers born in 1972 - a lot of sh1te in there.

Stead GR
Wilson P
Kambli VG
Cook SH
Rose FA
Habib A
Kasprowicz MS
Samaraweera DP
Liebenberg GFJ
Muralitharan M
Carlisle SV
Hart MN
Saggers MJ
Kennedy RJ
Liyanage DK
Strang BC
Upashantha KEA
Henderson CW
Mhambrey PL
Spearman CM
Chandana UDU
Ganguly SC
McGarrell NC
Reifer FL
Aaqib Javed
Habibul Bashar
Butcher MA
Whittall GJ
Campbell ADR
Haslam MJ
Ward IJ
Bangar SB
Goodwin MW

Paul Keating wrote:Best year has to be 1969 when the great man as born

Aye - Brian Lara as well.

And for Leo's benefit, Ramps too.

Who else in 1969, J?

1957

Chris Broad
Keppler Wessels
Javed Miandad*
David Gower
Mike Gatting
Bill Athey
Ashok Malhotra
Peter Sleep
Ian Smith+
Geoff Lawson
Sikhander Bakht

A reasonably mediocre bunch, top-heavy with soilid but dull opening batsmen, a very thin attack with two injury-prone pacemen and no third seamer, a mediocre spinner who'll have to do as the allrounder, no shortage of volatility so the dressing room might be an interesting place, not a single West Indian (closest I could find: Dessie Haynes born March 1958). Would bow out in the first round of qualifying.

Fred Nerk wrote:1957

Some old people on this forum.

Fred Nerk wrote:1957

.... not a single West Indian (closest I could find: Dessie Haynes born March 1958). Would bow out in the first round of qualifying.

http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/55179.html

And she was still playing three years ago - at age 48. Warnie, you're not even 40 yet - WTF's your problem????

There's also Arseman:

http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/51241.html

Or you could go linguistic:

http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/52787.html

Not an international, though.

Or indeed, put your trust in "Spacey":

http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/51499.html

Other internationals

http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/52427.html

http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/52672.html

http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/55112.html

and possibly

http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/51490.html


In other words, you're right. It was a thin crop for West Indies.

taipan wrote:

Fred Nerk wrote:1957

Some old people on this forum.

They used to just dress in black and white in those days.

Demelza wrote:

taipan wrote:

Fred Nerk wrote:1957

Some old people on this forum.

They used to just dress in black and white in those days.

Minstrals?