All Time Lost Generation XI

Lost Generation XI for example in my book would be Stuart Law and Stuart MacGill. Both were very good and would have fit into a test side automatically but happened to be at a time when there was no place in their teams. The Aussie batting had greats like Langar, Hayden, Waugh Bros. etc with no place left for batting for Law and MacGill always had to contend himself with being TGM's replacement though his career stats are great as well and would have made any other test side that needed a quality spinner. West Indies at it's peak has cases. India couldn't play some more good spinners when the famed quartet was playing together. Paddy Shivalkar comes to mind who Gavaskar has rated the best he had faced in his playing days but could never play for India due to the spinning Fab Four back then. Cases like Kambli come to mind. Was dropped for attitude and fitness early in career despite an impressive test average and never could come back once Ganguly and Dravid replaced available slots.

1. ?
2. ?
3. Stuart Law
4. Barry Richards [Apartheid took away his best years]
5. Vinod Kambli
6. ?
7. ?
8. ?
9. ?
10. Paddy Shivalkar
11. Stuart MacGill


Anymore names?

Lets fill up the lost slots.....

Richards at 4?

GP
Vince van der Bijl
Clive Rice
Jimmy Cook

Yeah, Barry Richards clearly at 1 and Graeme Pollock at 3, with maybe Slaw at 4.

GP played most of his cricket at 4

Okey dokey. Slaw at 3 and GP at 4. How many Tests did Mike Proctor play? He'd be a moral at no. 7 or 8, wouldn't he?

Let's shuffle Vikas' original version just a little...

1. Barry Richards
2. ?
3. Stuart Law
4. Graeme Pollock
5. Vinod Kambli
6. ?
7. ?
8. Mike Proctor
9. ?
10. Paddy Shivalkar
11. Stuart MacGill

Was Ollie Milburn an opener? He'd would've been pretty awesome padding up with BR.

Shit I was just thinking of Ollie.

And I forgot Proccie

And posted Proccie before I saw your earlier post

Titch Freeman?

Milburn was an opener but only played a handful of Test before losing the sight in one eye in a car accident.
I'd be happy to have him walk in with Barry Richards.

1. Barry Richards
2. Colin Milburn
3. Stuart Law
4. Graeme Pollock
5. Vinod Kambli
6. ?
7. ?
8. Mike Proctor
9. ?
10. Paddy Shivalkar
11. Stuart MacGill

So who's the keeper?

taipan wrote:Titch Freeman?

Awesome choice.

1. Barry Richards
2. Colin Milburn
3. Stuart Law
4. Graeme Pollock
5. Vinod Kambli
6. ?
7. ?
8. Mike Proctor
9. Alfred "Tich" Freeman
10. Paddy Shivalkar
11. Stuart MacGill

So do we need another fast bowling allrounder at 6?

skully wrote:Milburn was an opener but only played a handful of Test before losing the sight in one eye in a car accident.

And getting involved with BM's aunt.

skully wrote:Milburn was an opener but only played a handful of Test before losing the sight in one eye in a car accident.
I'd be happy to have him walk in with Barry Richards.

1. Barry Richards
2. Colin Milburn
3. Stuart Law
4. Graeme Pollock
5. Vinod Kambli
6. ?
7. ?
8. Mike Proctor
9. ?
10. Paddy Shivalkar
11. Stuart MacGill

So who's the keeper?

Lindsay?

Could it be argued that Proctor was good enough to bat at 6 and maybe Harold Larwoord had the best years robbed from him after he bore the brunt of the Bodyline debacle?

1. Barry Richards
2. Colin Milburn
3. Stuart Law
4. Graeme Pollock
5. Vinod Kambli
6. Mike Proctor
7. ?
8. Harold Larwood
9. Alfred "Tich" Freeman
10. Paddy Shivalkar
11. Stuart MacGill

Later in his career he could have batted at 6.

taipan wrote:

skully wrote:Milburn was an opener but only played a handful of Test before losing the sight in one eye in a car accident.
I'd be happy to have him walk in with Barry Richards.

1. Barry Richards
2. Colin Milburn
3. Stuart Law
4. Graeme Pollock
5. Vinod Kambli
6. ?
7. ?
8. Mike Proctor
9. ?
10. Paddy Shivalkar
11. Stuart MacGill

So who's the keeper?

Lindsay?

He was around long enough to do plenty of damage, to Australia at least. Any other keeping greats that were in the shadow of Knott, Evans, etc?

Meh, I'd be happy with...

1. Barry Richards
2. Colin Milburn
3. Stuart Law
4. Graeme Pollock
5. Vinod Kambli
6. Mike Proctor
7. Denis Lindsay
8. Harold Larwood
9. Alfred "Tich" Freeman
10. Paddy Shivalkar
11. Stuart MacGill

Jim Parkes?

The 1937 version who played 1 Test or the England legend who played 46?

Denis Lindsay only played 19, but was at his peak v Aus pre-Apatheid. I'm happy to go with him.

skully wrote:The 1937 version who played 1 Test or the England legend who played 46?

Denis Lindsay only played 19, but was at his peak v Aus pre-Apatheid. I'm happy to go with him.

Prob screwed that up.

There were probably a few destroyed by the wars.

taipan wrote:There were probably a few destroyed by the wars.

Aye. Unfortch my knowledge of players affected by WWI and WWII is limited to Keith Miller, who went on to be a star of the game in the late 40s and 50s.

Does Jimmy Cook rate a mention .. or did he get to play Test cricket for SAf?
Always rated that guy ...