Re: All Time Lost Generation XI

by skully Tue 28 Oct 2008, 10:16

Yeah, taips did mention him, along with Clive Rice and Bilge Pump. Feel free to cut, paste and edit to your satisfaction, Merls. Wink

by Batman Tue 28 Oct 2008, 10:19

Awesome.

I am surprised WI and Pak haven't got any Lost generation Greats up the list yet. WI should be having quite a few.

by Batman Tue 28 Oct 2008, 10:19

Good work Skulls and Taips.

by taipan Tue 28 Oct 2008, 10:20

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

He got a couple of tests but was screwed by Kepler Wessels.

by Batman Tue 28 Oct 2008, 10:21

Frick this, I would have thought England would also have had a couple of names more.
Does Jack Russel count for WK's slot? Would think Stewart being around robbed him quite a few tests, eh?

by taipan Tue 28 Oct 2008, 10:22

skully wrote:
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.

Isn't there a list of test players KIA?

Was thinking of Miller but then you can apply it to Bradman, Hammond, Hutton, Compton and Edrich as well.

by Batman Tue 28 Oct 2008, 10:23

India lost on a decent pace bowler Abey Kuruvilla when he was young and really fast at his peak and should have partnered Srinath in his early years. Was picked much too late when he on the verge of retirement.

by Batman Tue 28 Oct 2008, 10:25

Lets keep players who lost out due to say cricket politics or plain unavailability of slots. Hard to avoid accidents and calamities in real life. So we could prune the list to truely unfortunates.

by skully Tue 28 Oct 2008, 10:28

Batman wrote:Lets keep players who lost out due to say cricket politics or plain unavailability of slots. Hard to avoid accidents and calamities in real life. So we could prune the list to truely unfortunates.

Edit away Vikas. Taips and I were trying to fill all the gaps.

It's your thread (and a worthy thread it is) mate, so let's see your thoughts. Wink

by tac Tue 28 Oct 2008, 10:32

What about that bloke from Oz who lost about 7 years at his peak to WWII . . . he ended up playing a few tests but could have been even better . . .

Donald someone . . . . ?

by skully Tue 28 Oct 2008, 10:35

Trump?

by taipan Tue 28 Oct 2008, 10:35

Duck?

by tac Tue 28 Oct 2008, 10:36

Sutherland?

by skully Tue 28 Oct 2008, 10:36

taipan wrote:
skully wrote:
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.

Isn't there a list of test players KIA?

Was thinking of Miller but then you can apply it to Bradman, Hammond, Hutton, Compton and Edrich as well.

Ahem.

by skully Tue 28 Oct 2008, 10:37

tac wrote:What about that bloke from Oz who lost about 7 years at his peak to WWII . . . he ended up playing a few tests but could have been even better . . .

Donald someone . . . . ?

Ronald Mc

by tac Tue 28 Oct 2008, 10:37

Sorry, skull, but taips is on ignore . . .

by skully Tue 28 Oct 2008, 10:40

tac wrote:Sorry, skull, but taips is on ignore . . .

[snorfle] Sook.

by skully Tue 28 Oct 2008, 10:41

The use of the Ignore (or Foe) function shirley should be limited to irrational farksticks like Bucky and the Noid???

by tac Tue 28 Oct 2008, 10:41

　it is . . .

by Batman Tue 28 Oct 2008, 10:54

My list:

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

by Batman Tue 28 Oct 2008, 10:56

I don't favour Larwood because he screwed his own career with agreeing to 'Bodyline'. No sympathies needed here IMO. Don't think he missed out due to bad luck.

by taipan Tue 28 Oct 2008, 10:57

Batman wrote:India lost on a decent pace bowler Abey Kuruvilla when he was young and really fast at his peak and should have partnered Srinath in his early years. Was picked much too late when he on the verge of retirement.

So who kept him out?

by Batman Tue 28 Oct 2008, 10:58

taipan wrote:
Batman wrote:India lost on a decent pace bowler Abey Kuruvilla when he was young and really fast at his peak and should have partnered Srinath in his early years. Was picked much too late when he on the verge of retirement.

So who kept him out?

Biased/Unprofessional/Political BCCI yes men who were known as 'Selectors' back in the 90s.

This was the time when people who never played proper domestic cricket were made selectors and who favoured players from their own 'interest' zone.

by taipan Tue 28 Oct 2008, 10:59

Does he qualify under your criteria then?

by Batman Tue 28 Oct 2008, 11:01

He was really good but was selected way too late when not more than a couple of years were left for him to go. He made it purely because Srinath returned with an injury without bowling a single ball in WI in 1997. So I think yeah.....

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