Barry Richards (no arments here, besides that he only played 4 Tests)>
Eddie Barlow (for the fighting spirit he introduced)>Dudley Nourse (one for the old skool)>Graeme Pollock (no arguments)>Jacques Kallis (" " )>Clive Rice (c) (see Eddie Barlow)>Mike Proctor (no arguments, besides the 7 Tests thing)>Mark Boucher (best keeping record, handy bat)>Shaun Pollock (no arguments)>Hugh Tayfield (best spinner)>Allan Donald (no arguments)>
12th man - Colin Bland>
One could have G Kirsten, Gibbs or Smith in for Barlow, but like I said>he convinced teams they could run through walls, and adds a bowling>option (not that this team really needs one with Rice and Kallis as top>6 all-rounders!) Rice didn't play any Tests but with his temperment he>would've surely been an all-round success. Bowling speaks for itself,>with guys like Vince vd Bijl and Garth Le Roux up there. Ray Jennings>probably our best keeper ever, and Dennis Lindsay the best>batsman-kepper. Bouchie inbetween.>
Comments welcome>Maxx>
No place for Peter Pollock or Adcock? I'd be tempted to have one of them ahead of S. Pollock. Jackie McGlew? Maybe I have a biased impression of him because he got so many runs against NZ.
In article <1117143678.235290.254710@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, Maxx <maxx@starmail.co.za> writes:>Barry Richards (no arments here, besides that he only played 4 Tests)>
Eddie Barlow (for the fighting spirit he introduced)>Dudley Nourse (one for the old skool)>Graeme Pollock (no arguments)>Jacques Kallis (" " )>Clive Rice (c) (see Eddie Barlow)>Mike Proctor (no arguments, besides the 7 Tests thing)>Mark Boucher (best keeping record, handy bat)>Shaun Pollock (no arguments)>Hugh Tayfield (best spinner)>Allan Donald (no arguments)>
12th man - Colin Bland
There would be cases for Herbie Taylor, Trevor Goddard, Denis Lindsay, Neil Adcock and Peter Pollock. But I think that the only player who absolutely demands inclusion is Aubrey Faulkner. I would probably include him for Clive Rice who, although a very fine all-rounder, never played Test cricket IIRC. With Donald, Pollock, Procter and Kalis, there would still be ample pace bowling. I would need another captain, and I think that Barlow would make a good job of it. -- John Hall "Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance, or a stranger." Franklin P Jones
On 26 May 2005 14:41:18 -0700, "Maxx" <maxx@starmail.co.za> wrote:
Barry Richards (no arments here, besides that he only played 4 Tests)>Eddie Barlow (for the fighting spirit he introduced)>Dudley Nourse (one for the old skool)>Graeme Pollock (no arguments)>Jacques Kallis (" " )>Clive Rice (c) (see Eddie Barlow)>Mike Proctor (no arguments, besides the 7 Tests thing)>Mark Boucher (best keeping record, handy bat)>Shaun Pollock (no arguments)>Hugh Tayfield (best spinner)>Allan Donald (no arguments)>
12th man - Colin Bland>
One could have G Kirsten, Gibbs or Smith in for Barlow, but like I said>he convinced teams they could run through walls, and adds a bowling>option (not that this team really needs one with Rice and Kallis as top>6 all-rounders!) Rice didn't play any Tests but with his temperment he>would've surely been an all-round success.
Maybe, I'm not sure how well he came off in confrontations with the Windies pacers in county cricket...
There's also the point that you have 3 quick bowlers Donald, Pollock and Proctor, Rice, Barlow and Kallis as additional bowling options. With only 1 spinner who was anythong other than an occasional bowler.
Faulkner coming into the top 6 (probably replacing Rice) probably doesn't lose you anything in the batting, gives you a useful wrist spinner so more variety. Another option would be Vogler who bowled fast and leggies.
Taylor could be a chance of coming into the middle order, as could Bland
Adcock and Peter Pollock are possible choices ahead of S,Pollock. An attack of Donald, Adcock, Proctor and Faulkner with Kallis and Tayfield doing the majority of the stock work doesn't give much letoff.
Bowling speaks for itself,>with guys like Vince vd Bijl and Garth Le Roux up there. Ray Jennings>probably our best keeper ever, and Dennis Lindsay the best>batsman-kepper. Bouchie inbetween.
I'd say that worrying overly much about the keeper's batting is a bit strange when you have the possibility of playing Proctor and Pollock at 7 & 8. Pick the best keeper and bat him at 9 if you have to, it's not like you've got a tail of rabbits.
Cheetham as keeper and captain wouldn't be a bad selection either.
