Lefties XI & Catchers XI

[bagapath]

Lefties

ML Hayden
AR Morris
BC Lara
GA Pollock
AR Border *
GS Sobers
AC Gilchrist +
Alan Davidson
Wasim Akram
H Verity
BS Bedi

Catchers

RB Simpson
MA Taylor
R Dravid
GS Chappell
Mark Waugh
W Hammond
IT Botham
Ian Healy +
R Benaud *
FS Truman
Tony Lock

 

[C_C]

No catcher's XI is complete without Sobers and Solkar.

 

[archie mac]

Lefties

ML Hayden
AR Morris
BC Lara
GA Pollock
AR Border *
GS Sobers
AC Gilchrist +
Alan Davidson
Wasim Akram
H Verity
BS Bedi

Catchers

RB Simpson
MA Taylor
R Dravid
GS Chappell
Mark Waugh
W Hammond
IT Botham
Ian Healy +
R Benaud *
FS Truman
Tony Lock

Not a bad effort that, who do you think would win?

I would put my hard earned on the Lefties

 

[bagapath]

lefties. they are not too far from an all time XI actually!

 

[deeps]

are we talkin left handed batsman, or left handed bowlers?

 

[GIMH]

I think both, left-handed batsman batting, and left-handed bowlers bowling.

 

[bagapath]

I think both, left-handed batsman batting, and left-handed bowlers bowling.

yeap. thats why bedi and verity are out. we still have the spinning options open.

also, is neil harvey a better middle order bat compared to pollock ? i remembered he averaged much much than his final 48 point something after 20 odd tests that pollock finished his career with. checked in cricinfo. this is what i found?


Harvey 23 39 4 2204 190 62.97 9 8 0 116 3 4th Test v SA 1952/53 [364]
Pollock 23 41 4 2256 274 60.97 7 11 1 4 3 4th Test v Aus 1969/70 [673]

so, who is a beter choice? may be harvey since he had a full career and played against more teams!

 

[SJS]

There is no way I would send Hammond at number six in the catchers eleven.

 

[LongHopCassidy]

He's there to catch!

 

[SJS]

He's there to catch!

 

[bagapath]

There is no way I would send Hammond at number six in the catchers eleven.

you want him above mark waugh? or you dont think he belongs there?

 

[SJS]

you want him above mark waugh? or you dont think he belongs there?

Oh he belongs in any team of truly greats you make. I thought he should be at number 3 or 4. None of the three batsmen listed above him are better players in my humble opinion. Openers excluded for obvious reasons.