Choose the 3rd & 4th bowlers for Pre Packer XI

[bagapath]

Here are 14 spinners and "mixed" bowlers from the post ww2 - pre packer era. add two runners up from the fast bowlers poll. Please select two of these to join Dennis Lillee and Fred Truman in the bowling attack.

JH Wardle (Eng) 1948-1957 28 52 6597 2080 102 7/36 12/89 20.39 1.89 64.6 5 1
JC Laker (Eng) 1948-1959 46 86 12027 4101 193 10/53 19/90 21.24 2.04 62.3 9 3
WA Johnston (Aus) 1947-1955 40 75 11048 3826 160 6/44 9/183 23.91 2.07 69.0 7 0
DL Underwood (Eng) 1966-1977 74 131 18979 6600 265 8/51 13/71 24.90 2.08 71.6 16 6
GAR Lock (Eng) 1952-1968 49 88 13147 4451 174 7/35 11/48 25.58 2.03 75.5 9 3
HJ Tayfield (SA) 1949-1960 37 61 13568 4405 170 9/113 13/165 25.91 1.94 79.8 14 2
R Benaud (Aus) 1952-1964 63 116 19108 6704 248 7/72 11/105 27.03 2.10 77.0 16 1
AA Mallett (Aus) 1968-1976 35 65 9136 3494 125 8/59 10/144 27.95 2.29 73.0 6 1
BS Bedi (India) 1966-1979 64 114 20743 7388 259 7/98 10/194 28.52 2.13 80.0 14 1
S Ramadhin (WI) 1950-1961 43 76 13939 4579 158 7/49 11/152 28.98 1.97 88.2 10 1
LR Gibbs (WI) 1958-1976 79 148 27115 8989 309 8/38 11/157 29.09 1.98 87.7 18 2
IWG Johnson (Aus) 1946-1956 45 74 8780 3182 109 7/44 8/86 29.19 2.17 80.5 3 0
BS Chandrasekhar (India) 1964-1979 57 96 15789 7086 242 8/79 12/104 29.28 2.69 65.2 16 2
SP Gupte (India) 1951-1961 36 61 11284 4403 149 9/102 10/223 29.55 2.34 75.7 12 1
AK Davidson (Aus) 1953-1963 44 82 11587 3819 186 7/93 12/124 20.53 1.97 62.2 14 2
RR Lindwall (Aus) 1946-1960 61 113 13650 5251 228 7/38 9/70 23.03 2.30 59.8 12 0

 

[sanga1337]

Laker and Lindwall

 

[bagapath]

We have a choice of selecting Keith Miller, Vinoo Mankad or Tony Grieg at no.6. Sobers is already in the team. My choice of pacers and spinners here would depend on who I am going to choose over there.

 

[The Sean]

We have a choice of selecting Keith Miller, Vinoo Mankad or Tony Grieg at no.6. Sobers is already in the team. My choice of pacers and spinners here would depend on who I am going to choose over there.

Should we not conduct that poll first then?

 

[Ikki]

I'm split between Lindwall and Davidson TBH. Chandrasekhar for spinner for sure and I think Miller coming in for that all-rounder spot will make it a very balanced attack.

Miller
Lindwall/Davidson
Lillee
Trueman
Chandrasekhar

 

[bagapath]

Should we not conduct that poll first then?

here...

http://www.cricketweb.net/forum/cricket-chat/41834-no-6-pre-packer-xi.html

 

[archie mac]

I chose Davidson, it may be good to have a left armer in the team

The spinner was a hard one, but I went Laker, the Aust team in 1958-59 wanted to teach him a lesson, but only ended up respecting the quality of his bowling even more

 

[Ikki]

I chose Davidson, it may be good to have a left armer in the team

The spinner was a hard one, but I went Laker, the Aust team in 1958-59 wanted to teach him a lesson, but only ended up respecting the quality of his bowling even more

Yeh, I picked Davidson for that variation but Chandra instead of Laker.

 

[archie mac]

Yeh, I picked Davidson for that variation but Chandra instead of Laker.

I can live with that

 

[bagapath]

going to choose benaud and laker here. lillee and trueman will handle the new ball. miller will be the third seamer. sobers can also bowl seam up if necessary. want laker for his accurate, classy spin bowling. apart from bowling quality legspin benaud can also be handful as a lower order batsman and lead the team too.

 

[Athlai]

Want to vote for Laker and Miller in these positions TBH.

 

[Matt79]

I chose Davidson, it may be good to have a left armer in the team

The spinner was a hard one, but I went Laker, the Aust team in 1958-59 wanted to teach him a lesson, but only ended up respecting the quality of his bowling even more

Sobers is already in.

Lindwall and Benaud for mine.

Whenever you have the choice between an English finger spinner and an Australian wrist spinner, there is no choice.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

It would be hysterical if Lindwall and Davidson got the vote to join Lillee, Trueman and Miller...............................................leaving the spinning role to Sobers.

 

[Athlai]

Why didn't we get a spin bowlers thread for pre-packer?

 

[Matt79]

The fast bowling mafia's work here would be complete.

 

[weldone]

We already have 3 and a half bowlers in Trueman, Lillee, Miller and Sobers...If we need two more bowlers then one of them must be a bowling all-rounder (Benaud)...I would prefer the other one to be a leftie quick for variety...And seeing that a class like Davidson is available, I have no hesitation in voting for Davidson and Benaud...

 

[archie mac]

Sobers is already in.

Lindwall and Benaud for mine.

Whenever you have the choice between an English finger spinner and an Australian wrist spinner, there is no choice.

Except when he is a RA bowler as compared to a LA and he is the best off spinner that England ever produced

 

[JBH001]

Laker and Benaud. Sobers can take up the 4th (and left arm) seam option, which was, in any case, his better bowling skill.

 

[Matt79]

Nah, even then.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Johnston (because no one else will vote for him) and Chandrasekhar (because Sobers is nowhere near good enough to take on the mantle of sole spinner in an all time side). This way we have two spinning options to put up a fight against the Post Packer XI on a turning track. Wouldn't mind Benaud ahead of either of them too.

BTW, Ikki, why Chandra ahead of Benaud?