Alphabet teams

[stephen]

If we created the all time greatest team for each letter of the alphabet, who would win?

To create a team the player needs to have any one of their predominantly used names starting with a letter. WPUJC Vaas would be able to be in the 'V' team or the 'W' team as the 'W' is for his first name and the 'V' is for his last name. We should forget middle names for this excercise.

Allan Border would therefore be a candidate for the 'A' and 'B' teams, but not the 'R' team, even though his middle name begins with 'R'.

My current thoughts is that the 'B' team and the 'W' teams would both be very strong.

 

[Bobisback]

X team to struggle.

 

[stephen]

A team:

Alec Stewart
Marvan Atapattu
Aravinda de Silva
Arajuna Ranatunga
Allan Border
Mohammad Azharuddin
Adam Gilchrist+
Wasim Akram
Anil Kumble
Allan Donald
Curtly Ambrose

 

[NUFAN]

A team:

Alec Stewart
Marvan Atapattu
Aravinda de Silva
Arajuna Ranatunga
Allan Border
Mohammad Azharuddin
Adam Gilchrist+
Wasim Akram
Anil Kumble
Allan Donald
Curtly Ambrose

I love this sort of thing.

I would look at Arthur Morris, Saeed Anwar and Dennis Amiss in front of both of your openers.

 

[Pothas]

S the clear favourite for me, just trying to put together a side now

 

[stephen]

'B' team

David Boon
Ken Barrington
Donald Bradman
Brian Lara
Allan Border
Ian Botham
Mark Boucher+
Bishan Bedi
Ian Bishop
Alec Bedser
Sid Barnes

 

[Shri]

Lemme try,

Virender Sehwag
Sunil Gavaskar
Kumar Sangakkara +
Sachin Tendulkar
Garry Sobers
Steve Waugh
Shakib Al Hasan
Shaun Pollock
Shane Warne
Frederick Spofforth
Sid Barnes

 

[Shri]

A team:

Alec Stewart
Marvan Atapattu
Aravinda de Silva
Arajuna Ranatunga
Allan Border
Mohammad Azharuddin
Adam Gilchrist+
Wasim Akram
Anil Kumble
Allan Donald
Curtly Ambrose

Would take Les Ames as the 'keeper instead of Stewart.

 

[Blakus]

H team

Jack Hobbs
Len Hutton
George Headley
Walter Hammond
Neil Harvey
Vijay Hazare
Ian Healy
Richard Hadlee
Michael Holding
Wes Hall
Hedley Verity

 

[Shri]

Help me build a 'U' team.

Inzamam Ul-Haq
Derek Underwood

9 spots left.

 

[NUFAN]

I like this H team.

1. Jack Hobbs
2. Herb Sutcliffe
3. Len Hutton
4. Walter Hammond
5. George Headley
6. Neil Harvey
7. Ian Healy
8. Richard Hadlee
9. Hedley Verity
10. Harbhajan Singh
11. Michael Holding
.

 

[NUFAN]

H team

Jack Hobbs
Len Hutton
George Headley
Walter Hammond
Neil Harvey
Vijay Hazare
Ian Healy
Richard Hadlee
Michael Holding
Wes Hall
Hedley Verity

Damn beaten, pretty similar teams.

 

[Blakus]

M team

Matthew Hayden
Arthur Morris
Peter May
Javed Miandad
Mahela Jayawardene
Kieth Miller
Rod Marsh
Malcolm Marshall
Michael Holding
Muttiah Muralitharan
Glenn Mcgrath

 

[Blakus]

Damn beaten, pretty similar teams.

Like my bowling attack better, but your batting line-up is gold. Forgot about Sutcliffe TBH

 

[stephen]

'H' Team

Jack Hobbs
Len Hutton
George Headley
Wally Hammond
Neil Harvey
Michael Hussey
Ian Healy+
Richard Hadlee
Hugh Trumble
Harbhajan Singh
Michael Holding

Now that team would be very hard to beat. Really have a rich plethora of openers available as well, with Haynes and Hayden both sitting on the bench.

 

[Pothas]

This S is pretty fantastic

1.Sunil Gavaskar
2.Herbert Sutcliffe
3.Virender Sehwag
4. Sachin Tendulkar
5. Steve Waugh
6. Garfield Sobers
7. Kumar Sangakkara
8. Sean Pollock
9. Shane Warne
10.Dale Steyn
11.Sydney Barnes

Could not resist 3 openers but makes for a great side.

 

[stephen]

Would take Les Ames as the 'keeper instead of Stewart.

I'd take Adam Gilchrist as the keeper over them both

As mentioned earlier Arthur Morris and Saeed Anwar would be better choices as openers than Stewart or Attapattu.

 

[Shri]

M team

Matthew Hayden
Mark Taylor
Martin Crowe
Mike Hussey
Javed Miandad
Keith Miller
Mark Boucher
Malcolm Marshall
Muthiah Muralitharan
Michael Holding
Glenn Mcgrath

 

[Pothas]

Think M has the best bowling lineup.

 

[stephen]

'W' Team

William Lawry
Frank Worrell
Walter Hammond
Everton Weekes
Clyde Walcott
Steve Waugh
Wasim Bari
Wasim Akram
Shane Warne
Waqar Younis
Courtney Walsh