English ATG Team- Open Voting

[Prince EWS]

WG Grace
Walter Hammond
Denis Compton
Ian Botham

This for me too please.

 

[Satyanash89]

Hammond
Barrington
Pietersen
Botham

Love it because i keep imagining a scenario in which Barrington completely wears out the opposition by occupying the crease for 8 hours or so, and when they finally get him out, in walks Pietersen. What a lovely contrast it would provide

 

[bagapath]

may
hammond
compton
botham

 

[watson]

Thus far. Please feel free to check the maths;

01. Hammond = 19
02. Compton = 14
03. Botham = 14
04. Barrington = 10
05. Grace = 5
06. Pietersen = 5
07. May = 3
08. Jardine = 3
09. Gower = 2
10. Leyland = 1
11. Woolley =1
12. Ranjitsinhji = 1

 

[Howe_zat]

WG Grace
Walter Hammond
Denis Compton
Ian Botham

yes please

 

[Days of Grace]

Thus far. Please feel free to check the maths;

01. Hammond = 19
02. Compton = 14
03. Botham = 14
04. Barrington = 10
05. Grace = 5
06. Pietersen = 5
07. May = 3
08. Jardine = 3
09. Gower = 2
10. Leyland = 1
11. Woolley =1
12. Ranjitsinhji = 1

Might as well call it now. Top 4 pretty much set in stone.

I'd use Barrington between no.3 and no.6, depending on the situation of the innings.

 

[Red]

Happy to call it there. Think most have voted for the middle order. Flexible middle order with Barrington and Hammond interchangeable between 3 and 4.

CRICKETWEB ENGLISH ALL TIME XI

- Jack Hobbs
- Len Hutton
- Wally Hammond
- Ken Barrington
- Dennis Compton
- Ian Botham
- Allan Knott
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- Fred Trueman
- SF Barnes


Two slots left to fill. Likely to be bowlers....

Choose two of the following (or your own legitimate suggestions). I'll leave this open for a few days to allow discussion and changes of mind if needed...


Bob Willis
Brian Statham
Alec Bedser
Andrew Flints
John Snow
Maurice Tate
George Lohmann
Bill Voce
Harold Larwood
Frank Tyson
Hedley Verity
Jim Laker
Derek Underwood
Graham Swann
Tony Lock
Johnny Briggs


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[Prince EWS]

Bedser and Briggs

 

[watson]

Hedley Verity and John Snow.

 

[Red]

Get the sense this is going to go every which way...

 

[NUFAN]

Jim Laker and Frank Tyson.

I thought about Tate to add some batting, but feel as though the attack really needs another fiery quick.

 

[Howe_zat]

Verity + Larwood

 

[kingkallis]

Verity & Bedser

 

[Blakus]

Jim Laker and Harold Larwood

And even tough I didn't vote for him I feel that Wilfred Rhodes should be on the short list

 

[watson]

Jim Laker and Frank Tyson.

I thought about Tate to add some batting, but feel as though the attack really needs another fiery quick.

Agreed. I don't think that Trueman should shoulder that responsibility on his own.

 

[Capt Blackadder]

Larwood and Verity

 

[Prince EWS]

Bedser and Briggs

Changing to Bedser and Laker tactically to fend off the Verity vote.

 

[kyear2]

Jim laker
John Snow

Laker over Verity because they already have a leg spinner opening the bolwing so some who will turn the other way.

 

[Viscount Tom]

Verity and Laker

 

[mightymariner]

Bedser and Underwood.