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    Brutal Cricinfo bios

    "Well past [his] sell-by date" isn't really accurate - he took 63@20.50 in 1984, and had similar figures again as late as 1988 - I think it'd be closer to the truth to say he was never really Test class. (And note that he couldn't have played in 1982-84 as he went on the rebel tour of SA in...
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    NZ's 2nd greatest test bowler.

    Which unofficial Tests are those? His Wiki page only refers to the NZ touring side of 1937 playing 3 matches in Australia on the way home, and they were against state teams. (Cowie took 3-72 against SA, including dismissing Bradman for 11; 4-76 and 2-27 against NSW; and didn't play against...
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    Brutal Cricinfo bios

    "When he made his Test debut for the West Indies against New Zealand in Barbados in 1995-96, Patterson Thompson had a shocker. Making Devon Malcolm look like a metronome, he bowled 22 no-balls and returned match figures of 22-1-135-4 - which flattered him. He played just one more Test, in...
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    The ATG Teams General arguing/discussing thread

    I've no objection to picking Engineer instead of Ames, but not in a "deceased" XI. Maybe one of the SA keeper-batsmen (Cameron/Waite/Lindsay) should make the XI. (Or Clyde Walcott if you want a batsman-keeper).
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    The ATG Teams General arguing/discussing thread

    I was also wondering who gets in the all-time deceased and living XIs: I had JB Hobbs L Hutton DG Bradman* GA Headley WR Hammond LEG Ames+ KR Miller SK Warne MD Marshall FS Trueman SF Barnes (maybe O'Reilly for Barnes if you want an out-and-out second spinner, and fewer arguments over who gets...
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    CW's Ranking of All-Rounders (Tests)

    JWHT Douglas won an Olympic boxing gold medal.
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    Books on 1972 Ashes?

    I remember reading a book on the 1972 Ashes - probably the one by Arlott (it certainly wasn't by Ian Chappell). My vague recollection is that it was a perfectly decent book but nothing spectacular, and I think it was just the standard day-by-day extensive match reports, typical of the era. But...
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    Categories (bid for position) - voting

    Belated congratulations to @Pothas , and well done to @Bitmap for finishing second. Thanks to everyone for taking part and/or voting.
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    RIP Sonny Ramadhin

    The last surviving member of the 1950 West Indies team who beat England 3-1 has died aged 92.
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    What was the lowest point for your cricket team?

    If you mean "first innings of the match", then yes, by almost 100 runs. (Xix2565's list above is of "total runs by the openers", for which they're also top but not by as much). However, if you also allow the first innings of the side batting second (i.e. the second innings of the match), then...
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    Associates ODI draft

    Since you're up to 11 players, I'll sit this one out.
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    CW's Ranking of Spinners (Tests)

    Pitch covering for Tests in England apparently didn't change between 1910 and 1979, according to this article, though apparently it started between the 1950-1 and 1954-5 Ashes series in Australia. Anyone know the details for other countries?
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    CW's Ranking of All-Rounders (Tests)

    Botham averaged 40 batting at 7.
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    How would you rank the greatest test teams of all-time?

    Barrington didn’t actually play any Tests under Illingworth.
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    CW's Ranking of All-Rounders (Tests)

    I might have said this here before, but I always think it's unfortunate that Botham (a) was not 100% fit and (b) had just been made captain, a role he wasn't really suited for, in England's back-to-back series against WI in 1980-81. If he'd been fully fit and not captain, then either he'd have...
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    Associates ODI draft

    Are players eligible if they played Tests for another country before they played ODIs for an associate (e.g. John Traicos, Clayton Lambert)?
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    A "bid for position" draft: categories

    Thanks all. Voting thread now up.
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    Categories (bid for position) - voting

    Poll for the Categories/bid for position draft: pick your top 3 teams from: trundler Sunil Gavaskar Bobby Abel Stan McCabe 6 Clem Hill* Mohammad Yousuf John R Reid 3 Tim Zoehrer+ Ray Lindwall 1 Stuart Clark 2 Steve O'Keefe 5 Muttiah Muralitharan 4 Bitmap Barry Richards Archie Jackson KS...
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    A "bid for position" draft: categories

    Think we just need batting orders from @weeman27bob and @Michaelf7777777 to complete the draft.
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    A "bid for position" draft: categories

    Yes, that's valid: by "abandoned" I meant "abandoned without a ball being bowled" (sorry for not being clear).

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