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All-Time South Africa XIs - A re-run

Fuller Pilch

Hall of Fame Member
Should RTD be eligible??

I thought that this XI was for players unable to play for SA due to the apartheid ban, or due to apartheid in Roro's case.

Imo, RTD although a fine player, is a post readmission Saffa who did superbly playing in English county cricket and for an associate side. By that logic we could pick someone like David Wiese.
 

capt_Luffy

International Captain
Should RTD be eligible??

I thought that this XI was for players unable to play for SA due to the apartheid ban, or due to apartheid in Roro's case.

Imo, RTD although a fine player, is a post readmission Saffa who did superbly playing in English county cricket and for an associate side. By that logic we could pick someone like David Wiese.
I mean, David Wiese is definitely eligible. As is Nic Pothas actually. Or Andrew Puttick and Dale Benkenstein. The focus is definitely on the apartheid ban, but players born in South Africa/turned South African citizens; to never have played Test cricket is the criteria. Sorry, if I didn't clarified enough.
 

capt_Luffy

International Captain
Kevin McKenzie - 3
Ryan ten Doescharte - 3

Mandy Yachad - 1
Dale Benkenstein - 1

Rupert Hanley - 3
Denys Hobson - 1

Clive Rice - 3
 

capt_Luffy

International Captain
South Africa XISouth Africa ASouth Africa BSouth Africa C
1. BA Richards1. B Mitchell1. EJ Barlow*1. DJ McGlew
2. GC Smith*2. TL Goddard*⬆2. HH Gibbs ⬆2. KC Wessels*
3. JH Kallis3. G Kirsten3. EAB Rowan3. PN Kirsten ⬇
4. RG Pollock4. HM Amla4. DJ Cullinan4. F du Plessis ⬇
5. AD Nourse5. HW Taylor5. KC Bland ⬇5. BL Irvine
6. GA Faulkner ⬆6. AB de Villiers ⬇6. Q de Kock+ ⬆6. AW Nourse ⬆⬆
7. JHB Waite+7. DT Lindsay+7. BM McMillan ⬆7. HB Cameron+ ⬆
8. SM Pollock ⬆8. MJ Procter ⬇8. AEE Vogler8. RO Schwarz
9. HJ Tayfield9. KA Maharaj ⬆⬆⬆9. VD Philander ⬇9. PS Heine
10. DW Steyn10. NAT Adcock10.PM Pollock ⬇10. PS de Villiers ⬇
11. AA Donald11. K Rabada⬆11.M Morkel ⬆11. M Ntini ⬇
South Africa DSouth Africa ESouth Africa FSouth Africa No Test XI
1. SJ Cook1. A Melville ⬇1. PGV van der Bijl*1. HR Fotheringham
2. D Elgar2. ND McKenzie ⬇2. AC Hudson ⬇2. F Roro
3. JA Rudolph ⬆⬆3. RH Catterall3. AK Markram3. KS McEwan
4. WJ Cronje*4. T Bavuma* ⬆⬆⬆4. GC White ⬆4. KA McKenzie
5. AG Prince ⬇5. JN Rhodes5. WR Endean ⬇5. RN ten Doescharte
6. L Klusener ⬆6. JP Duminy ⬆⬆6. HR Lance6. CEB Rice*
7. MV Boucher+ ⬇⬇7. DJ Richardson+7. WW Wade+ ⬆7. AJ Kourie
8. JH Sinclair8. M Jansen ✴8. SR Harmer ✴8. RV Jennings+
9. CL Vincent ⬆9. CE Llewellyn ⬆9. A Nel ⬇9. GS Le Roux
10. AA Nortje ✴10. KJ Abbott ⬇10. D Olivier ✴10. VAP van der Bijl
11. BN Schultz ⬇11. AE Hall ⬇11. LT Ngidi ✴11. RW Hanley
 

capt_Luffy

International Captain
South Africa XISouth Africa ASouth Africa BSouth Africa C
1. Barry Richards1. Bruce Mitchell 1. Eddie Barlow*1. Jackie McGlew
2. Graeme Smith*2. Trevor Goddard* 2. Herschel Gibbs2. Kepler Wessels*
3. Jacques Kallis3. Garry Kirsten 3. Eric Rowan3. Peter Kirsten
4. Graeme Pollock4. Hashim Amla 4. Darryl Cullinan4. Faf du Plessis
5. Dudley Nourse5. Herbie Taylor 5. Colin Bland5. Lee Irvine
6. Aubrey Faulkner6. A B de Villiers 6. Quinton de Kock+6. Dave Nourse
7. John Waite+7. Denis Lindsay+7. Brian McMillan7. Jock Cameron+
8. Shaun Pollock8. Mike Procter 8. Bert Vogler8. Reggie Schwarz
9. Hugh Tayfield9. Keshav Maharaj9. Vernon Philander9. Peter Heine
10. Dale Steyn10. Kagiso Rabada 10. Peter Pollock10. Fanie de Villiers
11. Allan Donald11. Neil Adcock 11. Morne Morkel 11. Makhaya Ntini
South Africa DSouth Africa ESouth Africa FSouth Africa No Test XI
1. Jimmy Cook1. Neil McKenzie 1. Pieter van der Bijl*1. Henry Fotheringham
2. Dean Elgar2. Alan Melville*2. Andrew Hudson 2. Frank Roro
3. Jacques Rudolph3. Bob Catterall 3. Aidan Markram 3. Ken McEwan
4. Ashwell Prince4. Temba Bavuma*4. Gordon White 4. Kevin McKenzie
5. Hancie Cronje*5. Jonty Rhodes 5. Russell Endean5. Ryan ten Doescharte
6. Lance Klusener6. J P Duminy6. Tiger Lance 6. Clive Rice*
7. Mark Boucher+7. Dave Richardson+7. Billy Wade+7. Alan Kourie
8. Jimmy
Sinclair
8. Marco Jansen 8. Simon Harmer 8. Ray Jennings+
9. Cyril Vincent9. Charles Llewellyn 9. Andre Nel 9. Garth Le Roux
10. Brett Schultz10. Kyle Abbott 10. Duanne Olivier 10. Vincent van der Bijl
11. Anrich Nortje11. Alf Hall11. Lungi Ngidi 11. Rupert Hanley
 

capt_Luffy

International Captain
Thanks folks, to everyone who voted and followed the thread. I think this 7 South African Test teams and the 1 non-Test playing team turned out pretty well for the most part. Next team is India. I think all of us are a little burnt out now. So, will start in 3-4 days.
 

Bolo.

International Captain
Hard to say. The specialist bats are very weak (other than Roro, who is kinda impossible to judge). But that's serious depth in batting and bowling, and some really good bowlers. Might be stronger than the B team. Or not.
 

capt_Luffy

International Captain
Hard to say. The specialist bats are very weak (other than Roro, who is kinda impossible to judge). But that's serious depth in batting and bowling, and some really good bowlers. Might be stronger than the B team. Or not.
B Team is a stretch imo. As you said, the batting just isn't there. Except Roro (whom we can't completely judge) and McEwan (arguable), the B team batting is leagues above. The bowling of No Test XI is better, but doubt the distance is huge really.
 

Bolo.

International Captain
B Team is a stretch imo. As you said, the batting just isn't there. Except Roro (whom we can't completely judge) and McEwan (arguable), the B team batting is leagues above. The bowling of No Test XI is better, but doubt the distance is huge really.
There's some serious bat deep in the no test, although that applies to the B team too.

I think the no test is a fair distance ahead on bowling. Rice is ridiculously good by 5th bowler standards, and ten Doescharte is a freebee. I regard the spinners as a bit of a wash, being hard to estimate. Not so confident about Le Roux and Hanley, but Morkel and Philander weren't that good. And VD Bijl is a huge factor. He's way ahead of Pollock.
 

capt_Luffy

International Captain
There's some serious bat deep in the no test, although that applies to the B team too.

I think the no test is a fair distance ahead on bowling. Rice is ridiculously good by 5th bowler standards, and ten Doescharte is a freebee. I regard the spinners as a bit of a wash, being hard to estimate. Not so confident about Le Roux and Hanley, but Morkel and Philander weren't that good. And VD Bijl is a huge factor. He's way ahead of Pollock.
I don't think so. I think Philander was an excellent bowler, though not as adaptive in for different conditions. Definitely ahead of Hanley, probably Le Roux too. Agreed that Bijl is quite a big advantage, arguably being as good as an ATG.
 

Bolo.

International Captain
I don't think so. I think Philander was an excellent bowler, though not as adaptive in for different conditions. Definitely ahead of Hanley, probably Le Roux too. Agreed that Bijl is quite a big advantage, arguably being as good as an ATG.
Fair, but he's not at ATG level for me. They might end up a bit better, or a bit worse. I would take the no tests as a pair above Philader and Morkel, but not a lot in it.

VD Bijl is the one guy I'm sure would have ended up an ATG, and likely a high level one. He's RSAs best domestic bowler ever by a ridiculous margin, and his MO is a cheat code for test success.
 

Northerner

School Boy/Girl Cricketer
Van der Bijl and Le Roux would have taken 100s of test wickets between them , Rice would have had world class all round stats. McEwan and McKenzie would have scored many 100s, playing along side Cook, Richards, Kirsten etc, they would have been a formidable team, the rebel tours and world series cricket gave us a glimpse what might have been,
 

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