Era XIs

[a massive zebra]

How players of the past would fare in modern conditions has always been a perennial problem. One solution is to the categorize the players into Era's and have them competing against players of their own generation. I have identified four different Era's and have identified World XI's for each.

Era1: 1877-1914
Era2: 1918-1939
Era3: 1945-1969
Era4: 1970-Present

Era 1 World XI

W.G.Grace
V.T.Trumper
C.Hill(vc)
K.S.Ranjitsinghi
F.S.Jackson(c)
W.Rhodes
A.F.A.Lilley(wk)
G.A.Lohmann
S.F.Barnes
T.Richardson
F.R.Spofforth

12th Man: C.T.B.Turner

Era 2 World XI

J.B.Hobbs
H.Sutcliffe
D.G.Bradman(c)
W.R.Hammond(v.c)
G.A.Headley
H.W.Taylor
L.E.G.Ames(w.k)
M.W.Tate
H.Larwood
W.J.O'Reilly
C.V.Grimmett

12th Man: H.Verity

Era 3 World XI

L.Hutton(c)
A.R.Morris
E.D.Weekes
R.G.Pollock
K.F.Barrington
G.S.Sobers(vc)
K.R.Miller
T.G.Evans(wk)
R.R.Lindwall
F.S.Trueman
J.C.Laker

12th Man: A.V.Bedser

Era 4 World XI

S.M.Gavaskar
M.L.Hayden
I.V.A.Richards(vc)
S.R.Tendulkar
G.S.Chappell
A.C.Gilchrist(wk)
Imran Khan(c)
R.J.Hadlee
M.D.Marshall
D.K.Lillee
M.Muralitharan

12th Man: J.H.Kallis

 

[Jamee999]

Kallis-ahem- What's Bothem ever done wrong -compared to Kallis :rolleyes:

 

[a massive zebra]

Kallis-ahem- What's Bothem ever done wrong -compared to Kallis :rolleyes:

Kallis is an infinetly better batsman. Botham much better bowler but the difference is not as great as in the batting. Both excellent fielders.

 

[Gaijin-san]

Era XI number 2 looks the real deal to me.

 

[Armadillo]

The talent in 4 isn't matched in the rest of them

 

[a massive zebra]

The talent in 4 isn't matched in the rest of them

I think the 4th era would win if they played eachother but era 2 probably has the best batting lineup.

 

[Swervy]

i would have Botham in that Era 4 team i think...the current Australian team is deeper in batting than that world team...get beefy in there, he is the most dominating all rounder of the last 30 years

 

[Bouncer]

I would take Greenidge instead of Hyden in last eleven.

 

[BlackCap_Fan]

I would take Greenidge instead of Hyden in last eleven.

so would I.

 

[Craig]

i would have Botham in that Era 4 team i think...the current Australian team is deeper in batting than that world team...get beefy in there, he is the most dominating all rounder of the last 30 years

And Imran Khan wasnt? He thrived under the captaincy. His batting and bowling averages went up (with the bat) and went down (with the ball).

Because of him we got Wasim and Waqar and Inzi. Saeed Anwar came into the team at the same time I think. And he wasnt too bad of a ODI player wasnt he?

 

[Swervy]

And Imran Khan wasnt? He thrived under the captaincy. His batting and bowling averages went up (with the bat) and went down (with the ball).

Because of him we got Wasim and Waqar and Inzi. Saeed Anwar came into the team at the same time I think. And he wasnt too bad of a ODI player wasnt he?

Imran Khans performances never came close to what Botham acheived between 1977 and 1982.

yeah and i would have Greenidge in there as well

 

[tooextracool]

healy or knott instead of gilchrist....both better keepers and could bat in the sub continent

 

[Jono]

My Era 4 World XI

Sunil Gavaskar
Gordon Greenidge
Vivian Richards (vc)
Sachin Tendulkar
Greg Chappell
Ian Healy (wk)
Imran Khan (c)
Richard Hadlee
Malcolm Marshall
Dennis Lillee
Muttiah Muralitharan

That'd be mine, I am not going to even attempt to make one for the previous eras. Pretty similar to your XI.

 

[Swervy]

here is mine..based on what i would consider a balanced squad ...i also like the idea of having a lefty or two in there as well..so here goes.

1.Gavaskar
2.Greenidge
3.Tendulkar
4.Richards
5.Lara
6.Botham
7.Knott
8.Warne
9.Hadlee
10.Marshall
11.Lillee

12th Murali
13th Imran Khan....if they we to play a test series, and say a turning pitch came up...stick Murali in there in place of a quick...if it was a green top,take Warne out and stick Imran in

 

[tooextracool]

mine would be:

gavaskar
boycott
martin crowe(c)(surprise surprise)
richards
lara/waugh
botham
knott
marshall
warne
lillee
michael holding(attack needs big pace)/wasim akram(provides variety


12th man steve waugh
13th man ,murali
i wouldnt go with hadlee because he was just so similar to lillee

 

[a massive zebra]

here is mine..based on what i would consider a balanced squad ...i also like the idea of having a lefty or two in there as well..so here goes.

1.Gavaskar
2.Greenidge
3.Tendulkar
4.Richards
5.Lara
6.Botham
7.Knott
8.Warne
9.Hadlee
10.Marshall
11.Lillee

12th Murali
13th Imran Khan....if they we to play a test series, and say a turning pitch came up...stick Murali in there in place of a quick...if it was a green top,take Warne out and stick Imran in

Lara too inconsistent.

Tendulkar always bats at 4.

Imran outperformed Botham by quite a margin in test cricket.
Imran bat avge 37 Botham 33
Imran bowl avge 22 Botham 28

Gilchrist's batting is irreplacable and he is not a bad keeper.

Hadlee is a much better batsman than Warne.

Murali is pretty obviously a better bowler than Warne.

 

[a massive zebra]

My Era 4 World XI

Sunil Gavaskar
Gordon Greenidge
Vivian Richards (vc)
Sachin Tendulkar
Greg Chappell
Ian Healy (wk)
Imran Khan (c)
Richard Hadlee
Malcolm Marshall
Dennis Lillee
Muttiah Muralitharan

That'd be mine, I am not going to even attempt to make one for the previous eras. Pretty similar to your XI.

Good selection, but why does Healy get the edge over Gilchrist?

 

[Swervy]

Lara too inconsistent.

Tendulkar always bats at 4.

Imran outperformed Botham by quite a margin in test cricket.
Imran bat avge 37 Botham 33
Imran bowl avge 22 Botham 28

Gilchrist's batting is irreplacable and he is not a bad keeper.

Hadlee is a much better batsman than Warne.

Murali is pretty obviously a better bowler than Warne.

as i say Botham between 1977 and 1982 (before his back started giving him jip) was the best all rounder the world has seen since Sobers...and no one has matched those performances since either.

Forget the figures...they dont tell the whole story. Imran spent alot of his career in the tail,and i would guess that his average was bumped up by a fair few not outs...how many 100's did Imran score...was it 3? I think Botham scored 14.

And Botham for his first 4 years was the most successful bowler in the world,at the same time as being the most destructive batsman (along with Richards).

Trust me,Botham was a better batsman than Imran

 

[Swervy]

Lara too inconsistent.

Tendulkar always bats at 4.

Imran outperformed Botham by quite a margin in test cricket.
Imran bat avge 37 Botham 33
Imran bowl avge 22 Botham 28

Gilchrist's batting is irreplacable and he is not a bad keeper.

Hadlee is a much better batsman than Warne.

Murali is pretty obviously a better bowler than Warne.

ok..Hadlee above Warne.

And lets not start that one about Warne vs Murali again....at his peak warne was by far the greatest leggie i have ever seen (and still is the best in the world by a mile),and is a better batsman than Murali.

 

[a massive zebra]

at his peak warne was by far the greatest leggie i have ever seen (and still is the best in the world by a mile),and is a better batsman than Murali.

Agreed. But that does not make Warne any better than Murali with the ball. Surely its better to pick bowlers for their bowling. Warne is a better batsman but nothing exceptional battingwise.