Greatest ever South African XI

[capt_Luffy]

I will include uncapped ones, more interesting that way:

SA XI:

Barry Richards
Bruce Mitchell
Jacques Kallis
Graeme Pollock
Dudley Nourse*
AB de Villiers+
Aubrey Faulkner
Mike Procter
Shaun Pollock
Dale Steyn
Allan Donald


SA A:

Graeme Smith
Eddie Barlow*
Gary Kirsten
Herbie Taylor
Hashim Amla
Clive Rice
John Waite+
Vernon Philander
Vincent van der Bijl
Hugh Tayfield
Kagiso Rabada


SA B:

Trevor Goddard*
Jimmy Cook
Eric Rowan
Frank Roro
Darryl Cullinan
Colin Bland
Dennis Lindsay+
Garth Le Roux
Bert Vogler
Peter Pollock
Neil Adcock


SA C:

Jackie McGlew
Herschelle Gibbs
Kepler Wessels*
Peter Kirsten
Lee Irvine
Quinton de Kock+
Brian McMillan
Alan Kourie
Fanie de Villiers
Morne Morkel
Makhaya Ntini


SA D:

Dean Elgar
Alan Melville*
Ken McEwen
Faf du Plessis
Ashwell Prince
Dave Nourse
Jock Cameron+
Marco Jansen
Keshav Maharaj
Peter Heine
Vincent Barnes


SA E:

Bob Catherall
Jacques Rudolph
Neil McKenzie
Temba Bavuma*
Hancie Cronje
Mark Boucher+
Jimmy Sinclair
Stephen Jeffries
Kyle Abbott
Reggie Schwarz
Rupert Hanley


SA F:

Pieter van der Bijl*
Henry Foatheringham
Aidan Markram
Russell Endean
Jonty Rhodes
Lance Klusener
Peter Swart
Dik Abed
Ray Jennings+
Denys Hobson
Alf Hall


SA G:

Billy Zulch*
Andrew Hudson
Neil Rosendorf
Kevin McKenzie
Gordon White
Adrien Kuiper
Billy Wade+
Cyril Vincent
Brett Schultz
Anrich Nortje
Eric Pietersen

 

[Coronis]

I will include uncapped ones, more interesting that way:

SA XI:

Barry Richards
Bruce Mitchell
Jacques Kallis
Graeme Pollock
Dudley Nourse*
AB de Villiers+
Aubrey Faulkner
Mike Procter
Shaun Pollock
Dale Steyn
Allan Donald


SA A:

Graeme Smith
Eddie Barlow*
Gary Kirsten
Herbie Taylor
Hashim Amla
Clive Rice
John Waite+
Vernon Philander
Vincent van der Bijl
Hugh Tayfield
Kagiso Rabada


SA B:

Trevor Goddard*
Jimmy Cook
Eric Rowan
Frank Roro
Darryl Cullinan
Colin Bland
Dennis Lindsay+
Garth Le Roux
Bert Vogler
Peter Pollock
Neil Adcock


SA C:

Jackie McGlew
Herschelle Gibbs
Kepler Wessels*
Peter Kirsten
Lee Irvine
Quinton de Kock+
Brian McMillan
Alan Kourie
Fanie de Villiers
Morne Morkel
Makhaya Ntini


SA D:

Dean Elgar
Alan Melville*
Ken McEwen
Faf du Plessis
Ashwell Prince
Dave Nourse
Jock Cameron+
Marco Jansen
Keshav Maharaj
Peter Heine
Vincent Barnes


SA E:

Bob Catherall
Jacques Rudolph
Neil McKenzie
Temba Bavuma*
Hancie Cronje
Mark Boucher+
Jimmy Sinclair
Stephen Jeffries
Kyle Abbott
Reggie Schwarz
Rupert Hanley


SA F:

Pieter van der Bijl*
Henry Foatheringham
Aidan Markram
Russell Endean
Jonty Rhodes
Lance Klusener
Peter Swart
Dik Abed
Ray Jennings+
Denys Hobson
Alf Hall


SA G:

Billy Zulch*
Andrew Hudson
Neil Rosendorf
Kevin McKenzie
Gordon White
Adrien Kuiper
Billy Wade+
Cyril Vincent
Brett Schultz
Anrich Nortje
Eric Pietersen

I always get very frustrated reading de Kock’s name. The epitome of the sad possible future of cricket.

 

[ankitj]

Barry Richards
Bruce Mitchell
Jacques Kallis
Graeme Pollock
Dudley Nourse
AB de Villiers *
Denis Lindsay +
Mike Procter
High Tayfield
Dale Steyn
Allan Donald

With Jacques Kallis as the 5th bowler gave a miss to Shaun Pollock (although he can come in place of Procter)

 

[Fuller Pilch]

I always get very frustrated reading de Kock’s name. The epitome of the sad possible future of cricket.

If Veryenne kicks on (only 27) he might surpass QDK.

 

[kyear2]

We're souring on Graeme Smith again?

Anyways

Barry Richards^
Graeme Smith ©
Jacques Kallis^⁵
Graeme Pollock
Dudley Nourse
A.B de Villiers^
John Waite (wk)
Mike Procter ³
Hugh Tayfield ⁴
Dale Steyn ¹
Allan Donald ²

 

[ataraxia]

Unless you're of the mind to discount him based on era, I find RSA sides that exclude Faulkner a bit strange tbh. He's not that much worse than ABdV as a batsman so thus enables the perfect bowling balance (4 pace, 2 spin) without significantly compromising batting. Especially if you're playing Procter.

 

[kyear2]

Unless you're of the mind to discount him based on era, I find RSA sides that exclude Faulkner a bit strange tbh. He's not that much worse than ABdV as a batsman so thus enables the perfect bowling balance (4 pace, 2 spin) without significantly compromising batting. Especially if you're playing Procter.

I agree to all.of your points and would be a decent candidate to replace Nourse.

If one gave the gloves to ABdv, it can also create space for him and give the team almost limitless bowling options.

But I genuinely don't rate players from the era. Hobbs was so far off the mean and lasted just a bit later that he's the exception.

 

[ataraxia]

I agree to all.of your points and would be a decent candidate to replace Nourse.

 

[kyear2]

Or ABdv, lol

 

[capt_Luffy]

Unless you're of the mind to discount him based on era, I find RSA sides that exclude Faulkner a bit strange tbh. He's not that much worse than ABdV as a batsman so thus enables the perfect bowling balance (4 pace, 2 spin) without significantly compromising batting. Especially if you're playing Procter.

Nah, ABD and Faulkner have some batting gap. Afterall, in FC, Faulkner was a bowling all-rounder (arguably). I think for him to play ABD should keep.