The ATG Teams General arguing/discussing thread

[Brook's side]

Europe XI : 1) Jack Hobbs 2) Len Hutton 3) Don Bradman* 4) Jacques Kallis 5) Steve Waugh 6) Allan Border 7) Adam Gilchrist+ 8) Richard Hadlee 9) Shane Warne 10) Dale Steyn 11) Glenn McGrath vs
Afro-Asian XI : 1) Gordon Greenidge 2) Sunil Gavaskar 3) Viv Richards 4) Brian Lara 5) Sachin Tendulkar 6) Gary Sobers 7) Kumar Sangakkara+ 8) Imran Khan* 9) Wasim Akram 10) Malcolm Marshall 11) Muthiah Muralidaran. Who will win ? and why ?

The 1970s called and were asking after you.

 

[CricketFan90s]

The 1970s called and were asking after you.

Its a good matchup but that's out of context now. I made it into 3 Teams and this is better now.

 

[Brook's side]

Its a good matchup but that's out of context now. I made it into 3 Teams and this is better now.

I must say that the non-ethnicity based teams look like they would make for a good contest.

 

[CricketFan90s]

I must say that the non-ethnicity based teams look like they would make for a good contest.

I divided the Teams based on Geography and if you focus on 3 Teams they simply look evenly matched.

 

[Brook's side]

I divided the Teams based on Geography and if you focus on 3 Teams they simply look evenly matched.

they do indeed. i shall try to focus on the teams.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

This will be a Dream Tournament as it looks like all 3 Teams are very strong.
1) Australia, England, New Zealand
2) India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh
3) West Indies, South Africa, Zimbabwe

"Clash of the Titans"

3 very strong sides. With the 1st side I'd pick Hammond instead of Waugh, and Alan Davidson (gives a left armer for variety) instead of Botham with Hadlee at 8 and Davo at 9.

 

[CricketFan90s]

3 very strong sides. With the 1st side I'd pick Hammond instead of Waugh, and Alan Davidson (gives a left armer for variety) instead of Botham with Hadlee at 8 and Davo at 9.

yeah davidson is the perfect No9 i made the necessary changes. However, Hammond was more of a Top order Batsmen a very good No3 player. Bradman is already holding the No3 position and Steve Smith record at No4 is very good. So will go with Waugh as he offers a good resistance in the Lower order.

 

[CricketFan90s]

Steve Waugh

5th Position

1985-2004

102

142

22

6754

200

56.28

13822

48.86

24

29

11

733

17

Allan Border

5th Position

1979-1994

56

70

11

3071

200*

52.05

9

15

1

335

3

Wally Hammond

3rd Position

1928-1937

37

52

6

3440

336*

74.78

14

4

1

 

[CricketFan90s]

 

[CricketFan90s]

View attachment 34992

Let me know if there are any changes that can be made to these 4 Teams.
1) First Team : 1901-1939
2) Second Team : 1946-1969
3) Third Team : 1970-1989
4) Fourth Team : 1990-2009
5) Fifth Team : 2010-Present ?

 

[Slifer]

Anyway, happy birthday Viv !!!

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Anyway, happy birthday Viv !!!

Viv - 7 March 1952
Rosco Taylor - 8 March 1984

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Actually, are there 12 birth month teams in this thread? I don't have time to look, or to think of teams.

 

[CricketFan90s]

Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards

Test

1974-1991

121

182

12

8540

291

50.23

24

45

10

ODI

1975-1991

187

167

24

6721

189*

47.00

7451

90.20

11

45

7

World Series Cricket

1977-1979

14

25

2

1281

177

55.69

4

4

0

Viv Richards Scored a total of 16,542 runs from 1974-1991 and hit 39 Centuries. Truly the Greatest Batsmen of 70s and 80s : The Era of Fast Bowling

Viv's best innings in Test Cricket

Viv Richards

b Greig

291

386

472

38

0

75.38

Viv's best innings in ODI Cricket

Viv Richards

not out

189

170

21

5

111.17

Viv's best innings in World Series Cricket

Viv Richards

lbw b Bright

170

226

24

3

75.22

 

[Coronis]

I would call Gavaskar the greatest batsman of the 70’s/80’s, but thats just me.

 

[CricketFan90s]

I would call Gavaskar the greatest batsman of the 70’s/80’s, but thats just me.

Gavaskar can be called best Test Batsmen but Richards in All Formats.

 

[Coronis]

Gavaskar can be called best Test Batsmen but Richards in All Formats.

Yeah I couldn’t give a **** about LO

 

[_00_deathscar]

I would call Gavaskar the greatest batsman of the 70’s/80’s, but thats just me.

OK PFK

 

[Coronis]

OK PFK

Yes yet another ridiculous opinion from me, clearly biased as i am usally towards an Indian player.

 

[bagapath]

Mitchell
Morris
May *
McCartney
McCabe
Miller
McCullum +
Mankad
Marshall
Murali
McGrath