Greatest ever South African cricket XI

Comments

• sangreal Posts: 20,901

  Forum Member

  ✭✭✭

  14/05/09 - 01:33 #2

  I'd probably go for Kepler Wessels opening with Richards
  (though yeah, I know he played for both Australia & SA)
  
  Eddie Barlow would also be a strong contender...
  and Basil D'Oliveira deserves a worthy mention
  (even though he became a British citizen and played for England)
  but yeah, you then end up getting into Tony Greig & Bob Woolmer (etc) territory...
  though neither of those would get in the best 11 team anyway, imo.
  
  Would be nice to get Jonty Rhodes in there,
  definitely as 12th man anyway (just so he can come on as a fielder).
  
  No place for poor old Hansie Cronje though
  Though I'll give Ali Bacher a mention, and Clive Rice too....

  0
• System Posts: 2,096,970

  Forum Member

  ✭✭✭✭✭

  14/05/09 - 01:34 #3

  I often wonder how Kenny McEwan would have fared had he played test cricket. He was great when he played for Essex.

  0
• [Deleted User] Posts: 9,517

  Forum Member

  ✭

  14/05/09 - 08:49 #4

  I can't get Clive Rice into the team, but this side has many bowling options as well as a strong batting line up.
  
  Barry Richards
  Eddie Barlow
  Herbie Taylor
  Graeme Pollock
  Jaques Kallis
  Aubrey Faulkner
  Mike Proctor
  Denis Lindsay ( wkt)
  Peter Pollock
  Reggie Shwarz
  Alan Donald

  0
• Frood Posts: 13,180

  Forum Member

  ✭✭

  14/05/09 - 09:46 #5

  Les Willis wrote: »

  I often wonder how Kenny McEwan would have fared had he played test cricket. He was great when he played for Essex.

  
  Also Brian Davison, the Zimbabwean who played for Leicestershire. Very fine player.
  
  Dave Houghton would likely have been outstanding as well.

  0