22 Degrees of David Gower

[Yash.]

Ravi Ashwin comes into my team. Played with Sachin Tendulkar who played with Gower.

 

[ahmedleo414]

@Mittal2002 missed his time @ddrap14 you're next

 

[Mittal2002]

@Mittal2002 missed his time @ddrap14 you're next

Sorry for the late pick.
I pick JAVED MIANDAD for no.4 position of my team, a batter whose Test average never went below 50 in his 17 year long career.
@ddrap14

 

[ddrap14]

Ricky Ponting (degree of separation through Ian Healy/Steve Waugh) to bat 3 and captain the side.
@Ed Smith's Basement

 

[Ed Smith]

Finally. So...

Gower played in the 2nd test of the 1990/91 Ashes. A match in which Phil Tufnell made his test debut...

Phil Tufnell also played a 1st class match against Warwickshire in the 2001 County Championship season...

Batting in that game was...

Spoiler: 625

The King of the pretty cover drive. Lord of the beautiful but pointless Test match 25. Nemesis of @blockerdave who I'm pretty sure would never have expected to see him here...

Ian Ronald Bell MBE.

 

[blockerdave]

Finally. So...

Gower played in the 2nd test of the 1990/91 Ashes. A match in which Phil Tufnell made his test debut...

Phil Tufnell also played a 1st class match against Warwickshire in the 2001 County Championship season...

Batting in that game was...

Spoiler: 625

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The King of the pretty cover drive. Lord of the beautiful but pointless Test match 25. Nemesis of @blockerdave who I'm pretty sure would never have expected to see him here...

Ian Ronald Bell MBE.

Impressive that mate

 

[Ed Smith]

Impressive that mate

Just for you pal

 

[El Loco]

I love how creative these drafts have become!

 

[Ed Smith]

@qpeedore you're next.

 

[qpeedore]

Unsure if they ever played against each other, but as stated before Gower played against Sachin and Sachin definitely played with VVS Laxman who in my opinion was the Indian player I most loved to see bat. Gower was one of Laxman's childhood heroes too.

@ahmedleo414

 

[ahmedleo414]

My next player Ricky Ponting

My team so far:

1. ?
2. ?
3. Ricky Ponting
4. Sachin Tendulkar
5. ?
6. ?
7. Imran Khan
8. ?
9. ?
10. ?
11. ?

@Aislabie you're next

 

[Aislabie]

Malcolm Marshall

376 wickets @ 20.94 (22 5WI, best 7/22) in 81 Test matches

Well if bowlers like Malcolm Marshall keep going unpicked we won't ever need to worry about our batting. Absolute cricketing genius taken far too soon.

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8. Richard Hadlee
9. Malcolm Marshall
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11. Glenn McGrath

@Yash.

 

[ahmedleo414]

@Yash. missed his time @Aislabie you're next

 

[Aislabie]

Richie Benaud

2,201 runs @ 24.45 (3 centuries, best 122) and 248 wickets @ 27.03 (16 5WI, best 7/72) in 63 Test matches

My captain, and one of the most overlooked of the great all-rounders (perhaps because he later became so much more famous for his commentary), Richie Benaud was three players in one: a destructive lower middle-order batsman, seemingly transported back from the modern game; a game-changing leg-spinner, and a whole-hearted fielder and leader. The playing link between him and David Gower comes in the form of Ray Illingworth.

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7. Richie Benaud
8. Richard Hadlee
9. Malcolm Marshall
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11. Glenn McGrath

@Mittal2002

 

[Mittal2002]

My next pick is CLYDE WALCOTT, who played his last match with Gary Sobers, who played with a degree of seperation with David Gower.
My team so far
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4. Javed Miandad
5. Clyde Walcott
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8. Wasim Akram
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10. Muttiah Muralitharan
11.
@ahmedleo414