Picking an all time XI from every Decade

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I read the following article:
A World Cricket XI for the ages | Paul Howarth | Independent Sport Blogs

And was inspired to do the same, so the rules are simple, pick a player from every decade (1910s-2010s), who played the majority of his cricket in that decade, to make a team of XI. Only one from every decade allowed. I'm also adding in a rule of my own:
Batsmen have to have spent the majority of their careers batting in the position you place them in, however, you can pick two batsmen in a SINGLE position higher or lower than their most common position. (Makest hings more tricky lol)

This is Paul Howarth's XI:
  1. Hobbs 1910s
  2. Hanif Mohammad 1950s
  3. Bradman 1930s
  4. Hammond 1920s
  5. Compton 1940s
  6. Sobers 1960s
  7. Gilchrist (wk) 2000s
  8. Imran (c) 1980s
  9. Warne 1990s
  10. Lillee 1970s
  11. Steyn 2010s
My list will be up later
 
Hobbs (1910s)
Hutton (1940s)
Bradman (1930s)
Tendulkar (1990s)
Richards (1980s)
Sobers (1960s)
Gilchrist (2000s)
Steyn (2010s)
Grimmett (1920s)
Trueman (1950s)
Lillee (1970s)

If I could use the 1900s instead of the 2010s I would replace Steyn with S.F. Barnes.
 
Hobbs (1910s)
Hutton (1940s)
Bradman (1930s)
Tendulkar (1990s)
Richards (1980s)
Sobers (1960s)
Gilchrist (2000s)
Steyn (2010s)
Grimmett (1920s)
Trueman (1950s)
Lillee (1970s)

If I could use the 1900s instead of the 2010s I would replace Steyn with S.F. Barnes.

good picks there, surprised Gilly got in for the 00s but then again, he is a great keeper. still workin on my time but keep em coming
 
I think u should also add muttiah muralitharan and Graeme. Swanm
 
  1. Sunil Gavaskar(1970s)
  2. Herbert Sutcliffe(1920s)
  3. Sir Donald Bradman(1930s)
  4. Sir Garry Sobers(1960s)
  5. Denis Compton(1940s)
  6. Imran Khan(1980s) C
  7. Adam Gilchrist(2000s) WK
  8. Wasim Akram(1990s)
  9. Jim Laker(1950s)
  10. Sydney Barnes(1910s)
  11. Dale Steyn(2010s)
If I could choose two players from same decade then I replace Dale Steyn with Malcolm Marshall(1980s).
 
1. Bill Ponsford (1930s)
2. Sir Jack Hobbs (1920s)
3. Sir Donald Bradman :c: (1940s)
4. Sir Viv Richards (1980s)
5. Sir Garfield Sobers (1960s)
6. Keith Miller (1950s)
7. Adam Gilchrist :wk: (2000s)
8. Shane Warne (1990s)
9. Dale Steyn (2010s)
10. Michael Holding (1970s)
11. Sydney Barnes (1910s)
 
I'm adding a rule to my list - 1 player from each nation but I'm going to be a little relaxed with the 1940's given the decade was disrupted due to the war.

1. Sunil Gavaskar - India (1970's)
2. Hanif Mohammad - Pakistan (1950's)
3. Sir Donald Bradman :c: - Australia (1940's)
4. George Headley - West Indies (1930's)
5. Graeme Pollock - South Africa (1960's)
6. Andy Flower :wk: - Zimbabwe (1990's)
7. Shakib Al Hasan - Bangladesh (2010's)
8. Sir Richard Hadlee - New Zealand (1980's)
9. Harold Larwood - England (1920's)
10. Syd Barnes - England (1910's)
11. Muttiah Muralitharan - Sri Lanka (2000's)
 

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