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- Apr 13, 2011
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:
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:
- Hobbs 1910s
- Hanif Mohammad 1950s
- Bradman 1930s
- Hammond 1920s
- Compton 1940s
- Sobers 1960s
- Gilchrist (wk) 2000s
- Imran (c) 1980s
- Warne 1990s
- Lillee 1970s
- Steyn 2010s