The Alphabet Game

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Re: The Alphabet Game

Postby rich1uk » Sun Jul 16, 2017 8:17 am

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Re: The Alphabet Game

Postby ianp1970 » Sun Jul 16, 2017 8:26 am

Back of an envelope team:

Warner
Waugh M.
Weekes
Williamson
Worrel
Waugh S.
Walcott (WK)
Warne
Walker M.
Willis
Walsh
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Re: The Alphabet Game

Postby ianp1970 » Sun Jul 16, 2017 8:30 am

Arthur Crabtree wrote:To get the Ws going. Should be the best team since the Bs.


B, H, S & W are my favourites to make the semis AC :)
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Re: The Alphabet Game

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Sun Jul 16, 2017 8:40 am

1. David Warner
2. Cyril Washbrook
3. Kane Williamson
4. Everton Weekes
5. Frank Worrell
6. Steve Waugh
7. Clyde Walcott
8. Shane Warne
9. Max Walker
10. Bob Willis
11. Courtney Walsh

Mark Waugh, Neil Wagner, BJ Watling, Shane Watson.
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Re: The Alphabet Game

Postby rich1uk » Sun Jul 16, 2017 8:43 am

washbrook is one of those tough calls because he lost arguably his best years to the war
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Re: The Alphabet Game

Postby ianp1970 » Sun Jul 16, 2017 2:17 pm

rich1uk wrote:washbrook is one of those tough calls because he lost arguably his best years to the war


Not someone I know much about, will defer to everyone else's judgement.
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Re: The Alphabet Game

Postby rich1uk » Sun Jul 16, 2017 2:19 pm

ianp1970 wrote:
rich1uk wrote:washbrook is one of those tough calls because he lost arguably his best years to the war


Not someone I know much about, will defer to everyone else's judgement.


dont know much about him either tbh

just when i was reading up on him i saw he had made his debut in 1937 at 23, so would have missed all of his late 20s due to the war, which in theory would have been his best years
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Re: The Alphabet Game

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Sun Jul 16, 2017 3:12 pm

Has a good record. Just know him from the FredTrueman generation talking about him.
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Re: The Alphabet Game

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Sun Jul 16, 2017 3:14 pm

Dougie Walters.
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Re: The Alphabet Game

Postby ianp1970 » Sun Jul 16, 2017 3:15 pm

Arthur Crabtree wrote:Dougie Walters.



Good player, not sure he's going to oust anyone though...
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Re: The Alphabet Game

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Sun Jul 16, 2017 3:23 pm

Looking through the stats, Walters averaged 48.3 and Junior Waugh 41.8 in the middle order. Bill Woodfull opened in the thirties and averaged 46, against Washbrook's 42.8 and Kepler Wessels 41 and John Wright on 37.8.

Walcott didn't always keep, and BJ Watling is the next best keeper on 38.1. But really 3-7 in that side are hard to contest.
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Re: The Alphabet Game

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Sun Jul 16, 2017 3:29 pm

Spinners, Johnny Wardle averages 20.4!

Pacer Bill Whitty averaged 21.1 in the 1900s.

No one else under 30 that hasn't been mentioned.
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Re: The Alphabet Game

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Thu Jul 20, 2017 11:21 pm

1. David Warner
2. Cyril Washbrook/Bill Woodfull
3. Kane Williamson
4. Everton Weekes
5. Frank Worrell
6. Steve Waugh
7. Clyde Walcott
8. Shane Warne
9. Max Walker/Johnny Wardle
10. Bob Willis
11. Courtney Walsh
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Re: The Alphabet Game

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Sun Jul 23, 2017 8:41 am

1. David Warner
2. Bill Woodfull
3. Kane Williamson
4. Everton Weekes
5. Frank Worrell
6. Steve Waugh
7. Clyde Walcott
8. Shane Warne
9. Max Walker
10. Bob Willis
11. Courtney Walsh

Suggest this then for the Ws.
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Re: The Alphabet Game

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Sun Jul 23, 2017 8:44 am

Finally, the XYZ team.

1.
2.
3.
4. Mohammad Yousuf
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8.
9. Waqar Younis
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