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Re: All Time Bad Teams.

PostPosted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 8:23 pm
by Gingerfinch
Hilditch for Dyson?

Murray Bennett was dire as well.

Re: All Time Bad Teams.

PostPosted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 8:24 pm
by Gingerfinch
Ritchie averaged 35, which was decent back then.

Re: All Time Bad Teams.

PostPosted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 8:27 pm
by Arthur Crabtree
I've got 12 in the team. I meant to delete him!

Re: All Time Bad Teams.

PostPosted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 8:44 pm
by ianp1970
A quick glance through Cricinfo gave me this XI:

Smith S.
Kerr
Wiener
Chappell T.
Veletta
Rixon
Beard
Gilbert
Bennett
Matthews C.
Mallett

Of which I remember about 3 !!

Re: All Time Bad Teams.

PostPosted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 8:48 pm
by Arthur Crabtree
I think Steven Smith was a one day player.

Trevor Chappell is a good pick.

Re: All Time Bad Teams.

PostPosted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 8:49 pm
by Arthur Crabtree
Gingerfinch wrote:Hilditch for Dyson?

Murray Bennett was dire as well.


Hilditch averaged 38! In the eighties at least.

Re: All Time Bad Teams.

PostPosted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 8:51 pm
by Arthur Crabtree
Arthur Crabtree wrote:I think Steven Smith was a one day player.



Nope, played three Tests v WI!

Re: All Time Bad Teams.

PostPosted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 8:52 pm
by Gingerfinch
A 1980's Windies one was tough.

Simmons
Bacchus
Athurton
Logie
C King
D Murray
W Benjamin
W Davis
Butts
M Small
Baptiste

Re: All Time Bad Teams.

PostPosted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 8:53 pm
by Gingerfinch
Arthur Crabtree wrote:
Gingerfinch wrote:Hilditch for Dyson?

Murray Bennett was dire as well.


Hilditch averaged 38! In the eighties at least.


Blimey, better than I thought.

Re: All Time Bad Teams.

PostPosted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 9:09 pm
by Arthur Crabtree
Wonder if that WI team would have beaten any of the full England teams of the decade.

Not heard of Butts.

Re: All Time Bad Teams.

PostPosted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 9:17 pm
by Gingerfinch
Butts was a spinner. Not much game time for him during the 80's.

Re: All Time Bad Teams.

PostPosted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 9:21 pm
by Arthur Crabtree
Clyde Butts was leading WI selector in the late noughties.