NZ Cricket best XI's

[MN5]

@Virgil said in Black Caps tour of India:

@MN5 said in Black Caps tour of India:

@Virgil said in Black Caps tour of India:

Test XI version

2m Peter
Richardson
Sinclair
Rutherford
Ryder
Grandhomme
Smith
Hadlee
Santner
Chats
Chris Martin

Saw the comments re Thomson while typing this out
id be more interested in fitting him into the above test XI than ODI
he did steer us to a famous test win while chasing a large 4th innings target.

I can only assume you mean Dayle, Sir RJ is the first name down in the other team, he can't be in both !!!!

No Richard, i mean you look back to the game in the 80's
Especially in OZ, Bay 13 at the MCG
Hadlee is a piston wristed gibbon etc

Hadlee was our greatest player AND a character......but I struggle with him being in a "gutsy trier" type team.

Speaking of Oz I saw this recently, so, SO good.

[Virgil]

i thought it was Cult XI as in cult players...

[MN5]

@Virgil said in Black Caps tour of India:

i thought it was Cult XI as in cult players...

OK, I took it as a team for guys who were characters but maybe not really top class. Gutsy triers.....basically the whole 1992 WC squad excluding Crowe.

[MN5]

@Virgil said in Black Caps tour of India:

Test XI version

2m Peter
Richardson
Sinclair
Rutherford
Ryder
Grandhomme
Smith
Hadlee
Santner
Chats
Chris Martin

Saw the comments re Thomson while typing this out
id be more interested in fitting him into the above test XI than ODI
he did steer us to a famous test win while chasing a large 4th innings target.

Michael Rae deserves a mention for reviving the Chris Martin look and for the fact that you can pretty much guarantee he'll never play again despite going pretty well.

[Virgil]

@MN5 said in NZ Cricket best XI's:

@Virgil said in Black Caps tour of India:

i thought it was Cult XI as in cult players...

OK, I took it as a team for guys who were characters but maybe not really top class. Gutsy triers.....basically the whole 1992 WC squad excluding Crowe.

[Virgil]

oh and thanks @Duluth for splitting this.

it was @mariner4life. fault

[delicatessen]

@Virgil said in NZ Cricket best XI's:

Allot was very good, shame he only played 31 games
Stats are top notch, 52 wickets @ 23.21 and SR @ 29.38

interesting fun fact, only 2 Black Caps have a Strike Rate under 25 (at least 20 wickets)
One is currently in the side with 35 wickets

the other took 60 wickets

any guess who they are without cheating?
the 2nd one is a bit surprising, not a front line bowler.

Jamieson and de Grandhomme?

[Virgil]

@delicatessen said in NZ Cricket best XI's:

@Virgil said in NZ Cricket best XI's:

Allot was very good, shame he only played 31 games
Stats are top notch, 52 wickets @ 23.21 and SR @ 29.38

interesting fun fact, only 2 Black Caps have a Strike Rate under 25 (at least 20 wickets)
One is currently in the side with 35 wickets

the other took 60 wickets

any guess who they are without cheating?
the 2nd one is a bit surprising, not a front line bowler.

Jamieson and de Grandhomme?

No both wrong sorry…

[Cyclops]

Is this tests or ODIs? Duffy might be the 35 wickets.

60 wickets for someone who isn't a front line bowler is an interesting amount, especially since they came fast - about 250 overs.

Jesse Ryder and Corey Anderson spring to mind as guys who had a bit of a golden arm. I suspect Anderson took more wickets and Ryder much less.

[Virgil]

@Cyclops said in NZ Cricket best XI's:

Is this tests or ODIs? Duffy might be the 35 wickets.

60 wickets for someone who isn't a front line bowler is an interesting amount, especially since they came fast - about 250 overs.

Jesse Ryder and Corey Anderson spring to mind as guys who had a bit of a golden arm. I suspect Anderson took more wickets and Ryder much less.

That’s a bingo
Yup Duffey is the one with 35 wickets and it Corey Anderson who has 60
The only bowlers with a strike rate under 25
I suspect it will eventually be only Anderson though
Pretty amazing stat

[junior]

@Virgil said in NZ Cricket best XI's:

@MN5 said in Black Caps tour of India:

@Virgil said in Black Caps tour of India:

Cult XI

Greatbatch
Wright Latham, R
Twose Blain
Ryder
Grant Elliot
Harris
Lance Cairns
Bond Larsen
Dipak Patel
Brian McKechnie
Chats

needs work but think its a good start...

You need a keeper, Tony Blain bleached his hair. He'll do.

Some fine and extremely worthy selections from the 92 era in there though.

Shane Bond was far too world class for a team like this, he's no chance.

Rod for Wright is very good
Taking our Twose for Blain though?
I thought about it but couldnt bring myself to include him but in reality the most likely keeper we've had with his own following is the inventor of Bazball himself.

forgot about Larsen

Greatbatch
Latham Snr
Ryder
Twose
Elliott
Baz
Harris
Lance Cairns
Patel
Larsen
McKechnie

No love for Murphy Sua or Willie Watson in this team…?

[Virgil]

@junior said in NZ Cricket best XI's:

@Virgil said in NZ Cricket best XI's:

@MN5 said in Black Caps tour of India:

@Virgil said in Black Caps tour of India:

Cult XI

Greatbatch
Wright Latham, R
Twose Blain
Ryder
Grant Elliot
Harris
Lance Cairns
Bond Larsen
Dipak Patel
Brian McKechnie
Chats

needs work but think its a good start...

You need a keeper, Tony Blain bleached his hair. He'll do.

Some fine and extremely worthy selections from the 92 era in there though.

Shane Bond was far too world class for a team like this, he's no chance.

Rod for Wright is very good
Taking our Twose for Blain though?
I thought about it but couldnt bring myself to include him but in reality the most likely keeper we've had with his own following is the inventor of Bazball himself.

forgot about Larsen

Greatbatch
Latham Snr
Ryder
Twose
Elliott
Baz
Harris
Lance Cairns
Patel
Larsen
McKechnie

No love for Murphy Sua or Willie Watson in this team…?

2 more from the young guns of 92’ absolutely
But who do you leave out…

[WoodysRFC]

@Virgil said in NZ Cricket best XI's:

@delicatessen said in NZ Cricket best XI's:

@Virgil said in NZ Cricket best XI's:

Allot was very good, shame he only played 31 games
Stats are top notch, 52 wickets @ 23.21 and SR @ 29.38

interesting fun fact, only 2 Black Caps have a Strike Rate under 25 (at least 20 wickets)
One is currently in the side with 35 wickets

the other took 60 wickets

any guess who they are without cheating?
the 2nd one is a bit surprising, not a front line bowler.

Jamieson and de Grandhomme?

No both wrong sorry…

Duffy is one of them, no idea the other.

[booboo]

@WoodysRFC said in NZ Cricket best XI's:

not a front line bowler

Going to throw out a random name on that basis...

Martin Crowe?

[nzzp]

@Virgil said in NZ Cricket best XI's:

Corey Anderson who has 60
I suspect it will eventually be only Anderson though

Corey Anderson was a prodigious talent. Pro contract at 15 or 16 and just nuts. Injuries and possibly some mental stuff meant we didn't see long term high performance from him. Still got that insanely quick ton in Queenstown I believe.

[WoodysRFC]

An if we're touring the sub continent, what's the ODI / Test side then?

[Bovidae]

@nzzp said in NZ Cricket best XI's:

Corey Anderson was a prodigious talent.

USA's best ever cricketer.

[Virgil]

@nzzp said in NZ Cricket best XI's:

@Virgil said in NZ Cricket best XI's:

Corey Anderson who has 60
I suspect it will eventually be only Anderson though

Corey Anderson was a prodigious talent. Pro contract at 15 or 16 and just nuts. Injuries and possibly some mental stuff meant we didn't see long term high performance from him. Still got that insanely quick ton in Queenstown I believe.

Yup briefly held the record for the fastest 100 in ODI before ABdv took
Funny enough the fern fav Ryder scored a ton in that game too but it was over shadowed by Anderson’s