The Alphabet Game

[rich1uk]

even in a forum game stuart macgill ends up playing second fiddle to an all-time great

if he had been born in a different era to warne he might have been the guy with 800 wickets

[Arthur Crabtree]

Maybe Mathews v Miller is a query.

Martyn is unlucky to be on the sidelines. Again could bat at six for Miller.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Other Ms to average above 40: Salim Malik, Charles Macartney, Jackie McGlew.

Brendan McCullum v Rod Marsh.

Fazal Mahmood v Craig McDermott.

Other Ms averaging below 30 with the ball: Graham McKenzie, Saqlain Mushtaq, Ashley Mallett.

[rich1uk]

forgot about saqlain, a couple of very good spinners missing out here

[Arthur Crabtree]

1. Arthur Morris
2. Neil McKenzie
3. Peter May
4.Javed Miandad
5. Stan McCabe
6. Keith Miller.
7. Rod Marsh or Brendan McCullum?
8. Malcolm Marshall
9. Craig McDermott
10. Muralitharan
11. Glen McGrath

Any thoughts? Marsh is a legend, but BMac was a bit of a phenomenon, though his best batting came when he relinquished the gloves. Perhaps a case for BMac ahead of McCabe.

Think the Ms would win a local derby with the Ns, who look a bit second string for me.

[braveneutral]

Except Ns can qualify if they have played for Northants obviously.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Any thoughts? Marsh is a legend, but BMac was a bit of a phenomenon, though his best batting came when he relinquished the gloves. Perhaps a case for BMac ahead of McCabe.

Maybe could get the Aussie view on this one?

[DiligentDefence]

I realise it is nearly Sunday but we seem to have forgotten Hanif Mohammad. Should he not be opening instead of McKenzie?

[Arthur Crabtree]

Any other Mohammads?

[Arthur Crabtree]

Mushtaq Mohammad would probably be ahead of McKenzie too, but certainly Hanif. Good call. Not back up on BMac so stay with the Aussies.

[Arthur Crabtree]

1. Arthur Morris
2. Hanif Mohammad
3. Peter May
4.Javed Miandad
5. Stan McCabe
6. Keith Miller.
7. Rod Marsh
8. Malcolm Marshall
9. Craig McDermott
10. Muralitharan
11. Glen McGrath

[Arthur Crabtree]

1. Seymour Nurse
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3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11. Makhaya Ntini.

[Arthur Crabtree]

1. Seymour Nurse
2.
3.
4. Dudley Nourse
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10. Sarfraz Nawaz
11. Makhaya Ntini

[ianp1970]

A decent best-of-the-rest XI from the first half of the alphabet:

Hayden
Haynes
Crowe
Martyn
Kallicharan
Mathews
McCullum
Lee
Alderman
Larwood
Gibbs/MacGill/Mushtaq

[DiligentDefence]

It's a poor field. Andre Nel for another seamer?