The Alphabet Game

[rich1uk]

ginger has left bopara out

if it was a one day side where the criteria was narrowed to essex players called ravi and a surname starting with the letter "B"

fixed that for you

[Arthur Crabtree]

ginger has left bopara out :panic

if it was a one day side.........

BN won't be impressed.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Got to start thinking of how to keep Cook out of the C team...

[rich1uk]

I picked a side while I was trying to sleep last night and that was it apart from I didn't think of Bish. Probably strengthen this though as Ginger says.

this will probably sound a bit creepy but i was lying awake last night too thinking of anyone we had missed from the "A" team

thankfully it didn't morph into a dream about BA Baracus

[Arthur Crabtree]

I didn't think you ever slept.

[Arthur Crabtree]

First ever Test centurion was a B, but I'm not sure he did much else.

I had Bill Bowes in my side by the way. Not going to get into this though.

[rich1uk]

I didn't think you ever slept.

i dont, i was lying awake thinking of cricketers with names beginning with "A"

[Gingerfinch]

There must be a better keeper than Bairstow?

[rich1uk]

There must be a better keeper than Bairstow?

boucher ?

[Arthur Crabtree]

Richie Benaud? Not as keeper.

Yes, Boucher. Get him in.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Basil Butcher of the West Indies? Probably have Boony ahead of him.

[Gingerfinch]

1 Boycott
2 Boon
3 Bradman
4 Barrington
5 Border
6 Botham
7 Boucher
8 Bedser
9 Bishop
10 Barnes
11 Bedi

Benaud?

[Gingerfinch]

Eddie Barlow?

[Arthur Crabtree]

Not sure you'd leave anyone out for those two. Only really need a more substantial bowler than Bish maybe as his career was so short. Possibly a great opener for Boon.

[rich1uk]

Eddie Barlow?

was just looking at his cricinfo page after you mentioned him and this line in his bio made me laugh

Commentator Charles Fortune once described the often-untidy Barlow as running in to bowl "looking like an unmade bed".