Queensland Test Greats

[T-Boon]

One comment in the Aus v South Africa thread was that Queensland does not produce great cricketers "like it use to". But that got me thinking has Queensland ever been a production line of great Test players (like NSW)?

The only greats I can think of are Matt Hayden, Ian Healy and Mitchell Johnson...McDermott was a very good, not great. Border was born and bread NSW..... I am surely forgetting many from back in the annals but who?

 

[Incorrect]

Mahatma Cote??

 

[JJ]

Personally I think McDermott was as good as Johnson

but yeah, the best Chappell, Border, Thomson all non-Queenslanders in reality

Carl Rackemann wasn't great, but a very good fast bowler. Kasper went ok too

Greg Ritchie? LOL

Going back a bit, Bill Brown, Bert Ironmonger, Don Tallon were all pretty good

But yeah, Hayden or Brown probably the pick, unless there's someone that played for another state?

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Wally Grout and Don Tallon spring to mind straight away, 2 great wicketkeepers.

Martin Love.

 

[Incorrect]

If Holland had Test match status Peter Cantrell would have been a Test great for them....


EDIT - Ha! Just googled him, turns out he was born in NSW.... Even Qld's great Dutch players were from NSW!

 

[T-Boon]

but yeah, the best Chappell, Border, Thomson all non-Queenslanders in reality

I had forgotten Thomo, was he not a Queenslander??

 

[T-Boon]

Robbie Kerr would get a game now.

 

[JJ]

I had forgotten Thomo, was he not a Queenslander??

NSW, went to Qld early in his first class career - joined Chappell up there

 

[Incorrect]

Robbie Kerr would get a game now.

Trevor Barsby and Dirk Tazelaar would be shoo-ins nowadays too....

Bichel would still be 12th man though....

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Andrew Symonds was a pretty good player

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Stuart Law was pretty good too

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Andy Bichel and Jimmy Maher pretty good as well

 

[WaznTheGreat]

I just re-read the title,none of the players i mentioned were great test players lolzzzzz,thought people were just mentioning players from Queensland lol

 

[Bazal]

The comment was mine, and was aimed at QLD cricket in general, not just born and bred QLDers. They dominated the Shield and produced a lot of very good cricketers for both Test and ODI sides.

Now they're absolutely hopeless. people were slanging on Victoria but apart from Shane Warne they were never really home of any truly top level players in recent ish years. QLD were, now Jason Floros is their captain ffs

 

[T-Boon]

Now they're absolutely hopeless. people were slanging on Victoria but apart from Shane Warne they were never really home of any truly top level players in recent ish years. QLD were, now Jason Floros is their captain ffs

The team does look bad. I thought it was a terrible sign that James Hopes was opening their bowling up until at least last year - he must have been 38. Maybe he has retired now.

 

[tomdl]

Matt Renshaw...

Heard it here first.

 

[hineyrulz]

Personally I think McDermott was as good as Johnson

but yeah, the best Chappell, Border, Thomson all non-Queenslanders in reality

Carl Rackemann wasn't great, but a very good fast bowler. Kasper went ok too

Greg Ritchie? LOL

Going back a bit, Bill Brown, Bert Ironmonger, Don Tallon were all pretty good

But yeah, Hayden or Brown probably the pick, unless there's someone that played for another state?

Bill Brown was originally from NSW I think.

 

[JJ]

Bill Brown was originally from NSW I think.

Seems he played for NSW but was Queensland born and bred (Toowoomba) - fine player

 

[T-Boon]

Matt Renshaw...

Heard it here first.

Shits me though, he gets a 100, then gets out 8 runs later. F'ing turn it into a big one.

 

[tomdl]

Shits me though, he gets a 100, then gets out 8 runs later. F'ing turn it into a big one.

His debut 100 last year was 170 off 395 balls from memory. Proper 4/5 day test shit.