Name the new SCG granstand

[herbert henry1908]

dont know if everyone caught the news on the weekend that the SCG trust has decided to name the new grandstand after a cricketer that has played for both NSW and Australia.

from an email i received today from the SCG trust they are now saying the name will be drawn from the NSW team of the century.

this is. Richie Benaud, Don Bradman, Alan Davidson, Ray Lindwall, Charlie Macartney, Arthur Morris, Billy Murdoch, Bill O'Reilly, Bob Simpson, Victor Trumper, Charles Turner and Steve Waugh


obviously it wont be Bradman or O'Reilly.

the other thing they say is it has to be a player that has been retired for more than 10 years. Which leaves Steve Waugh out.

Personally i think thats ridiculous as a new stand should be represented by a modern player. Waugh is the only player on that list to have played for NSW in the last 30 years. Furthermore he is a great servant of NSW cricket , playing 19 seasons for the blues and playing even after he retired as captain of the Australian test team.

you can send your views on who should get the honour to hillstand@scgt.nsw.gov.au

 

[Timbo]

I think it WOULD have been the Richie Benaud Stand, had Rich not gotten that statue last season. They aren't going to give him a statue and a grandstand.

I think Steve Waugh deserves it, but if you need to be retired for more than ten years...

My money's on Bob Simpson or Ray Lindwall, but my preference is for Benaud.

 

[lockyno1]

Mark and Steve Waugh Stand

 

[hineyrulz]

Sounds good to me Locky. Both gave great service to the Blues and Australia.

 

[NK Arsenal]

Benaud Stand would be good. Waugh stand would too

 

[HevyDevy]

Steve Waugh stand for sure.

Legend

 

[TheParraboy]

Id go for tugger

 

[Twizzle]

the bone, the white, the off white, the ivory or the beige

gotta be Richie

 

[[furrycat]]

Steve can't get it.

 

[herbert henry1908]

yeah , if its not going to be Steve Waugh it must be Benaud IMO.

 

[Red Bear]

Waugh would be preferential

 

[Bazal]

Should be Steve Waugh, I think it's ridiculous that they want to wait til a player has been retired for ten years.

 

[Brutus]

f**k Steve Waugh

The Lew Zivanovic Stand!

 

[mattyg]

The Waugh brothers Stand

 

[NK Arsenal]

Steve can't get it.

What about if it was "The Waugh Stand"?

 

[Timbo]

What about if it was "The Waugh Stand"?

The criterion is a-the player has to have been in the NSW team of the century and b-not have retired in the last decade.

No Waugh is elligible.

 

[herbert henry1908]

The criterion is a-the player has to have been in the NSW team of the century and b-not have retired in the last decade.

No Waugh is elligible.

I think they could be persuaded to change their minds on the 10 year thing. But i doubt they will change it on the team of the century criteria.


besides , it would have to be the Steve & Mark Waugh stand as one of their other brothers played for NSW. (Dean)

 

[azza]

I am hearing that it will be the Victor Trumper stand.

I don't think that is a bad choice at all, actually.

 

[herbert henry1908]

I am hearing that it will be the Victor Trumper stand.

I don't think that is a bad choice at all, actually.

Trumper probably has his nose in front due to his connections to 2 sports.

 

[Timbo]

How did Keith Miller not make the team of the century? He'd be a shoe in.