Would love to see a match up between all time NSW and all time Barbados XI, imo the two states/counties/provinces that have produced the best cricketers over time. Note this will be players produced by NSW so the likes of Miller, MacGill etc not available
NSW XI
Victor Trumper
Arthur Morris
Don Bradman
Doug Walters
Steve Waugh
Allan Border
Alan Davidson
Ray Lindwall
Bert Oldfield (wk)
Bill O'Reilly
Glenn McGrath
Jeff Thomson (12th)
Wicket keeper seems to be the position NSW has struggled with, After Oldfields 50 odd tests Stumper Kelly and Haddin are the only other significant contributers to the post. Tempted to pick Gilly at 7 but he made his name at WA (still produced by us) and in a side that bats like this and bats down to Davidson and Lindwall may as well go for the keeper with 52 test stumpings in a side with O'Reilly.
Barbados XI
Gordon Greenidge
Desmond Haynes
Frank Worrell (c)
Everton Weekes
Clyde Walcott (wk)
Garry Sobers
Seymour Nurse
Malcolm Marshall
Joel Garner
Wes Hall
Charlie Griffith
Conrad Hunte (12th)
Fair argument for Hunt opening ahead of one of Greenidge or Haynes but hard to break up that famous combo. Unbelieveable middle order. Like NSW seems to lack keepers, thus gave the gloves to Walcott. Spin could be shared by Sobers and Worrell. Team a little unbalanced due to lack of genuine keeper so Nurse at 7 was a pretty hard hitting batsmen, all four fast bowlers are crackers.
Would love to see this match up. After Bradman the Weeks, Walcott and Sobers batting lineup comes ahead of the NSW one. NSW Possibly better overall bowling lineup. Garner and Marshall better, but the all four NSW bowlers very close, and a better legspinner.
Would make for some epic cricket
NSW XI
Victor Trumper
Arthur Morris
Don Bradman
Doug Walters
Steve Waugh
Allan Border
Alan Davidson
Ray Lindwall
Bert Oldfield (wk)
Bill O'Reilly
Glenn McGrath
Jeff Thomson (12th)
Wicket keeper seems to be the position NSW has struggled with, After Oldfields 50 odd tests Stumper Kelly and Haddin are the only other significant contributers to the post. Tempted to pick Gilly at 7 but he made his name at WA (still produced by us) and in a side that bats like this and bats down to Davidson and Lindwall may as well go for the keeper with 52 test stumpings in a side with O'Reilly.
Barbados XI
Gordon Greenidge
Desmond Haynes
Frank Worrell (c)
Everton Weekes
Clyde Walcott (wk)
Garry Sobers
Seymour Nurse
Malcolm Marshall
Joel Garner
Wes Hall
Charlie Griffith
Conrad Hunte (12th)
Fair argument for Hunt opening ahead of one of Greenidge or Haynes but hard to break up that famous combo. Unbelieveable middle order. Like NSW seems to lack keepers, thus gave the gloves to Walcott. Spin could be shared by Sobers and Worrell. Team a little unbalanced due to lack of genuine keeper so Nurse at 7 was a pretty hard hitting batsmen, all four fast bowlers are crackers.
Would love to see this match up. After Bradman the Weeks, Walcott and Sobers batting lineup comes ahead of the NSW one. NSW Possibly better overall bowling lineup. Garner and Marshall better, but the all four NSW bowlers very close, and a better legspinner.
Would make for some epic cricket
