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Gordon Greenidge
Conrad Hunte
Frank Worrell (c)
Everton Weekes
Clyde Walcott
Garry Sobers
David Murray (wk)
Malcolm Marshall
Charlie Griffith
Wes Hall
Joel Garner

Dezzy 12

Apart from Sobers' "jack off all trades" spin bowling, there is no quality spinner. They probably don't need any!

The only change is let Clyde Walcott Wicketkeep and Seymour Nurse for David Murray.

In reply to Khaga

Who needs spinners, when you have fast bowling such as that, remember 89 all out

In reply to openning

You have to get Seymour in, typical Blues

In reply to tc1

David was a buddy, the last cricket match I played in Bim was with David, I kept wickets and he bowl

In reply to cricketmygame

I'm disappointed that for this 50th Anniversary celebrations BIM didn't arrange a match against a World XI like they did for the original independence celebrations.

After all, BIM makes up some 64% of the current WI team and thereby could do themselves and us very proud.

In reply to openning

With your suggested change and Sylvester for Griffith you have my team.
Greenidge
Hunte
Weekes
Worrell
Sobers
Nurse
Walcott
Marshall
Garner
Hall
Sylvester

Both good teams

In reply to Drapsey

Yuh wicked sod..daz identical to VOR Revos v Cricinfo Bim X1...ambulance gwine be on standby fe Revos!!!

The Second Eleven would be more interesting:

Desmond Haynes
Alvin Greenidge/ Sherwin Campbell
Carlisle Best
Peter Lashley
Collis King
David Murray
David Holford
Keith Boyce
Vanburn Holder/Franklyn Stephenson/Hartley Alleyne/Fidel Edwards
Charlie Griffith
Wayne Daniel


this is a real tough one...would Ryan Hinds pip out Kingdom to form a spin duo with Holford or should Howard be included...what about Brancker,Bynoe and Emmerson Trotman....was Geoffrey Greenidge a better opener than Alvin and Campbell?...or should Bessie open with Haynes?

In fact given his current record Kraigg should open with Dessie!

In reply to analyst-kid
You are making a joke of the last 50 years
Kraigg is like a young mango on the tree.

In reply to analyst-kid

Based on 1 st Cl average Bynoe should open with 41 being higher than others in the 2nd team.

Ryan hinds must get a pick as he has an excellent batting and bowling average and lends variety as a Leftie.

Pedro should be included as his Leftie bowling adds to the arsenal.Ezra has a slightly better bowling average.

Stephenson instead of Vannie as he is a better batsman and very complicated bowler.

In reply to Drapsey

Barbadoes just lost to Zimbabwe

In reply to Drapsey

Barbadoes just lost to Zimbabwe

In reply to cricketmygame

Man, this is our 50th Independence anniversary, let us enjoy the day.
You can have your fun, with your team soon.

In reply to openning

at one time or the other since 2000 we have had teams with majority members from guyana, jamaica, trini and barbados but we still lost


happy 50th

In reply to cricketmygame

Every time I watch local cricket in Barbados, I am appalled by the standard of players, playing Elite division cricket.
Youngsters don't have to work to make a team, and if you are an average player, you can make that team from 19-40 years.
Every area seem to think having an Elite or 1st Division team in their district/Parish is good for cricket.

I was teased at UWEE watch a game with Ryan Hinds and Dwayne Smith, playing for Barbados against CCC, both players were auditioning for the CPL or a fete match.
After letting the students know, it was a four day game, they told me a batsman should either hit the ball or get out.
Both guys did not last long at the wicket.
This October I watched Ashley Nurse, after getting out LBW, he cussed the Umpire, the small group that was at the game, told me he is a West Indian and is allowed to do that.

In reply to Khaga

Good observation ... I will slot in Benny to fill that spin option

In reply to Kay

Benn could come close to Holford in bowling,batting and level-headedness?

In reply to openning

Did you leave off a 'n' or a 't'?



A very concerning trend for the future of cricket. I suspect the same is across the region.
I even question the utility of Elite, 1st Division and Second... Elite and 1st seem redundant - it's not to say we have THAT many (gosh, if any) "Elite" players.
What is an "Elite Division" cricketer?
Diluted leagues.

In reply to openning

I am afraid that those behavior not limited to Barbados alone

In reply to cricketmygame
This is indeed an awesome cricket eleven. It would take a world class effort by any team to compete with that team. Yet there are so many other Bajan cricketers over the years that could play and not weaken the team

In reply to pelon

In reply to Oilah

Just admire Ezra Moseley

In reply to openning

I agree with moving Clyde to WK and dropping Murray. But for my money, though I love Seymour's batting, for balance I'd include Holford. That move provides a leg-break and googly bowler to partner Sobers bowling Chinamen and googlies. Dessie has to remain at 12th man.

In reply to analyst-kid

Hmmm. Based on my first 11. I cannot use Dessie here because he is the 12th man on the 1st team so my 2nd 11:

Cammie Smith
Carlisle Best
Peter Lashley
Seymour Nurse
Collis King
Franklyn Stephenson
David Murray
Keith Boyce
Winston Reid
Wayne Daniel
Sylvester Clarke

Ryan Hinds 12th man.
Wayne Daniel

In reply to Outswinger

Sobers will be used as the spinner, no need for Holford, I enjoyed watching Seymoure, he will make any Barbados team.

In reply to openning

With you on that. Seymour was a master