Lincolnshire Seagull
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[Cricket] 3 Sussex players in England's best XI of last 50 years
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Salisbury, Kirtley and HOPPO?
Dexter in their somewhere? More likely than Snow, who always seems to be ignored/forgotten when people are listing the xx best bowlers/cricketers/fast bowlers, etc. Prior as wicket keeper over parks, I would think, and yes, probably Grieg.
OK, I've looked now! Guess Dexter must have been too early.
OK, I've looked now! Guess Dexter must have been too early.
I genuinely did not look before posting ! sorry to close your thread after one minute.
It wasn't difficult: they're the only three Sussex players who have played more than a handful of tests in the last 50 years.
Quite pleased to see Greig there: he was a really under-rated cricketer. Someone who made runs when the going was tough, there aren't many of those around.
vegster
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- May 5, 2008
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I remember Greiggy toughing out several partnerships with Alan knott when our top order had collapsed.
studio150
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Good to see Tony Greig in, as I assumed that Botham would have been a cert for the all rounder spot.
No way would anyone in their right mind pick Greig over Botham. No honestly, if it was a straight choice.
vegster
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Difficult call but I think Greig was a better batsman especially when considering how he was targeted by the Windies formidable bowling attack, he was also more of a short spell/change bowler rather than an attacking front line bowler. "Beefy " used to have licence to throw the bat when he batted but Greig often had the responsibility as captain to try to dig England out of many dodgy situations. Both had huge highs and very low lows while playing for England but having seen at first hand how Tony Grieg dominated and destroyed a bowling attack batting for Sussex I can understand the choice.
Greig was a far, far better batsman - not even close. If I had to pick players to battle for England when the going was tough, Greig would be near the top of the list, perhaps only Barrington, in my lifetime, would be higher. It certainly wouldn't be Boycott who went missing any time some tasty fast bowlers appeared.
Kalimantan Gull
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Wot no Carlos Remy?
Ye1s, that thought occurred to me too, although some good points have been made for Greig. Similarly, much as I am pro Sussex and like Matt Prior, I'm surprised Alec Stewart wasn't there in the mix.
That 'best team of the last 50 years' though - bearing in mind that Snowy is coming in at number 8, it's got a bloody long tail!
Cheshire Cat
The most curious thing..
There are three genuine number 11 batsmen in that team - Underwood, Anderson and Willis - and a number 10 - Snow - so the top order have no fallback. Gooch for Amis.
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
A nice article on Sussex’s Tony Grieg, with quotes from my old geography teacher and cricket coach JS.
http://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1168313/greigy--robbo--and-me
http://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1168313/greigy--robbo--and-me
Nice piece, thanks for posting.
It's all true though, Greig really lifted that Sussex side. When he and Snow were away on England duty, they looked like a team of club cricketers; when the pair of them were in, they were occasionally inspired.
Parker, Wells and Adams.
