Richie Benaud's Greatest XI
- Richie Benaud's Greatest XI
"Richie Benaud’s Greatest XI" is the title of a 2004 DVD in which cricketing Richie Benaud selected an imaginary cricket team, from the best players available from all countries and all eras. Utilising a tactic he adopted from Don Bradman, Benaud short-listed three players for each position before finalising the team.
The team
Twelfth man: Keith Miller cr|AUS
Manager: Frank Worrell cr|West Indies
The short list
Openers:
*Victor Trumper cr|AUS
*Gordon Greenidge cr|West Indies
*Len Hutton cr|ENG
*Arthur Morris cr|AUS
*Jack Hobbs cr|ENG
*Sunil Gavaskar cr|IND
Number 3:
*Don Bradman cr|AUS
*Walter Hammond cr|ENG
*George Headley cr|West Indies
Middle Order:
*Graeme Pollock cr|RSA
*Brian Lara cr|West Indies
*Frank Worrell cr|West Indies
*Greg Chappell cr|AUS
*Viv Richards cr|West Indies
*Sachin Tendulkar cr|IND
All-rounders:
*Keith Miller cr|AUS
*Garry Sobers cr|West Indies
*Imran Khan cr|PAK
*Ian Botham cr|ENG
*Richard Hadlee cr|NZL
*Kapil Dev cr|IND
Wicket-keeper:
*Rod Marsh cr|AUS
*Ian Healy cr|AUS
*Adam Gilchrist cr|AUS
Spin-Bowler:
*Bill O'Reilly cr|AUS
*Abdul Qadir cr|PAK
*Shane Warne cr|AUS
Pace-Bowlers:
*Ray Lindwall cr|AUS
*Fred Trueman cr|ENG
*Glenn McGrath cr|AUS
*Harold Larwood cr|ENG
*Dennis Lillee cr|AUS
*Sydney Barnes cr|ENG
References
* [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/135375.html Story on the list] at Cricinfo
*imdb title|0481382|Richie Benaud's Greatest XI
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