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by **Ranbhise, Dinesh** » Fri, 18 Nov 1994 15:28:00

Quote:

> The recent posting of Surrey XI's inspired me, and my hybrid (no pun)
>Lancashire/Yorkshire upbringing requires me, to produce 2 XI's - for a dream
>Roses match. These are ;-

> Lancashire Yorkshire

> Archie McLaren * Len Hutton *
> Cyril Washbrook Herbert Sutcliffe
> John Tyldesley Arthur Mitchell
> Ernest Tyldesley Morris Leyland
> Clive Lloyd Brian Close
> Eddie Paynter George Hirst
> Cecil Parkin Wilfred Rhodes
> George Duckworth + Jimmy Binks +
> Ted McDonald Ray Illingworth
> Brian Statham Fred Trueman
> Johnny Briggs Bill Bowes

> These may not necessarily be the strongest all-time XI's (though I
>fancy they would take some beating), but include some personal preferences, eg,
>Duckworth is more 'Lancashire' than Engineer.

> Near misses who I considered but rejected are

> A.N.Hornby Hedley Verity
> Ken Cranston Tony Nicholson
> Reg Spooner Roy Kilner

> Traditionalists wishing for a more dour Roses match (critics might ask
>if there were any other) would wish to consider ;-

> W.H.(Stonewaller) Barlow, and
> Harry ('No fours before lunch') Makepeace

> for Lancashire, and

> Emmott Robinson and
> George Macauley

> to provide the necessary grimness for Yorkshire.

> The result - what else but a draw. (Probably with rain thrown in for
> good measure).

> Graham Rose

> Sheffield, UK.

These sides are as good as ENGLAND XI !

by **Ambrish Sundar** » Sat, 19 Nov 1994 00:24:00

How could you have missed Sir. Geoff Boycott from the Yorkshire XI, for all his
technical soundness and grimness ?!?!

Cheers

by **grah..** » Fri, 18 Nov 1994 19:38:50

The recent posting of Surrey XI's inspired me, and my hybrid (no pun)
Lancashire/Yorkshire upbringing requires me, to produce 2 XI's - for a dream
Roses match. These are ;-

Lancashire Yorkshire

Archie McLaren * Len Hutton *
Cyril Washbrook Herbert Sutcliffe
John Tyldesley Arthur Mitchell
Ernest Tyldesley Morris Leyland
Clive Lloyd Brian Close
Eddie Paynter George Hirst
Cecil Parkin Wilfred Rhodes
George Duckworth + Jimmy Binks +
Ted McDonald Ray Illingworth
Brian Statham Fred Trueman
Johnny Briggs Bill Bowes

These may not necessarily be the strongest all-time XI's (though I
fancy they would take some beating), but include some personal preferences, eg,
Duckworth is more 'Lancashire' than Engineer.

Near misses who I considered but rejected are

A.N.Hornby Hedley Verity
Ken Cranston Tony Nicholson
Reg Spooner Roy Kilner

Traditionalists wishing for a more dour Roses match (critics might ask
if there were any other) would wish to consider ;-

W.H.(Stonewaller) Barlow, and
Harry ('No fours before lunch') Makepeace

for Lancashire, and

Emmott Robinson and
George Macauley

to provide the necessary grimness for Yorkshire.

The result - what else but a draw. (Probably with rain thrown in for
good measure).

Graham Rose

Sheffield, UK.

by **John Ha** » Sat, 19 Nov 1994 05:52:12

Quote:

> The recent posting of Surrey XI's inspired me, and my hybrid (no pun)

> Lancashire/Yorkshire upbringing requires me, to produce 2 XI's - for a dream

> Roses match. These are ;-

> Lancashire Yorkshire

> Archie McLaren * Len Hutton *
> Cyril Washbrook Herbert Sutcliffe
> John Tyldesley Arthur Mitchell
> Ernest Tyldesley Morris Leyland
> Clive Lloyd Brian Close
> Eddie Paynter George Hirst
> Cecil Parkin Wilfred Rhodes
> George Duckworth + Jimmy Binks +
> Ted McDonald Ray Illingworth
> Brian Statham Fred Trueman
> Johnny Briggs Bill Bowes

> These may not necessarily be the strongest all-time XI's (though I

> fancy they would take some beating), but include some personal preferences, eg,
> Duckworth is more 'Lancashire' than Engineer.

> Near misses who I considered but rejected are

> A.N.Hornby Hedley Verity
> Ken Cranston Tony Nicholson
> Reg Spooner Roy Kilner

> Traditionalists wishing for a more dour Roses match (critics might ask

> if there were any other) would wish to consider ;-

> W.H.(Stonewaller) Barlow, and
> Harry ('No fours before lunch') Makepeace

> for Lancashire, and

> Emmott Robinson and
> George Macauley

> to provide the necessary grimness for Yorkshire.

> The result - what else but a draw. (Probably with rain thrown in for

> good measure).

Good choices, Graham, but one glaring omission. Was it accidental
or deliberate that there's no Boycott? I would have thought he should
go in instead of Mitchell. Oh, and you might get somes comments from
certain quarters about leaving Wasim Akram out of the Lancashire side
:-)
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| If I have erred in the above posting,
Cranleigh, Surrey, England | please be charitable.

by **David Liverm** » Sat, 19 Nov 1994 19:52:11

Quote:

> The recent posting of Surrey XI's inspired me, and my hybrid (no pun)
>Lancashire/Yorkshire upbringing requires me, to produce 2 XI's - for a dream
>Roses match. These are ;-
> Lancashire Yorkshire
> Archie McLaren * Len Hutton *
> Cyril Washbrook Herbert Sutcliffe
> John Tyldesley Arthur Mitchell
> Ernest Tyldesley Morris Leyland
> Clive Lloyd Brian Close
> Eddie Paynter George Hirst
> Cecil Parkin Wilfred Rhodes
> George Duckworth + Jimmy Binks +
> Ted McDonald Ray Illingworth
> Brian Statham Fred Trueman
> Johnny Briggs Bill Bowes
> These may not necessarily be the strongest all-time XI's (though I
>fancy they would take some beating), but include some personal preferences, eg,
>Duckworth is more 'Lancashire' than Engineer.

Other interesting alternatives cut; a great side, but I'm a little
suprised not to see a certain G. Boycott menioned anywhere. Surely a dour
replacement for one of the openers?
Dave

by **Roger Ratcli** » Sat, 19 Nov 1994 11:52:28

Quote:

>certain quarters about leaving Wasim Akram out of the Lancashire side

***, don't, or else we get them dour Yorkshiremen
Tendulkar and Ritchie Richardson.

Quote:

>--

Roger

by **Andrew Sherm** » Sat, 19 Nov 1994 07:21:03

Where's Sir Geofrey?

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"Anyone seriously in software today should be able to read _IEEE Software_
from cover to cover without drawing a deep breath." -- Boris Beizer

by **G.R. BARS** » Sat, 19 Nov 1994 19:34:43

Quote:

>Subject: 'Dream' Roses XI's.
>Date: Thu, 17 Nov 94 10:38:50 PDT
> The recent posting of Surrey XI's inspired me, and my hybrid (no pun)
>Lancashire/Yorkshire upbringing requires me, to produce 2 XI's - for a dream
>Roses match. These are ;-
> Lancashire Yorkshire
> Archie McLaren * Len Hutton *
> Cyril Washbrook Herbert Sutcliffe
> John Tyldesley Arthur Mitchell
> Ernest Tyldesley Morris Leyland
> Clive Lloyd Brian Close
> Eddie Paynter George Hirst
> Cecil Parkin Wilfred Rhodes
> George Duckworth + Jimmy Binks +
> Ted McDonald Ray Illingworth
> Brian Statham Fred Trueman
> Johnny Briggs Bill Bowes
> These may not necessarily be the strongest all-time XI's (though I
>fancy they would take some beating), but include some personal preferences, eg,
>Duckworth is more 'Lancashire' than Engineer.
> Near misses who I considered but rejected are
> A.N.Hornby Hedley Verity
> Ken Cranston Tony Nicholson
> Reg Spooner Roy Kilner
> Traditionalists wishing for a more dour Roses match (critics might ask
>if there were any other) would wish to consider ;-
> W.H.(Stonewaller) Barlow, and
> Harry ('No fours before lunch') Makepeace
> for Lancashire, and
> Emmott Robinson and
> George Macauley
> to provide the necessary grimness for Yorkshire.
> The result - what else but a draw. (Probably with rain thrown in for
> good measure).
> Graham Rose
> Sheffield, UK.

It is sacreligious to leave Sir Geoffrey out of the Yorkshire team.You have
picked two brilliant openers but unfortunately one of them would have to step
down.

G.R.Barsey
Leeds,Yorkshire

by **John Per** » Sun, 20 Nov 1994 00:41:08

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> Lancashire Yorkshire

> Archie McLaren * Len Hutton *
> Cyril Washbrook Herbert Sutcliffe
> John Tyldesley Arthur Mitchell
> Ernest Tyldesley Morris Leyland
> Clive Lloyd Brian Close
> Eddie Paynter George Hirst
> Cecil Parkin Wilfred Rhodes
> George Duckworth + Jimmy Binks +
> Ted McDonald Ray Illingworth
> Brian Statham Fred Trueman
> Johnny Briggs Bill Bowes

And leave off wit' ***y covers....

By Christ t'would be a ***.

I'd like to see the great Hedley Verity in there rather than 12th
man but t'otherwise.....

.\\

by **John Ha** » Wed, 23 Nov 1994 05:31:33

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> >certain quarters about leaving Wasim Akram out of the Lancashire side
> ***, don't, or else we get them dour Yorkshiremen
> Tendulkar and Ritchie Richardson.
> >--

> Roger

But unlike Wasim, Tendulkar and Richardson had only limited success
for their county, and on that basis wouldn't merit selection for
Yorkshire anyway (regardless of their success for other teams).
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| If I have erred in the above posting,
Cranleigh, Surrey, England | please be charitable.