Richie Benaud's Greatest XI

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Richie Benaud’s Greatest XI is the title of a 2004 DVD in which cricketing doyen 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.

[edit] The team

Opening batsmen	• Jack Hobbs  England • Sunil Gavaskar  India
Number 3	• Don Bradman  Australia (Captain)
Numbers 4 & 5	• Sachin Tendulkar  India • Viv Richards  West Indies
All rounder	• Imran Khan  Pakistan • Garry Sobers  West Indies
Wicket-keeper	• Adam Gilchrist  Australia
Spin bowler	• Shane Warne  Australia
Fast bowlers	• Sydney Barnes  England • Dennis Lillee  Australia

Twelfth man: Keith Miller  Australia

Manager: Frank Worrell  West Indies

[edit] The short list

Openers:

• Victor Trumper  Australia
• Gordon Greenidge  West Indies
• Len Hutton  England
• Arthur Morris  Australia
• Jack Hobbs  England
• Sunil Gavaskar  India

Number 3:

• Don Bradman  Australia
• Walter Hammond  England
• George Headley  West Indies

Middle Order:

• Graeme Pollock  South Africa
• Brian Lara  West Indies
• Frank Worrell  West Indies
• Greg Chappell  Australia
• Viv Richards  West Indies
• Sachin Tendulkar  India

All-rounders:

• Keith Miller  Australia
• Garry Sobers  West Indies
• Imran Khan  Pakistan
• Ian Botham  England
• Richard Hadlee  New Zealand
• Kapil Dev  India

Wicket-keeper:

• Rod Marsh  Australia
• Ian Healy  Australia
• Adam Gilchrist  Australia

Spin-Bowler:

• Bill O'Reilly  Australia
• Abdul Qadir  Pakistan
• Shane Warne  Australia

Pace-Bowlers:

• Ray Lindwall  Australia
• Fred Trueman  England
• Glenn McGrath  Australia
• Harold Larwood  England
• Dennis Lillee  Australia
• Sydney Barnes  England

[edit] References

• Story on the list at Cricinfo
• Richie Benaud's Greatest XI at the Internet Movie Database