Bit of a quiz

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Can you name the all-time XI for each test nation according to who has scored the most runs in each batting position? (where a player has scored the most in more than one batting position, the first of those is counted, and the player in second place in subsequent positions goes in the team instead).
There are a few obvious ones, especially among the batsmen and, of course, there is a bias toward more modern players because they play more matches. Still it's quite interesting (at least I think so, but maybe I'm a bit of an anorak). Anyway, shall we start with England 1-11? (No cricinfo unless you absolutely have to).

Has Gibbs scored more runs than Guru Garry?

msp83 wrote:Has Gibbs scored more runs than Guru Garry?

Thought Kirsten was more more of a number 1? Didn't Hudson bat at two?

thought Rhodes batted at 6 more than Cronje, no? so maybe Rhodes at 6.

on a side-note I'm amazed that Walsh is WI's highest scoring n°11. I know he played a lot of cricket, but given how very few runs he scored...

Rhodes? Yes, good call.

Stella wrote:Rhodes? Yes, good call.

Rhodes it is at 6.
And you're correct with Gibbs at 2.

Just to try my luck with Sri Lanka.
Jayasuriya
Attapatu
Sangakkara
Mahela
De Silva
Ranathunka
Hashan Tillakaratne
Vaas
Herath
Murali
Malinga

Nice team msp.

Might go for ratnayake at 9?

Da Silva, Ranatunga and Tilakaratne are all a place too high in the batting order (ie Da Silva batted 4, Ranatunga 5 and Tilakaratne 6 if my memory is correct). Would expect Samaraweera at 5, Kaluwitharana at 7, not sure on n°6. Dilshan may be in with a shout as one of the openers too...

@msp Attapatu and Jayasuriya the wrong way round. Sanga. Mahela, Vaas, Herath and Murali all correct.
@Mad for Chelsea Tilakaratne at 6 and Samaraweera at 5 are both correct.

So so far we have
Attapatu
Jayasuriya
Sangakkara
Jayawardene
Samaraweera
Tilakaratne
7?
Vaas
Herath
Muralitharan
11?
Would it be Prasanna Jayawardene at 7?
And Nuwan Zoysa at 11?

And lets not ignore Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.
Zimbabwe
Campbell
G Flower
Goodwin
Houghton
A Flower
G Whittall
Taibu
Streak
Blignaut
P Strang
Olonga.

Bangladesh
Tamim Iqbal
Shahriar Nafees
Habibul Bashar
Mohammed Ashraful
Shakib Al Hasan
Mushfiqur Rahim
Khaled Mashud
Mashrafe Mortaza
Mohammad Rafique
Shahadat Hossain
Rubel Hossain

The Kiwi's is a difficult one, well for me it is.

Turner
Sutcliffe
A Jones
M Crowe
Fleming
Coney
Vettori
Hadlee
Bracewell
Southee
Chatfield

Don't care how many he scored, but my New Zealand number 11 will always be Fantom the legend!! the absolute best ever they've produced!.