300 YEARS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIAN CRICKET CELEBRATION
So, after 300 years of fine cricket in WA, players have decided to play 3 final matches in honour of the club. Players gone for so long have agreed to come back on lucrative paychecks to play 1 test, 1 ODI and 1 T20 against the finest from the rest of the country. WA coach and selector, Kiran has named his all-time squad of 15.
Peter Gunson - arguably the finest batsman WA has ever produced, Gunson comes back for a final hurrah. Excelling in his later years, he boasts 208 FC matches and 24 hundreds.
Carl Naylor - Naylor had a troubled time in WA threatening to move many a time but he stayed and thrived despite never quite breaking the international scene. Only 130 matches but 17 hundreds including 2 double centuries, he comes back 100 years later, ready to battle.
Roy Westwood - A great allrounder, primarily a one-day specialist although boasts a FC average above 40 and a handy one-day bowling record of 23, he is a brilliant servant of WA cricket.
Ian Carson - 231 FC matches and 113 tests, Carson was truly a magnificent player, boasting an average of 42.75 he definitely is one of the greatest of WA.
Harry Milne - The backbone of WA through a rebuilding phase, Milne was very consistent average 41.88 but despite this never got an international call-up.
Peter Duckett - Over 600 matches across all forms and an average of 42.24, Duckett was a great player.
John Golley - Averaging 43 and boasting a test double hundred, Golley was an amazing batsman always managing to find the gaps.
Steve Nixon - The keeper, still around, he has fashioned himself as an opener over the years and boasts a double hundred, despite never making it big on the international stage, he has been great for WA and earns his spot in the team.
David Madden - An astonishing 1037 FC wickets, Madden is the leg-spinner every team dreams of. Boasting a test 9-for, he became a FC specialist always delivering. A fair batsman too, averaging just under 30. Arguably the greatest player of all time.
Chris Harker - Forming an integral part of WA's golden years, Harker in tandem with Madden ripped through teams. The opening bowler was also an allrounder averaging 33 with the bat and 27 with the ball.
Robert Birt - The spearhead for a long time, Birt has played 100 tests, also a decent batsman averaging 22
George Granville - Opening the bowling with Birt, these two amazed. A slightly better bowler and batsman, Granville grabbed over 1500 wickets across all forms. One of the best WA has ever produced.
Paul Birtles - Another leg-spinning wizard boasting over 400 test wickets at an average of just 22. Birtles was an out and out spinner spinning the ball with gusto. Handy with the bat too averaging just under 30 in tests.
Steve Hendry - Another long-form specialist, Hendry, still around, has just played his 100th test and is another genuine allrounder averaging 26.53 in tests with both bat and ball.
Mike Gates - A quickie, Gates took his test wickets at just under 24 and snaps up the last spot in the squad.
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