Constantine’s XI

You didn’t think I’d forgotten did you? After Armstrong and Benaud we come, logically enough, to Chappell Constantine. [Updated after much dithering. To hell with  it, however, romance demands that Learie be skipper. Thanks to Sam G for reminding me of this.]

THE C TEAM

1. Jimmy Cook (SA)
2. George Challenor (WI)
3. Greg Chappell (AUS)
4. Denis Compton (ENG)
5. Martin Crowe (NZ)
6. Colin Cowdrey (ENG)
7. Jock Cameron (SA) (Wkt)
8. Learie Constantine (WI) (Capt)
9. Colin Croft (WI)
10. Jack Cowie (NZ)
11. Bhagwat Chandrasekhar (IND)

This is, as you will notice, a less balanced side than those previously selected in this series. Also, I suspect, a less formidable one. For that you may blame the relative paucity of bowlers blessed with surnames beginning with the third letter of the alphabet.

Chandrasekhar, for instance, is (in terms of those available for this selection. Ed) by some distance the best spinner to play test cricket – and what a strange, match-winning, beguiling bowler he was too.