Picking my best team was a bit of fun and I’ve decided to pick three teams.
The first team is my best grade team and covers my time playing for Fairfield Liverpool in 1985/86, Western Suburbs from 1986/87 to 1988/89, North Hobart in Tasmania from 1989/90 to my return to Sydney when I joined North Sydney 1991/92 until retirement in 2000.
My Best Grade team
1. Michael Di Venuto – North Hobart
2. Garry Baldwin – Fairfield
3. Dirk Wellham – Western Suburbs and Captain
4. Brad McNamara – Western Suburbs
5. Phil Marks – North Sydney
6. Graeme Spring – North Sydney
7. Greg Matthews – Western Suburbs
8. Greg Dyer – Western Suburbs and Wicket Keeper
9. Warwick Adlam – North Sydney
10. David Gilbert – Western Suburbs
11. Stuart MacGill – North Sydney
12. Michael McMahon – North Sydney
Coach – Bill Madden - Fairfield
Manager – Craig Williams North Sydney
The 2nd team is my best all-time team of players I’ve had the good fortune to play with in Australia and in numerous trips to England
1. Michael Slater
2. Desmond Haynes
3. Steve Waugh - Captain
4. Mark Waugh
5. Michael Bevan
6. Greg Matthews
7. Wasim Akram
8. Imran Khan
9. Dennis Lillee
10. Bob Taylor – Wicket Keeper
11. David Gilbert
12. Lance Cairns
Manager – Michael Parkinson
My 3rd team is my best team from players I’ve played against
1. Sunil Gavaskar
2. Javed Miandad
3. Viv Richards - Captain
4. Allan Border
5. Steve Waugh
6. Mark Waugh
7. Adam Gilchrist
8. Ian Botham
9. Courtney Ambrose
10. Bruce Reid
11. Glenn McGrath
