Well, my first choice pick was going to be AB de Villiers to bat at five; he's just absurdly good at that role with a +226% VARP. No matter, I have another hugely valuable player to pick:
Mike Procter
List A stats - 6,624 runs @ 27.94 (SR: n/a, 5 centuries, best 154*) and 344 wickets @ 18.76 (econ: 3.14, 7 5WI, best 6/13) in 271 matches
Where to start with Mike Procter? I guess with that video. In it, he takes four wickets in five balls en route to an astonishing six for 13. It is worth looking at who his victims were: Gordon Greenidge, Barry Richards, Trevor Jesty and John Rice in the space of five balls, then Michael Taylor and Bob Stephenson later on. There was no coming back for Hampshire, as they had fallen victim to one of the great fast bowling spells by a man who was also captain and number four batsman for Gloucestershire. For there is also the small matter of Procter's batting: often destructive, he would have comfortably made most teams as a batsman alone. He is one of three men to make six consecutive first-class centuries, and also boasts a Test bowling average of only 15. It is a shame - but a justified one - that he was never able to partake in ODI cricket due to South Africa's sporting isolation.
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