ATG 'Mixed Experience' Test XI - Draft

[Zinzan]

ATG Mixed Experience Test XI - Draft

Extremely basic concept tbh. To pick the best possible XI across players of mixed test experience.

Each round you get to pick a player from within the following number ranges of test matches played.


Round 1 Range >=119 Tests (25 players to pick from)
Round 2 Range 103-118 (28)
Round 3 Range 88-102 (29)
Round 4 Range 79-87 (30)
Round 5 Range 65-78 (43)
Round 6 Range 57-64 (52)
Round 7 Range 49-56 (55)
Round 8 Range 42-48 (64)
Round 9 Range 41-37 (76)
Round 10 Range 30-36 (91)
Round 11 Range 25-29 (105)

Note: all ranges inclusive

I've selected the ranges intentionally to allow more players to pick from as test experience drops off, but it's still quite random as you'll likely notice rounds 3 & 4 look particularly loaded with class.





Rules:

Ideally looking at 10-15 players.

Minimum 25 tests played.

Round 1 will be randomised, round 2 reversed etc. Happy to post all 11 rounds up front unless anyone objects, will make it more strategic.

No Don.

Usual 12 hrs to pick. Can vote through others, 2 consecutive misses will be assumed as quit.

Best team to be voted on by CW experts

No restrictions on all-rounders, no of bowlers etc, the poll will decide the best team/teams

Cheers & good luck. Any suggestions welcome.

 

[mr_mister]

edit - reread it and I understand it better now. Sign me up!


Except for this sentence

"Round 1 will be randomised, round 2 reversed etc. Happy to post all 11 rounds up front unless anyone objects, will make it more strategic. "

Can you elaborate on that? i'm new here

 

[The Battlers Prince]

I'll have a go

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

In

question : round range is settled or we can pick lets say range 25-29 in round 1 or so as our wish?

 

[Zinzan]

errr. sign me up? I don't fully understand this though. Do I just post a team now?

I'll post the order for each round when players are confirmed.

 

[Zinzan]

In

question : round range is settled or we can pick lets say range 25-29 in round 1 or so as our wish?

I was thinking of that precise order of highest to low, but open to change if most would prefer optional.

 

[weldone]

In. But can we please start after at least 10 rounds are completed in the other draft?

 

[weldone]

I was thinking of that precise order of highest to low, but open to change if most would prefer optional.

Precise order sounds good.

 

[Zinzan]

In. But can we please start after at least 10 rounds are completed in the other draft?

I don't mind if people prefer to wait a few days, only posted today since I have the flu.

We'll see what others think.

 

[Zinzan]

edit - reread it and I understand it better now. Sign me up!


Except for this sentence

"Round 1 will be randomised, round 2 reversed etc. Happy to post all 11 rounds up front unless anyone objects, will make it more strategic. "

Can you elaborate on that? i'm new here

The order for Round 1 will be randomly selected and then it will be reversed for round 2. Example. If you're selected to pick 3rd out of 11 players in round 1, the order is then reversed for round 2 and hence you'll be 3rd to last (or 9th). Round 3 will be randomised again & round 4 reversed.

Once the number of players are confirmed, I can post the order of all rounds in advance allowing for better strategy.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

i think open ranges order will make it more interesting

 

[mr_mister]

ah okay thanks. I understand now

 

[weldone]

i think open ranges order will make it more interesting

Won't be much different from a normal draft then...all the big guns will be gone within the first 2-3 rounds

 

[honestbharani]

I think you should randomize the experience range for each round too.. an not publish the draft order till the round starts, and randomize every round's draft order. That will bring in a lot of uncertainty and different strategies to this draft. I will be in if there is still room and you are ok with my suggestions. At the moment, the draft will hit a low past round 6.

 

[J_C]

In.

 

[Red]

In.

 

[WalkingWicket]

In.

 

[watson]

If you have 11 players then you could have a rule whereby each player must pick from a different Range for each round. That is, you can't have 2 picks from the 30-36 Range in the same Round, for example. Might provide for some interesting tactics in the later rounds where each player is trying to block someone else from getting their favoured pick.

 

[mr_mister]

^cool idea

 

[Red]

i think open ranges order will make it more interesting

Agree. Don't make each round specific to a criteria. Just that everyone has to select a player meeting each criteria by draft's end. More tactical and involved.