Cricket team draft

[Simon]

What?

That sucks balls.

been a rule since the start, hence why guys like Trumper, Grace, Barnes etc... havent been picked.

 

[Jakester1288]

Richie Benaud

Handy cricketer, 248 wickets @ 27.03 and 2201 runs @ 24.45 as well.

Dunno why I want 2 spinners though.

 

[Simon]

Richie Benaud

Handy cricketer, 248 wickets @ 27.03 and 2201 runs @ 24.45 as well.

Dunno why I want 2 spinners though.

good choice actually, was thinking Richie as my number 7 batsman/5th bowler, but his batting average is a bit too low for a number 7, but I guess he played in an time when that would have been good enough.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Dunno why I want 2 spinners though.

He'll provide a good sound head as Captain though, and a reliable voice of maturity when it comes to describing the on-field play.

 

[Jakester1288]

good choice actually, was thinking Richie as my number 7 batsman/5th bowler, but his batting average is a bit too low for a number 7, but I guess he played in an time when that would have been good enough.

Will probably run with Vettori at 7 to be honest, Healy at 6. That may be a bit high for Healy, but oh well.

 

[Simon]

sounds like a long tail, if I were you Id go more with
7 Benaud
8 Healy
9 Vettori
2 quicks

and get some more batsmen, obviously totally up to you though.

 

[NUFAN]

sounds like a long tail, if I were you Id go more with
7 Benaud
8 Healy
9 Vettori
2 quicks

and get some more batsmen, obviously totally up to you though.

The Interesting thing is that you've got to include Hadlee too, soo we've now got 3 bowlers and a keeper all averaging in the 20s, so it'll make the tail long.

My problem has been that Trueman, Walsh and Laker aren't very capable batsman.

 

[Simon]

The Interesting thing is that you've got to include Hadlee too, soo we've now got 3 bowlers and a keeper all averaging in the 20s, so it'll make the tail long.

My problem has been that Trueman, Walsh and Laker aren't very capable batsman.

depending on how he does it Benaud, Vettori, Hadlee and other is a very capable tail in that a bottom four with very good batting capabilities, or if he's batting them too high combined with Healy it's a long tail in that that he could potentially have a number 6 averaging in the 20's.

 

[NUFAN]

depending on how he does it Benaud, Vettori, Hadlee and other is a very capable tail in that a bottom four with very good batting capabilities, or if he's batting them too high combined with Healy it's a long tail in that that he could potentially have a number 6 averaging in the 20's.

Yep. There is no way I would have any of them as my number 6. Vettori was the only negative choice IMO, can't see him doing much with bat or ball against other World XI sides.

 

[NUFAN]

Somerset is up.

 

[Somerset]

Mike Procter.

Heath or Jamee, could you use that document for my next pick but ignore Macartney.

 

[Matt79]

*****! I'd just decided he was my next pick. Only played a few tests so his test bowling average of 16 IIRC has to be taken with a grain of salt, but an average <20 in over 400 First Class games suggests that he had the goods to be a dominant fast bowler over the journey if South Africa hadn't been drummed out - maybe would have ended up tied with Donald as SA's best ever.

Plus he was a very decent batsman to boot.

*****.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Surprised its taken so long for Mike Proctor to be picked. I thought of picking him in the second round itself, but then his sample size is too small.

 

[Jamee999]

1.01 chaminda_00 - Muttiah Muralitharan
1.02 G.I. Joe - Don Bradman
1.03 NUFAN - Gary Sobers
1.04 HeathDavisSpeed - Curtly Ambrose
1.05 Somerset - Shane Warne
1.06 Jakester1288 - Richard Hadlee
1.07 Jamee999 - Malcom Marshall
1.08 Raghav - Wasim Akram
1.09 Simon - Adam Gilchrist
1.10 Matt79 - Imran Khan
1.11 Michaelf7777777 - Keith Miller
1.12 morgieb - Viv Richards
1.13 pskov - Jack Hobbs

2.01 pskov - Glenn McGrath
2.02 morgieb - Dennis Lillee
2.03 Michaelf7777777 - Alan Davidson
2.04 Matt79 - Bill O'Reilly
2.05 Simon - Clarrie Grimmett
2.06 Raghav - Alan Border
2.07 Jamee999 - Joel Garner
2.08 Jakester1288 - Brian Lara
2.09 Somerset - George Headley
2.10 HeathDavisSpeed - Frank Tyson
2.11 NUFAN - Fred Trueman
2.12 G.I. Joe - Shane Bond
2.13 chaminda_00 - Kumar Sangakarra

3.01 chaminda_00 - Jacques Kallis
3.02 G.I. Joe - Clyde Walcott
3.03 NUFAN - Sachin Tendulkar
3.04 HeathDavisSpeed - Graeme Pollock
3.05 Somerset - Andy Flower
3.06 Jakestar1288 - Mike Hussey
3.07 Jamee999 - Ken Barrington
3.08 Raghav - Mark Boucher
3.09 Simon - Herbert Sutcliffe
3.10 Matt79 - Wally Hammond
3.11 Michaelf7777777 - Les Ames
3.12 morgieb - Kapil Dev
3.13 pskov - Shaun Pollock

4.01 pskov - Michael Holding
4.02 morgieb - Sunil Gavaskar
4.03 Michaelf7777777 - Hedley Verity
4.04 Matt79 - Waqar Younis
4.05 Simon - Ray Lindwall
4.06 Raghav - Anil Kumble
4.07 Jamee999 - Allan Donald
4.08 Jakester1288 - Ian Healy
4.09 Somerset - Ian Botham
4.10 HeathDavisSpeed - Peter Pollock
4.11 NUFAN - Courtney Walsh
4.12 G.I. Joe - Colin Croft
4.13 chaminda_00 - Len Hutton

5.01 chaminda_00 -Ian Bishop
5.02 G.I. Joe - Andy Roberts
5.03 NUFAN - Jim Laker
5.04 HeathDavisSpeed - Johnny Wardle
5.05 Somerset - Sir Everton Weekes
5.06 Jakester1288 - Daniel Vettori
5.07 Jamee999 - Ricky Ponting
5.08 Raghav - Mohammad Yousuf
5.09 Simon - Javed Miandad
5.10 Matt79 - Greg Chappell
5.11 Michaelf7777777 - Barry Richards
5.12 morgieb - Matthew Hayden
5.13 pskov - Steve Waugh

6.01 pskov - Denis Compton
6.02 morgieb -
6.03 Michaelf7777777 - Frank Worrell
6.04 Matt79 - Neil Harvey
6.05 Simon - Wes Hall
6.06 Raghav - 
6.07 Jamee999 - Geoffrey Boycott
6.08 Jakester1288 - Richie Benaud
6.09 Somerset - Mike Procter
6.10 HeathDavisSpeed - 
6.11 NUFAN - 
6.12 G.I. Joe - 
6.13 chaminda_00 -

Heath is up. Morgie and Raghav still need to pick as well.

 

[chaminda_00]

I hate you all you ****s, last 15 out 18 players where all my list. Everyone except the spinner Wardle, Larker and Vettori. Still got a coupel bats I want, but no bowlers left. Need to do some my reaserch for the millionth time.

 

[Jakester1288]

I grabbed my bowlers early, and now I get to pick batsmen for the rest of it. Maybe an extra quick in there if needed, but doubt I will.

 

[Matt79]

I hate you all you ****s, last 15 out 18 players where all my list. Everyone except the spinner Wardle, Larker and Vettori. Still got a coupel bats I want, but no bowlers left. Need to do some my reaserch for the millionth time.

?

 

[chaminda_00]

Nah thats how I spell all the time tbh.

 

[Matt79]

There are some monster teams forming up here. People have been rightfully pointing at Jamee's, and some even kind enough to mention my own, but Somerset, Simon and Michaelf77777's are shaping up very nicely indeed, and Morgeib will probably end up rueing not taking his picks when he had the chance, as what he has picked to date has been top notch.

 

[chaminda_00]

Gone for balance myself rather the superstars. Hopefully it comes good in the last couple picks though, there is one area I'm quite worried about though having Kallis might help that pick.

Got a good opener, decent middle order (which should have depth), out and out quick and strike spinner. Just need a steady seamer and top line middle order bat this round and we should look decent.

Though I go think others might be well ahead at present.