Cricket team draft

[NUFAN]

Ah damn, I wrote up a big writeup and pressed copy but it lost all the data, so annoying.

Basically what I said/want to say is that there has been heaps of great choices recently, many who I wanted.

I ended up deciding that I needed a champion bowler who could bat a bit, so basically a bowling all rounder as my numbers 9 to 11 aren't that good with the bat.
I've gone for Maurice Tate.

An average of 26 with the ball and 25 with the bat is a very good effort. His first class career is astonishing, Over 20 000 runs and 25 000 wickets at an average of 18, amazing.

So my side is now.
1 AR Morris
2
3 RS Dravid
4 SR Tendulkar
5 GS Sobers
6
7
8 MW Tate
9 JC Laker
10 FS Trueman
11 CA Walsh

 

[chaminda_00]

Harsh Trueman can hit a six as hard as anyone.

 

[NUFAN]

Harsh Trueman can hit a six as hard as anyone.

He may bat ahead of Laker, toss of a coin really.

Also, not sure if Sobers will bat at 5 or 6 yet.

GI Joe is up.

 

[Matt79]

He was above statham on the top of my list for my third bowler. Was clearly the best bowler in the world in his day and commonly rated as the best since Barnes. My only concern would be how guys like Viv, Sachin, or Gilchrist would treat his medium pace on covermed pitches.

Every pick at this stage is someone I wanted.

 

[Raghav]

Mark Richardson
Aravinda DeSilva

 

[Simon]

25 000 wickets at an average of 18

Thats a lot of wickets!

 

[Simon]

Also loving how many picks we have gotten through in the last day or so!

 

[Somerset]

Big thanks to Heath and Jamee for doing my selections whilst I was away. I am back now so am able to do the final few selections myself. I actually had second thoughts about Macartney but I'm pleased now that I've got him. I don't think Thompson's a bad pick either at this stage of the draft.

 

[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 Goughy - Alec Stewart
6.03 Michaelf7777777 - Frank Worrell
6.04 Matt79 - Neil Harvey
6.05 Simon - Wes Hall
6.06 Raghav - Graham Gooch
6.07 Jamee999 - Geoffrey Boycott
6.08 Jakester1288 - Richie Benaud
6.09 Somerset - Mike Procter
6.10 HeathDavisSpeed - Rohan Kanhai
6.11 NUFAN - Rahul Dravid
6.12 G.I. Joe - Virender Sehwag
6.13 chaminda_00 - Clive Lloyd

7.01 chaminda_00 - Alec Bedser
7.02 G.I. Joe - Kevin Pietersen
7.03 NUFAN - Arthur Morris
7.04 HeathDavisSpeed - Greame Smith
7.05 Somerset - Charles McCartney
7.06 Jakester1288 - Sid Barnes
7.07 Jamee999 - Saeed Anwar
7.08 Raghav - Mark Richardson
7.09 Simon - Ted Dexter
7.10 Matt79 - Alan Knott
7.11 Michaelf7777777 - Jack Gregory
7.12 Goughy - Aubrey Faulkner
7.13 pskov -Bill Lawry

8.01 pskov - Jeff Dujon
8.02 Goughy - Bob Willis
8.03 Michaelf7777777 - Dudley Nourse
8.04 Matt79 - Bob Simpson
8.05 Simon - Doug Walters
8.06 Raghav - Aravinda DeSilva
8.07 Jamee999 - Brian Statham
8.08 Jakester1288 - David Boon
8.09 Somerset - Jeff Thomson
8.10 HeathDavisSpeed - Gordon Greenidge
8.11 NUFAN - Maurice Tate
8.12 G.I. Joe - 
8.13 chaminda_00 -

GI Joe is up

 

[chaminda_00]

24 hours up yet, was hoping to make my picks before I go to bed. Guess I have to wait till tommorrow.

 

[G.I.Joe]

24 hours up yet, was hoping to make my picks before I go to bed. Guess I have to wait till tommorrow.

You can go to bed. I'll need to do some research all over. I wanted Faulkner, but Goughy had him in his 3 picks in a row.

 

[chaminda_00]

Will the research take more then an hour? If you want a spin bowling all rounder. Think English and lots of FC wickets.

 

[G.I.Joe]

If you're thinking of the namesake of a brilliant 90's fielder, yes he was one of my picks to go alongwith Faulkner. I'm now looking for one more player to get my two picks in.

 

[chaminda_00]

What makes you so sure he might not be on of my picks. I do need another bowler and one that can bat.

 

[G.I.Joe]

What makes you so sure he might not be on of my picks. I do need another bowler and one that can bat.

Well, you've just ensured he's my first pick then, haven't you?

 

[chaminda_00]

Then pick him and let me make my picks and then you can do research for 24 hours.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Okay, but if you pick the other player I'm currently 50-50 on, I'm going to hope the bed bugs bite you.

My pick - Wilfred Rhodes

What an awesome pair he and Faulkner would have made *sigh*

 

[chaminda_00]

Thanks mate

1. L Hutton
2. J Langer
3. I Chappell
4. J Kallis
5.
6. K Sangakara
7. C Lloyd
8.
9. I Bishop
10. A Bedser
11. M Muralitharan

Decided to sort out the last two 'specialist' spots in squad with Justin Langer and Ian Chappell. Both of their overall records might not look as great as some, but as openers and No 3 respectively they both averaged 50 odd.

Both add a lot to fielding side and slip cardon in particular. JL might end up under the lid depending on my next couple picks. But Chappelli, Llyod, Kallis in slips and JL and Hutton in gullies looks pretty decent to me.

Also means the next two picks can just be the best batsmen and bowler left.

 

[Jakester1288]

**** me, I was tossing up between Chappel and Boon, went with Boon cause he opens.

Was looking at Langer a few rounds back as well.

 

[Matt79]

**** you Tharmi - was set on Langer to complete my right-left opening partnership. Love the little bloke.