Cricket team draft

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Martin Crowe this time. New Zealand's greatest batsman of all time and his record would have been even greater if it weren't for a long string of injuries; which he often played in spite of.

1. Graeme Smith LHB, Ave = 50.71, ROS - 8 wkts @ 100.12
2. Gordon Greenidge RHB, Ave = 44.72
3. Martin Crowe RHB, Ave = 45.36, RM - 14 wkts @ 48.28
4. Graeme Pollock LHB, Ave = 60.97, LBG - 4 wkts @ 51.00
5. Rohan Kanhai (wk) RHB, Ave = 47.53
6.
7. Tony Greig RHB, Ave = 40.43, RM/ROS - 141 wkts @ 32.20
8. Peter Pollock RHB, Ave = 21.67, RHF - 116 wkts @ 24.18
9. Johnny Wardle LHB, Ave = 19.78, SLA - 102 wkts @ 20.39
10. Curtly Ambrose LHB, Ave = 12.40, RHF - 405 wkts @ 20.99
11. Frank Tyson RHB, Ave = 10.95, RHF - 76 wkts @ 18.56[/QUOTE]

 

[NUFAN]

Rod Marsh
Batsman c Marsh b Trueman [score under 10] is something that I will be hoping to see very often.

Marsh was terrific behind the stumps and that's what I would rather over a guy who's kept less then 5 times in Test Cricket!!

Rod Marsh's batting is also underrated, he dropped off in the last couple of years, but before that he was a very fine number 7.

 

[pskov]

I personally don't mind, as long as there more then 13 pitches. Atleast 16 pitches to choose from. A bit unfair if you don't even get a choice. It not like there no players left in the last round. You have a million decent middle order bats left.

Well by a quick count on wikipedia, nearly 100 grounds have hosted test cricket since 1918, so I'd say you'll have a decent choice at the end.

 

[NUFAN]

Martin Crowe this time. New Zealand's greatest batsman of all time and his record would have been even greater if it weren't for a long string of injuries; which he often played in spite of.

I was so tempted to pick Crowe, but eventually went for Gower. I'm not certain that my decision looks better on paper, however I think the two are very close, good choice.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

I was so tempted to pick Crowe, but eventually went for Gower. I'm not certain that my decision looks better on paper, however I think the two are very close, good choice.

I'd pay to watch Gower, but I'd be thinking of Crowe!

There's still some World Class middle order players yet to be chosen too. It was a real quandry who to choose this time around.

 

[NUFAN]

I'd pay to watch Gower, but I'd be thinking of Crowe!

There's still some World Class middle order players yet to be chosen too. It was a real quandry who to choose this time around.

There certainly was. One in particular that I'm very surprised hasn't been picked yet, although I guess people may not have picked him is for the same reason I didn't.

Looking forward to when everyone has XI so we can talk more candidly about players not selected.

 

[pskov]

Oh no I just meant that I don't understand why the 13th person listed gets first choice at the pitch to play on.

In a draft with an odd number of rounds the first position gets the first pick in a round one more time than the last position does. Having the last place pick first in the grounds draft balances it out so over 12 rounds it is symmetrical and therefore fairer.

 

[NUFAN]

In a draft with an odd number of rounds the first position gets the first pick in a round one more time than the last position does. Having the last place pick first in the grounds draft balances it out so over 12 rounds it is symmetrical and therefore fairer.

Okay yes my mistake, I thought you didn't understand my point the first time, however it was me who didn't understand you.

You are correct.

P.S - My work has been so dead tonight that I actually worked out the top 2 or 3 grounds where my players have performed best on. I have the ground names, but not the stats anymore, my computer had to be reset earlier.

 

[pskov]

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

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

3.01 chaminda_00 - [B][COLOR="Green"]Jacques Kallis[/COLOR][/B]
3.02 G.I. Joe - [B][COLOR="DarkRed"]Clyde Walcott[/COLOR][/B]
3.03 NUFAN - [B][COLOR="royalblue"]Sachin Tendulkar[/COLOR][/B]
3.04 HeathDavisSpeed - [B][COLOR="green"]Graeme Pollock[/COLOR][/B]
3.05 Somerset - [B][COLOR="Red"]Andy Flower[/COLOR][/B]
3.06 Jakestar1288 - [B][color=gold]Mike Hussey[/color][/B]
3.07 Jamee999 - [B][COLOR="Navy"]Ken Barrington[/COLOR][/B]
3.08 Raghav - [B][COLOR="green"]Mark Boucher[/COLOR][/B]
3.09 Simon - [B][COLOR="Navy"]Herbert Sutcliffe[/COLOR][/B]
3.10 Matt79 - [B][COLOR="navy"]Wally Hammond[/COLOR][/B]
3.11 Michaelf7777777 - [B][COLOR="navy"]Les Ames[/COLOR][/B]
3.12 morgieb - [B][COLOR="royalblue"]Kapil Dev[/COLOR][/B]
3.13 pskov - [B][COLOR="green"]Shaun Pollock[/COLOR][/B]

4.01 pskov - [B][COLOR="DarkRed"]Michael Holding[/COLOR][/B]
4.02 morgieb - [B][COLOR="RoyalBlue"]Sunil Gavaskar[/COLOR][/B]
4.03 Michaelf7777777 - [B][COLOR="Navy"]Hedley Verity[/COLOR][/B]
4.04 Matt79 - [B][COLOR="lime"]Waqar Younis[/COLOR][/B]
4.05 Simon - [B][color=gold]Ray Lindwall[/color][/B]
4.06 Raghav - [B][COLOR="RoyalBlue"]Anil Kumble[/COLOR][/B]
4.07 Jamee999 - [B][COLOR="Green"]Allan Donald[/COLOR][/B]
4.08 Jakester1288 - [B][color=gold]Ian Healy[/color][/B]
4.09 Somerset -[B][COLOR="Navy"] Ian Botham[/COLOR][/B]
4.10 HeathDavisSpeed - [B][COLOR="green"]Peter Pollock[/COLOR][/B]
4.11 NUFAN - [B][COLOR="DarkRed"]Courtney Walsh[/COLOR][/B]
4.12 G.I. Joe - [B][COLOR="darkred"]Colin Croft[/COLOR][/B]
4.13 chaminda_00 - [B][COLOR="Navy"]Len Hutton[/COLOR][/B]

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

6.01 pskov - [B][COLOR="Navy"]Denis Compton[/COLOR][/B]
6.02 Goughy - [B][COLOR="Navy"]Alec Stewart[/COLOR][/B]
6.03 Michaelf7777777 - [B][COLOR="DarkRed"]Frank Worrell[/COLOR][/B]
6.04 Matt79 - [B][color=gold]Neil Harvey[/color][/B]
6.05 Simon - [B][COLOR="DarkRed"]Wes Hall[/COLOR][/B]
6.06 Raghav -[B][COLOR="Navy"] Graham Gooch[/COLOR][/B]
6.07 Jamee999 - [B][COLOR="Navy"]Geoffrey Boycott[/COLOR][/B]
6.08 Jakester1288 - [B][color=gold]Richie Benaud[/color][/B]
6.09 Somerset - [B][COLOR="Green"]Mike Procter[/COLOR][/B]
6.10 HeathDavisSpeed - [B][COLOR="DarkRed"]Rohan Kanhai[/COLOR][/B]
6.11 NUFAN - [B][COLOR="RoyalBlue"]Rahul Dravid[/COLOR][/B]
6.12 G.I. Joe - [B][COLOR="RoyalBlue"]Virender Sehwag[/COLOR][/B]
6.13 chaminda_00 - [B][COLOR="DarkRed"]Clive Lloyd[/COLOR][/B]

7.01 chaminda_00 - [B][COLOR="navy"]Alec Bedser[/COLOR][/B]
7.02 G.I. Joe - [B][COLOR="Navy"]Kevin Pietersen[/COLOR][/B]
7.03 NUFAN - [b][color=gold]Arthur Morris[/color][/b]
7.04 HeathDavisSpeed - [B][COLOR="Green"]Greame Smith[/COLOR][/B]
7.05 Somerset - [B][color=gold]Charles Macartney[/color][/B]
7.06 Jakester1288 - [B][color=gold]Sid Barnes[/color][/B]
7.07 Jamee999 - [B][COLOR="Lime"]Saeed Anwar[/COLOR][/B]
7.08 Raghav - [B]Mark Richardson[/B]
7.09 Simon - [B][COLOR="Navy"]Ted Dexter[/COLOR][/B]
7.10 Matt79 - [B][COLOR="Navy"]Alan Knott[/COLOR][/B]
7.11 Michaelf7777777 - [B][color=gold]Jack Gregory[/color][/B]
7.12 Goughy - [B][COLOR="Green"]Aubrey Faulkner[/COLOR][/B]
7.13 pskov - [B][color=gold]Bill Lawry[/color][/B]

8.01 pskov - [B][COLOR="DarkRed"]Jeff Dujon[/COLOR][/B]
8.02 Goughy - [B][COLOR="Navy"]Bob Willis[/COLOR][/B]
8.03 Michaelf7777777 - [B][COLOR="Green"]Dudley Nourse[/COLOR][/B]
8.04 Matt79 - [B][color=gold]Bob Simpson[/color][/B]
8.05 Simon - [B][color=gold]Doug Walters[/color][/B]
8.06 Raghav - [B][COLOR="Blue"]Aravinda de Silva[/COLOR][/B]
8.07 Jamee999 - [B][COLOR="Navy"]Brian Statham[/COLOR][/B]
8.08 Jakester1288 - [B][color=gold]David Boon[/color][/B]
8.09 Somerset - [B][color=gold]Jeff Thomson[/color][/B]
8.10 HeathDavisSpeed - [B][COLOR="DarkRed"]Gordon Greenidge[/COLOR][/B]
8.11 NUFAN - [B][COLOR="Navy"]Maurice Tate[/COLOR][/B]
8.12 G.I. Joe - [B][COLOR="Navy"]Wilfred Rhodes[/COLOR][/B]
8.13 chaminda_00 - [B][color=gold]Justin Langer[/color][/B]

9.01 chaminda_00 - [B][color=gold]Ian Chappell[/color][/B]
9.02 G.I. Joe - [B][COLOR="DarkRed"]Conrad Hunte[/COLOR][/B]
9.03 NUFAN - [B][COLOR="Navy"]David Gower[/COLOR][/B]
9.04 HeathDavisSpeed - [B][COLOR="Navy"]Tony Greig[/COLOR][/B]
9.05 Somerset - [B][color=gold]Bill Ponsford[/color][/B]
9.06 Jakester1288 - [B][COLOR="DarkRed"]Alvin Kallicharran[/COLOR][/B]
9.07 Jamee999 - [B][COLOR="DarkRed"]Shivnarine Chanderpaul[/COLOR][/B]
9.08 Raghav - [COLOR="Blue"][b]Chaminda Vaas[/b][/COLOR]
9.09 Simon - [B][COLOR="Navy"]John Snow[/COLOR][/B]
9.10 Matt79 - [B][color=gold]Bruce Reid[/color][/B]
9.11 Michaelf7777777 - [B][color=gold]Lindsay Hassett[/color][/B]
9.12 Goughy - [B][COLOR="Green"]Neil Adcock[/COLOR][/B]
9.13 pskov - [B][COLOR="Navy"]Eddie Paynter[/COLOR][/B]

10.01 pskov - [B][COLOR="Green"]Dale Steyn[/COLOR][/B]
10.02 Goughy - [B][COLOR="Blue"]Mahela Jayawadrene[/COLOR][/B]
10.03 Michaelf7777777 - [B][COLOR="Gold"]Bill Woodfull[/COLOR][/B]
10.04 Matt79 - [B][color=gold]Mark Taylor[/color][/B]
10.05 Simon - [B][color=lime]Hanif Mohammad[/color][/B]
10.06 Raghav - [B][COLOR="RoyalBlue"]Bishan Bedi[/COLOR][/B]
10.07 Jamee999 - [COLOR="Gold"][b]Damien Martyn[/b][/COLOR]
10.08 Jakester1288 - [B][COLOR="Navy"]Andrew Flintoff[/COLOR][/B]
10.09 Somerset - [B][COLOR="DarkRed"]Lance Gibbs[/COLOR][/B]
10.10 HeathDavisSpeed - [B]Martin Crowe[/B]
10.11 NUFAN - [B][COLOR="Orange"]Rod Marsh[/COLOR][/B]
10.12 G.I. Joe - 
10.13 chaminda_00 - 

11.01 chaminda_00 - 
11.02 G.I. Joe - 
11.03 NUFAN - 
11.04 HeathDavisSpeed - 
11.05 Somerset - 
11.06 Jakester1288 - 
11.07 Jamee999 - 
11.08 Raghav - 
11.09 Simon - 
11.10 Matt79 - 
11.11 Michaelf7777777 -
11.12 Goughy -
11.13 pskov -

G.I. Joe to pick.

 

[pskov]

Martin Crowe this time. New Zealand's greatest batsman of all time and his record would have been even greater if it weren't for a long string of injuries; which he often played in spite of.

Crowe was the backup plan for for my last pick though I was surprised he hadn't gone already so didn;t expect him to last anyway really. Not too sure if I'll get my ideal choice, but I think I have a decentish chance.

 

[Simon]

Martin Crowe this time. New Zealand's greatest batsman of all time and his record would have been even greater if it weren't for a long string of injuries; which he often played in spite of.

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Crowe was going to be my final pick, have to go and find some back up options now.

 

[chaminda_00]

Well by a quick count on wikipedia, nearly 100 grounds have hosted test cricket since 1918, so I'd say you'll have a decent choice at the end.

Looks like it was a bit of miss understanding then. I thought we would be given random numbers and pick from that.

I know the two grounds that I want to play on. Have to research the other three now, as I don't want to be caught out.

Man Joe was making 10 minutes picks with me a couple hours back. Now he probably gone to bed. However I have to go to work, so I might not pick straight away either.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Glad my next pick survives this far.

Bill Johnston, Left-arm fast-medium, Slow left-arm orthodox, Left hand bat. Its a rarity to encounter two SLA bowlers in the same team. I'm hoping I'll pull this off.

In the early 1950s Bill Johnston was capable of bowling as vicious a bumper as just about any bowler in the world. The problem was it would usually be followed by a chuckle, not the traditional fast bowler's wicked laugh but a guffaw that told the batsman there was no malice intended. It was the kind of response which once caused Bill O'Reilly to lament: "As a bowler he has one failing - he hasn't a temper." Indeed, his friend and team-mate Neil Harvey recalled: "His happiness spread itself through the team." With a secure understanding of his bowling talent, he didn't need a temper. Former Test opener Jack Moroney once declared: "Bill Johnston could do things with a cricket ball that were beyond normal human beings." And Harvey called him "one of the best all-round bowlers in the history of cricket".



Team so far:

Virender Sehwag (RHB, 66 tests, 5617 runs @ 51.06, OS, 29 wickets @ 39.62)
Conrad Hunte (RHB, 44 tests, 3245 runs @ 45.06, RM, 2 wickets @ 55.00)
Donald Bradman (RHB, 52 tests, 6996 runs @ 99.94, LS, 2 wickets @ 36)
Kevin Pietersen (RHB, 45 tests, 4039 runs @ 50.48, OS, 4 wickets @ 107.75)
*
Clyde Walcott + (RHB, WK, 44 tests, 3798 runs @ 56.68, 64 dismissals, RFM, 11 wickets @ 37.09)
Wilfred Rhodes (RHB, 58 tests, 2325 runs @ 30.19, SLA, 127 wickets @ 26.96)
Andy Roberts (RHB, 47 tests, 762 runs @ 14.94, RF, 202 wickets @ 25.61)
Shane Bond (RHB, 17 tests, 139 runs @ 12.63, RF, 79 wickets @ 22.39)
Bill Johnston (LHB, 40 tests, 273 runs @ 11.37, SLA, LFM, 160 wickets @ 23.91)
Colin Croft (RHB, 27 tests, 158 runs @ 10.53, RF, 125 wickets @ 23.30)

 

[chaminda_00]

Write up late when I'm home from work

Went for two players that missed out on their peak of their careers due to politics and poor selections.

Harold Larwood and Norm O'Neil

 

[NUFAN]

Bill Johnson is who I would have went for if I were Jakester last turn.

 

[Matt79]

Haha. First team is complete. Well done y'all!

 

[Simon]

Write up late when I'm home from work

Went for two players that missed out on their peak of their careers due to politics and poor selections.

Harold Larwood and Norm O'Neil

Norm O'Neill is an absolute awesome pick, for a variety of reasons he never quite got to the top of the tree as far as batsman go but from what I know and heard people say about him he was about as good as any batsman to have ever played the game.
Was probably my next choice after Crowe.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Last and final pick: Patsy Hendren

Inexplicably under rated. The man with 170 FC centuries, second highest ever, and third highest tally of FC runs.

....Not always orthodox in style, this short, stockily-built batsman was celebrated for the power with which he invested his driving, for his cutting and for his courage in hooking fast bowlers. On pitches helpful to bowlers he used his feet with consummate skill. His ability as a deep fieldsman is illustrated to some extent by the number of catches he brought off.......Apart from being a great cricketer, and perhaps more important, he brought a tremendous amount of fun and happiness to everything associated with the game.....

Final Team

Virender Sehwag (RHB, 66 tests, 5617 runs @ 51.06, OS, 29 wickets @ 39.62)
Conrad Hunte (RHB, 44 tests, 3245 runs @ 45.06, RM, 2 wickets @ 55.00)
Donald Bradman (RHB, 52 tests, 6996 runs @ 99.94, LS, 2 wickets @ 36)
Patsy Hendren (RHB, 51 tests, 3525 runs @ 47.63, RS, 1 wicket @ 31)
Kevin Pietersen (RHB, 45 tests, 4039 runs @ 50.48, OS, 4 wickets @ 107.75)
Clyde Walcott + (RHB, WK, 44 tests, 3798 runs @ 56.68, 64 dismissals, RFM, 11 wickets @ 37.09)
Wilfred Rhodes (RHB, 58 tests, 2325 runs @ 30.19, SLA, 127 wickets @ 26.96)
Andy Roberts (RHB, 47 tests, 762 runs @ 14.94, RF, 202 wickets @ 25.61)
Shane Bond (RHB, 17 tests, 139 runs @ 12.63, RF, 79 wickets @ 22.39)
Bill Johnston (LHB, 40 tests, 273 runs @ 11.37, SLA, LFM, 160 wickets @ 23.91)
Colin Croft (RHB, 27 tests, 158 runs @ 10.53, RF, 125 wickets @ 23.30)

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Brendon McCullum as my last pick, saving Kanhai from the gloves. I'll shuffle around the order to use Kanhai at 3 and Crowe at 4, where they both had most success. McCullum adds impetus at the bottom of the order as well as being outstanding with the gloves and a right royal ****.

1. Graeme Smith LHB, Ave = 50.71, ROS - 8 wkts @ 100.12
2. Gordon Greenidge RHB, Ave = 44.72
3. Rohan Kanhai RHB, Ave = 47.53
4. Martin Crowe RHB, Ave = 45.36, RM - 14 wkts @ 48.28
5. Graeme Pollock LHB, Ave = 60.97, LBG - 4 wkts @ 51.00
6. Tony Greig RHB, Ave = 40.43, RM/ROS - 141 wkts @ 32.20
7. Brendon McCullum (wk) RHB, Ave = 31.58, 130 test dismissals
8. Peter Pollock RHB, Ave = 21.67, RF - 116 wkts @ 24.18
9. Johnny Wardle LHB, Ave = 19.78, SLA - 102 wkts @ 20.39
10. Curtly Ambrose LHB, Ave = 12.40, RF - 405 wkts @ 20.99
11. Frank Tyson RHB, Ave = 10.95, RF - 76 wkts @ 18.56

 

[Simon]

This is ridiculous, I pretty much had five middle order players on my list and three of them have been taken today, starting to scrape the bottom of the barrell. I'd say theres still eight batsman of similar standard available so I wont be too upset with any of them really.