Auction draft

[Himannv]

I think the time may be already up slowfinger. The nominations were on page 27 though.

 

[slowfinger]

Damn, oh well.

 

[marc71178]

As I was late (and I'm in a generous mood) I'm going to allow slowfinger's email (although if he has real problems he may benefit from getting in a co-manager.

As it is, 2 people (flyonthewall and Michael7777777) didn't submit and have to pay the penalty ($1,800,002 in this case)

The following have been drafted:

N Adcock - NUFAN
C Croft - pskov
K Dev - Simon
M Ealham - flyonthewall (default pick)
J Garner - Blakus
L Gibbs - silentstriker
J Gregory - Michael7777777 (default pick)
W Hall - Himannv
M Holding - honestbharani
B Ironmonger - Marcuss
G Lohmann - Somerset
C McDermott - Noble One
M Ntini - Nnanden
B O'Reilly - Pothas
C Turner - Eds
F Tyson - G.I.Joe
C Vaas - slowfinger

My nominations this round were J Garner and G Lohmann.

More bargains this round, with the following winning bids: $1, $6, $231,000, $400,000, $500,100, $650,000, $795,000, $809,000, $940,100, $1,500,001, $1,500,002, $1,650,012, $1,720,000, $1,799,999, $1,800,002.

Round 6 players up for draft:

S Barnes (Sid)
G Blewett (Greg)
A Border (Allan)
G Chappell (Greg)
A de Silva (Aravinda)
G Gooch (Graeme)
G Greenidge (Gordon)
V Hazare (Vijay)
D Martyn (Damien)
P May (Peter)
S McCabe (Stan)
R Ponting (Ricky)
R Richardson (Richie)
A Shrewsbury (Arthur)
G Smith (Graeme)
D Vengsarkar (Dilip)
S Waugh (Steve)

Deadline of 10pm Wednesday GMT (but again bear with me if I'm not dead on time - am working away this week so relying on getting a decent connection) - round 7 will be the 4th batsman.

 

[Jarquis]

Happy with Bert.

 

[silentstriker]

Lance Gibbs, clearly not the quality of my other players, but for $6, I'll take him, and that fills my spinner role. So pretty happy with the value for money.

The great thing about him is his economy rate of less than 2.0. He can definitely keep an end tied down and allow my main bowlers of McGrath and Miller to take bunch of wickets. As I said, I am going to have to make sacrifices due to my budget so Gibbs is not the quality of the others, but still a very good player.

Miller, McGrath, Gilchrist, Hutton, Gibbs!

 

[G.I.Joe]

Tyson ftw!

 

[silentstriker]

Yea, Tyson is an absolutely awesome aquisition. What did you end up paying for him?

 

[Simon]

Stoked to get Kapil, was my highest target that round.

1 Matthew Hayden (103 tests - 8625 runs @ 50.73) 30x100 & 29x50 - HS 380
2 John Edrich (77 tests - 5138 runs @ 43.54) 12x100 24x50 - HS 310*
3
4
5
6 Andy Flower+ (63 tests - 4794 runs @ 51.54) 12x100 & 27x50 - HS 232* Dismissals: 160
7 Kapil Dev (131 tests - 5248 runs @ 31.05) 8x100 27x50 - (434 wickets @ 29.64) - BB 9/83
8 Malcolm Marshall (81 tests - 1810 runs @ 18.85) (376 wickets @ 20.94) - BB 7/22
9
10
11

 

[Jarquis]

Had a feeling you might go for Kapil after pursuing Botham.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Yea, Tyson is an absolutely awesome aquisition. What did you end up paying for him?

1.6 million. Worth every penny too.

 

[silentstriker]

1. Len Hutton - Batting Average 56.67
2. TBD
3. TBD
4. TBD
5. TBD
6. Adam Gilchrist+ - Batting average 47.60
7. Keith Miller - Batting average 36.97, Bowling average 22.97
8. TBD
9. TBD
10. Lance Gibbs - Bowling average 29.09 (econ 1.98!)
11. Glenn McGrath - Bowling Average 21.64

I am not sure if I want to go for one more bowler, or two. Miller gives me great flexibility there. I do like my bowling attack, so either go for one really good bowler and pad up my team with OK batsmen and have a lot of them, or two OK bowlers. We'll see who is available.

 

[silentstriker]

1.6 million. Worth every penny too.

Yes, definitely, I think so.

 

[Simon]

Yep, an all rounder at 7 was the only way my team would work.

 

[marc71178]

Looking at all the teams, it's hard to pick a best one so far when you take into account remaining budget (which is of course an unknown)

 

[G.I.Joe]

Yes, definitely, I think so.

Did you go for him? Tyson and McGrath would have been the perfect fire and ice combination.

 

[marc71178]

Yep, an all rounder at 7 was the only way my team would work.

I assume then that you're still looking for a batsman that bowls in your remaining batsmen selections?

 

[silentstriker]

Did you go for him? Tyson and McGrath would have been the perfect fire and ice combination.

No, I thought about it, but decided to hold off making a big play this last round. I have a few players in my head that are remaining that I'll go hard at. I obviously have to take account my budget considering my initial splurge. I thought I could get a really good deal this round, and Lance Gibs for six dollars - I was right.

 

[G.I.Joe]

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*
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Sachin Tendulkar (RHB, 55.37, LGB, OS, RM, 52.22)
*
Clyde Walcott + (RHB, 56.68, 53 ct, 11 st)
Aubrey Faulkner (RHB, 40.79, LBG, 26.58)
*
Jason Gillespie (RHB, 18.73, RF, 26.13)
Frank Tyson (RHB, 10.95, RF, 18.56)
*

 

[Pothas]

Really happy to get Bill O'Reilly, not to sure if I overspent on him or not but needed a spinner and there are few if any better in history. Side looking a tad too Australian though

1. ?
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
5. Ken Barrington
6. Doug Walters
7. Jeff Dujon
8. Alan Davidson
9. ?
10. ?
11. Bill O’Reilly

 

[Simon]

I assume then that you're still looking for a batsman that bowls in your remaining batsmen selections?

Possibly not, I have Kapil Dev, Marshall and three front line bowling spots available. I dont think I really need any more bowling than that.