Pre-War Cricket Draft Voting Thread

[Flyonthewall]

OK, as the Pre-War Cricket Draft selections have now been completed, the time is upon us to conduct a voting thread to decide who has the best team(s) out of the ones selected. Voters will be able to pick their top three sides (this includes participants in the draft, although I do request that you do not vote for your own side), and the voting will close a week from now. And now to the teams.

Aussie's Team[/B] - Ground: The Gabba, Brisbane
George Challenor
Arthur Richardson
Jack Ryder (capt)
Charles Macartney
John Gunn
Jack Sharp
Jock Cameron (wkt)
Jimmy Sinclair
Tich Freeman
JJ Kotze
Tibby Cotter

Blakus's Team - Ground: Lords
Vijay Merchant
Bill Brown
WG Grace
Patsy Hendren
Tom Hayward
Monty Noble (capt)
Billy Murdoch (wkt)
George Hirst
Hugh Trumble
Bobby Peel
Jack Hearne

Flyonthewall's Team - Morbo's Disciples- Ground: Adelaide Oval
Stewart Dempster
Charles Kelleway
George Gunn
Stan McCabe
Eddie Paynter
Allan Steel (capt)
Roy Kilner
Bert Oldfield (wkt)
Harold Larwood
Clarrie Grimmett
Ken Farnes

Fredfertang's Team - Ground: Kensington Oval
Jack Russell
Harold Gimblett
Douglas Jardine (capt)
Walter Hammond
Muarice Leyland
Stanley Jackson
Frank Foster
Alfred Lyttleton (wkt)
Arthur Mailey
Ted Mcdonald
Tom Richardson

Himmanv's Team - Ground: Old Trafford, Manchester
Cyril Walters
Arthur Shrewsbury
KS Duleepshinji
Phil Mead
Tip Foster (capt)
Charles Bannerman
George Ulyett
Jack Blackham (wkt)
Hedley Verity
Bill O'Reilly
Frederick Spofforth

Marcuss's Team - Ground: Wanderers, Johannesburg
Bill Ponsford
Bruce Mitchell (capt)
Ernest Tyldesley
Jack Fingleton
Vernon Ransford
Aubrey Faulkner
Les Ames (wkt)
Morris Nichols
Bill Voce
Colin Blythe
Bill Bowers

MIchaelf7777777's Team - Charter 77 - Ground: Sydney Cricket Ground
Jack Hobbs
Herbie Collins (capt)
George Headley
Bobby Abel
Warren Bardsley
Wilfred Rhodes
Jack Gregory
George Giffen
Sammy Carter (wkt)
Bill Lockwood
Reginald Schwarz

Pasag/Matt 79's Collaboration Project Team - Ground: Melbourne Cricket Ground
Victor Trumper
Herbert Sutcliffe
Clement Hill
CB Fry
Warwick Armstrong (capt)
Clifford Roach
Learie Constantine
Billy Bates
Billy Barnes
Bill Whitty
Herbert Strudwick (wkt)

Somerset's Team - Ground: Trent Bridge
Andy Sandham
Johnny Tyldesley
KS Ranjitsinjhi
Archie Maclaren
Herbie Taylor
Joe Hardstaff Jnr.
Johnny Briggs
George Duckworth (wkt)
George Lohmann
Charlie Turner
JJ Ferris

Zaremba's Team - Fists of Zaremba - Ground: Headingley
Bill Woodfull (capt)
Reggie Spooner
Archie Jackson
Alan Kippax
Frank Woolley
Gilbert Jessop
Dick Lilley (wkt)
Maurice Tate
Gubby Allen
Bert Vogler
SF Barnes

Happy Voting Everyone!

 

[Flyonthewall]

Can anyone help me with adding a poll please?

 

[Prince EWS]

Can anyone help me with adding a poll please?

I'll do it. I'll have to create a separate thread and then merge them though so don't freak out if it looks a bit odd at first; it'll work out.

 

[Prince EWS]

I'll let you do it f_o_s because I think your permissions are actually set up properly, so you won't need to create a separate thread.

 

[four_or_six]

I'll let you do it f_o_s because I think your permissions are actually set up properly, so you won't need to create a separate thread.

Okay, will do.

 

[Flyonthewall]

Okay, will do.

Thanks for setting the poll up!

 

[Himannv]

Voted for Somerset. Fantastic bowling attack and some good batsmen in there as well. Was between him and Blakus for me but all in all many great teams.

 

[Matt79]

Somerset, Michaelf7s, and Zaremba the best three IMO

 

[zaremba]

Somerset - that bowling attack plus Ranji

 

[ankitj]

Himmanv's team looks great too. Bowling attack comprising O'Reilly, Spofforth and Verity. Among batsmen Shrewsbury, Duleep and Phill Mead are awesome. Will wait for a while before casting my vote though as I am ignorant about a few names in those teams

 

[fredfertang]

Somerset's team is mouthwatering but I fear those Victorian bowlers may struggle to dismiss the ruthlessly efficient professional batsmen of the inter war period cheaply enough so keeping one eye on its batting, and the other on the great SF Barnes, I think the Fists of Zaremba would come out on top

 

[Noble One]

No write-ups? Always the best aspect of voting and comparing teams.

I voted for Himannv. Fantastic bowlers, mixed with strong batting depth.

 

[Somerset]

Almost a toss up for me between Zaremba and Himannv - in the end I've rated Zaremba's slightly higher so he gets my vote.

 

[Prince EWS]

Voted for Himannv purely because he picked my relo. [/bias]

 

[sifter132]

I really like the Pasag/Matt79 combo. Strong up and down the order. Has some very underrated players in it like Sutcliffe, Clem Hill and Bill Whitty. Possibly too many batsmen, but hey you've got to get them out - and they are all good ones. Looks to be the most complete top 5 among all the teams.

And the other one I like is Michaelf7777...Hobbs and Headley are probably the 2 best batsmen available, and there's plenty of other fine players in there too: Bardsley, Rhodes, Gregory, Giffen. Very solid with a couple of superstars = an excellent team.

 

[ankitj]

I really like the Pasag/Matt79 combo. Strong up and down the order. Has some very underrated players in it like Sutcliffe, Clem Hill and Bill Whitty. Possibly too many batsmen, but hey you've got to get them out - and they are all good ones. Looks to be the most complete top 5 among all the teams.

And the other one I like is Michaelf7777...Hobbs and Headley are probably the 2 best batsmen available, and there's plenty of other fine players in there too: Bardsley, Rhodes, Gregory, Giffen. Very solid with a couple of superstars = an excellent team.

How did Michaelf7777 get to pick both Hobbs and Headley? Who of these was not picked in the first round?

 

[Himannv]

I think Headley was not picked.

 

[ankitj]

I am also surprised that Dudley Nourse was not picked in any team. Did he not qualify because he played tests till after the second war?

 

[Himannv]

Yes, he played more tests after the war than before it. Its why the likes of Compton and Hutton didn't make it either.

 

[Teja.]

Hard to choose between The Fists of Mr.Z and Somerset's Team.

Will go with Somerset.