CW Draft League - The Reserves

[Agent TBY]

I don't like where this is going...

Round 9:
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Agent TBY

****.

 

[MrPrez]

Forster. I've forgotten his first name, the bowler.

 

[MrPrez]

Something with an F. Fred?

 

[Jager]

Spofforth?

 

[MrPrez]

Nah, surname's Forster. Think it's Frank Forster.

 

[MrPrez]

Frank Foster | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo

There we go. Frank Foster, actually. Was lethal alongside Barnes, massively underrated as a result imo.

 

[Camo999]

Sydney Barnes is taken but if Sydney's Sidney Barnes is still available I'll take him to join:

Grace
Trumper
Spofforth
Constantine
Ironmonger
Ponsford
Mead

 

[MrPrez]

1)Woodful
2)Jackson
3)McCabe
4)Compton
5)
6)Jack Ryder
7)
8)Rhodes
9)F.Foster
10)O'Reilly
11)Bowes

 

[Red]

1)Woodful
2)Jackson
3)McCabe
4)Compton
5)
6)Jack Ryder
7)
8)Rhodes
9)F.Foster
10)O'Reilly
11)Bowes

Number 2, 3 & 4. I'll give you a vote based on them alone. Possibly the three best batsmen to watch of all time.

 

[Dan]

Sydney Barnes is taken but if Sydney's Sidney Barnes is still available I'll take him to join:

Grace
Trumper
Spofforth
Constantine
Ironmonger
Ponsford
Mead

Plenty of opening batsmen in there.

 

[ankitj]

Arthur Shrewsbury
-
KS Ranjitsinhji
George Headley
Dudley Nourse
Jack Gregory
Jock Cameron +
-
Boby Peel
Sydney Barnes
JJ Ferris

 

[Dan]

1. Bruce Mitchell
2. -
3. Clem Hill
4. Walter Hammond
5. Maurice Leyland
6. Martin Donnelly
7. Monty Noble
8. -
9. Jack Blackham
10. Harold Larwood
11. Clarrie Grimmett

(-)

 

[Agent TBY]

Spinner time.

Dies Irae CC

01. Vijay Merchant
02.
03. Charles Macartney
04. Lindsay Hassett
05. Douglas Jardine (c)
06. Aubrey Faulkner
07. Les Ames (wk)
08. Maurice Tate
09.
10. Bill Voce
11. Arthur Mailey

 

[Camo999]

Plenty of opening batsmen in there.

Yep. I understand Trumper and Ponsford were quite versatile though so at the moment I've got Trumper pencilled in for no 3 (where he averaged 86) and Ponsford in at 5 where he can readily display his expertise against the spinners.

 

[morgieb]

Warren Bardsley

 

[Camo999]

I'll go for Bert Strudwick and Manny Martindale

 

[Dan]

Agent TBY, when you make your next pick (when it comes up), can you send me a VM letting me know?

 

[Agent TBY]

Sure, will do.

 

[morgieb]

Dick Lilley

 

[Agent TBY]

Attack complete.

Dies Irae CC

01. Vijay Merchant
02.
03. Charles Macartney (6)
04. Lindsay Hassett
05. Douglas Jardine (c)
06. Aubrey Faulkner (5)
07. Les Ames (wk)
08. Maurice Tate (2)
09. Bill Voce (3)
10. Arthur Mailey (4)
11. Tom Richardson (1)