The Best of Each Decade Birthday DRAFT

[chasingthedon]

Great job keeping the draft moving and updated Watson.

Hear, hear

 

[ankitj]

How is this table?

<=1870s

1880s

1890s

1900s

1910s

1920s

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

>=1980s

AldoRaine18

x

x

x

x

x

x

Ankitj

x

x

x

x

x

Blakus

x

x

x

x

x

x

Camo999

x

x

x

x

x

Chasingthedon

x

x

x

x

x

x

Fredfertang

x

x

x

x

x

x

Howe_Zat

x

x

x

x

x

x

Kyear2

x

x

x

x

x

x

Monk

x

x

x

x

x

x

Morgieb

x

x

x

x

x

x

ohnoitsyou

x

x

x

x

x

Pothas

x

x

x

x

x

Saint Kopite

x

x

x

x

x

x

watson

x

x

x

x

x

x

 

[Saint Kopite]

Good work, Ankit.

Great job keeping the draft moving and updated Watson.

Indeed.

 

[watson]

Thanks for the nice comments! Must say though that everyone has been moving themselves along at a good pace, so it's all been very easy. Plus we're not done yet, so please remember to point out any typos or mistakes that I might make.

I like the table Ankitj, so feel free to post an updated one whenever you see fit. Unfortunately though, it does reveal that Kyear and I have dug ourselves into a hole. Ankitj, Howe, and Saint Kopite seem to be best placed to finish strongly from here. Plus a few others.

 

[Saint Kopite]

Thanks for the nice comments! Must say though that everyone has been moving themselves along at a good pace, so it's all been very easy. Plus we're not done yet, so please remember to point out any typos or mistakes that I might make.

I like the table Ankitj, so feel free to post an updated one whenever you see fit. Unfortunately though, it does reveal that Kyear and I have dug ourselves into a hole. Ankitj, Howe, and Saint Kopite seem to be best placed to finish strongly from here. Plus a few others.

In this draft, its too early to say anything considering the restraints and all. Until all the teams draft in the 12 players, we can't really say anything.

 

[morgieb]

John Waite (1930's)
Monty Noble (1870's)

 

[ankitj]

Ankitj, Howe, and Saint Kopite seem to be best placed to finish strongly from here. Plus a few others.

Only thing 3 of us have done that others haven't is pick a player from 1890s. Is that going to make a difference?

 

[ohnoitsyou]

Only thing 3 of us have done that others haven't is pick a player from 1890s. Is that going to make a difference?

yup 1890s is probably the weakest decade, in that there are few atg players born then compared to every other decade

 

[AldoRaine18]

Frank Woolley
Born : 1887

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[watson]

Can't resist 'Avalanche' - Neil Adcock

01.
02.
03. Neil Harvey
04. Greg Chappell
05.
06.
07. Ian Healy
08. Richard Hadlee
09.
10. Dale Steyn
11. Neil Adcock
12th

 

[watson]

ROUND 6
71. Morgieb - Monty Noble
72. AldoRaine18 - Frank Woolley
73. watson - Neil Adcock
74. Saint Kopite
75. Howe_Zat
76. Monk
77. Fredfertang
78. Chasingthedon
79. Blakus
80. Kyear2
81. Pothas
82. ohnoitsyou
83. Ankitj
84. Camo999

 

[AldoRaine18]

What exactly do people think of Woolley? My knowledge on him is quite limited but read some great things about him so went for him.

 

[fredfertang]

What exactly do people think of Woolley? My knowledge on him is quite limited but read some great things about him so went for him.

He certainly had all his contemporaries purring about his abilities and the style with which he batted, although his stats suggest he might have flattered to deceive

 

[Saint Kopite]

STAN McCABE

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[Saint Kopite]

ROUND 6

71. Morgieb - Monty Noble
72. AldoRaine18 - Frank Woolley
73. watson - Neil Adcock
74. Saint Kopite - Stan McCabe
75. Howe_Zat
76. Monk
77. Fredfertang
78. Chasingthedon
79. Blakus
80. Kyear2
81. Pothas
82. ohnoitsyou
83. Ankitj
84. Camo999

 

[AldoRaine18]

He certainly had all his contemporaries purring about his abilities and the style with which he batted, although his stats suggest he might have flattered to deceive

True that, his test stats are far from flattering but he's got a good record in FC, second highest run getter, etc. Most of his records were rivalled mainly by Grace.

 

[ankitj]

yup 1890s is probably the weakest decade, in that there are few atg players born then compared to every other decade

Sutcliffe, Grimmet and Tate are who have been picked from the decade. Hmm.

 

[Howe_zat]

How is this table?

Helpful! I'm never one to keep track of things for myself.

Round 6 pick is Rohan Bholalall Kanhai (born 26 December 1935) who Wikipedia describes as "widely considered as one of the best batsmen of the 1960s", in one of the weakest statements it has ever made, though it did provide me with the knowledge of that superb middle name

 

[watson]

What exactly do people think of Woolley? My knowledge on him is quite limited but read some great things about him so went for him.

At the time of the Centenery Test in 1977 Len Hutton was ssked to select his ATG England XI. He chose Woolley as one of his middle-order batsman, and commented;

Woolley, towering, commanding, and also left-handed to challenge O'Reilly, was a natural

If such a dour pragmatist as Hutton can select Woolley then it says something about the way Woolley affected the psyche of at least two generations of cricket followers. Therefore, in many respects Frank Woolley is England's answer to Victor Trumper. To a man their contemporaries rated them the greatest of their kind, although the stats of neither batsman were out of the ordinary. When Woolley finally retired in 1938 the player author RC Robertson-Glasgow wrote;

No one, when County cricket is resumed, will fill the place of Woolley. I have tried to avoid metaphor and rhapsody; but there was all summer in a stoke by Woolley, and he batted as it is sometimes in dreams

 

[AldoRaine18]

At the time of the Centenery Test in 1977 Len Hutton was ssked to select his ATG England XI. He chose Woolley as one of his middle-order batsman, and commented;



If such a dour pragmatist as Hutton can select Woolley then it says something about the way Woolley affected the psyche of at least two generations of cricket followers. Therefore, in many respects Frank Woolley is England's answer to Victor Trumper. To a man their contemporaries rated them the greatest of their kind, although the stats of neither batsman were out of the ordinary. When Woolley finally retired in 1938 the player author RC Robertson-Glasgow wrote;

Cheers. Indeed the adoration for him from his peers is overwhelming, makes you wonder that he was really special, which for some reason isn't reflected on the test stats.

In any case, I needed one player from the older decades and also needed an all rounder, so found Woolley a pretty nice package, wish I could watch some of his footage. Most of his tributes mention how artistic and graceful he was and watching him brought people immense joy.