The Best of Each Decade Birthday DRAFT

[Blakus]

1. Vic Trumper
2.
3. Brian Lara
4. Ted Dexter
5. Kevin Pietersen
6.
7. Alan Knott
8. Harold Larwood
9. Joel Garner
10.
11. Ted McDonald

1980s

Now that's what I call a middle order worth watching

Words can not express how much I hate you right now..

Great pick

 

[watson]

Currently watching a replay of the classic 4th Test in the 1982/83 Ashes series. I think that we can safely say that no one will pick Geoff Cook. Possibly the worst English opener of all time. However, there is an allrounder from Derbyshire that I reckon is very much under-rated.

Nice pick Fred. It seems that Blakus has gone away for a rethink.

 

[Saint Kopite]

I was having such a hard time deciding between KP and Clarke.

Heart said KP as I'm a big fan of him but head said Clarke as I needed a bit of solidity and also Clarke's underrated left arm spin bowling.

However, the true reason is I was very hesitant of having both KP and Andy Flower in the same dressing room again.

 

[Blakus]

Gordon Greenidge, 1950s

1.Gordon Greenidge
2.Bob Simpson
3.Wally Hammond
4.Dudley Nourse
5.
6.
7.Shaun Pollock
8.Bert Oldfield
9.Alan Davidson
10.
11.Allan Donald

 

[fredfertang]

Words can not express how much I hate you right now..

I could give you contact details for my ex-wives - they'll be able to help you out with some suggestions

 

[Blakus]

I could give you contact details for my ex-wives - they'll be able to help you out with some suggestions

Nah, I'm good now. Just went and listened to some Queen classics. Fastest way to put me in a good mood

 

[watson]

Should go for a batsman (yes I've played this Draft poorly), but with Healy behind the stumps and Hayden at slips, I really need a top class leggie - so Arthur Mailey.

 

[Pothas]

I was having such a hard time deciding between KP and Clarke.

Heart said KP as I'm a big fan of him but head said Clarke as I needed a bit of solidity and also Clarke's underrated left arm spin bowling.

However, the true reason is I was very hesitant of having both KP and Andy Flower in the same dressing room again.

Yeah I had a tough time picking between KP, Clarke and Amla. KP fitted into the general attacking nature of my side, Clarke is probably the best of them but I went for Amla because I wanted a number 3, and well he is my favourite.

 

[Saint Kopite]

Yeah I had a tough time picking between KP, Clarke and Amla. KP fitted into the general attacking nature of my side, Clarke is probably the best of them but I went for Amla because I wanted a number 3, and well he is my favourite.

I don't think there is a lot between them TBH. All are about the same level. It depends on what kinda player you want.

 

[watson]

Just Howe to go before we commence the all important Round 9.

ROUND 8
99. Kyear2 - Vijay Merchant
100. Saint Kopite - Michael Clarke
101. Chasingthedon - Graeme Smith
102. AldoRaine18 - Courtney Walsh
103. Ankitj - Charlie Turner
104. Pothas - Frank Tyson
105. Camo999 - Clive Lloyd
106. ohnoitsyou - Wilfred Rhodes
107. Monk - Mitchell Johnson
108. Morgieb - Bill Woodfull
109. Fredfertang - Kevin Pietersen
110. Blakus - Gordon Greenidge
111. watson - Arthur Mailey
112. Howe_Zat

 

[morgieb]

**** you Tangy. He was legit my next pick.

 

[watson]

See you all in the morning.........

 

[Howe_zat]

I'll go for Herbert Wilfred Taylor, b 5 May 1889, who I really should have remembered since he's been in Watson's sig all along

 

[Howe_zat]

1. Herbie Taylor
2.
3. Rohan Kanhai
4. Jacques Kallis
5. Denis Compton
6.
7. Clyde Walcott
8. Maurice Tate
9. Malcolm Marshall
10. Derek Underwood
11.

 

[kyear2]

Really nice team Howe.

 

[watson]

round 9

ohnoitsyou
blakus
watson
kyear2
chasingthedon
howe_zat
fredfertang
morgieb
saint kopite
camo999
aldoraine18
monk
ankitj
pothas
timestamp: 2014-03-23 16:30:44 utc

 

[watson]

Team comparison after Round 8;

AldoRaine 18
01. Barry Richards
02.
03. Kumar Sangakkara
04. Everton Weekes
05.
06. Frank Woolley
07.
08. Michael Holding
09. Sydney Barnes
10. Courtney Walsh
11. Lance Gibbs

Ankitj
01.
02.
03. Ken Barrington
04. Sachin Tendulkar
05. Steve Waugh
06. Patsy Hendren
07. Les Ames
08. Imran Khan
09. Charles Turner
10,
11. Clarrie Grimmett

Blakus
01. Gordon Greenidge
02. Bob Simpson
03. Walter Hammond
04. Dudley Nourse
05.
06.
07. Shaun Pollock
08. Alan Davidson
09. Bobby Peel
10. Bert Olfdield
11. Allan Donald

Camo999
01. Jack Hobbs
02. WGGrace
03.
04. Javed Miandad
05. Bill Ponsford
06. Clive Lloyd
07.
08. Richie Benaud
09. Wasim Akram
10,
11. Bill Johnston

Chasingthedon
01. Graham Gooch
02. Graeme Smith
03. Peter May
04. Martin Crowe
05.
06. Aubrey Faulkner
07. Adam Gilchrist
08. Jack Gregory
09. Hedley Verity
10. Alec Bedser
11.

Fredfertang
01. Victor Trumper
02.
03. Ted Dexter
04. Brian Lara
05. Kevin Pietersen
06.
07. Alan Knott
08. Harold Larwood
09.
10. Ted McDonald
11. Joel Garner

Howe_Zat
01. Herbie Taylor
02.
03. Rohan Kanhai
04. Jacques Kallis
05. Denis Compton
06. Clyde Walcott
07.
08. Malcolm Marshall
09. Maurice Tate
10. Derek Underwood
11. Fred Spofforth

Kyear2
01. Bruce Mitchell
02. Vijay Merchant
03. Viv Richards
04. Inzamam-ul-Haq
05. AB De Villiers
06. Stanley Jackson
07.
08.
09. Jim Laker
10, Dennis Lillee
11. Wes Hall

Monk
01. Len Hutton
02. Arthur Morris
03. Ricky Ponting
04. Graeme Pollock
05.
06.
07.
08. Kapil Dev
09. Hugh Trumble
10. Mitchell Johnson
11. Curtly Ambrose

Morgieb
01. Sunil Gavaskar
02. Bill Woodfull
03. David Boon
04. Allan Border
05.
06. Monty Noble
07. John Waite
08.
09. Fazal Mahmood
10, Bill O'Reilly
11. Glenn McGrath

Ohnoitsyou
01. Archie Jackson
02. Sid Barnes
03. Rahul Dravid
04.
05. Charlie Macartney
06. Garry Sobers
07. Mike Procter
08. Wilfred Rhodes
09. Ray Lindwall
10,
11. Andy Roberts

Pothas
01.
02.
03. Hashim Amla
04. Kumar Ranjitsinjhi
05. Frank Worrell
06. Keith Miller
07. Ian Botham
08. Shane Warne
09.
10. Muttiah Muralitharan
11. Frank Tyson

Saint Kopite
01. Herbert Sutcliife
02.
03. George Headley
04. Stan McCabe
05. Michael Clarke
06. Andy Flower
07.
08. Fred Trueman
09. George Lohmann
10. Waqar Younis
11.

Watson
01. Matthew Hayden
02. Stewie Dempster
03. Neil Harvey
04. Greg Chappell
05.
06.
07. Ian Healy
08. Richard Hadlee
09. Dale Steyn
10. Arthur Mailey
11. Neil Adcock

 

[watson]

Please save your analysis of the teams for the Voting thread as it's not a good idea to enter into any debates in the middle of the Draft.

 

[watson]

Hi Ankitj. I reckon that our tables agree after a quick cross- check. What do you reckon?

DECADES USED SO FAR
01. AldoRaine18: <=1870s - 1890s - 1920s - 1930s - 1940s - 1950s - 1960s - 1970s
02. Ankitj: <=1870s - 1880s - 1890s - 1900s - 1930s - 1950s - 1960s - 1970s
03. Blakus: <=1870s - 1890s - 1900s - 1910s - 1920s - 1930s - 1950s - 1960s - 1970s
04. Camo999: <=1870s - 1880s - 1900s - 1920s - 1930s - 1940s - 1950s - 1960s
05. Chasingthedon: 1880s -1890s - 1900s - 1910s - 1920s - 1950s - 1970s - >=1980s
06. Fredfertang: <=1870s - 1890s - 1900s - 1920s - 1930s - 1940s - 1950s - 1960s - >=1980s
07. Howe_Zat: <=1870s - 1880s - 1890s - 1910s - 1920s - 1930s - 1940s - 1950s - 1970s
08. Kyear2: <=1870s - 1900s - 1910s - 1920s - 1930s - 1940s - 1950s - 1970 s - >=1980s
09. Monk: <=1870s - 1910s - 1920s - 1940s - 1950s - 1960s - 1970s - >=1980s
10. Morgieb: <=1870s - 1890s - 1900s - 1920s - 1930s - 1940s- 1950s - 1960s - 1970s
11. ohnoitsyou: <=1870s - 1880s - 1900s - 1910s - 1920s - 1930s - 1940s - 1950s - 1970s
12. Pothas: <=1870s - 1910s - 1920s - 1930s - 1950s - 1960s - 1970s - 1980s
13. Saint Kopite: <=1870s - 1890s - 1900s - 1910s - 1930s - 1940s - 1960s - 1970s - >=1980s
14. watson: 1880s - 1900s - 1920s - 1930s - 1940s - 1950s - 1960s - 1970s - >=1980s

 

[watson]

ROUND 9
113. ohnoitsyou - Sid Barnes
114. Blakus - Bobby Peel
115. watson - Stewie Dempster
116. Kyear2 - Stanley Jackson
117. Chasingthedon - Martin Crowe
118. Howe_Zat - Fred Spofforth
119. Fredfertang - Johnny Wardle
120. Morgieb
121. Saint Kopite
122. Camo999
123. Aldoraine18
124. Monk
125. Ankitj
126. Pothas