One-from-each-era draft 2014

[ankitj]

02. ankitj:- Garry Sobers. (My quick rough calculation tells me Ankit has a choice here )

I like it.

 

[harsh.ag]

Declare your era, you fickle twit!

 

[kyear2]

Shane Warne.

Murali era

 

[AldoRaine18]

So Tendulkar is not eligible for this draft? He has not played at least 50% of his games in one particular era.

 

[ankitj]

Declare your era, you fickle twit!

Rules don't s say I have to. I'll exploit the loophole.

 

[AldoRaine18]

Sobers is 55-64 obviously. (50.5% matches)

 

[ankitj]

Sobers is 55-64 obviously. (50.5% matches)

****.

 

[weldone]

Sobers is 55-64 obviously. (50.5% matches)

No

Sobers played 1 test in 1954

46 in 1955-64 and 46 in 1965-74

 

[AldoRaine18]

I'll go for this handsome looking gentleman, also known as the Sultan of Swing, Wasim Akram. For the 1985-94 era.

 

[weldone]

So Tendulkar is not eligible for this draft? He has not played at least 50% of his games in one particular era.

You are not reading through the thread.

I asked a similar question (more generic), and bagapath answered.

 

[AldoRaine18]

No

Sobers played 1 test in 1954

46 in 1955-64 and 46 in 1965-74

Indeed. So yeah ankit can keep two eras open and see who he wants later.

 

[AldoRaine18]

You are not reading through the thread.

I asked a similar question (more generic), and bagapath answered.

Just saw the post with the rules and it wasn't updated so asked.

 

[harsh.ag]

The eleven eras I have divided the game into are:

The early years: 1877 - 1899 (23 years)
The golden age: 1900 - 1914 (15 years)
After the big war: 1919 - 1928 (10 years)
The Bradman era: 1929 - 1939 (11 years)
Post WW 2: 1945 - 1954 (10 years)
Test cricket reinvented: 1955 - 1964 (10 years)
The Soby era/ birth of ODIs/ SA isolation: 1965 - 1974 (10 years)
Packer tour/ helmets/ four all rounders/ Windies under Lloyd: 1975 - 1984 (10 years)
ODI era/ India slowly becomes the business capital/ SA back in the fold/ third umpire: 1985 - 1994 (10 years)
Batsman's dream/Aussies under Taylor and Waugh/ Warne - Murali era: 1995 - 2004 (10 years)
Tests in the T20 age: 2005 - 2014 (9 years)

As per the OP eras, the best XI for me:

Grace - 1877-99
Hutton - 1945-54
Bradman - 1929-39
Viv - 1975-84
Pollock - 1965-74
Sobers - 1955-64
Strudwick - 1919-28
Marshall - 1985-94
Warne - 1995-04
Barnes - 1900-14
Steyn - 2005-14



EDIT: Weldone pointing out, rightly, that Hobbs belongs to 1900-14 era. Man, the 1919-28 period is bare...

 

[weldone]

Hobbs is not 1919-28

 

[weldone]

And Marshall isn't 1985-94 either

 

[harsh.ag]

And Marshall isn't 1985-94 either

Played 45 of his 81 games in that period.

 

[weldone]

Played 45 of his 81 games in that period.

Aha, my mistake...

But Hobbs isn't 1919-28 in any way.

 

[weldone]

Man, the 1919-28 period is bare...

will be real fun after first 4-5 picks from there, lol

 

[watson]

Aha, my mistake...

But Hobbs isn't 1919-28 in any way.

The Hobbs - Sutcliffe opening partnership went from 1924 to 1930.

 

[watson]

As per the OP eras, the best XI for me:

Grace - 1877-99
Hutton - 1945-54
Bradman - 1929-39
Viv - 1975-84
Pollock - 1965-74
Sobers - 1955-64
Strudwick - 1919-28
Marshall - 1985-94
Warne - 1995-04
Barnes - 1900-14
Steyn - 2005-14



EDIT: Weldone pointing out, rightly, that Hobbs belongs to 1900-14 era. Man, the 1919-28 period is bare...

Herbert Strudwick averaged 7.9 and spent most of his Test career at No.11. Consequently, the team needs a bowling allrounder at No.7 if you are to retain Strudwick,