ATG 'Mixed Experience' Test XI - Draft

[NUFAN]

@kingkallis re your comment about Harris..

You do realize eceryone picked so far played the same number of Tests!!

 

[Zinzan]

I can think of a couple that meet the criteria with Bruve Reid being the best.

Bruce Reid

Fine pick, interesting both he and Harris took 113 wickets in 27 tests at a very similar average.

 

[weldone]

Make sure you have a decent 5th bowler cause your work horse will miss a lot of games here and there.

@kingkallis re your comment about Harris..

You do realize eceryone picked so far played the same number of Tests!!

That's true NUFAN but that's not a reason to think Barnes, Faulkner, O'Reilly, Smith, Root, Pollock or Philander will miss many tests due to injury! There is a reason that these guys played few number of tests and that reason is not injury.

Nothing against Harris though - very good bowler

 

[The Battlers Prince]

It's interesting that some really classy players played so few tests.

 

[honestbharani]

is there an updated list of all the picks so far?

 

[honestbharani]

Still dumb to pick Yasir for 670-680 points when you can get Qadir/Macgill for barely 60 points more.

I am honestly telling you I rate Yasir to be better than these two, as long as he can keep up his fitness and motivation.

 

[honestbharani]

George Ulyett - The original Malinga... Batting Average of 24 and a bowling average of 20 and an actual round arm fast bowler... Only too glad to take him as my first pick.

 

[Coronis]

Lets start it off with a couple of Saffers. Neil Adcock and Eddie Barlow. Always keep forgetting about Barlow... averaged 45 and 34...

 

[The Battlers Prince]

George Ulyett - The original Malinga... Batting Average of 24 and a bowling average of 20 and an actual round arm fast bowler... Only too glad to take him as my first pick.

Good explanation, I'll look him up!

 

[Zinzan]

Round 1 (randomised order)

25-29 Test range (105 players fit this criteria).

1 AndyZaltzHair - Bill O'Reilly
2 King Kallis - Sydney Barnes
3 weldone - Aubrey Faulkner
4 Bagapath - Bill Ponsford
5 Zinzan - Joe Root
6 Camo999 - Colin Croft
7 schearzie - Steve Smith
8 mr_mister - Darren Lehmann
9 Agent TBY - Vernon Philander
10 WalkingWicket - Ryan Harris
11 J_C - Peter Pollock
12 Red Hill - Andrew Symonds
13 Nufan - Bruce Reid
14 honestbharani - George Ulyett
15 Coronis - Neil Adcock

Round 2 (Reversed order)

30-36 Test range (91 players fit this criteria)

1 Coronis - Eddie Barlow
2 honestbharani
3 Nufan
4 Red Hill
5 J_C
6 WalkingWicket
7 Agent TBY
8 mr_mister
9 schearzie
10 Camo999
11 Zinzan
12 Bagapath
13 weldone
14 King Kallis
15 AndyZaltzHair

Also, here is the randomised order for round 3 & reversed for round 4;

Round 3

37-41 test range (76 to choose from)

1 WalkingWicket
2 Nufan
3 schearzie
4 weldone
5 King Kallis
6 Bagapath
7 Agent TBY
8 Coronis
9 mr_mister
10 AndyZaltzHair
11 honestbharani
12 Red Hill
13 Zinzan
14 J_C
15 Camo999

Round 4 (reversed)

42-48 Test range - (64 to choose from)

1 Camo999
2 J_C
3 Zinzan
4 Red Hill
5 honestbharani
6 AndyZaltzHair
7 mr_mister
8 Coronis
9 Agent TBY
10 Bagapath
11 King Kallis
12 weldone
13 schearzie
14 Nufan
15 WalkingWicket


HB - you're up again in the 30-36 range followed by Nufan & Red Hill

 

[Zinzan]

Lets start it off with a couple of Saffers. Neil Adcock and Eddie Barlow. Always keep forgetting about Barlow... averaged 45 and 34...

Both excellent choices. I was tempted to pick Adcock myself much earlier on, surprised he was 15th picked. Genuine fast bowler who carried SA's attack at that time.

 

[honestbharani]

Charles McCartney - Hailed as the most destructive Australian batsman only behind Trumper at his best. Averaged 42 in a difficult era for batsmen and a really really good test class left arm orthodox spinner to boot, with 70 odd wickets and a bowling average of 27...


A bit of a SEhwag of the 1900s.. A man who said he could not stand watching modern cricket because "luscious half volleys being nudged gently back to the bowlers"

 

[NUFAN]

This is a tricky decision.

I can think of like 4 players who I'm certain fit the matches played criteria. The two batsman are both better than the 2 bowlers and I already have Reid, so I'm going to go for the batsman who's name always features high up on the best averages of all time list, Dudley Nourse.Can't remember whether he played 32 or 34 @ 54?

 

[Zinzan]

Red Hill > J_C > walkingwicket

 

[J_C]

I guess Red Hill times-out. I'd go for Vijay Hazare.

 

[WalkingWicket]

I'll take 'The Unbowlable' Bill Woodfull to open for my side. 35 tests.

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[Red]

Virat Kohli

 

[Agent TBY]

Tom Hayward for me, please.

Kind of a nightmare pick, this. Everyone else would've severely limited my flexibility one way or another. Not a good place to be in as early as R2.

 

[mr_mister]

Malinga

 

[Zinzan]

Round 1 (randomised order)

25-29 Test range (105 players fit this criteria).

1 AndyZaltzHair - Bill O'Reilly
2 King Kallis - Sydney Barnes
3 weldone - Aubrey Faulkner
4 Bagapath - Bill Ponsford
5 Zinzan - Joe Root
6 Camo999 - Colin Croft
7 schearzie - Steve Smith
8 mr_mister - Darren Lehmann
9 Agent TBY - Vernon Philander
10 WalkingWicket - Ryan Harris
11 J_C - Peter Pollock
12 Red Hill - Andrew Symonds
13 Nufan - Bruce Reid
14 honestbharani - George Ulyett
15 Coronis - Neil Adcock

Round 2 (Reversed order)

30-36 Test range (91 players fit this criteria)

1 Coronis - Eddie Barlow
2 honestbharani - Charles McCartney
3 Nufan - Dudley Nourse
4 Red Hill - Virat Kohli
5 J_C - Vijay Hazare
6 WalkingWicket - Bill Woodfull
7 Agent TBY - Tom Hayward
8 mr_mister - Lasith Malinga
9 schearzie -
10 Camo999
11 Zinzan
12 Bagapath
13 weldone
14 King Kallis
15 AndyZaltzHair

Also, here is the randomised order for round 3 & reversed for round 4;

Round 3

37-41 test range (76 to choose from)

1 WalkingWicket
2 Nufan
3 schearzie
4 weldone
5 King Kallis
6 Bagapath
7 Agent TBY
8 Coronis
9 mr_mister
10 AndyZaltzHair
11 honestbharani
12 Red Hill
13 Zinzan
14 J_C
15 Camo999

Round 4 (reversed)

42-48 Test range - (64 to choose from)

1 Camo999
2 J_C
3 Zinzan
4 Red Hill
5 honestbharani
6 AndyZaltzHair
7 mr_mister
8 Coronis
9 Agent TBY
10 Bagapath
11 King Kallis
12 weldone
13 schearzie
14 Nufan
15 WalkingWicket


schearzie > Camo99