The Test-only players ODI Draft

[AldoRaine18]

Ah, wanted Richie!

Zinzan > J_C > Red Hill

 

[Zinzan]

Sir Everton Weekes for me thanks. From all reports, he was an insanely attacking batsman in his day.

 

[AldoRaine18]

And a top fielder to boot! Nice pick.

 

[Zinzan]

Yeah, happy with Weekes although there's another player I was going to pick ahead of him. Although I have feeling others will miss him certainly in the short-term, so hopefully I can nab him next round.

 

[kingkallis]

J_C > Red_Hill > Aldo

 

[J_C]

Sir Wes Hall.

 

[kingkallis]

Round 3
mr_mister - Len Hutton
Pothas - Richie Benaud
Zinzan - Everton Weekes
J_C- Wes Hall
Red Hill
AldoRaine18
watson
Morgieb
schearzie
OverratedSanity
kingkallis
Agent TBY

Red_Hill > Aldo > watto

 

[mr_mister]

I was hoping Wes might slip through the cracks.

 

[kingkallis]

You will have to go really creative from here on to make a team. It will be nearly impossible to assume who would have done well in ODIs after the initial stock of legends.

 

[mr_mister]

Yeah, my knowledge of cricket pre 70s is limited to like, those who played with or against Bradman from books I've read. Gonna be tough after round 6 or even round 5 maybe

 

[mr_mister]

Yeah, my knowledge of cricket pre 70s is limited to like, those who played with or against Bradman from books I've read. And of course a few legends here and there. Gonna be tough after round 6 or even round 5 maybe


edit - OMG even Bill Lawry, Ian Redpath and Bob SImpson played a few ODIs each. Really annoying

 

[Red]

Frank Woolley for me. Would've been a great ODI opener imo, plus he is a 5th bowler.

 

[AldoRaine18]

Alright, interested to see how people react on this one. The greatest opener of all time - and the younger version specially - should adapt nicely to the shorter format. This is 50 overs after all, not 20 and having an opener who can play through the innings has been a key component of various top one day sides. Clearly no question regarding that with him. Now coming to the 'is he attacking/positive enough' question, there are innings such as the one in 1921 against Australia where he scored 123 in 151 balls, or 3 years later when he scored 211 in 281 balls, and it is generally said that he was an attacking and positive player for the initial half of his career but got more and more cautious as the career went on. I count on him and his masterful technique to not be 'slow' as such to hamper an ODI innings, maybe not destroying a bowling attack but never slowing the run rate down, being great between the wickets and the ability to find a gap everywhere on the pitch.

Sir Jack Hobbs.

 

[Pothas]

We are talking about one of the best players of all time of course he would have been good at 50 over cricket. Never expected him to last but would have been my next pick.

 

[AldoRaine18]

watson > Morgieb > schearzie

 

[watson]

The unorthodox genius of Denis Compton would be perfectly suited to ODI cricket, and the ideal compliment to the orthodox power hitting of Dexter at the top of the order;

Trevor Bailey described him as "the most brilliant and most unorthodox" batsman that he had played with or against, while Bradman noted as early as 1950 that Denis "does things that are unexpected and which no one else can copy… you notice that he is so different and superior, perhaps, to his contemporaries". Jim Laker recounted a story in which the English team were discussing the seven wonders of the world, but they couldn't recall the final one. It was agreed, following an initial suggestion from Colin Cowdrey, that Denis Compton's sweep shot was the forgotten wonder.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/blogs/content/story/768429.html

 

[AldoRaine18]

Out of curiosity, how do you think Bradman will fare in ODIs? I remember reading somewhere that he said he never lofted the ball in the air for a six because he didn't see the extra 2 runs being worth the risk.. Seems weird even asking this question but probably worth a though..

 

[watson]

Alright, interested to see how people react on this one......

Sir Jack Hobbs.

A younger Pre-War Hobbs, no problem at all;

.......he himself worked in a variety of menial jobs before being persuaded by Tom Hayward, one of the finest cricketers in the country and an inspirational figure to the young Jack, to try his luck at The Oval. Hobbs, who received little formal coaching, was 22 before playing his first full season of county cricket but made an immediate impact, scoring 88 in his first match and 155 in his second, which included 137 before lunch. As such a performance suggested, Hobbs was a highly attacking batsman, something he remained until war interrupted his career in 1914. This was quite unusual for professional batsmen of the time precisely because their livelihoods depended on them not failing, but Hobbs was good enough to back himself to come out on top, as he often did. The game as a whole became more cautious after the war and Hobbs said he did not like the obsession with statistics during this period (he would often give away his wicket after reaching his hundred) and preferred the carefree approach of his earlier days.

- David Gower's 50 Greatest Cricketers of All Time

 

[AldoRaine18]

A younger Pre-War Hobbs, no problem at all;

Thanks yea that was what I was reading as well.

 

[Pothas]

Out of curiosity, how do you think Bradman will fare in ODIs? I remember reading somewhere that he said he never lofted the ball in the air for a six because he didn't see the extra 2 runs being worth the risk.. Seems weird even asking this question but probably worth a though..

He got 300 in a day.