Debuts & Retirements draft

[AndyZaltzHair]

In

 

[AndrewB]

In

 

[Red]

In if there's room.

 

[jimmy101]

Ok, we've got 13 (I think) so we'll get this underway.

Before we go I'll just recap the rules.

Due to popular consent, Bradman will no longer be available (sorry to those who had been mapping out their 'road to the don'.)

- As pointed out by HB, the 'blind' rounds will be fun, so i'll be doing the RNG before rounds 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 & 11

- As pointed out by Harsh, non-retired players are an anomaly, so if you do actually manage to get to the modern era & select one before the final round, your next selection will have to be someone from 1877 again. So please be careful.

- As pointed out by Mr, there is no real need for a 12th round so we'll just keep it at 11.

The OP has been edited to reflect this.

So... without further hesitation:

Round 1

AndrewB
Howe_zat
Red Hill
morgieb
J_C
harsh.ag
jimmy101
Coronis
mr_mister
honestbharani
OverratedSanity
shearzie
AndyZaltzHair


Round 2

AndyZaltzHair
shearzie
OverratedSanity
honestbharani
mr_mister
Coronis
jimmy101
harsh.ag
J_C
morgieb
Red Hill
Howe_zat
AndrewB

Take it away AndrewB! The draft is now LIVE.

 

[Victor Ian]

How does the voting in this work? Is it in turns or do you just work out your team and state the whole team in one shot? I think I will be in.

.... or.... maybe I'm out - must have just missed it by the skin of my teeth. (Yeah, I have skinny teeth!)

 

[Howe_zat]

Clarification request for the stupid: You pick a player who debuted along with the retirement of your last pick, not the previous player's pick?

 

[OverratedSanity]

Clarification request for the stupid: You pick a player who debuted along with the retirement of your last pick, not the previous player's pick?

I'm confused about this too. I think it's your own last pick, but still not sure.

 

[watson]

For example, if you first choose Fred Spofforth - who debuted in 1877 & retired in 1887 - then your next selection must be a cricketer who debuted in 1887.

- Jimmy


Incidently, since most players who debuted in 1877 also retired in 1877 there are only 13 players to choose from. Luckily, there are 13 participants.

Although 1877 won't be able to be revisited a second time by anyone - so maybe 1877-1889 as the point of departure??? Sorry to be complete pain.

(Of course I could be wrong)

 

[The Battlers Prince]

Open up a few more years in the first round.
1877-1880 or 1882 is a bit more open. Still keeps things in the early era well and truly

 

[jimmy101]

Clarification request for the stupid: You pick a player who debuted along with the retirement of your last pick, not the previous player's pick?

Yes, exactly.

 

[jimmy101]

Open up a few more years in the first round.
1877-1880 or 1882 is a bit more open. Still keeps things in the early era well and truly

Luckily Schearzie & Watson both picked up on this because I never anticipated we'd get as many participants as this many.

It does indeed seem that we need to open things up a bit here.

So for round one players are now allowed to pick any cricketer who debuted BEFORE 1890. (1889 or backwards).

Hopefully this will help us. Unfortunately I can't edit the OP, but hopefully everyone will get a chance to read this update.

Sorry everyone.

 

[jimmy101]

How does the voting in this work? Is it in turns or do you just work out your team and state the whole team in one shot? I think I will be in.

.... or.... maybe I'm out - must have just missed it by the skin of my teeth. (Yeah, I have skinny teeth!)

The vote will occur at the end of the draft when everyone has selected the final lineups. I will start a separate voting thread for this once we're done.

You can jump in if you like Victor, the more the merrier. I'll just have to put you last in R1 & R2.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Timeframe for Round 1 - 1877 - 31dec 1889 ?

 

[jimmy101]

Timeframe for Round 1 - 1877 - 31dec 1889 ?

Precisely.

 

[mr_mister]

sounds good to me

 

[jimmy101]

sounds good to me

2,000 posts. Congrats Mr

 

[jimmy101]

AndrewB I'm afraid you've timed out bud. Please make your first selection whenever you can.

Howe has the floor.

 

[Howe_zat]

Wg

 

[Grumpy]

Quite intrigued by this. Is there still room for one more? I don't mind going last and will even throw in a rare smiley face from me.

 

[Red]

CTB Turner (1887-1895)