Grand Slam Draft Tournament

[Teuton]

Lol.. Ankit, did you not figure out Teuton would have had someone in mind when he said William (or a word that means that) as first middle or last name ?

We will need plenty of middle names to get to 22 quality players.

I didn't actually know that was steyn's middle name when I set the rules but I have since looked up the middle names of most of the good players with middle initial W.

 

[ankitj]

Lol.. Ankit, did you not figure out Teuton would have had someone in mind when he said William (or a word that means that) as first middle or last name ?

I am so going to lose this. I should not have handed it over to Teuton to set parameters. I can't think of enough variations of William. And I don't tend to remember middle names, nor is it easy to get them by Googling.

Anyways, I will take Bill Johnston.

 

[Teuton]

Bill Lawry

 

[ankitj]

Anthony William Greig

 

[Teuton]

I am so going to lose this. I should not have handed it over to Teuton to set parameters. I can't think of enough variations of William. And I don't tend to remember middle names, nor is it easy to get them by Googling.

Anyways, I will take Bill Johnston.

Nobody remembers middle names. I just scanned through a long list of good players since most stats list players initials and googled any with a middle initial of W, it was easy (one at a time). About half were William's.

My next pick is Maurice William Tate.

 

[ankitj]

William Ponsford

 

[BoyBrumby]

vs Brumby: one-team men, cricketers who have played international cricket while representing only one domestic team at first-class level

For these purposes, I'll be counting teams that compete in regular first-class (or equivalent for shorter-form cricket) competitions. So minor counties, universities, and Gentlemen/Players are out, but the Pakistani company teams and regional teams count as two, as does the zonal teams and state teams in India.

Happy to delay the start a bit due to any festivities in France

Empire of the One

1) JB Hobbs (Surrey and England)

 

[ataraxia]

Glenn McGrath

 

[NUFAN]

Howe, you have 2 hours mate or ill eat your pudding.

 

[Howe_zat]

Meanwhile, in the yorks draft

Mitchell Starc

 

[ataraxia]

Teuton, NUFAN, Magrat, jimmy, and hb are all currently up with picks.

JOJOXI and morgieb are still to make toss choices.

 

[NUFAN]

Stanley Jackson

In the professional era and not missing tours for 'business reasons' would have increased the legend that is.

Tim Bresnan XI
01 Herbert SUTCLIFFE
02
03
04 Sachin TENDULKAR
05
06 Stanley JACKSON
07 Wilfred RHODES
08
09 Jason GILLESPIE
10 Fred TRUEMAN
11

 

[NUFAN]

You know I had no idea I stayed nearly a week in Yorkshire when I worked at the Crucible all those years ago. I didnt think the county went so far south.

#funfact

 

[BoyBrumby]

You know I had no idea I stayed nearly a week in Yorkshire when I worked at the Crucible all those years ago. I didnt think the county went so far south.

#funfact

Tbf I think even Yorkshire is faintly embarrassed about South Yorkshire so it's kept quiet.

 

[Howe_zat]

George Hirst

 

[JOJOXI]

Please correct me if I'm wrong but players 23 and under for my draft if that's possible please and I'll pick second?

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Empire of the One

1) JB Hobbs (Surrey and England)

Bill O'Reilly (NSW and Australia)

 

[ataraxia]

Please correct me if I'm wrong but players 23 and under for my draft if that's possible please and I'll pick second?

In case you didn't know these drafts take the whole of history in to account.

 

[ataraxia]

Teuton, Howe, Brumby, jimmy, and hb are all currently up with picks.

Morgieb is still to make a toss choice.

Updated.

 

[jimmy101]

Please correct me if I'm wrong but players 23 and under for my draft if that's possible please and I'll pick second?

Just to confirm, this stipulation would make only current-day players available?