A Restricted Draft

[marc71178]

I’d suggest you use an independent adjudicator in any such cases, someone not involved so without a vested interest.

 

[Teuton]

Outside of Ntini, (and I think we're comfortable he's got 3 since no one said otherwise) are there any other ambiguous names anyway?

 

[JOJOXI]

Outside of Ntini, (and I think we're comfortable he's got 3 since no one said otherwise) are there any other ambiguous names anyway?

Someone rightly mentioned Ngam previously when I brought up Ntini, apart from those 2 and McGrath only other I can think of right now is McCullum

 

[Teuton]

McCullum is 3.

The Ntini principle would apply to Ngam, Ngidi and any others like that.

 

[JOJOXI]

McCullum is 3.

The Ntini principle would apply to Ngan, Ngidi and any others like that.

Hopefully if I'm wrong someone picks up on it but from what I can think of it looks like only Ngam/Ngidi etc type names and names starting in Mc - I'd be happy with an outside adjudicator if they were willing to keep tabs on the thread regularly

 

[Line and Length]

I had McGrath as 2 syllables and the consensus appears that it is, indeed 2. Mc and Mac are pronounced the same and, in my view, constitute a syllable.

Sorry weldone. Have another pick.

 

[honestbharani]

yeah since the surnames are not usually common, that website seems to split the syllables based on vowels...

 

[kingkallis]

Guys, start picking. Let's move on.

 

[Teuton]

I'll give weldone 1 more hour

 

[weldone]

picking in a few minutes

 

[weldone]

WG Grace

 

[Teuton]

I thought I was next but got the 2 drafts mixed up. JoJo is up now, then me.

 

[JOJOXI]

Clive Lloyd

 

[ataraxia]

ROUND 1

honestbharani - Imran Khan
trundler - Jack Hobbs
AndrewB - Shane Warne
ataraxia - Dale Steyn
Line and Length - Steve Smith
kingkallis - Sydney Barnes
Teuton - Muttiah Muralitharan
JOJOXI - Sachin Tendulkar
weldone - Kumar Sangakkara

ROUND 2

weldone - WG Grace
JOJOXI - Clive Lloyd
Teuton
kingkallis
Line and Length
ataraxia
AndrewB
trundler
honestbharani

 

[Teuton]

Sunil Gavaskar

 

[JOJOXI]

Sunil Gavaskar

I have a bad feeling I'll regret not picking him, he, Lloyd and another name were in my mind. 2 of the 3+ syllable names out the way for you too!

 

[kingkallis]

Alan Davidson

 

[ataraxia]

Sunil Gavaskar

It's mad that you got him and Mura. Two of my top choices after I picked Steyn.

 

[Line and Length]

Ken Barrington

 

[ataraxia]

Bill O'Reilly

...
9. DW Steyn
10. WJ O'Reilly
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