Another "bid for position" draft

[AndrewB]

Anyone up for another of these? (See this draft for the basic details of how they work).

The idea for this one is that each player gets the usual $1,000,000, but this time there are four separate rounds of bidding for openers (2), other batsmen (4), wicket-keeper, bowlers (4). (Suggestions for other way to split the team - or even views on whether it's necessary for everyone to have the same split - are welcome).

So you might (for instance) bid $100,000 and $50,000 in the "openers" round; then (after picking your openers) you'd have $850,000 left for the other 3 rounds.

 

[Line and Length]

I'm in.

 

[JOJOXI]

In please.

Interesting idea re different categories - will be interesting how all rounders are classified - could add a different dynamic of bidding high to get a batsman who can bowl etc as long as it's clear which allrounders are batsman and which are bowlers for this draft for some of marginal cases.

 

[honestbharani]

In

 

[ataraxia]

In as always

 

[Himannv]

In.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Sure! Any theme or is it free for all Test cricket?

 

[weeman27bob]

I can't believe the format has been picked to cancel out my classic strategy of making all my picks at the same time.

I'm in.

 

[Pothas]

Yep

 

[AndrewB]

It is free-for-all Test cricket.

I don't really want to put in extra rules for people to dispute - can we just have an over-riding rule of "try to play fair", so your openers have generally opened the batting; your other batsmen have generally batted in the top 6; your bowlers have generally been picked for their bowling, etc?

 

[Himannv]

Bradders isn't banned?

 

[trundler]

In.

 

[AndrewB]

Bradders isn't banned?

Correct.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

i'm wondering if it could be an idea to have an allrounders round at the end where we can buy players to fix any issues with team balance. I guess it's not quite as necessary as in other auction drafts where you don't have control over what players you draft, but still, thought i'd put it out there.

(so we'd still have four rounds - opening batters, middle-order batters, bowlers, and then final round)

 

[AndrewB]

i'm wondering if it could be an idea to have an allrounders round at the end where we can buy players to fix any issues with team balance. I guess it's not quite as necessary as in other auction drafts where you don't have control over what players you draft, but still, thought i'd put it out there.

(so we'd still have four rounds - opening batters, middle-order batters, bowlers, and then final round)

Yes, I think there's a case for having "openers (2)", "other batters (4)", "bowlers (4)", and then one final pick, as some people might want one of their openers/middle-order to be the keeper.

 

[Michaelf7777777]

In

 

[kingkallis]

In!

 

[AndrewB]

OK, please PM me your two bids for opening batsmen.
As a reminder, you have $1,000,000 to spend on your whole XI, and each bid must be a whole number of dollars (from $1 to $999,990).

 

[ataraxia]

What happens if you do not get one of your players you bid for?

 

[JOJOXI]

What happens if you do not get one of your players you bid for?

Once everyone sends their bids to AndrewB for openers it effectively becomes a somewhat regular draft if not mistaken - just the bids will set the draft order for openers round and so on when we get to middle order etc.

Just to confirm @AndrewB will structure of rounds be as Magrat Garlick suggested or as outlines in your opening post?