Hidden Objective Draft

[ankitj]

Any guesses what my objective was? Here's what my best XI would have looked like under given objective:

Gavaskar
Hutton
Dravid
Hammond
Barrington
Border
Ames
Grimmett
Lillee
Steyn
McGrath

 

[Himannv]

01. Bill Ponsford /
02. Eddie Barlow /o
03. Rohan Kanhai /
04. Wally Hammond* /o
05. Kane Williamson /
06. Graham Thorpe /
07. Ian Botham /o
08. Wasim Akram o/
09. Ian Healy+ /
10. Glenn McGrath o
11. Anil Kumble o

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Next up is @trundler who seems to need a keeper (who bats 7), then GIMP and a bowler at 8.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Any guesses what my objective was? Here's what my best XI would have looked like under given objective:

Gavaskar
Hutton
Dravid
Hammond
Barrington
Border
Ames
Grimmett
Lillee
Steyn
McGrath

At least 4 WPM for bowlers, strike rate under 45 for batters?

 

[weeman27bob]

At least 4 WPM for bowlers, strike rate under 45 for batters?

Just the latter part. The objective was:

What even is BazBall anyway? - All of the players you draft must have a strike-rate of less than 45 in test matches

 

[ankitj]

Only my objective is out so far?

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Just the latter part. The objective was:

What even is BazBall anyway? - All of the players you draft must have a strike-rate of less than 45 in test matches

Of course it is. Thanks for coming up with these.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Only my objective is out so far?

No it sounds like @Red_Ink_Squid has solved lots of them. Also a lot of teams aren't finished yet.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

No it sounds like @Red_Ink_Squid has solved lots of them. Also a lot of teams aren't finished yet.

FYI when Weeman said I solved more than he expected, I still only solved half. Plenty left I've no idea on.

 

[weeman27bob]

Chaminda Vaas

Final XI:
Graham Gooch
Arthur Morris
Ken Barrington
Jacques Kallis
Bill Edrich
Frank Woolley
Les Ames+
Johnny Wardle
Malcolm Marshall
Chaminda Vaas
Ian Bishop
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Final XI

Graeme Smith
Desmond Haynes
David Gower
*Frank Worrell
Dudley Nourse
+AB de Villiers
Monty Noble
Elysse Perry
Rashid Khan
Pat Cummins
Bob Willis

01. Bill Ponsford /
02. Eddie Barlow /o
03. Rohan Kanhai /
04. Wally Hammond* /o
05. Kane Williamson /
06. Graham Thorpe /
07. Ian Botham /o
08. Wasim Akram o/
09. Ian Healy+ /
10. Glenn McGrath o
11. Anil Kumble o

So these are the other three XIs we've had completed so far - any guesses for their objectives?

 

[honestbharani]

So these are the other three XIs we've had completed so far - any guesses for their objectives?

I wanna say repeat letters in the name for Andrew B but Bishop and Ames put a spanner on that

 

[Bitmap]

I guess @Howe_zat 's assertion about Trundler's objective is spot on as well provided World Cup winners include T20 WC win as well.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

So these are the other three XIs we've had completed so far - any guesses for their objectives?

Himann's batting order is slightly unusual for the team he has. Did he have to select for a particular position each time?

 

[Fuller Pilch]

So these are the other three XIs we've had completed so far - any guesses for their objectives?

I see 9/11 of Andrew B's team have a repeat letter and it makes 10 with LesliE Etherbert Ames, but Bishop ruins that theory.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

I wanna say repeat letters in the name for Andrew B but Bishop and Ames put a spanner on that

I saw that. Works for Ames (see full name in Wikipedia, but not Bishop).

 

[honestbharani]

Think they all are cricket related themes. Like the SR one. No idea what for those 3 though

 

[trundler]

Going with the fun theme I'll take Romesh Kaluwitharana

Sanath Jayasuriya
Gordon Greenidge
Ricky Ponting
Virat Kohli
Clive Lloyd*
Damien Martyn
Romesh Kaluwitharana+
Imran Khan
Joel Garner
Michael Holding
Rangana Herath

My objective has been guesses correctly.

 

[weeman27bob]

Yep - Trundler's objective was as Howe had originally guessed.

A wise old man once said "Knockout cricket is what really matters" - All of the players you draft must have won a Cricket World Cup

 

[weeman27bob]

I see 9/11 of Andrew B's team have a repeat letter and it makes 10 with LesliE Etherbert Ames, but Bishop ruins that theory.

None of them are quite as niche as this suggestion.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

As a Kiwi I'm pleased Trundler didn't include any of the 2019 England side.