Four Eras Test Draft

[capt_Luffy]

@trundler is timed out. @Line and Length is on the clock

 

[Line and Length]

Lindsay Hassett (between the Wars)

@capt_Luffy to complete Round 8 (though @trundler has a catch-up).

 

[capt_Luffy]

Lindsay Hassett (between the Wars)

@capt_Luffy to complete Round 8 (though @trundler has a catch-up).

You are kidding me...... It has to be joke right now; Botham got taken two picks before mine, Barrington on the one before and same with Hassett..... Anyways

Jack Ryder (WWI-WWII)

@Red

 

[Line and Length]

Here's an updated list of selections:

Four Eras Draft
Participant	Pre WWI (pre 1914)	Between the Wars	Pre WSC	Post WSC
Silver Silva	J.Hobbs	B.Ponsford	M.Holding	K.Sangakkara
		K.S. Duleepsinhji	T.Greig	R.Harris
	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX		F.Tyson
Bitmap	S.Barnes	S.McCabe	V.Richards	Waqar Younis
		Sid Barnes	G.Pollock
	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX	B.Brown	F.Worrell
ankitj/Cricket Bliss	J.Darling	C.Washbrook	Imran Khan	B.Lara
			N.Harvey	J.Kallis
	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX		J.Laker	K.Rabada
Red	H.Trumble	B.Woodfull	A.Davidson	M.Marshall
	J.Blackham		B.Lawry	R.Ponting
	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX		C.Lloyd
Patience Acc. + Gut	F.Spofforth	B.O'Reilly	R.Lindwall	S.Smith
		P.Hendren	G.Greenidge	J.Bumrah
	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX			J.Root
Krypto	A.Faulkner	J.Cameron	G.Boycott	K.Dev
	F.Woolley	D.Compton	B.Willis
	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX	M.Tate
Himannv	C.B.Fry	D.Jardine	G.Sobers	A.Donald
	A.Shrewsbury		D.Lillee	P.Cummins
	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX		B.Simpson
JOJOXI	S.Jackson	D.Nourse	K.Miller	S.Tendulkar
	C.Macartney	H.Collins	N.Adcock
	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX	B.Oldfield
trundler	M.Noble	B.Mitchell	R.Hadlee	S.Waugh
			S.Gavaskar	R.Dravid
	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX		J.Garner
Pothas	Ranjitsinhji	L.Constantine	G.Chappell	G.McGrath
		S.Dempster	K.Barrington	S.Warne
	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX			C.Walsh
Line & Length	V.Trumper	M.Leyland	F.Trueman	M.Muralitharan
	G.Lohmann	V.Merchant	B.Statham
	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX	L.Hassett
Teuton	H.Taylor	L.Hutton	M.Procter	Wasim Akram
		H.Verity	E.Weekes	A.B.de Villiers
	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX	J.Gregory
Andrew B	C.Turner	H.Sutcliffe	B.Richards	A.Gilchrist
	F.Foster	E.Paynter	R.Benaud	S.Pollock
	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Fuller Pilch	W.G.Grace	C.Grimmett	A.Roberts	K.Williamson
	A.McLaren	H.Larwood	I.Botham
	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX		C.Walcott
ataraxia	C.Hill	G.Headley	H.Tayfield	D.Steyn
	W.Armstrong		P.Pollock	J.Anderson
	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX			A.Border
capt_Luffy	W.Rhodes	W.Hammond	A.Bedser	C.Ambrose
	T.Richardson	L.Ames		R.Ashwin
	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX	J.Ryder

 

[AndrewB]

You are kidding me...... It has to be joke right now; Botham got taken two picks before mine, Barrington on the one before and same with Hassett.....

For Round 7 (IIRC) I was debating which to pick of Jack Gregory and Learie Constantine, and they were the two players picked right before mine...

 

[trundler]

Billy Murdoch pre WW1

 

[Red]

Archie Jackson (between the wars)

Bill Woodfull
Bill Lawry
Ricky Ponting
Archie Jackson
Clive Lloyd *
-
Jack Blackham +
Hugh Trumble
Alan Davidson
Malcolm Marshall
-

 

[Red]

There are those who argue to this day that had he lived, Archie Jackson would have rivaled Don Bradman as the greatest batsman of all time. Jackson's death from tuberculosis at the tragically young age of 23 meant that he gave only glimpses of what might have been. Jackson was a graceful batsman, his innings punctuated by delicate leg-glances, wristy flicks through the covers and exquisite footwork. He made his debut for New South Wales at the age of 17, and within a year was touring New Zealand with Australia, although he had to wait until the fourth Ashes Test of 1928-29 to make his Test debut. In it he hit 164 and a remarkable career beckoned. He struggled for form on the 1930 tour of England, his courageous 73 at The Oval when he added 243 for the fourth wicket with Bradman a rare highlight. But his successes were made against the backdrop of his failing health, and his appearances grew rarer. He died on February 16, 1933, the day that England regained the Ashes in the Bodyline series.

 

[capt_Luffy]

@Teuton

 

[Silver Silva]

Since we are nearing the end of the draft where most teams are almost complete, is it possible to tag two people at a time to speed things up ?

 

[Krypto]

Since we are nearing the end of the draft where most teams are almost complete, is it possible to tag two people at a time to speed things up ?

I second this. This draft has been a lot of fun and now with limited slots there is some validity to speeding up.

 

[Teuton]

Rohan Kanhai (WW2-WSC)

@Cricket Bliss

 

[Line and Length]

It's interesting where the gaps are after 8 completed rounds.
Pre WWI - there are only 6 more gaps to fill
Between the Wars - 15 gaps (now 14 after Red's selection)
WWII to WSC - 10 gaps
Post WSC - 17 gaps (no doubt because this era offers the most options).

Re the two picking at once, some of this will occur in Round 11. However, if the drafter(s) before you have filled an era where you intend to pick, you can jump in.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Re the two picking at once, some of this will occur in Round 11. However, if the drafter(s) before you have filled an era where you intend to pick, you can jump in.

Okay, so as both CricketBliss and Himannv has completed their post World War II to Pre World Series Cricket quota:

Javed Miandad

 

[Line and Length]

Okay, so as both CricketBliss and Himannv has completed their post World War II to Pre World Series Cricket quota:

Javed Miandad

On similar grounds I'll pick Doug Walters (WWII - WSC)

 

[Line and Length]

@Cricket Bliss followed by:
Himannv
Silver Silva
Bitmap
Fuller Pilch
Patience and Accuracy+Gut
JOJOXI
Pothas
Andrew B
ataraxia
trundler
Krypto x 2 to start Round 10

 

[Cricket Bliss]

J J Ferris (Pre War I)

@Himannv

 

[Himannv]

Virat Kohli (post WSC)

@Silver Silva

 

[Fuller Pilch]

@Silver Silva has timed out and now has a catch-up, so @Bitmap can pick.

Since Bitmap has already made 3 interwar picks, I'll have Martin Donnelly WW1 - WW2.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Team so far

WG Grace
Archie MacLaren
Kane Williamson
Clyde Walcott
Martin Donnelly
Ian Botham
Harold Larwood
Andy Roberts
Clarrie Grimmett