ATG 'Mixed Experience' Test XI - Draft

[NUFAN]

I guess Red Hill times-out. I'd go for Vijay Hazare.

This is the other batsman who I knew had played 30 Tests. I seriously considered him over Nourse as I always think of him as a Laxman type (or should it be laxman was a Hazare type). What do others think, Nourse or Hazare?

 

[The Battlers Prince]

I'm going for Pistol Paul Reiffel. A very efficient bowler of line and length. When I was a kid I loved his accuracy and would emulate his runup. Looking back it now reminds me of Marshall's. He was never an easy wicket down the order either. Unlucky with selectors leaving him out for an extra batsman at times.
35 tests with a batting and bowling average of 26.

 

[The Battlers Prince]

This is the other batsman who I knew had played 30 Tests. I seriously considered him over Nourse as I always think of him as a Laxman type (or should it be laxman was a Hazare type). What do others think, Nourse or Hazare?

At first thought I was with you picking Nourse, but I'm back and forth between them. Both provided stability for their sides at number 4 I think? Home ground bully for Hazare perhaps

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

This is the other batsman who I knew had played 30 Tests. I seriously considered him over Nourse as I always think of him as a Laxman type (or should it be laxman was a Hazare type). What do others think, Nourse or Hazare?

Nourse as a batsman. But there is not much though. Both are pioneers in their own away. Hazare can be a fifth option as a bowler. He bowled Bradman twice. I read Hazare had unusual grip and was not elegant. But mighty effective to fight it out against tough opposition and condition.

 

[NUFAN]

Didn't know Hazare got Bradman out. Inearly picked due to the added bowling, but couldn't remember just how good his bowling was, I don't think his bowling record was anything special.

Good to see that I'm high up in the next round too, so I definitely know who I'm going to pick already.

 

[Zinzan]

Camo99 > Zinzan > Bagapath to follow...

 

[Camo999]

Jack Blackham (35 tests)

 

[bagapath]

is am in dude actually a user? seems like something someone would have wrote when signing up for this thing lol

The not so bright guy that I am, it took me a while to get this. I did search the forum to see if someone by that name actually posts here.
Will get Zinzan's backside sometime in the future.

 

[Zinzan]

Surprised he's still available, so I'll nab England's Johnny Briggs (33 tests). Averaged 18 with the bat including a hundred and took 118 wickets @ an astonishing average of 17.75

 

[Zinzan]

Round 1 (randomised order)

25-29 Test range (105 players fit this criteria).

1 AndyZaltzHair - Bill O'Reilly
2 King Kallis - Sydney Barnes
3 weldone - Aubrey Faulkner
4 Bagapath - Bill Ponsford
5 Zinzan - Joe Root
6 Camo999 - Colin Croft
7 schearzie - Steve Smith
8 mr_mister - Darren Lehmann
9 Agent TBY - Vernon Philander
10 WalkingWicket - Ryan Harris
11 J_C - Peter Pollock
12 Red Hill - Andrew Symonds
13 Nufan - Bruce Reid
14 honestbharani - George Ulyett
15 Coronis - Neil Adcock

Round 2 (Reversed order)

30-36 Test range (91 players fit this criteria)

1 Coronis - Eddie Barlow
2 honestbharani - Charles McCartney
3 Nufan - Dudley Nourse
4 Red Hill - Virat Kohli
5 J_C - Vijay Hazare
6 WalkingWicket - Bill Woodfull
7 Agent TBY - Tom Hayward
8 mr_mister - Lasith Malinga
9 schearzie - Paul Reifel
10 Camo999 - Jack Blackham
11 Zinzan - Johnny Briggs
12 Bagapath
13 weldone
14 King Kallis
15 AndyZaltzHair

Also, here is the randomised order for round 3 & reversed for round 4;

Round 3

37-41 test range (76 to choose from)

1 WalkingWicket
2 Nufan
3 schearzie
4 weldone
5 King Kallis
6 Bagapath
7 Agent TBY
8 Coronis
9 mr_mister
10 AndyZaltzHair
11 honestbharani
12 Red Hill
13 Zinzan
14 J_C
15 Camo999

Round 4 (reversed)

42-48 Test range - (64 to choose from)

1 Camo999
2 J_C
3 Zinzan
4 Red Hill
5 honestbharani
6 AndyZaltzHair
7 mr_mister
8 Coronis
9 Agent TBY
10 Bagapath
11 King Kallis
12 weldone
13 schearzie
14 Nufan
15 WalkingWicket



Bagapath > weldone

 

[honestbharani]

Surprised he's still available, so I'll nab England's Johnny Briggs (33 tests). Averaged 18 with the bat including a hundred and took 118 wickets @ an astonishing average of 17.75​

I thought of picking him but then I have taken such 1890s and 1900s spinners before and everyone keeps saying how much their numbers are bloated due to uncovered wickets. Apparently, finger spinners become deadly on uncovered pitches.

 

[Zinzan]

This is true, but even so, he still has the 5th best average of all-time for bowlers taking >100 test wickets, plus had a higher batting average than bowling which is usually the sign of quality.

 

[bagapath]

Watling is going to be an ATG. And he will keep wickets for my team.

 

[CaptainGrumpy]

Watling is going to be an ATG. And he will keep wickets for my team.

Wow. That is such a sweet sentence for a NZ cricket fan to read.

 

[Zinzan]

Next up.. weldone > King Kallis > AndyZaltzHair

 

[weldone]

Trent Boult

 

[kingkallis]

Tricky round. Was confused between a few good players but could not resist picking my 3rd seamer, Fazal Mahmood.

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[ankitj]

Love your bowling attack already, KK

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Round 1: Bill O'Reilly
Round 2: Archie Maclaren

 

[WalkingWicket]

I think it's my turn to pick, at the commecement of round 3, so I'll pick one of the best early spinners Clarrie Grimmett, although I had a real dilemma between him and another pick.