Auction Draft - Simple Format

[morgieb]

$799,001

 

[Blakus]

825,000

 

[weldone]

Why isn't anyone cancelling bids? I would be doing that for sure..

I was wondering the same. Even if not used as a strategy, the weapon can be used to show a change of mind. Sometimes we go with the flow and place a very high bid but after contemplating for 10 minutes we realise that we were getting carried away - even that hasn't happen.

Probably people have too much money at this stage to give their high bids a second thought

Give us a big fish, weldone, and see us go nuts. Bring on Sobers or Imran.

Haha yeah a really big name now would see so many bids.

Don't worry guys, I am thinking about introducing Ajit Agarkar, Mohammad Sami and Nicky Boje within the next few rounds

 

[weldone]

We are 10% done with our game - 1/10th on our way. Are you guys enjoying playing it? I am having an exciting time conducting it...feel like a scientist carrying out an experiment on some guinea pigs

Jager is doing a good job with the short summaries, Michaelf7777777 is doing a fabulous job with his regular updation of the teams. The main challenge for me is to keep it interesting throughout. Guys, does it really matter whether the game runs for 3-4 months if it remains exciting throughout?

 

[smash84]

Give us a big fish, weldone, and see us go nuts. Bring on Sobers or Imran.

Haha yeah a really big name now would see so many bids.

Don't worry guys, I am thinking about introducing Ajit Agarkar, Mohammad Sami and Nicky Boje within the next few rounds

 

[smash84]

Jager is doing a good job with the short summaries, Michaelf7777777 is doing a fabulous job with his regular updation of the teams. The main challenge for me is to keep it interesting throughout. Guys, does it really matter whether the game runs for 3-4 months if it remains exciting throughout?

I am enjoying it....still waiting for the agarkars and the samis though

 

[weldone]

1	Jeff Dujon	morgieb	1,250,000
2	Javed Miandad	Jager	1,560,000
3	Courtney Walsh	8ankitj	1,600,000
4	Jacques Kallis	morgieb	3,000,000
5	Clyde Walcott	Eds	1,750,000
6	Alan Davidson	marc71178	1,978,123
7	Stan McCabe	Himanv	1,300,100
8	Shaun Pollock	8ankitj	1,951,111
9	Mark Waugh	kingkallis	810,000
10	Charlie Turner	marc71178	985,000
11	Michael Hussey	Eds	997,000
12	Hanif Mohammad    8ankitj        1,001,000
13       Alec Stewart       marc71178 952,500
14       Graham McKenzie    Blakus 825,000
[B]15       Alvin Kallicharran[/B]

Remaining Budgets:
8ankitj 10,447,889
Blakus 14,175,000
Eds 12,253,000
Himanv 13,699,900
Jager 13,440,000
kingkallis 14,190,000
marc71178 11,084,377
morgieb 10,750,000
smalishah84 15,000,000
weeman27bob 15,000,000

 

[smash84]

$500,000

 

[Himannv]

$500,100

 

[smash84]

$750,000

 

[Blakus]

I've been enjoying this draft very much. I'm particularly interested in seeing how everyone's strategies play out.

Anyway 760,000 for Kallicharran

 

[smash84]

$895,000

 

[ankitj]

I have no strategy.

 

[weldone]

Though it is really initial stage of the draft to make any judgements, if I am told to choose 2 drafters who are playing this best I shall probably choose marc71178 and weeman27bob Amazing how they have completely different strategies, and yet I think they are 'probably' the ones playing it best. Quite a few of the others (at least 5 of them) are playing almost equally well. The best part is that all 10 still have very good chances of ending up with the best team. And that is why this is so interesting (as Blakus said). When everyone is on 10*, you never know who is going to score a century from thereon.

 

[Jager]

Alvin Kallicharran, LHB, OS

Test career
66 matches, 109 innings, 10 not outs, 4399 runs, HS 187, average of 44.43, 12 centuries and 21 fifties

Dangerous and elegant with the possession of every shot, Kallicharran was a wonderful strokeplayer. His style flourished on flatter pitches but was capable of taking on the finest of fast bowlers, including a memorable assault on Dennis Lillee in the 1975 World Cup (Alvin Kallicharan destroys Dennis Lillee - YouTube). He had the misfortune of being out in the 90's seven times during his career, but his touch play will be remembered fondly by all who witnessed him. He spent the majority of his career batting at number four, where he averaged 40.13 and scored four centuries, but his 25 innings batting at first drop yielded five hundreds at 58.00.

 

[Michaelf7777777]

Teams So Far

Morgieb

Jacques Kallis - 3 million
Jeffrey Dujon (+) - 1.25 million

Jager

Javed Miandad (*) - 1.56 million

8ankitj

Hanif Mohammad - 1.001 million
Shaun Pollock (*) - 1.951111 million
Courtney Walsh - 1.6 million

kyear2/ Eds

Clyde Walcott - 1.75 million
Michael Hussey - 0.997 million

marc71178

Alec Stewart (+) - 0.9525 million
Alan Davidson - 1.978123 million
Charlie Turner - 0.985 million

Himanv

Stan McCabe - 1.3001 million

kingkallis

Mark Waugh - 0.81 million

Blakus

Graham McKenzie - 0.825 million

 

[weldone]

1	Jeff Dujon	morgieb	1,250,000
2	Javed Miandad	Jager	1,560,000
3	Courtney Walsh	8ankitj	1,600,000
4	Jacques Kallis	morgieb	3,000,000
5	Clyde Walcott	Eds	1,750,000
6	Alan Davidson	marc71178	1,978,123
7	Stan McCabe	Himanv	1,300,100
8	Shaun Pollock	8ankitj	1,951,111
9	Mark Waugh	kingkallis	810,000
10	Charlie Turner	marc71178	985,000
11	Michael Hussey	Eds	997,000
12	Hanif Mohammad	8ankitj	1,001,000
13	Alec Stewart	marc71178	952,500
14	Graham McKenzie	Blakus	825,000
15	Alvin Kallicharran	smalishah84	895,000
[B]16	Ian Bishop[/B]

Remaining Budgets:
8ankitj 10,447,889
Blakus 14,175,000
Eds 12,253,000
Himanv 13,699,900
Jager 13,440,000
kingkallis 14,190,000
marc71178 11,084,377
morgieb 10,750,000
smalishah84 14,105,000
weeman27bob 15,000,000

 

[kingkallis]

$100,000

 

[morgieb]

$350,000

 

[ankitj]

$400,000