Budget Draft Revised

[trundler]

Vintcent Van Der Bijl | Cricket Web

www.cricketweb.net

Fredfertang wrote a great article on him

 

[JOJOXI]

Kuldeep Yadav

Was hoping he'd sneak through to next round!

 

[StephenZA]

Was hoping to grab Van Der Bijl this round.

 

[ataraxia]

BTW, there is no doubt that Vince van der Bijl would be an all time great fast bowler if not for South Africa's isolation, isn't it? Those first class stats are outrageous. Discussing him is worth a thread in itself.

Yeah, he's underrated but not quite up to the calibre of the other picks this round.

 

[StephenZA]

Yeah, he's underrated but not quite up to the calibre of the other picks this round.

I would not quite call him underrated, more an unknown. For this draft though he will be up there with best possible picks.

 

[kingkallis]

Archie Jackson (8)

Extremely talented batsman who lost his life at just the age of 23. Reminds me of India's Dhruv Pandove.

 

[ankitj]

Line and Length > trundler > @Prince EWS

 

[Line and Length]

Hedley Verity (40 Tests, 669 runs, 144 wickets).

Bradman wrote of Verity, " Undoubtedly he was one of the greatest slow left-handed spinners of all time." That's good enough for me.

Running total: 91 Tests; 3,353 runs; 220 wickets

 

[mr_mister]

Great pick. There are actually plenty of cheapish ATG spinners. O'Reilly wasn't the master pick I thought it was

 

[mr_mister]

Archie Jackson (8)

Extremely talented batsman who lost his life at just the age of 23. Reminds me of India's Dhruv Pandove.

wow that's crazy. I'd honestly never heard of this guy. FC century at 14 and 1000 FC runs before he hit 18. What a sad loss. Was he hyped as much as Sachin and Kambli before his death?

 

[StephenZA]

Jackson and Van Der Bijl disappearing this round has ****ed up my whole draft. Was hoping people would be looking at the more expensive players.

 

[mr_mister]

i've learnt to never assume you're the only one eyeing off a player in these things. we're all absolute cricket nerds after all

 

[StephenZA]

i've learnt to never assume you're the only one eyeing off a player in these things. we're all absolute cricket nerds after all

It was not so much that I thought people did not know about them, but that they would have been eyeing players with more test matches and proven record as this stage of the draft.

 

[Line and Length]

Each round I watch players I've highlighted disappear. There are still plenty of solid performers with limited caps but it might be time to think about those that might be a bit more 'expensive'.

 

[kingkallis]

wow that's crazy. I'd honestly never heard of this guy. FC century at 14 and 1000 FC runs before he hit 18. What a sad loss. Was he hyped as much as Sachin and Kambli before his death?

I first read about him on Cricketweb only. That too years ago. He was not hyped as Sachin and Kambli but since I had heard about Dhruv Pandove at the age of 14-15, we hype our youngsters a lil more than other cricket playing nations, I guess.

Few more articles I just found:

When A 19-Year-Old Archie Jackson Overshadowed Bradman & Hammond

After a fine debut hundred that showed both – skills and flair, Archie Jackson, to many, stood out out as a potential rival to Don Bradman.

wisden.com

Archie Jackson upstages Don Bradman on Test debut — CricketMash

February 4, 1929. Archie Jackson announced himself by scoring an impeccable 164 on debut against a strong English attack, a knock that put Don Bradman in the shade. Arunabha Sengupta recalls the brilliant innings from the batsman who died o

cricmash.com

The kid who was competition to Bradman

The player who many thought was a better batsman than the greatest of them all

www.espncricinfo.com

Archie Jackson: 18 facts about the Victor Trumper that never was

Archie Jackson was all set to become another outstanding Australian batsman when tuberculosis claimed him at a mere 23, nipping one of cricket s foremost talents in the bud.

www.cricketcountry.com

The third of the Don Bradman-Archie Jackson-Alec Marks triumvirate at NSW

Alec Marks formed a trinity with Don Bradman and Archie Jackson.

www.cricketcountry.com

 

[trundler]

I'm thirsty for Adcock (26 tests)

 

[Line and Length]

Another one bites the dust. He was my next target.

 

[trundler]

That makes it even with your Tyson pick

 

[JOJOXI]

Just to double check it is @Prince EWS next?

 

[ataraxia]

Just to double check it is @Prince EWS next?

Yep, I think so.