Draft idea - may need work...

[Teuton]

Oh I have a double pick I think,

Steve Smith (4/12/2013 - 12/9/2019)

55 matches, 6177 runs @73

 

[Teuton]

@kingkallis > Pothas > Teuton

Just realised that this skipped @trundler, who was originally after kk

 

[Pothas]

Did he time out or just missed out?

He can take the double pick before I make my next one.

 

[JOJOXI]

Did he time out or just missed out?

He can take the double pick before I make my next one.

Missed out although he would have timed out 2hrs ago, kingkallis timed out and you were tagged on basis of you being next according to the quoted upcoming picks

 

[trundler]

I'll have the last 25 tests SF Barnes played.

 

[Pothas]

Should have taken his last 10 matches where he averaged 10.

Take your second pick now if you want, only seems fair as you got skipped.

 

[AndrewB]

Round 1:
Line and Length: Garfield Sobers, 17 Jan 1958 - 14 Mar 1968 (50)
ataraxia: Mohammad Yousuf, 26 Dec 2003 - 20 Jul 2009 (35)
Himannv: Richard Hadlee, (tbc)
Michaelf7777777: Ian Botham, 11 Aug 1977 - 8 Jul 1982 (50)
Fuller Pilch: Adam Gilchrist, 5 Nov 1999 - 8 Mar 2002 (30, tbc)
JOJOXI: Imran Khan, 1 Jan 1982 - 12 Dec 1991 (50)
AndrewB: Shaun Pollock, 6 Aug 1998 - 30 Sep 2003 (50)
kingkallis
trundler: Sydney Barnes, 17 Jan 1902 - 14 Feb 1914 (25)
Pothas: Muttiah Muralitharan, 28 Jun 2000 - 14 Jul 2007 (60)
Teuton: Waqar Younis, 19 Jan 1990 - 05 Oct 1994 (30)

Round 2:
Teuton: Steve Smith, 04 Dec 2013 - 12 Jul 2019 (55)
Pothas: Malcolm Marshall, 10 Apr 1981 - 28 Apr 1989 (55)
trundler: Glenn McGrath, 28 Feb 1997 - 23 Aug 2001 (50)
kingkallis
AndrewB: Ricky Ponting, 8 Nov 2001 - 5 Dec 2006 (60)
JOJOXI: Andy Flower, 1 Jun 2000 - 31 Dec 2001 (10)
Fuller Pilch
Michaelf7777777
Himannv
ataraxia
Line and Length

 

[Pothas]

Malcolm Marshall (10 April 1981-28 April 1989) 55 matches, 1327 runs @21.40 and 295 wickets @19.25.

 

[Pothas]

@trundler

 

[trundler]

Glenn McGrath - 50 tests 28/02/1997 to 23/08/2001

 

[AndrewB]

@kingkallis (pick + catch-up pick)

 

[Himannv]

8 hours have gone by since the last pick, so I'm guessing @AndrewB is up as per the order.

 

[AndrewB]

Ricky Ponting, 8 Nov 2001 - 5 Dec 2006 (60 Tests): 6409 @ 72.82

@JOJOXI

 

[JOJOXI]

Andy Flower (1 Jun 2000 to 31 Dec 2001) = 15 Matches = Bat Average - 95.77

@Fuller Pilch

 

[JOJOXI]

@Fuller Pilch has timed out
@Michaelf7777777 up
@Himannv up in just over an hour with Hadlee match span still to be confirmed.

 

[Himannv]

Curtly Ambrose

 

[Himannv]

@ataraxia is up as well with that.

 

[Himannv]

Let me spend some time and figure out how to get the exact stats for their peaks from statsguru.

 

[ataraxia]

I realise now that picking MoYo (35 tests, 3713 runs at 62.93) wasn't the wisest thing to do. I'll have Keith Miller's first 50 tests (2727 runs at 38.40, 153 wkts at 22.92)

4) Mohammad Yousuf (35 tests, 3713 runs at 62.93)
5) Keith Miller (50 tests, 2727 runs at 38.40, 153 wkts at 22.92)

 

[Himannv]

So now that I'm actually looking at the numbers more closely, it's slightly difficult to decide which peak to go for. If I consider Ambrose's career, I could go with any one of these really:

• 40 Test peak where he has 189 wickets at 19.12
• 30 Test peak where he has 158 wickets at 18.41
• A much shorter peak of about 15 Tests where he averages around 17

The 30 Test peak sounds like the one to go with, but it really depends on who else I pick who might have a better/worse 40 Test peak. In short, I think it's difficult to decide without having a rough idea of who else you end up picking.