Draft suggestion: "Never met" XI

[ankitj]

Dean Jones who is 4th player in my team who played some cricket in 90s. Others are Kallis, Bishop and Slater. Luckily for me they never met each other.

Team:

1. Bruce Mitchell
2. Michael Slater
3. Steven Smith (c)
4. Jacques Kallis (5)
5. Clyde Walcott
6. Dean Jones
7. Mike Procter (2)
8. John Waite (+)
9. Hugh Trumble (4)
10. Dennis Lillee (1)
11. Ian Bishop (3)

Pretty happy with the team. Well balanced. 5 high quality test bowlers and a very deep batting line up.

 

[ankitj]

If you can see that no-one ahead of you can pick the player you want, feel free to jump in.

Even when this has been made free for all, the draft is not moving!

 

[OverratedSanity]

Alan Knott. If someone else can pick him, let me know, but I don't think anyone can.


Final XI:
WG Grace (6)
Simon Katich
Younis Khan
Javed Miandad
Martin Donnelly
Warwick Armstrong (5) (c)
Alan Knott (w)
Ray Lindwall (2)
Shane Bond (3)
Clarrie Grimmett (4)
Allan Donald (1)

 

[J_C]

Bump.

 

[ankitj]

2 drafters have timed out since my pick. Red_Hill is up.

 

[kingkallis]

Lee Irvine

 

[Red]

Feel free to skip me and I'll come on and pick my final two when I can get time.

 

[AndrewB]

George Ulyett

 

[vitalogy83]

bagapath > Slifer > JC > vitalogy83

 

[ankitj]

bagapath > Slifer > JC > vitalogy83

Bagapath has timed out as well since AndrewB's pick. Slifer is up.

 

[ankitj]

Order for Round 11:

ankitj - Dean Jones
kingkallis - Lee Irvine
SillyCowCorner1 - [Timed out x 2]
Red_Hill - [Timed out x 2]
AndrewB - George Ulyett
bagapath - Mohammad Azahruddin
Slifer - Jessie Ryder
JC - Sid Barnes
vitalogy83 - [Timed out]
mr_mister
OverratedSanity - Allan Knott
randycricfreak - Tim Paine
jimmy101
Himannv
Howe_zat

 

[bagapath]

Mohammad Azharuddin

Team

Matthew Hayden
Hanif Mohammad
Frank Worrell *
George Headley
Mohammad Azharuddin
Aubrey Faulkner (5)
Jock Cameron +
Peter Pollock (2)
Ryan Harris (3)
Andy Roberts (1)
Hugh Tayfield (4)

Quite happy with my team

Left-right, aggro-classical opening combo
Three middle order bats of unquestionable greatness
Best spin bowling all rounder ever
Stylish wicket keeper batsman
Three ferocious pacemen with great striking ability
One of the top three off spinners ever

I think this team is as good as any team can be

 

[Slifer]

Jessie Ryder. Doesnt look like anyone else picked him.

 

[Slifer]

Gavaskar '71-'87
A. Morris '46-'55
Azhar Ali '10-
Kohli* '11-
Ryder '20-'29
Cowper '64-'68 (5)
Gilchrist + '99-'00
Verity '31-'39 (4)
Fazal '52-'62 (2)
Ambrose '88-'00 (1)
Croft '77-'82 (3)

Not quite the team I wanted but solid team from top to bottom. Several players had overlapping careers but managed not to play a single test against each other (thank u politics). Glad I got to pick the much underrated Bob Cowper!!!

 

[J_C]

Sid Barnes.

Sid Barnes
Bill Ponsford
Clem Hill
Graeme Pollock
Greg Chappell (c) / 5
Virender Sehwag / 6
Quinton De Kock +
Alan Davidson / 2
Wasim Akram / 1
Erapalli Prasanna / 4
Charlie Turner / 3

 

[randycricfreak]

Tim Paine (wk)

 

[randycricfreak]

Gavaskar '71-'87
A. Morris '46-'55
Azhar Ali '10-
Kohli* '11-
Ryder '20-'29
Cowper '64-'68 (5)
Gilchrist + '99-'00
Verity '31-'39 (4)
Fazal '52-'62 (2)
Ambrose '88-'00 (1)
Croft '77-'82 (3)

Not quite the team I wanted but solid team from top to bottom. Several players had overlapping careers but managed not to play a single test against each other (thank u politics). Glad I got to pick the much underrated Bob Cowper!!!

Shame two of best test bats in the modern era, in Kolhli and Azhar Ali are not getting to play each othr.

 

[AndrewB]

Roy Fredericks
George Ulyett (7)
Ken Barrington
Cheteshwar Pujara
Keith Miller* (3)
Jack Gregory (4)
Les Ames+
Richard Hadlee (2)
Shane Warne (5)
Colin Blythe (6)
Tom Richardson (1)

With due respect to a decent top 4, I clearly neglected the batting and have ended up with a rather overpowered bowling line-up in a team packed with all-rounders. Should be a fun team to watch at least!

 

[ankitj]

Vitalogy83 timed out. Mr_mr is up.

 

[mr_mister]

Nathan Astle



Victor Trumper
Vijay Merchant
Dudley Nourse
Kevin Pietersen
Allan Border *
Nathan Astle 5
Farokh Engineer +
Harold Larwood 1
Ted McDonald 3
Jack Cowie 2
Sonny Ramadhin 4