Four Eras Test Draft

[Pothas]

Courtney Walsh (Post WSC)

@JOJOXI

 

[Line and Length]

After 4 completed rounds it is interesting to see the breakdown of selections v eras.

Pre WW1 we have had 12 picks with a further 20 to come
Between the Wars - 17 picks & 31 to come
WWII - WSC - 18 & 30 to come
Post WSC - 17 and 31 to come

It could get interesting at the pointy end of the draft.

 

[JOJOXI]

Charles Macartney (pre WW1)

@Red

 

[Red]

Hugh Trumble (pre WW1)

Hugh Trumble (19 May 1867 – 14 August 1938) was an Australian cricketer who played 32 Test matches as a bowling all-rounder between 1890 and 1904. He captained the Australian team in two Tests, winning both. Trumble took 141 wickets in Test cricket—a world record at the time of his retirement—at an average of 21.78 runs per wicket. He is one of only four bowlers to twice take a hat-trick in Test cricket. Observers in Trumble's day, including the authoritative Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, regarded him as ranking among the great Australian bowlers of the Golden Age of cricket. He was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1897 and the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame, established in 1996, inducted him in 2004.

A tall and thin off spinner, Trumble delivered the ball at a quicker pace than most spin bowlers, using his height and uncommonly long fingers to his greatest advantage. He was at his best on the softer pitches of England, but his accuracy and variations in pace enabled him to take wickets on the harder pitches of Australia. He was a dependable lower order batsman and a fine fielder in the slips. He was recognised as a shrewd thinker about the game and was popular with team-mates and opponents, with a penchant for practical jokes.

 

[Silver Silva]

Thanks brothers for the wishes. My child is recovering from Dengue fever , just was setting her up in the hospital, will play the draft have a great day everyone.

 

[capt_Luffy]

@Bitmap

 

[Red]

Red Hill CC XI

Bill Woodfull
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Ricky Ponting
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Alan Davidson
Hugh Trumble
Malcolm Marshall
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[honestbharani]

Thanks brothers for the wishes. My child is recovering from Dengue fever , just was setting her up in the hospital, will play the draft have a great day everyone.

Glad its being taken care of and wish her a very speedy full recovery.

 

[Bitmap]

Stan McCabe (inter wars)

@trundler

 

[Line and Length]

Stan McCabe (inter wars)

@trundler

 

[Krypto]

Was on my list as well however behind Faulkner and Compton , was seriously considering picking him up if he wasn't taken in my next pick , the thing is there is 4 now 3 that I taught will be gone by now and not sure what to make of it . Seeing that there is only 3 before my next pick i am pondering should I change my strategy and risk team balance to pick one of them up or stay the coarse . At least a couple of drafters before I face that conundrum .

 

[capt_Luffy]

Was on my list as well however behind Faulkner and Compton , was seriously considering picking him up if he wasn't taken in my next pick , the thing is there is 4 now 3 that I taught will be gone by now and not sure what to make of it . Seeing that there is only 3 before my next pick i am pondering should I change my strategy and risk team balance to pick one of them up or stay the coarse . At least a couple of drafters before I face that conundrum .

Stan was my next target pick as well..... I took Ames in the last pick to secure whom I consider the best non-modern wicky batter; but now I am not sure whether it was the right call

 

[Krypto]

Stan was my next target pick as well..... I took Ames in the last pick to secure whom I consider the best non-modern wicky batter; but now I am not sure whether it was the right call

I did something similar as the early Gilchrist pick got me a bit rattled so chose Jock Cameron who I rate same as you rate Ames and subsequently losing out on 2 picks 1 main and one secondary for the same spot so some adjustments has been made .

 

[trundler]

Monty Noble (pre WW1)

@Himannv

 

[Himannv]

C. B Fry (Pre WW1)

@Line and Length

 

[Line and Length]

Brian Statham (WWII - WSC)

@Krypto

 

[Line and Length]

Here is an updated list of selections made:

Four Eras Draft
Participant	Pre WWI (pre 1914)	Between the Wars	Pre WSC	Post WSC
Silver Silva	J.Hobbs	B.Ponsford	M.Holding
			T.Greig
	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Bitmap	S.Barnes	S.McCabe	V.Richards	Waqar Younis
			G.Pollock
	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
ankitj/Cricket Bliss			Imran Khan	B.Lara
			N.Harvey	J.Kallis
	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Red	H.Trumble	B.Woodfull	A.Davidson	M.Marshall
				R.Ponting
	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Patience Acc. + Gut	F.Spofforth	B.O'Reilly	R.Lindwall	S.Smith
	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Krypto	A.Faulkner	J.Cameron
	F.Woolley	D.Compton
	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Himannv	C.B.Fry		G.Sobers	A.Donald
			D.Lillee	P.Cummins
	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
JOJOXI	S.Jackson	D.Nourse	K.Miller	S.Tendulkar
	C.Macartney
	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
trundler	M.Noble	B.Mitchell	R.Hadlee
			S.Gavaskar
	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX		J.Garner
Pothas	Ranjitsinhji		G.Chappell	G.McGrath
				S.Warne
	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX			C.Walsh
Line & Length	V.Trumper		F.Trueman	M.Muralitharan
	G.Lohmann		B.Statham
	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Teuton		L.Hutton	M.Procter	Wasim Akram
		H.Verity
	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Andrew B		H.Sutcliffe	B.Richards	A.Gilchrist
				S.Pollock
	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Fuller Pilch	W.G.Grace	C.Grimmett	A.Roberts
		H.Larwood
	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
ataraxia	C.Hill	G.Headley		D.Steyn
	W.Armstrong
	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
capt_Luffy	W.Rhodes	W.Hammond		C.Ambrose
		L.Ames
	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

 

[Krypto]

Maurice Tate debut between wars. @Patience and Accuracy+Gut

 

[Himannv]

C. B. Fry is a pre-WW1 player @Line and Length

 

[ataraxia]

C. B. Fry is a pre-WW1 player @Line and Length

So is Armstrong for that matter.