Scorecard Draft

[kingkallis]

I'll take this macartney hack. Sick of looking at scorecards.

1st Test: England v Australia at Nottingham, Jun 12-15, 1926 | Cricket Scorecard | Cricinfo.com

Couldn't take about my first 8 choices, sick of this diabolical game. At least kingkallis's team can now be discarded and there can be a fair discussion because bradman wont be in the mix.

Hey dude, why would they discard my team???

I had picked O'Rielly and didnt actually know about the rule thats why I wanted to check again! We had a client and his work was in the final phase thus couldnt spend more time on CI.

 

[Himannv]

So now either Micheal with the 7's or kingkallis can pick I guess.

 

[kingkallis]

I will pick, dont want anyone else to blame me for delaying the game...

My pick is Aubrey Faulkner

CricZo XI :

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3. Donald Bradman / [ c ]
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5.
6. Aubrey Faulkner / o
7.
8. Malcolm Marshall o /
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11.

 

[Somerset]

Good pick in Macartney TBH - I'd heard little about him before I picked him for one of my sides in a draft a year or so ago, and have taken the opportunity to read up on him since.

As for missing picks deliberately for strategic reasons, I think its somewhat poor form - the draft is for fun at the end of the day, and I know some take it to another level with spreadsheets, etc. but if you're in a bad situation then just run with it!!

 

[Jarquis]

You weren't delaying the game, it had gone past you already.

 

[Himannv]

Aubrey Faulkner is a fantastic pick. Sorts out the All Rounder problem for sure..

 

[kingkallis]

Aubrey Faulkner is a fantastic pick. Sorts out the All Rounder problem for sure..

I heard about him through GI Joe's pick in some other draft coupla months ago! After that checked some other articles / posts and decided to go with him...

 

[Himannv]

Round 1:

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NUFAN - Muttiah Muralitharan
weldone - Adam Gilchrist
Noble One - Glenn Mcgrath
Cevno - Curtly Ambrose
Blakus - Vivian Richards
Himmanv - Imran Khan
honestbharani - Richard Hadlee
kingkallis - Malcolm Marshall
GI Joe - Brian Lara
Shri - Kumar Sangakkara
pskov - Shane Warne
HeathDavisSpeed - Jacques Kallis
Somerset - Sachin Tendulkar
marc71178 - Wasim Akram
Marcuss - Waqar Younis
Jamee999 - Ricky Ponting
Michaelf7777777 - Andy Flower
Riggins - Michael Slater

Round 2:

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Riggins - Rahul Dravid
Michaelf7777777 - Shaun Pollock
Jamee999 - Courtney Walsh
Marcuss - Kapil Dev
marc71178 - Ian Botham
Somerset - Dennis Lillee
HeathDavisSpeed - Joel Garner
pskov - Sunil Gavaskar
Shri - Garry Sobers
GI Joe - Keith Miller
kingkallis - Donald Bradman
honestbharani - Wally Hammond
Himmanv - Jack Hobbs
Blakus - Sydney Barnes
Cevno - Wilfred Rhodes
Noble One - Clarrie Grimmett
weldone - George Headley
NUFAN - Fred Trueman

Round 3:

pskov - Alan Davidson
Jamee999 - Len Hutton
Marcuss - Les Ames
GI Joe - Herbert Sutcliffe
kingkallis - Aubrey Faulkner
Riggins - Charles Macartney
Michaelf7777777
Shri
weldone
Blakus
NUFAN
Cevno
Noble One
HeathDavisSpeed
Himmanv
Somerset
marc71178
honestbharani

Round 4:

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marc71178
honestbharani
Somerset
Himmanv
HeathDavisSpeed
Noble One
Cevno
NUFAN
Blakus
weldone
Shri
Michaelf7777777
Riggins
kingkallis
GI Joe
Marcuss
Jamee999
pskov

 

[G.I.Joe]

I heard about him through GI Joe's pick in some other draft coupla months ago! After that checked some other articles / posts and decided to go with him...

He's always my trump card Gutted you've got him now.



EDIT: Michaelf7777777 to go from Faulkner, not McCartney.

 

[weldone]

Sorts out the All Rounder problem for sure..

I believe there is no problem called 'the All Rounder problem' in test cricket...

 

[G.I.Joe]

kingkallis with the most awesome trio now IMO. Even disregarding Bradman's advantage, he's got a top class ATG batsman, arguably the best quick, and an ATG all rounder that fills in for both a batsman and leg spinner. After Bradman and Faulkner, I feel like I'm making all the selections for him though

 

[Jarquis]

Suppose the draft's a lot easier if you wait until a good time to pick

 

[kingkallis]

kingkallis with the most awesome trio now IMO. Even disregarding Bradman's advantage, he's got a top class ATG batsman, arguably the best quick, and an ATG all rounder that fills in for both a batsman and leg spinner. After Bradman and Faulkner, I feel like I'm making all the selections for him though

Dude, the way you twisted my leg by deliberately selecting that scorecard, I aint gonna forget that!

Bradman, Marshall and O'Rielly would have been better!

 

[kingkallis]

Suppose the draft's a lot easier if you wait until a good time to pick

LOL

I wish I hadnt made that mistake of picking O'Rielly in the 1st place, I surely could have gone with Aubrey from that scorecard as well...

 

[G.I.Joe]

Hey, handing over the Don on a silver platter makes up for a dozen screw-overs easily. Stop playing the victim!

 

[Himannv]

I believe there is no problem called 'the All Rounder problem' in test cricket...

Debatable. It certainly aids in balance when composing a side.

 

[kingkallis]

Hey, handing over the Don on a silver platter makes up for a dozen screw-overs easily. Stop playing the victim!

Ermm cant complaint

 

[weldone]

Debatable. It certainly aids in balance when composing a side.

Well, Lloyd's West Indies didn't have an all-rounder, neither did Warne-McGrath's Australia. But those sides were more successful than Sobers' West Indies, Imran's Pakistan, Botham's England, Faulkner's South Africa or Kapil's India, no?

6 good batsmen, 4 good bowlers and a wicketkeeper who can hold a bat makes a very good test lineup. Of course, I'm not saying that if you have a champion all-rounder at your disposal, you shouldn't use it. All I'm saying is that an all-rounder isn't a necessity in a test squad.

 

[Himannv]

Agree its not a necessity. Extremely useful to have one though, not least because I have one of the best

 

[Shri]

Well, Lloyd's West Indies didn't have an all-rounder, neither did Warne-McGrath's Australia. But those sides were more successful than Sobers' West Indies, Imran's Pakistan, Botham's England, Faulkner's South Africa or Kapil's India, no?

6 good batsmen, 4 good bowlers and a wicketkeeper who can hold a bat makes a very good test lineup. Of course, I'm not saying that if you have a champion all-rounder at your disposal, you shouldn't use it. All I'm saying is that an all-rounder isn't a necessity in a test squad.

Isn't necessary but great when you have one.