Scorecard Draft

[honestbharani]

There'll be a trump card available somewhere I reckon.

lol.. hope it is available till I get to make my pick..

 

[NUFAN]

There'll be a trump card available somewhere I reckon.

not if Cevno uses the first or last test that old mate played..

 

[weldone]

Lohmann is a great acquisition at this stage. Who knows, he might have well been the best bowler in history.

I needed a fast bowler at this stage. So, would have chosen Lohmann over everyone of the pre-WWI era except Barnes (even the old man, if he were available to me) at this stage. Good that Trumble was picked just before me.

Team so far:
George Headley
Adam Gilchrist+
George Lohmann

 

[kingkallis]

Come on Cevno...

 

[Noble One]

It is going to be very interesting waiting for the draft to cross back over the WW2 divide.

I think currently we are simply pillaging all the pre WW2 players, before we move back again. Numerous players played both sides of the war who I would consider in the Top 200 cricketers of all time, shouldn't be an issue to move back again.

It would be great if Cevno makes his vote within the next 2 hours, otherwise I'll be in bed.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Yeah it was almost impossible to stop really, looking forward to seeing who Noble One picks if Cevno picks who we think Joe.

I can think of two very fine players who can get us back to the post WW1 era in two consecutive picks should Cevno pick him. I dare say those three consecutive picks would be the pre-war equivalent of the Sobers-Miller-Bradman picks we had earlier.

 

[Riggins]

I wish I knew anything about these old guys. Then again.

 

[Cevno]

Sorry for the delay guys.Left my computer on and went to sleep so was probably coming online.

Was torn between A batsmen, a bowler and this chap ,but in the end had to take-

W.G Grace.

1st Test: Australia v England at Melbourne, Jan 1-6, 1892 | Cricket Scorecard | Cricinfo.com


My 3 players so far-


W.G Grace
Wilfred Rhodes
Curtly Ambrose

 

[Himannv]

Noble One up next. As for me, I'm off to bed. Hope I can make my pick once I'm awake.

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 - Colin Blythe
Shri - Hugh Trumble
weldone - George Lohmann
Blakus - Frederick Spofforth
NUFAN - Charlie Turner
Cevno - W.G Grace
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

 

[Noble One]

Somehow ending up with an all-Australian side, but this player is too hard to miss.

Victor Trumper

1st Test: England v Australia at Nottingham, Jun 1-3, 1899 | Cricket Scorecard | Cricinfo.com

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Warwick Armstrong

5th Test: Australia v England at Sydney, Feb 21-27, 1908 | Cricket Scorecard | Cricinfo.com

Youssou N'Dour's Prime Minster's 2nd Select Reserves

1.
2.
3. Jacques Kallis
4.
5.
6. Warwick Armstrong
7.
8.
9.
10. Joel Garner
11.

 

[Somerset]

Some magnificent legends of the game picked up in the last half-dozen tips or so - its a shame I've missed the likes of Grace, Barnes, Lohmann, Spofforth, etc. in this very early period of test cricket though I still have my eye on a few historic greats providing I get a good scorecard from Himannv.

 

[NUFAN]

Wish Cevno had of used Grace's last Test. No idea who Noble One would have picked then!

 

[Himannv]

Stanley Jackson

5th Test: England v Australia at The Oval, Aug 14-16, 1905 | Cricket Scorecard | Cricinfo.com

 

[Cevno]

Wish Cevno had of used Grace's last Test. No idea who Noble One would have picked then!

Charlie Turner didn't play that match. So i couldn't have used it.

 

[Cevno]

Somerset's turn

 

[kingkallis]

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 - Colin Blythe
Shri - Hugh Trumble
weldone - George Lohmann
Blakus - Frederick Spofforth
NUFAN - Charlie Turner
Cevno - W.G Grace
Noble One - Victor Trumper
HeathDavisSpeed - Warwick Armstrong
Himmanv - Stanley Jackson
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

 

[Somerset]

Had my eye on KS Ranjitsinhji so very pleased to add him to my side:
2nd Test: England v Australia at Manchester, Jul 16-18, 1896 | Cricket Scorecard | Cricinfo.com

Somerset XI:
Sachin Tendulkar
KS Ranjitsinhji
Dennis Lillee

 

[Himannv]

marc next..

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 - Colin Blythe
Shri - Hugh Trumble
weldone - George Lohmann
Blakus - Frederick Spofforth
NUFAN - Charlie Turner
Cevno - W.G Grace
Noble One - Victor Trumper
HeathDavisSpeed - Warwick Armstrong
Himmanv - Stanley Jackson
Somerset - Kumar Ranjitsinhji
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

 

[weldone]

My prediction: After 10-20 more picks, we'll come back to post WWII era; and will probably never revisit the pre-war (at least not pre-WWI) era. If that is the case, I'd like the number to be 20, and not 10.