Test Cricket Draft

[kingkallis]

I'll go for Jonathan Rhodes, the flying machine. From time to time we will let Dessy Haynes or Kalli take some rest so Jonty can come to the ground and do his magic on the field.

CricZo XI

1. Graeme Smith ( 2002 )
2. Desmond Haynes ( 1978 )
3. Ricky Ponting ( 1995 )
4. Alvin Kallicharan ( 1972 )
5. Mohammad Azharuddin ( 1985 )
6. Robin Smith ( 1988 )
7. Ian Healy ( 1988 )
8. Graeme Swann ( 2008 )
9. Dale Steyn ( 2004 )
10. Curtley Ambrose ( 1988 )
11. Jeff Thomson ( 1973 )

12. Jonty Rhodes ( 1992 )

Country wise Quota

West Indies : 3/3
Australia : 3/3
South Africa : 3/3
England : 2/3
India : 1/3

 

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Abbott's XI

-Virender Sehwag
- Andrew Strauss
- Stephen Fleming (c)
- Sachin Tendulkar
- A.B. DeVilliers (wk)
- Darren Lehmann
- Andrew Symonds
- Daniel Vettori
- Wasim Akram
- Andy Roberts
- Craig McDermott


Paul Collingwood as my 12th. Handy cricketer, great fielder. One Pom I always liked!

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Michaelf7777--->AndyZaltzHair--->Himmanv

AgentTBY due to pick

 

[Michaelf7777777]

Terry Alderman for my final pick please

Charter 77 Final Squad

Gordon Greenidge
John Wright
Richie Richardson (*)
Jaques Kallis
Michael Hussey
Nathan Astle
MS Dhoni (+)
Shaun Pollock
Chaminda Vaas
Iqbal Qasim
Bruce Reid

12th Man: Terry Alderman

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

I'll take Kim Hughes for this round. His average doesn't truly reflect how good of a player he was

1. Graham Gooch*
2. Chris Gayle
3. Andrew Jones
4. Javed Miandad
5. David Gower
6. Kim Hughes
7. Andrew Flintoff
8. Rod Marsh+
9. Richard Hadlee
10. Joel Garner
11. Abdul Qadir

12. Sourav Ganguly

 

[Himannv]

I'll take Colin Bland. One of the best fielders in cricket's history and he's an aggressive batsman with an average of 49.08 in test cricket.

 

[Himannv]

01. Saeed Anwar
02. Kepler Wessels
03. Jonathan Trott
04. Greg Chappell
05. Graham Thorpe
06. Shane Watson
07. Imran Khan*
08. Ian Botham
09. Ian Smith+
10. Shane Bond
11. Rangana Herath

12. Colin Bland

Can even have Bland ahead of Watson if I feel the need.

 

[Michaelf7777777]

Pretty sure Bland debuted before 1970

 

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I'll take Colin Bland. One of the best fielders in cricket's history and he's an aggressive batsman with an average of 49.08 in test cricket.

Debuted in 61.

 

[kingkallis]

Bland? Sam, you have lost it! I would have picked him earlier but he debuted way before 1970 for sure

 

[kingkallis]

Switch him with another Colin

 

[AldoRaine18]

12 hours were up, so I am picking Carl Hooper

 

[Himannv]

LOL, forgetting the rules for this one and was wondering why he wasn't picked until now. Apologies all.

 

[Himannv]

Thilakaratne Dilshan then.

 

[Agent TBY]

Mushtaq Ahmed to be my twelfth man and second spinner when needed.

01. Gavaskar
02. Jayasuriya (6)
03. Lara
04. M. Waugh
05. Flower (+)
06. Martyn
07. Greig (5)
08. Harbhajan (4)
09. Gillespie (2)
10. Zaheer (1)
11. Akhtar (3)

12: Ahmed

 

[Jager]

Next players to come...

MichaelF7777
AndyZaltzHair
Himmanv
AldoRaine18
Blakus
Marcuss
Jager

 

[AldoRaine18]

Only the last 3 are left. Rest have picked.

 

[Blakus]

Wasim Raja

 

[Eds]

Excellent pick from Blakus. Actually taught at my primary school for a period after he retired, and worked there up until his untimely death whilst playing for Surrey Seniors. Delighted to see him picked - great man.

 

[Jarquis]

1. Atherton
2. Langer
3. Sangakkara
4. Vengsarkar
5. Clarke
6. Prior
7. Cairns
8. Shakib
9. Muralitharan
10. Anderson
11. Akhtar

12.Daryll Cullinan