CW Draft League - The Reserves

[Dan]

Originally Posted by Howe_zat

So what're the rules for new entrants here?

If you want in, I'll put you in the next draft. Top 2 go up into the Draft League proper, and the bottom 2 of their draft come in here.


Ankit, may I suggest Herbie Collins.


Cabinet -> Camo -> rvd (x2)

[Camo999]

Reckon Cabinet may have timed out by now.

I'll go for Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji if he's still available.

Team currently as follows:

Barnes
Grace
Duleep
Mead
Trumper
Ponsford
Constantine
Spofforth
Martindale
Strudwick
Ironmonger

[Dan]

I'll take Cyril Washbrook and Walter Robbins to round out my XI.

1. Bruce Mitchell [6]
2. Cyril Washbrook
3. Clem Hill
4. Walter Hammond [5]
5. Maurice Leyland
6. Martin Donnelly
7. Monty Noble [3] c
8. George Hirst [2]
9. Jack Blackham +
10. Harold Larwood [1]
11. Clarrie Grimmett [4]

(Walter Robbins)

Robbins to play if the pitch turns, otherwise George Hirst will open the bowling with Larwood, and Bruce Mitchell acts as a second spinner. If Robbins plays, that honour passes to Noble, with Hammond acting as a third seamer.

[Camo999]

Nice lineup RVD.

Similarly Bernie Bosanquet can come into my squad and play in the event of a rank turner, however I'll back the three pronged pace attack of Martindale, Spofforth and Constantine in most cases.

SG Barnes
*WG Grace [5]
KS Duleepsinhji
CP Mead
VT Trumper
WH Ponsford
LN Constantine [3]
FR Spofforth [2]
EA Martindale [1]
+H Strudwick
H Ironmonger [4]

BJT Bosanquet (12th)

[morgieb]

CB Fry

[Agent TBY]

Well, what was supposed to be the most straightforward pick has surprisingly turned into the most difficult one I've had to make in this draft. I had no idea this player was eligible, but now that I know he is, I simply have to pick him.

I also figured that it's a bit redundant to have three bowlers in the team who all spin it in the same direction, even if they're very different types of bowlers. And, well, Faulkner and Macartney aren't going anywhere, so it'll have to be Mailey who makes way.

Dies Irae CC

1. Vijay Merchant
2. Stewie Dempster
3. Charles Macartney (6)
4. Lindsay Hassett
5. Douglas Jardine (c)
6. Aubrey Faulkner (5)
7. Les Ames (wk)
8. Maurice Tate (1)
9. Bill Voce (4)
10. Jack Cowie (2)
11. Tom Richardson (3)

12th man: Arthur Mailey (will replace either Voce or Richardson on rank turners)

Loving that attack.

[Agent TBY]

Round 1:
Camo999 - WG Grace
8ankitj - Sydney Barnes
Cabinet96 - Jack Hobbs
rvd619323 - Wally Hammond
Agent TBY - Les Ames
MrPrez - Bill O'Reilly
morgieb - George Lohmann

Round 2:
morgieb - Len Hutton
MrPrez - Denis Compton
Agent TBY - Aubrey Faulkner
rvd619323 - Harold Larwood
Cabinet96 - Hedley Verity
8ankitj - George Headley
Camo999 - Victor Trumper

Round 3:
rvd619323 - Clarrie Grimmet
MrPrez - Bill Woodfull
Cabinet96 - Charlie Turner
8ankitj - Jack Gregory
Agent TBY - Maurice Tate
morgieb - Herbert Sutcliffe
Camo999 - Fred Spofforth

Round 4:
Camo999 - Learie Constantine
morgieb - Hugh Trumble
Agent TBY - Douglas Jardine
8ankitj - Dudley Nourse
Cabinet96 - Eddie Paynter
MrPrez - Wilfred Rhodes
rvd619323 - Monty Noble

Round 5:
rvd619323 - Bruce Mitchell
Camo999 - Bert Ironmonger
MrPrez - Stan McCabe
8ankitj - KS Ranjitsinhji
morgieb - Charlie Blythe
Cabinet96 - Patsy Hendren
Agent TBY - Vijay Merchant

Round 6:
Agent TBY - Charles Macartney
Cabinet96 - Johnny Briggs
morgieb - Frank Woolley
8ankitj - JJ Ferris
MrPrez - Bill Bowes
Camo999 - Bill Ponsford
rvd619323 - Clem Hill

Round 7:
Camo999 - Phil Mead
MrPrez - Archie Jackson
Agent TBY - Bill Voce
morgieb - George Giffen
rvd619323 - Maurice Leyland
Cabinet96 - Bert Oldfield
8ankitj - Jock Cameron

Round 8:
8ankitj - Arthur Shrewsbury
Cabinet96 - Warwick Armstong
rvd619323 - Jack Blackham
morgieb - Herbie Taylor
Agent TBY - Lindsay Hassett
MrPrez - Frank Foster
Camo999 - Sidney Barnes

Round 9:
MrPrez - Jack Ryder
8ankitj - Bobby Peel
rvd619323 - Martin Donnelly
Agent TBY - Arthur Mailey
Cabinet96 - Ernest Tyldesley
morgieb - Warren Bardsley
Camo999 - Bert Strudwick

Round 10:
Camo999 - Manny Martindale
morgieb - Dick Lilley
Cabinet96 - Charles Kelleway
Agent TBY - Tom Richardson
rvd619323 - George Hirst
8ankitj - Tich Freeman
MrPrez

Round 11:
8ankitj - Herbie Collins
MrPrez
Agent TBY - Stewie Dempster
morgieb - Jack Saunders
Cabinet96
Camo999 - Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji
rvd619323 - Cyril Washbrook

Round 12:
rvd619323 - Walter Robbins
Camo999 - Bernie Bosanquet
Cabinet96
morgieb - CB Fry
Agent TBY - Jack Cowie
MrPrez
8ankitj - Stanley Jackson

Pretty sure everyone's timed out now so you guys can just pick whoever the **** you want. Just pick and finish it off, ****s!

MrPrez x3, Cabinet x2 due.

[8ankitj]

Arthur Shrewsbury
Herbie Collins +
KS Ranjitsinhji
George Headley
Dudley Nourse
Jack Gregory
Jock Cameron +
Bobby Peel
JJ Ferris
Tich Freeman
Sydney Barnes

12th man - Stanley Jackson

[Dan]

Originally Posted by 8ankitj

Arthur Shrewsbury
Herbie Collins +
KS Ranjitsinhji
George Headley
Dudley Nourse
Jack Gregory
Jock Cameron +
Bobby Peel
JJ Ferris
Tich Freeman
Sydney Barnes

12th man - Stanley Jackson

Good value to grab in Round 12.

[8ankitj]

Originally Posted by rvd619323

Good value to grab in Round 12.

Yes, I was surprised to note that he was available. I could in fact put him in first XI but don't want to replace any of the three middle order bats, don't want to play one bowler less, and not sure if I should have a non specialist opener. What would you do if you had my 12?

[Jager]

Ankit, I'd play Jackson at 6 if I had your XI and play Gregory at 7 - ditch Peel or Freeman IMO.

[Jager]

Originally Posted by morgieb

CB Fry

best pick

[8ankitj]

OK, this is my final line up:

Arthur Shrewsbury
Herbie Collins +
KS Ranjitsinhji
George Headley
Dudley Nourse
Stanley Jackson
Jack Gregory
Jock Cameron +
Bobby Peel
JJ Ferris
Sydney Barnes

12th man - Tich Freeman

[Agent TBY]

I wish you could change your numbers 9 and 10 around, just to make whoever reads out your team say "Ferris, Peel".

[Cabinet96]

Cyril Walters

Tip Foster