CW Draft League - The Reserves

[morgieb]

Gilbert Jessop, the ancient slogger.

[Dan]

I considered him, but decided against it due to his running between the wickets.

Can't be worse than Shane Watson

Might get Compo to open then, gives him the opportunity to bat aggressively and take advantage of the fields while preventing him from being in charge of working it around in the middle overs.

[Michaelf7777777]

Quite how he has not been picked yet, I do not know but I'll take WG Grace as my next pick

Charter 77 so far

Barry Richards
WG Grace
Graeme Pollock
John R Reid
Warwick Armstrong (*)
Jack Gregory
Learie Constantine
Clarrie Grimmett

[Jager]

I considered him, but decided against it due to his running between the wickets.

Would love to see the percentage of runouts he was involved in. I don't entirely buy that perception yet

[Monk]

Round One:
morgieb - Sydney Barnes
Valer - Walter Hammond
rvd619323 - Keith Miller
Monk - Ray Lindwall
Michael7777777 - Barry Richards

Round Two:
Michael7777777 - Graeme Pollock
Monk - Clyde Walcott
rvd619323 - Mike Procter
Valer - Bill O'Reilly
morgieb - Jack Hobbs

Round Three:
Michael7777777 - Clarrie Grimmett
Monk - Alan Davidson
morgieb - Hedley Verity
Valer - Fred Trueman
rvd619323 - Charlie Macartney

Round Four:
rvd619323 - Harold Larwood
Valer - Aubrey Faulkner
morgieb - Trevor Goddard
Monk - Victor Trumper
Michael7777777 - Jack Gregory

Round Five:
Monk - Richie Benaud
Michael7777777 - John R. Reid
rvd619323 - Neil Harvey
morgieb - George Lohmann
Valer - Les Ames

Round Six:
Valer - George Headley
morgieb - Stan McCabe
rvd619323 - Everton Weekes
Michael7777777 - Learie Constantine
Monk - Charlie Turner

Round Seven:
Michael7777777 - Warwick Armstrong
morgieb - Len Hutton
rvd619323 - CB Fry
Valer - Bill Lockwood
Monk- Archie Jackson

Round Eight:
Monk- Monty Noble
Valer- Bill Johnstone
rvd619323- Dennis Compton
morgieb- Gilbert Jessop
Michael7777777- WG Grace

Round Nine:
rvd619323- Subhash Gupte
Monk- Frank Woolley
morgieb
Michael7777777
Valer

Round Ten:
Valer
Michael7777777
morgieb
Monk
rvd619323

Round Eleven:
Monk
Michael7777777
rvd619323
Valer
morgieb

Round Twelve:
morgieb
Valer
rvd619323
Michael7777777
Monk

[Monk]

Quite how he has not been picked yet, I do not know but I'll take WG Grace as my next pick

I considered him with my last two picks. I always struggle with the fact he was a cheat and a bully. But no doubt he'd have been a great ODI player, and he'd have definitely enjoyed the cash on offer from the IPL and other T20 comps.

[Dan]

Subhash Gupte.

He's a big turner of the ball, has a wonderful googly and remained incredibly economical throughout his whole career.

1. C.B. Fry (5)
2. Denis Compton (7)
3. Charles Macartney (6)
4. Everton Weekes
5. Keith Miller* (4)
6. Neil Harvey
7. Mike Procter (3)
8. Wicketkeeper+
9. Harold Larwood (2)
10. Fast Bowler (1)
11. Subhash Gupte (5)

[Monk]

Frank Woolley

Will bat at 6 and be a 6th bowling option of good variety if needed. Strikes me as a good "finisher" because of his style, and he also adds a bit in the field.

Frank Edward Woolley, who died aged 91, was beyond doubt one of the finest and most elegant left-handed all-rounders of all time. In a first-class career extending from 1906 to 1938 he hit 58,969 runs - a total exceeded only by Sir Jack Hobbs - including 145 centuries, to average 40.75; he took 2,068 wickets for 19.85 runs each, and he held 1,015 catches, mainly at slip, a record which remains unsurpassed.
Even more impressive than the number of runs Woolley amassed was the manner in which he made them. Standing well over six feet, he was a joy to watch. He played an eminently straight bat, employed his long reach to full advantage, and used his feet in a manner nowadays rarely seen. His timing of the ball approached perfection and he generally dealt surely with all types of bowling. Master of all the strokes, he was at his best driving, cutting, and turning the ball off his legs. He was described by Sydney Pardon as the cleanest driver since F. G. J. Ford. As a bowler he made good use of his height and bowled with a graceful easy swing.



1. Victor Trumper
2. Clyde Walcott (wk)
3.
4. Archie Jackson
5.
6. Frank Woolley
7. Monty Noble
8. Richie Benaud (c)
9. Ray Lindwall
10. Alan Davidson
11. CTB Turner

[Michaelf7777777]

Morgieb's 12 hours are up so I'll take Denis Lindsay as my next pick

Charter 77 so far

Barry Richards
WG Grace
Graeme Pollock
John R Reid
Warwick Armstrong (*)
Denis Lindsay (+)
Jack Gregory
Learie Constantine
Clarrie Grimmett

[Valer]

Eddie Paynter --Attacking batsman in the middle order
Sir Frank Worrell -- Captain ect.

Team

1 Les Ames (Wk)
2
3 Wally Hammond (VC)
4 Frank Worrell (C)
5 Eddie Paynter
6 George Headly
7 Aubrey Faulkner
8 Bill Lockwood
9 Fred Trueman
10 Bill O'Reilly
11 Bill Johnston

[morgieb]

John Waite

[Michaelf7777777]

I'll take Frederick Spofforth as my next pick please

Charter 77 so far

Barry Richards
WG Grace
Graeme Pollock
John R Reid
Warwick Armstrong (*)
Denis Lindsay (+)
Jack Gregory
Learie Constantine
Clarrie Grimmett
Frederick Spofforth

[Dan]

Round Nine:
rvd619323- Subhash Gupte
Monk- Frank Woolley
morgieb - John Waite
Michael7777777 - Dennis Lindsay
Valer - Frank Worrell

Round Ten:
Valer - Eddie Paynter
Michael7777777 - Fred Spofforth
morgieb - Johnny Wardle
Monk - Patsy Hendren
rvd619323 - Bart King

Round Eleven:
Monk
Michael7777777
rvd619323
Valer
morgieb

Round Twelve:
morgieb
Valer
rvd619323
Michael7777777
Monk

[morgieb]

Johnny Wardle.

[Monk]

'Patsy' Hendren



Patsy Hendren, who died in a London hospital on October 4, 1962, aged 73, was one of the most famous batsmen to play for Middlesex and England. Only one cricketer, Sir John Hobbs, in the whole history of the first-class game hit more centuries than Hendren's 170; only two, Hobbs and F. E. Woolley, exceeded his aggregate of runs, 57,610 at an average of 50.80 per innings.
"Patsy," as, because of his Irish ancestry, he was affectionately known the world over, joined the Lord's groundstaff in 1905 and from his first appearance for Middlesex in 1909 he played regularly till 1937. Not always orthodox in style, this short, stockily-built batsman was celebrated for the power with which he invested his driving, for his cutting and for his courage in hooking fast bowlers. On pitches helpful to bowlers he used his feet with consummate skill. His ability as a deep fieldsman is illustrated to some extent by the number of catches he brought off, 725, but the number of runs he saved cannot be gauged.
Apart from his achievements, "Patsy" was a "character" of a type sadly lacking in modern cricket. No game in which he was engaged could be altogether dull. If it looked like becoming so, Hendren could be relied upon at one time or another to produce some antic which would bring an appreciative chuckle from the onlookers.

Abbott's ODI XI Who Never Played an ODI

1. Victor Trumper
2. Clyde Walcott (wk)
3. 'Patsy' Hendren
4. Archie Jackson
5.
6. Frank Woolley
7. Monty Noble
8. Richie Benaud (c)
9. Ray Lindwall
10. Alan Davidson
11. CTB Turner