CW Random Player Auction Draft Thread

[Michaelf7777777]

Teams so Far

Blakus

Roshan Mahanama
John Morrison
Saleem Elahi
Jeff Crowe (*)
Alan Butcher
Sammy Carter (+)
Keith Andrew
Pat Symcox
Alan Hurst
Alan Connolly
Graham Onions

Spikey

Jimmy Cook
Mark Richardson
Usman Khawaja
Sadagoppan Ramesh
Azhar Mahmood
Nayan Mongia
Harry Cave (*)
Eddie Hemmings
Dick Motz
Tony Dodemaide
Bert Strudwick (+)

Watson

Trevor Bailey
David Sheppard
Lindsay Hassett
Billy Murdoch
Clive Lloyd (*)
Colin Bland
Gary Gilmour
Wasim Bari (+)
Harold Larwood
Charlie Griffith
Ashley Mallet

Cabinet96

Paul Gibb
Vincent Tancred
EM Grace
Brian Hastings
Kerry O'Keeffe
George Duckworth (+)
Upul Chandana
Dilhara Fernando
John Ferris
Nuwan Zoysa
Colin Miller

AndyZaltHair

Arthur Richardson
Don Bradman (*)
Tatenda Taibu
Lee Germon (+)
Nuwan Kulasekara
Alex Tudor
Ryan Harris
Bill Bowes
Jo Angel
Tim Wall
Paul Adams

Johnners

Brendon Kuruppu (+)
Michael Hussey (*)
Roy McLean
Syd Gregory
Roger Twose
Zin Harris
Albert Trott
George Giffen
Sreesanth
Pervez Sajjad
Peter Petherick

Kyear

Viv Richards (*)
Ted Dexter
Dermot Reeve
Tom Moody
Bill Lockwood
Jack Blackham (+)
Bill O'Reilly
Mushtaq Ahmed
Andy Roberts
Steve Harmison
Geoff Allot

Pothas

Herschelle Gibbs
JP Duminy
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Sachin Tendulkar
Doug Walters
Tony Greig (*)
Abdul Razzaq
Kiran More (+)
Simon Jones
Erapali Prasanna
Courtney Walsh

Morgieb

David Warner
Neil Johnson
Keith Miller (*)
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Andy Flower (+)
Lala Amarnath
Aubrey Faulkner
Graeme Hick
Garth McKenzie
Bishen Bedi
Fidel Edwards

Daemon

Aamer Sohail (*)
Chris Rogers
Keith Arthurton
Marlon Samuels
Vernon Philander
Mohammad Nissar
Chris Old
Lance Gibbs
Hugh Tayfield
Jeff Thomson
Ken James (+)

Monk

Sanath Jayasuriya
Raman Subba Row
David Gower
Martin Crowe (*)
Frank Woolley
Matthew Prior (+)
Hedley Verity
Dennis Lillee
Damien Fleming
John Lever
Arthur Mailey

smalishah84

Archie MacLaren
Wilfred Rhodes
Seymour Nurse
Plum Warner (*)
Aaron Redmond
Ben Barnett (+)
Ray Price
Pat Cummins
Bob Massie
Jeetan Patel
Danish Kaneria

Weldone

Verdun Scott
John Edrich
Micky Stewart
Robin Smith
Mahela Jayawardene (*)
Patsy Hendren
Darren Lehmann
Denis Lindsay (+)
Rangana Herath
Zaheer Khan
Chris Martin

[Michaelf7777777]

Players Available in Round 12

Phil Horne
Hamish Bennett
Lou Vincent
Peter Heine
Tom Cartwright
Robin Hobbs
Ken Rutherford
Colin Croft
Phillip Hughes
Jimmy Matthews
Hashim Amla
Lance Cairns
Daren Ganga

Please send your bids within the next 48 hours to cwdrafts@gmail.com

For the last round all bids are presumed to be your remaining budget so please just send in a list of preferences. For players with the same budget priority in getting a player is determined by the time at which bids are received by me (1st in, 1st served).

[weldone]

weldone XI:
Micky Stewart
John Edrich
Robin Smith
Mahela Jayawardene*
Patsy Hendren
Darren Lehmann
Denis Lindsay+
Rangana Herath
Zaheer Khan
-
Chris Martin

Reserve: Verdun Scott

[watson]

Probably one class batsman short......but that will teach me to remember my bids correctly. Like the bowling attack though. Plenty of speed, depth, and variety.

Watson's XI
01. Rev. David Sheppard
02. Trevor Bailey
03. Billy Murdoch
04. Lindsay Hassett
05. Clive Lloyd *
06. Colin Bland
07. Gary Gilmour
08. Harold Larwood
09. Wasim Bari +
10. Charlie Griffith
11. Ashley Mallett

Thanks Michael for running an impressive show!

[morgieb]

Sent.

[weldone]

sent...

[Monk]

Well, I got Crowe there, which I'm really happy about.

I'm also out of cash, so I'll see what happens this round!

Monk's XI

- Sanath Jayasuriya
- Raman Subba Row
- David Gower
- Martin Crowe (*)
- Frank Woolley
- Matthew Prior (+)
- Hedley Verity
- Damien Fleming
- Dennis Lillee
- John Lever
- Arthur Mailey

[watson]

Originally Posted by Monk

Well, I got Crowe there, which I'm really happy about.

I'm also out of cash, so I'll see what happens this round!

Monk's XI

- Sanath Jayasuriya
- Raman Subba Row
- David Gower
- Martin Crowe (*)
- Frank Woolley
- Matthew Prior (+)
- Hedley Verity
- Damien Fleming
- Dennis Lillee
- John Lever
- Arthur Mailey

Billy Murdoch is named in Geoff Armstrong's book as the 86th greatest cricketer of all time.

On the other hand Martin Crowe doesn't make Armstrong's list for reasons I can't think of. But I'd still much rather have Crowe in my line-up!

[Monk]

Originally Posted by watson

Billy Murdoch is named in Geoff Armstrong's book as the 86th greatest cricketer of all time.

On the other hand Martin Crowe doesn't make Armstrong's list for reasons I can't think of. But I'd still much rather have Crowe in my line-up!

I have, and like, that Armstrong book. But I'd never realised Crowe wasn't included.

I have a second edition, and from memory he includes Inzy and Sangakkara in there at the expense of two players. I'd take Crowe above both of them.

[watson]

Originally Posted by Monk

I have, and like, that Armstrong book. But I'd never realised Crowe wasn't included.

I have a second edition, and from memory he includes Inzy and Sangakkara in there at the expense of two players. I'd take Crowe above both of them.

Inzy yes. Sangakkara I'm not so sure.

However, I doubt that even Sangakkara could muster 188 against Marshall, Holding, and Garner at Bridgetown. So maybe yes also.

[Monk]

Just as a correction to what I wrote above- Armstrong includes Inzy in his first edition, but "drops" him in his second edition for Sanga. Might start a thread on this book....

[watson]

Originally Posted by Monk

Just as a correction to what I wrote above- Armstrong includes Inzy in his first edition, but "drops" him in his second edition for Sanga. Might start a thread on this book....

Good idea Monk. It's also interesting that Clarrie Grimmett doesn't make his Top 100 either, and Kallis is ranked a lowly 88 behind Procter etc.

[weldone]

It won't be a bad team in spite of the obvious weakness Micky Stewart.

weldone XI:
Micky Stewart
John Edrich
Robin Smith
Mahela Jayawardene*
Patsy Hendren
Darren Lehmann
Denis Lindsay+
Rangana Herath
Zaheer Khan
Colin Croft
Chris Martin

Reserve: Verdun Scott

But I know I could've played this better. I was a bit careless in a few rounds in the middle.

And well conducted, Michael..

[watson]

Originally Posted by weldone

It won't be a bad team in spite of the obvious weakness Micky Stewart.

weldone XI:
Micky Stewart
John Stewart
Robin Smith
Mahela Jayawardene*
Patsy Hendren
Darren Lehmann
Denis Lindsay+
Rangana Herath
Zaheer Khan
Colin Croft
Chris Martin

Reserve: Verdun Scott

But I know I could've played this better. I was a bit careless in a few rounds in the middle.

And well conducted, Michael..

Solid middle order and bowling line-up, with my favourite player being Patsy Hendren. Probably the best batsman in the side too.

In the theory the final round should be revealed pretty soon. And I get to see what sort of player I get for $1.

[Michaelf7777777]

Round 12 Results

Spikey, Cabinet96, Blakus, AndyZaltHair, Kyear, Johnners, smalishah84, Monk and Daemon all didn't submit bids so get their player determined randomly

Phil Horne - Monk
Hamish Bennett - Daemon
Lou Vincent - Spikey
Peter Heine - Johnners
Tom Cartwright - Cabinet96
Robin Hobbs - Blakus
Ken Rutherford - Watson
Colin Croft - Weldone
Phillip Hughes - Morgieb
Jimmy Matthews - Kyear
Hashim Amla - Pothas
Lance Cairns - smalishah84
Daren Ganga - AndyZaltHair

Winning Bids: 2,721,442; 1,299,962; 29,000; 1