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ATG Test Match Championship: ‘GROUP A’
The Scenario
Each contestent has rented a Time Machine, gone back in time, and assembled their own ATG team as listed below. Each player in the team is in the peak form of their career, and is injury free.
Since the Test Match Championship will be played in modern conditions using modern equipment, the respective teams have been assembled in advance, and have played a full season in local competitions. ‘Old Timers’ have remarked that they, “thoroughly enjoyed the experience”, and that playing in 21st century conditions with excellent equipment was a “revelation”.
The Test Match Championship is comprised of Home and Away fixtures between each of the seven teams. The strongest team with the most wins in ‘GROUP A’ will advance to the Grand Final against the winner of ‘GROUP B’.
Please note that AldoRaine18 and Saint Kopite have arranged to have the pitches at Kotla and Barabati Stadiums relaid. The curators have both remarked that, “the added grass will give the pitch some more life on Days 1 and 2, but the traditional Indian red soil will ensure that the bounce is even”.
Voting Rules
Please vote for the 3 strongest teams. That is, the 3 teams that you think are the most likely to win the most matches in the ATG Test Match Championship, Group Stage. As usual for Test Match cricket, Wins = 1 point, and Draws/Losses = 0
Voting will be stopped and counted at 8:00 pm Sydney Time, THURSDAY. Votes after that time will be discounted. If there is a tie then voting will continue for a further 24 hours to break the deadlock.
Please remember to vote for 3 ‘GROUP B’ teams when you have finished voting for your 3 ‘GROUP A’ teams.
As stated before, the winner of ‘GROUP A’ will advance to the Grand Final against the winner of ‘GROUP B’.
MONKs XI
Home Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground
01. Len Hutton*
02. Arthur Morris
03. Ricky Ponting
04. Graeme Pollock
05. Coilin Cowdrey
06. Maurice Leyland
07. Kapil Dev
08. Hugh Trumble
09. Mitchell Johnson
10. Herbert Strudwick+
11. Curtly Ambrose
12th Alan Kippax
HOWE_ZATs XI
Home Venue: Headingley Grounds
01. Herbie Taylor
02. Mark Taylor
03. Rohan Kanhai
04. Jacques Kallis
05. Denis Compton
06. Douglas Jardine*
07. Clyde Walcott+
08. Malcolm Marshall
09. Maurice Tate
10. Derek Underwood
11. Fred Spoffoth
12th. Corey Anderson
ALDORAINE18s XI
Home Venue: Kotla Stadium
01. Barry Richards
02. Alastair Cook
03. Everton Weekes
04. Vijay Hazare*
05. Eddie Paynter
06. Kumar Sangakkara+
07. Frank Woolley
08. Michael Holding
09. Sydney Barnes
10. Courtney Walsh
11. Lance Gibbs
12th John W. Hearne
OHNOITSYOUs XI
Home Venue: Seddon Park
01. Archie Jackson
02. Sid Barnes
03. Rahul Dravid
04. Charlie Macartney
05. Mark Waugh
06. Garry Sobers*
07. Matt Prior+
08. Mike Procter
09. Wilfred Rhodes
10. Ray Lindwall
11. Andy Roberts
12th. Jack White
POTHAS' XI
Home Venue: The Oval
01. Roy Fredericks
02. Warren Bardsley
03. Hashim Amla
04. Kumar Ranjitsinjhi
05. Frank Worrell*
06. Keith Miller
07. Ian Botham
08. Jock Cameron+
09. Shane Warne
10. Frank Tyson
11. Muttiah Muralitharan
ANKITJs XI
Home Venue: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
01. Geoff Boycott
02. Vinoo Mankad
03. Ken Barrington
04. Sachin Tendulkar
05. Steve Waugh
06. Patsy Hendren
07. Les Ames+
08. Imran Khan*
09. Vernon Philander
10, Charles Turner
11. Clarrie Grimmett
12th John R. Reid
SAINT KOPITEs IX
Home Venue: Barabati Stadium
01. Herbert Sutcliffe
02. Desmond Haynes
03. George Headley*
04. Stan McCabe
05. Michael Clarke
06. Doug Walters
07. Andy Flower+
08. Fred Trueman
09. Hugh Tayfield
10. George Lohmann
11. Waqar Younis
12th Jack Ryder
As a reminder, the OP was;
The Scenario
Each contestent has rented a Time Machine, gone back in time, and assembled their own ATG team as listed below. Each player in the team is in the peak form of their career, and is injury free.
Since the Test Match Championship will be played in modern conditions using modern equipment, the respective teams have been assembled in advance, and have played a full season in local competitions. ‘Old Timers’ have remarked that they, “thoroughly enjoyed the experience”, and that playing in 21st century conditions with excellent equipment was a “revelation”.
The Test Match Championship is comprised of Home and Away fixtures between each of the seven teams. The strongest team with the most wins in ‘GROUP A’ will advance to the Grand Final against the winner of ‘GROUP B’.
Please note that AldoRaine18 and Saint Kopite have arranged to have the pitches at Kotla and Barabati Stadiums relaid. The curators have both remarked that, “the added grass will give the pitch some more life on Days 1 and 2, but the traditional Indian red soil will ensure that the bounce is even”.
Voting Rules
Please vote for the 3 strongest teams. That is, the 3 teams that you think are the most likely to win the most matches in the ATG Test Match Championship, Group Stage. As usual for Test Match cricket, Wins = 1 point, and Draws/Losses = 0
Voting will be stopped and counted at 8:00 pm Sydney Time, THURSDAY. Votes after that time will be discounted. If there is a tie then voting will continue for a further 24 hours to break the deadlock.
Please remember to vote for 3 ‘GROUP B’ teams when you have finished voting for your 3 ‘GROUP A’ teams.
As stated before, the winner of ‘GROUP A’ will advance to the Grand Final against the winner of ‘GROUP B’.
MONKs XI
Home Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground
01. Len Hutton*
02. Arthur Morris
03. Ricky Ponting
04. Graeme Pollock
05. Coilin Cowdrey
06. Maurice Leyland
07. Kapil Dev
08. Hugh Trumble
09. Mitchell Johnson
10. Herbert Strudwick+
11. Curtly Ambrose
12th Alan Kippax
HOWE_ZATs XI
Home Venue: Headingley Grounds
01. Herbie Taylor
02. Mark Taylor
03. Rohan Kanhai
04. Jacques Kallis
05. Denis Compton
06. Douglas Jardine*
07. Clyde Walcott+
08. Malcolm Marshall
09. Maurice Tate
10. Derek Underwood
11. Fred Spoffoth
12th. Corey Anderson
ALDORAINE18s XI
Home Venue: Kotla Stadium
01. Barry Richards
02. Alastair Cook
03. Everton Weekes
04. Vijay Hazare*
05. Eddie Paynter
06. Kumar Sangakkara+
07. Frank Woolley
08. Michael Holding
09. Sydney Barnes
10. Courtney Walsh
11. Lance Gibbs
12th John W. Hearne
OHNOITSYOUs XI
Home Venue: Seddon Park
01. Archie Jackson
02. Sid Barnes
03. Rahul Dravid
04. Charlie Macartney
05. Mark Waugh
06. Garry Sobers*
07. Matt Prior+
08. Mike Procter
09. Wilfred Rhodes
10. Ray Lindwall
11. Andy Roberts
12th. Jack White
POTHAS' XI
Home Venue: The Oval
01. Roy Fredericks
02. Warren Bardsley
03. Hashim Amla
04. Kumar Ranjitsinjhi
05. Frank Worrell*
06. Keith Miller
07. Ian Botham
08. Jock Cameron+
09. Shane Warne
10. Frank Tyson
11. Muttiah Muralitharan
ANKITJs XI
Home Venue: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
01. Geoff Boycott
02. Vinoo Mankad
03. Ken Barrington
04. Sachin Tendulkar
05. Steve Waugh
06. Patsy Hendren
07. Les Ames+
08. Imran Khan*
09. Vernon Philander
10, Charles Turner
11. Clarrie Grimmett
12th John R. Reid
SAINT KOPITEs IX
Home Venue: Barabati Stadium
01. Herbert Sutcliffe
02. Desmond Haynes
03. George Headley*
04. Stan McCabe
05. Michael Clarke
06. Doug Walters
07. Andy Flower+
08. Fred Trueman
09. Hugh Tayfield
10. George Lohmann
11. Waqar Younis
12th Jack Ryder
As a reminder, the OP was;
The Best of Each Decade Birthday Draft
The idea is to select 12 players, one from each decade. To stop arguments about whether Hobbs was a pre-War batsman, or a batsman from the 1920s, we'll be going by each player's Birthday. The cut-off Birthday dates for each decade are as follows;
>=1980s - After 31/12/1979
1970s - 01/01/1970 to 31/12/1979
1960s - 01/01/1960 to 31/12/1969
1950s - 01/01/1950 to 31/12/1959
1940s - 01/01/1940 to 31/12/1949
1930s - 01/01/1930 to 31/12/1939
1920s - 01/01/1920 to 31/12/1929
1910s - 01/01/1910 to 31/12/1919
1900s - 01/01/1900 to 31/12/1909
1890s - 01/01/1890 to 31/12/1899
1880s - 01/01/1880 to 31/12/1889
<=1870s - Before 01/01/1880
An example of a team, should you be so lucky, would be;
01. Jack Hobbs (1882) - 1880s
02. Herbert Sutcliffe (1894) - 1890s
03. Walter Hammond (1903) - 1900s
04. Greg Chappell (1948) - 1940s
05. Stan McCabe (1910) - 1910s
06. Garry Sobers (1936) - 1930s
07. Adam Gilchrist (1971) - 1970s
08. Malcolm Marshall (1958) - 1950s
09. Hugh Trumble (1867) <=1870s
10. Allan Donald (1966) - 1960s
11. Dale Steyn (1983) - >=1980s
12th. Arthur Morris (1922) -1920s
Each participant has 12 hours to pick their player for the Round. The odd numbered Rounds will be randomised, and the corresponding even Rounds will be in reverse order.
If a participant misses 2 consecutive Rounds then the next participant in the order can make their pick straight away without waiting the 12 hours. If a participant misses 3 consecutive Rounds then they will be assumed to be unavailable and cannot return to the game.
As usual, NO Bradman.
Feel free to join in. Anyone one play, but it's first come first served, so be quick. It would be nice to get 10 to 14 participants.
(If you don't think that the cut-offs for each decade are quite right then please let me know before we start)
Cheers - Watson
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