11 Years in 11 Days Draft Game

[Red]

Fred Spofforth (1877-1880)

Scorecard - 1878-1879 Australia v England - 02/01/1879

 

[Red]

Red Hill XI

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Allan Knott +
Malcolm Marshall
Fred Spofforth
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Glenn McGrath

 

[AndrewB]

Fred Spofforth (1877-1880)

Scorecard - 1878-1879 Australia v England - 02/01/1879

Picked by jimmy101 in Round 2.

 

[Red]

Righto. That grouping is brutal.

Billy Murdoch then. (1877-1880)

Scorecard - 1876-1877 Australia v England - 31/03/1877

 

[Teuton]

Round 4 hasn't started yet right?

Correct. Round 4 hasn't started yet. Any picks need to be re-picked at same time of day as R3.

However on closer inspection it looks as though these picks so far won't be in conflict:
Murdoch is only eligible for 1877-80
Chappell and Garner are also eligible for 1984 but that is a default this round so ankitj & kk would get first crack anyway.

 

[jimmy101]

Wilfred Rhodes - 1913/14

Will withdraw the pick if illegal.

 

[Teuton]

Rhodes didn't play in 1929 so there is no potential conflict.

Since he only played in 1999, i will also jump in early with Adam Gilchrist.

 

[Teuton]

Live picks remaining:

AndrewB 1929 (almost certainly no conflicts)
Himannv 1969 (71 & 78 have picked, & 54 is a default)
Michaelf77 1946 (can't see anyone lasting until 1969)

defaults 1984, 1954, 2013

So basically anyone can pick now.
If those 3 pick in time then R5 will begin at the R4 time.

I really designed this to be the fastest draft i had been in and it looks like we might even be quicker than i thought.

 

[ankitj]

Correct. Round 4 hasn't started yet. Any picks need to be re-picked at same time of day as R3.

However on closer inspection it looks as though these picks so far won't be in conflict:
Murdoch is only eligible for 1877-80
Chappell and Garner are also eligible for 1984 but that is a default this round so ankitj & kk would get first crack anyway.

Sorry, it's KK's fault He led me to believe we can start R4 picks.

 

[Teuton]

This Default fella is stealing all the good picks.

Sutcliffe & Taylor (and 3rd was nearly Gavaskar which would have been 3 out of 3 imho) were arguably the best players available in their years, but it's probably unlikely to be happen again in most cases.

Default picks are leading wickettakers this round, and it doesn't like like any potential conflicts with the live picks so provisionally R4 default picks are:

Default1 1984 Geoff Lawson (would have been Garner or Marshall if not already taken - a fairly substantial step down)
Default2 1954 Brian Statham
Default3 2013 Stuart Broad

So i'd suggest 1 good, 1 ok & 1 mediocre pick

 

[Michaelf7777777]

I'll take Bill O'Reilly (1946) as my next selection please

Charter 77 So Far

WG Grace (*)
Jack Hobbs
Alan Davidson
Bill O'Reilly

 

[Himannv]

Assuming I can just pick now.

Geoff Boycott (1969)

 

[Teuton]

Yep. If Andrew b picks in the next 50 minutes r5 will start at the usual time today

 

[AndrewB]

From one of his less successful years: Clarrie Grimmett for 1929.

 

[Himannv]

Alec Bedser (1946)

 

[Michaelf7777777]

Kapil Dev (1978) will be my next selection please

Charter 77 so Far

WG Grace (*)
Jack Hobbs
Kapil Dev
Alan Davidson
Bill O'Reilly

 

[Teuton]

Kumar Sangakkara 2013

 

[ankitj]

Jim Laker. 1954.


Team:

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Greg Chappell
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Gary Sobers (5) +
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Jim Laker (3)
Dennis Lillee (1)
Curtly Ambrose (2)

This is shaping up to be a very average tail, but on the flip side a gun bowling attack!

 

[jimmy101]

I'll grab Harold Larwood. 1929.

 

[AndrewB]

For 1877-80, I'll pick Allan Steel.