CW's Best Crop

[superkingdave]

Each season probably has plenty of players who have debuted and gone on to play an important part for CW, iirc season 8 had a lot of debuts.

Season 7 probably provided the best crop of spinners in single year with Bennett, Collins and myself debuting, and it wasn't a bad year for bowling all round with Hoy also debuting.

Which is the best year for batsmen or fast bowlers? Most recent years could probably make up a team from their rookies but i don't think 7 manages that, there was also the likes of Towns and Rai and of course the legend 'Don' Lezema, a couple of others but mainly defunct...the enigma Yasa Fayaz...

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Each season probably has plenty of players who have debuted and gone on to play an important part for CW, iirc season 8 had a lot of debuts.

Season 7 probably provided the best crop of spinners in single year with Bennett, Collins and myself debuting.

Haha. It'll never stop being funny.

 

[Majin]

Did Rob Timewell debut in season 7 as well? Him and Hoy could probably take the fast bowlers crop by themselves tbh if that is the case. Also there was that guy who took 9 for bugger all against Green, Muhaffy maybe, can't remember. May have been season 8 though. Don't remember if he was any good other than that though, just remember that particular spell.

 

[Simon]

Id almost say stats wise the best crop of batsman is the first CW players, included Cloete, Young, Twyman, Eclipse, Fitzsimmons version 1, Goff to name a few.

 

[superkingdave]

A charity match at the end of the season with Seasons I-VII vs Seasons VIII-XIV might be an idea

Season I-VII might look like

FC

Mork
Young
Cloete
Butler
Kearsley
Chaulk+
Camps
Rose
Wright
Watt
Pickup*

not many options in the batting in general, bowling was a lot more competetive Bennett, Collins and Patrick all stiff

OD

Chaulk+
Young
Cloete
Butler
Camps*
Towns
Bennett
Rose
Kennett
Watt
Pickup

Good side should beat VIII-XIV

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Id almost say stats wise the best crop of batsman is the first CW players, included Cloete, Young, Twyman, Eclipse, Fitzsimmons version 1, Goff to name a few.

Good to see you make sure not to mention Camps,

 

[superkingdave]

Possible FC Season VIII-XIV

Mamesh
Smith
Dauth
Malone Jnr
Jasothoran
Fuller
Wilson
Cunningham
Weber
Thomas
Demeza

decent side that with 3 genuine all rounders

OD

Stedman
Smith
Dauth
Fuller
Malone Jnr
Scott
Read
Clapham
Sriram
Gundry
Gough

Tail a bit weak, bowling a little inexperienced

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

This thread makes me feel old.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Possible FC Season VIII-XIV

Mamesh
Smith
Dauth
Malone Jnr
Jasothoran
Fuller
Wilson
Cunningham
Weber
Thomas
Demeza

decent side that with 3 genuine all rounders

Arnold over Malone for mine. Averaged >50 in two full seasons of FC cricket, and was a handy FM as well.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Also, didn't Borcich join in season 8, or was that seven? If so he slots in over Weber or Thomas.

 

[superkingdave]

Arnold over Malone for mine. Averaged >50 in two full seasons of FC cricket, and was a handy FM as well.

Didn't pick Arnold because I didn't think he was active anymore. Borcich would be available, but i though Thomas was just ahead of him and Weber is in for vareity, otherwise there's 6 seamers, he could replace Demeza though.

 

[Simon]

Good to see you make sure not to mention Camps,

Never heard of him.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Didn't pick Arnold because I didn't think he was active anymore. Borcich would be available, but i though Thomas was just ahead of him and Weber is in for vareity, otherwise there's 6 seamers, he could replace Demeza though.

Arnold may not be active, but Jaso's been banned....

Fair enough though Borcich's recent record is much better than Geg's.

 

[Majin]

Goff would have to be in an OD side ahead of Towns, surely?

edit: oic, active posters only.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

EDIT: I'm a ******.

 

[David]

It's from season 8 rookies onwards....

Towns is listed in the seasons I-VII.... When did he debut?

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Haha whoops, yeah, I was looking at the wrong post.

 

[chaminda_00]

Would pick Nick Scott ahead of Jaso and Arnold if it based on activity.

 

[Travis_Teh]

Wow, never really thought about it this way before.

Some seriously talented teams being named pre and post season 8. Those teams in their peak would definetly push at international level.

Would be a bit pissed, on a personal level, to be taken out of or not considered for the FC season 8+ team, though. Being the current CW test strike bowler and all. I appreciate Borcich and Thomas being awesome, though.

 

[chaminda_00]

If it was based on domestic performances Thomas and Borcich would walk into the side ahead of you Trav in a heartbeat. If you take in account Test performances then well they would struggle to get into the side ahead of you.