2021/22 New Zealand First-Class Season Draft

[Kippax]

I think the fact Vandem's bowlers are already up to six wickets for the round and Ravindra's just made 39 has now locked the door. Tentative congrats to Vandem and big thanks to him for all the assistance this season.

 

[Athlai]

Cricket is a stupid game

 

[vandem]

Bruce doing his best to help take me into the lead but I suspect it won't be enough

It might be close. Next week you have Fletcher and perhaps Henry playing, I have nobody. I might need some wickets from Smith and Ravindra tomorrow to keep far enough ahead.

 

[Kippax]

No Henry (Chewie) or Nuttall (Vandem) in today's final game.

Chewie steered clear of all timorous beta males in his selections, and the only poor player in his core six was Kuggeleijn. He tried to take a cold calculating eye to these things and not get drawn into the moral panics of his place and time, and he paid for it with his life. I'm afraid 605 points out of Fletcher and Delport to win this draft just isn't going to happen.

 

[Chewie]

I wonder if Cooper would have scored more points than Kuggeleijn

 

[Kippax]

Not by too much. Cooper's returns a bit lean other than that one double ton. Looks like 354 vs. 172.

 

[Kippax]

Plus some blunting points as well though. Bruce at No. 2 did always look weird with how generous the blunter points are.

 

[NZTailender]

gimme bowes for this match pls

 

[Kippax]

Not known as a strong player of this format, but yes, Bowes is active for Latham.

 

[Chewie]

If someone has played 8 games for a season and is then injured/rested and is replaced by another player, should matches be removed from scoring because they have gone over the 8 games played? i.e. should the replacement player take the injured/rested player's spot for the purposes of the 8 game limit?

 

[Kippax]

Yes that sounds perfectly reasonable. Latham has a completely unfruitful outing against South Africa as his worst game so it won't make too much difference here, bit I will introduce that to the 2022/23 rules.

 

[Chewie]

I think it means Latham's actually played three too many games, Bundell has played two too many games and also means Young or Ravindra have played two too many games too

 

[Kippax]

Yes I see. I can't really introduce a rule that significantly alters how the reserves bench works mid-event though.

 

[Chewie]

yea it's not going to change the overall result

 

[Kippax]

Yes there's a copy of the spreadsheet that employs Chewie's fairer idea.

Copy of 2021/22 New Zealand First-Class Season Draft

Sheet1

docs.google.com

I think it tightens to Vandem 4702.7 (107.5 ppg), Chewie 4412.2 (108 ppg).

 

[Kippax]

2021/22 New Zealand First-Class Season Draft

Sheet1

docs.google.com

 

[Kippax]

 

[straw man]

A rather lacklustre draft season from myself to go with a lethargic summer of cricket that never quite got going. Anyway thanks for running the competition again

 

[Kippax]

Next season could be really underwhelming again. Two away Tests (that's tbc ones as it's Pakistan) and two home Tests against Sri Lanka. Two World Cups to take up the rest of the time.

I'm largely leaving these first-class drafts in Vandem's hands now, but could we include the full tour of England in a draft that wraps up in March next year? A way to do this would be getting people to draft just two players now and more in September.

I'm looking to enter the Braai Guys South African-themed team and a co-selected team with Prince EWS. Reply to this thread to register your interest.

 

[ataraxia]

Haven't we got 2 tests at home vs England also (not that we need to play them any more)?

Anyway, I'm in for whatever is decided. Hoping to bounce back after second season syndrome.