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Decade/Country test draft

JOJOXI

International Vice-Captain
For what its worth I'm happy with either way but would argue that the system L&L mentions is probably fairer - although do think the advantage of being 1st after first couple rounds is minimised to some extent, having said that not much consolation for Hb especially, amongst others, with unfavourable draws in early rounds, the even numbered rounds try to even things up but arguably not enough in the early rounds.
 

mr_mister

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
As Teuton hinted at, I've probably done this method 10+ times without complaint.The big thing for me is as he said hardly anyone competes for the same player in the final round of a draft normally.

Using that new drafting order method from the batting average draft we just had your 11th pick is far more important though

If others prefer L & Ls method though I'm happy to change. I appreciate the thought put into it
 

Line and Length

Cricketer Of The Year
It was just a suggestion and one that I introduced in other drafts. Quite happy to go along with your original plan (for selfish reasons mentioned earlier).
 

ataraxia

International Coach
Marvan Atapattu (SL, 1990s)

1) VSM Merchant / (IND, 1930s)
2) MS Atapattu / (SL, 1990s)
3)
4) DCS Compton / (ENG, 1930s)
5) MD Crowe / (NZ, 1980s)
6) MA Noble / o (AUS, 1890s)
7) Imran Khan o / (PAK, 1970s)
8) APE Knott + / (ENG, 1960s)
9) CV Grimmett o (AUS, 1920s)
10) DW Steyn o (SA, 2000s)
11) MA Holding o (WI, 1970s)

Decades:
1) 1890s
2) 1920s
3) 1930s (x2)
4) 1960s
5) 1970s (x2)
6) 1980s
7) 1990s
8) 2000s

Countries:
1) Australia (x2)
2) West Indies
3) England (x2)
4) South Africa
5) India
6) Pakistan
7) New Zealand
8) Sri Lanka
 

Shri

Mr. Glass
Prasanna Jayawardene (SL 2000s)

One of the best specialist wicketkeepers that I have seen since I started watching cricket.
 

Shri

Mr. Glass
1. Vinoo Mankad (Ind 1940s)
2. Bill Ponsford (Aus 1920s)
3. Viv Richards * (WI 1970s)
4. Jacques Kallis (SA 1990s)
5. Ab de Villiers (SA 2000s)
6.
7. Prasanna Jayawardene + (SL 2000s)
8. Pat Cummins (Aus 2010s)
9. Derek Underwood (Eng 1960s)
10. Wes Hall (WI 1950s)
11. Shoaib Akhtar (Pak 1990s)
 

kingkallis

International Coach
Bruce Taylor

CricZo XI

Graeme Smith / © (SA, 2000s)
Virender Sehwag / (IND, 2000s)
Brian Lara / (WI, 1990s)
Zaheer Abbas / (PAK, 1960s)
Hashan Tillakaratne / (SL, 1980s)
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Ian Botham o / (ENG, 1970s)
Ray Lindwall o / (AUS, 1940s)
Bruce Taylor o / (NZL, 1960s)
Bill O’Reilly o (AUS, 1930s)
Curtly Ambrose o (WI, 1980s)
 

kingkallis

International Coach
As Teuton hinted at, I've probably done this method 10+ times without complaint.The big thing for me is as he said hardly anyone competes for the same player in the final round of a draft normally.

Using that new drafting order method from the batting average draft we just had your 11th pick is far more important though

If others prefer L & Ls method though I'm happy to change. I appreciate the thought put into it
I do not see any serious advantage I received in those earlier rounds so the FREE R11is better.
 

trundler

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Getting Murali, Flower or Hadlee is pretty massive whenever there's a minimum nation rule.
 

Line and Length

Cricketer Of The Year
I need someone from Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe or Bangladesh to complete my 8 nations. Ideally it would be a a lower order batsman who could offer a bit of bowling support. Both Angelo Mathews and Asanka Gurusinha fit the bill but I think Angelo might be better suited at # 6. His bowling average isn't particularly good but he has a reasonable economy rate (2.7) and can swing the ball.

Angelo Mathews (SL, 2000s) it is.
 

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