randycricfreak
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James Foster Essex
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Draft idea: Counties by initial
- Thread starter AndrewB
- Start date
fredfertang
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wise choice
BoyBrumby
Englishman
Bit lacking in spin for Wantage Road, but that pace attack at Trent Bridge, wow.
Picks in Rounds 1-10:
AndrewB: Jacques Kallis, Michael Holding, Gordon Greenidge, Allan Border, Allan Donald, Andrew Flintoff, Godfrey Evans, Hedley Verity, Roy Fredericks, Kevin Pietersen
BoyBrumby: Wally Hammond, Muttiah Muralitharan, Joel Garner, Shaun Pollock, Denis Compton, Matthew Hayden, Johnny Bairstow, Shoaib Akhtar, Colin Cowdrey, Jack (CAG) Russell
fredfertang: Malcolm Marshall, Harold Larwood, Sydney Barnes, Len Hutton, Eddie Barlow, Mark Waugh, Martin Crowe, Lance Gibbs, Frank Woolley, Mike Brearley
Howe_zat: Shane Warne, Keith Miller, WG Grace, Sunil Gavaskar, Andy Flower, Brian Statham, Joe Root, Ian Bishop, Charlie Blythe, Mohammad Yousuf
jimmy101: Shiv Chanderpaul, Jack Hobbs, Wilfred Rhodes, Derek Underwood, Alastair Cook, Bob Willis, Mike Hussey, Ravi Shastri, Bill Edrich, Jimmy Anderson
morgieb: Glenn McGrath, Curtly Ambrose, Alan Knott, Herbert Sutcliffe, Patsy Hendren, Courtney Walsh, David Boon, Phil Mead, Johnny Briggs, Ian Botham
randycricfreak: Wasim Akram, Dennis Lillee, Viv Richards, Desmond Haynes, Rahul Dravid, Geoff Boycott, Kapil Dev, Zaheer Abbas, Rangana Herath, James Foster
The Battlers Prince: Richard Hadlee, Imran Khan, Barry Richards, Graham Gooch, Les Ames, Dean Jones, Tom Goddard, Johnny Wardle, Vince van der Bijl, Martin Donnelly
watson: Brian Lara, Fred Trueman, Mike Procter, Andy Roberts, Greg Chappell, Trevor Bailey, Bob Taylor, Virender Sehwag, Aravinda de Silva, Colin Milburn
Zinzan: Garry Sobers, Sachin Tendulkar, Dale Steyn, Jim Laker, Javed Miandad, Clive Lloyd, Shane Bond, Andrew Strauss, John Wright, Ryan ten Doeschate
So the remaining picks are:
D: randycricfreak
E: morgieb
G: fredfertang
H: jimmy101, BoyBrumby
K: Zinzan
L: The Battlers Prince
M: Howe_zat, watson
S: AndrewB
I don't see any point having an order for round 11 with so few clashes, so pick when you like.
AndrewB: Jacques Kallis, Michael Holding, Gordon Greenidge, Allan Border, Allan Donald, Andrew Flintoff, Godfrey Evans, Hedley Verity, Roy Fredericks, Kevin Pietersen
BoyBrumby: Wally Hammond, Muttiah Muralitharan, Joel Garner, Shaun Pollock, Denis Compton, Matthew Hayden, Johnny Bairstow, Shoaib Akhtar, Colin Cowdrey, Jack (CAG) Russell
fredfertang: Malcolm Marshall, Harold Larwood, Sydney Barnes, Len Hutton, Eddie Barlow, Mark Waugh, Martin Crowe, Lance Gibbs, Frank Woolley, Mike Brearley
Howe_zat: Shane Warne, Keith Miller, WG Grace, Sunil Gavaskar, Andy Flower, Brian Statham, Joe Root, Ian Bishop, Charlie Blythe, Mohammad Yousuf
jimmy101: Shiv Chanderpaul, Jack Hobbs, Wilfred Rhodes, Derek Underwood, Alastair Cook, Bob Willis, Mike Hussey, Ravi Shastri, Bill Edrich, Jimmy Anderson
morgieb: Glenn McGrath, Curtly Ambrose, Alan Knott, Herbert Sutcliffe, Patsy Hendren, Courtney Walsh, David Boon, Phil Mead, Johnny Briggs, Ian Botham
randycricfreak: Wasim Akram, Dennis Lillee, Viv Richards, Desmond Haynes, Rahul Dravid, Geoff Boycott, Kapil Dev, Zaheer Abbas, Rangana Herath, James Foster
The Battlers Prince: Richard Hadlee, Imran Khan, Barry Richards, Graham Gooch, Les Ames, Dean Jones, Tom Goddard, Johnny Wardle, Vince van der Bijl, Martin Donnelly
watson: Brian Lara, Fred Trueman, Mike Procter, Andy Roberts, Greg Chappell, Trevor Bailey, Bob Taylor, Virender Sehwag, Aravinda de Silva, Colin Milburn
Zinzan: Garry Sobers, Sachin Tendulkar, Dale Steyn, Jim Laker, Javed Miandad, Clive Lloyd, Shane Bond, Andrew Strauss, John Wright, Ryan ten Doeschate
So the remaining picks are:
D: randycricfreak
E: morgieb
G: fredfertang
H: jimmy101, BoyBrumby
K: Zinzan
L: The Battlers Prince
M: Howe_zat, watson
S: AndrewB
I don't see any point having an order for round 11 with so few clashes, so pick when you like.
Zinzan
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Not my best draft XI by a long shot. Didn't get my stategy quite right, although not the worst XI either.
Geraint Jones
Bangers & Mash with a Guinness in the backyard XI
Andrew Strauss (M)
John Wright (D)
Javed Miandad (G)
Sachin Tendulkar (Y)
Clive Lloyd* (L)
Sir Garfield Sobers 5 (N)
Ryan Ten Doeschate 3 (E)
Geraint Jones+ (K)
Dale Steyn 1 (W)
Shane Bond 2 (H)
Jim Laker 4(S)
Geraint Jones
Bangers & Mash with a Guinness in the backyard XI
Andrew Strauss (M)
John Wright (D)
Javed Miandad (G)
Sachin Tendulkar (Y)
Clive Lloyd* (L)
Sir Garfield Sobers 5 (N)
Ryan Ten Doeschate 3 (E)
Geraint Jones+ (K)
Dale Steyn 1 (W)
Shane Bond 2 (H)
Jim Laker 4(S)
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Zinzan
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Although I feel there would be too many byes let through with that XI
morgieb
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I'll go Gautam Gambhir to finish me off.
1. Herb Sutcliffe
2. Gautam Gambhir
3. David Boon
4. Patsy Hendren
5. Phil Mead
6. Ian Botham
7. Alan Knott
8. Johnny Briggs
9. Curtly Ambrose
10. Courtney Walsh
11. Glenn McGrath
I'm not hugely impressed by the batting. Liking my bowling though.
1. Herb Sutcliffe
2. Gautam Gambhir
3. David Boon
4. Patsy Hendren
5. Phil Mead
6. Ian Botham
7. Alan Knott
8. Johnny Briggs
9. Curtly Ambrose
10. Courtney Walsh
11. Glenn McGrath
I'm not hugely impressed by the batting. Liking my bowling though.
BoyBrumby
Englishman
Michael Clarke - Hants
So that gives me this XI:
1) ML Hayden, LHB; 8625 test runs @ 50.74
2) CAG Russell, RHB; 910 @ 56.88
3) WR Hammond*, RHB, RMF; 7249 @ 58.46, 83 test wickets @ 37.81
4) DCS Compton, RHB, LAC; 5807 @ 50.06, 25 @ 56.40
5) MC Cowdrey, RHB, 7624 @ 44.07
6) MJ Clarke, RHB, SLA; 8643 @ 49.11, 31 @ 38.19
7) JM Bairstow+, RHB; 2435 @ 41.27, 93 catches, 5 stumpings
8) SM Pollock, RHB, RFM; 3781 @ 32.32, 421 @ 23.12
9) Shoaib Akhtar, RF; 178 @ 25.70
10) J Garner, RF; 259 @ 20.98
11) M Muralitharan, OB; 800 @ 22.73
So that gives me this XI:
1) ML Hayden, LHB; 8625 test runs @ 50.74
2) CAG Russell, RHB; 910 @ 56.88
3) WR Hammond*, RHB, RMF; 7249 @ 58.46, 83 test wickets @ 37.81
4) DCS Compton, RHB, LAC; 5807 @ 50.06, 25 @ 56.40
5) MC Cowdrey, RHB, 7624 @ 44.07
6) MJ Clarke, RHB, SLA; 8643 @ 49.11, 31 @ 38.19
7) JM Bairstow+, RHB; 2435 @ 41.27, 93 catches, 5 stumpings
8) SM Pollock, RHB, RFM; 3781 @ 32.32, 421 @ 23.12
9) Shoaib Akhtar, RF; 178 @ 25.70
10) J Garner, RF; 259 @ 20.98
11) M Muralitharan, OB; 800 @ 22.73
The Battlers Prince
International Vice-Captain
Thilan Samaraweera - Warwickshire
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The Battlers Prince
International Vice-Captain
Battlers
1 Barry Richards Hampshire
2 Graham Gooch Essex
3 Dean Jones Durham
4 Martin Donnelly Lancashire
5 Thilan Samaraweera Warwickshire
6 Les Ames + Kent
7 Imran Khan Sussex
8 Sir Richard Hadlee Nottinghamshire
9 Johnny Wardle Yorkshire
10 Vince Van Der Bijl Middlesex
11 Tom Goddard Gloucestershire
1 Barry Richards Hampshire
2 Graham Gooch Essex
3 Dean Jones Durham
4 Martin Donnelly Lancashire
5 Thilan Samaraweera Warwickshire
6 Les Ames + Kent
7 Imran Khan Sussex
8 Sir Richard Hadlee Nottinghamshire
9 Johnny Wardle Yorkshire
10 Vince Van Der Bijl Middlesex
11 Tom Goddard Gloucestershire
randycricfreak
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State Vice-Captain
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Geoffrey Boycott Yorkshire
Desmond Haynes Middlesex
Rahul Dravid Kent
Viv Richards Somerset
Zaheer Abbas Gloucestershire
Ben Stokes Durham
Kapil Dev (C) Worcestershire
James Foster (wk) Essex
Wasim Akram Lancashire
Rangana Herath Hampshire
Dennis Lilliee Northants
Geoffrey Boycott Yorkshire
Desmond Haynes Middlesex
Rahul Dravid Kent
Viv Richards Somerset
Zaheer Abbas Gloucestershire
Ben Stokes Durham
Kapil Dev (C) Worcestershire
James Foster (wk) Essex
Wasim Akram Lancashire
Rangana Herath Hampshire
Dennis Lilliee Northants
fredfertang
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*Mike Brearley
Len Hutton
Eddie Barlow
Martin Crowe
Mark Waugh
Frank Woolley
+Jack Russell
Malcolm Marshall
Harold Larwood
Sydney Barnes
Lance Gibbs
Len Hutton
Eddie Barlow
Martin Crowe
Mark Waugh
Frank Woolley
+Jack Russell
Malcolm Marshall
Harold Larwood
Sydney Barnes
Lance Gibbs
Martin Donnelly is Warwickshire, not Lancashire, so Samaraweera is an invalid pick.
watson
Banned
01. Virender Sehwag (Leistershire)
02. Colin Milburn (Northamptonshire)
03. Brian Lara (Warwickshire)
04. Greg Chappell (Somerset)
05. Aravinda de Silva (Kent)
06. Trevor Bailey (Essex)
07. Mike Procter * (Gloustershire)
08. Fred Titmus (Middlesex)
09. Bob Taylor + (Derbyshire)
10. Andy Roberts (Hampshire)
11. Fred Trueman (Yorkshire)
Made a couple of tactical selection blunders along the way which hampered things. But still don't mind the balance of the side. V. Good on its day.
Thanks AndrewB for a seemless and exceedingly well run draft.
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