H.S Draft- combined sum of XI's test high scores not to exceed 1000 (negotiable)

[StephenZA]

Currently:

1.
2.
3.
4. Michael Bevan - 91
5. Steve Waugh - 200
6.
7. Imran Khan - 136
8. Peter Pollock - 75
9.
10. Joel Garner - 60
11.

May have shagged my balance a bit by picking 3 5-7 bats without finding a wicket-keeper, but Waugh and Bevan should be able to hold down 5/6 bowling roles and Imran is my strike bowler so it shouldn't hurt that much in practice. In any case Bevan mostly batted 3/4 at Shield level IIRC.

What are Pollock and Garner then?

 

[anil1405]

Red Hill > weldone > Dan > stphndbsn (2)

 

[morgieb]

What are Pollock and Garner then?

Not quite as good as Imran

Although yeah my original comment was harsh. Still think Imran's my best bowler.

 

[Dan]

10 mins until Red Hill times out.

 

[Red]

One of the most underrated bowlers of all time:

Bill Johnston - 29

 

[anil1405]

 

[weldone]

Clarrie Grimmett 50

 

[Dan]

One of the most underrated bowlers of all time:

Bill Johnston - 29

This wrecks my entire strategy.

Andrew Flintoff (167)


Dan Announcements

1. ​Herbert Sutcliffe (194)
2. Jimmy Cook (43)
3. ...
4. Mark Waugh (153)
5. ...
6. Andrew Flintoff (167)
7. Mike Procter (48)
8. ...
9. ...
10. ...
11. ...

Total Runs: 605
Runs Remaining: 495

 

[StephenZA]

Wilfred Rhodes 179, Charles Marriott 0
Leaving 345

Steve`s (doesn`t know what he is doing) team.
01
02
03 Peter Kirsten
04 Sachin Tendulkar
05
06 Wilfred Rhodes
07 Richard Hadlee
08
09
10 Dennis Lillee
11 Charles Marriott

 

[Red]

Red Hill XI​

1.
2.
3.
4.
5. Stuart Law (54)
6. Jack Gregory (119)
7.
8.
9. Jack Iverson (1)
10. Bill Johnston (29)
11. Glenn McGrath (61)​

- 264 used
- 836 remaining

 

[Red]

incorrect numbers -

 

[Red]

Round 6

stphndbsn- Charles Marriott
Dan
weldone
Red Hill
kingkallis
mr mister
honestbharani
morgieb
RossTaylorsBox
anil1405
jimmy101
slifer
The Battlers Prince

 

[The Battlers Prince]

Red Hill XI​

1.
2.
3.
4.
5. Stuart Law (54)
6. Jack Gregory (119)
7.
8.
9. Jack Iverson (1)
10. Bill Johnston (29)
11. Glenn McGrath (61)​

- 264 used
- 836 remaining

There are going to be so many people using genuine number 11's out of place, myself included! Great bowling outfit though RH

 

[Dan]

Before he (potentially) increases it, I'll take Mohammad Amir (30)

 

[weldone]

Shaun Pollock 111

 

[mr_mister]

Red Hill looking good here, still so much runs to play with

 

[Red]

Vijay Merchant - India's GOAT batsman and a steal at 154.

The supreme yardstick for batsmanship is the Bradman scale. West Indies' George Headley was `the black Bradman'. Every Australian prodigy since 1948 has been heralded as `the new Bradman'. Gavaskar has rewritten the Test record books, and yet is still acknowledged as slightly lower caste. But if figures count, Vijay Merchant, with a first-class average of 71, is next in line to The Don, even though his Test average was only 47.72. On his home pitches he amassed thousands of runs, and on his two tours of England, 10 years apart, he showed batsmanship of rich class, making over 4000 runs on the two tours combined….His 1936 success had earned him selection as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year - and prompted C. B. Fry to exclaim: `Let us paint him white and take him with us to Australia as an opener.'...In his 10 Tests, all against England, spread over 18 years, he made 859 runs, and in 47 Ranji Trophy innings he reached 100 on 16 occasions, totalling 3639 runs at the astounding average of 98.75. In all first-class cricket he made over 13,000 runs at 71, and took 65 wickets (31.87) with medium-pace offspin. Later, he became an administrator and writer and broadcaster, and as a Test selector he was responsible for replacing Pataudi jnr with Wadekar as captain of India. A charming, modest man, Vijay Merchant was revered to the end, not least by those who were aware of his social work among the handicapped. - cricinfo

 

[Red]

Red Hill XI​

1. Vijay Merchant
2.
3.
4.
5. Stuart Law (54)
6. Jack Gregory (119)
7.
8.
9. Jack Iverson (1)
10. Bill Johnston (29)
11. Glenn McGrath (61)​

682 remaining

 

[Red]

Shaun Pollock 111

Good choice. Actually didn't realise that Pollock's high score was so low. Might've taken him above Jack Gregory had I known, but I think Gregory was a legit top six bat while Pollock wasn't quite. Gives nice flexibility in a draft like this if you can have Pollock at seven though.

 

[mr_mister]

We learnt in the batting position draft that Gregory's most commonly batted position in tests was actually number 9 lol