Pioneers Draft

[mr_mister]

V Mankad
G Flower
R Mahanama
A De Silva
D Nourse
G Whittall
N O'Brien +
G Gomez
-
J Cowie
H Griffith

 

[fredfertang]

Billy Zulch and Arjuna Ranatunga

 

[mr_mister]

Arjuna went in round 3 my good man

 

[Teuton]

Amz > jimmy > andrew

catch up picks: Michael (3), jimmy (2), Fuller (1), fred (1)

actually if someone times out twice i dont think we wait unless they catch up so andrew can jump in after amz.

 

[fredfertang]

Arjuna went in round 3 my good man

Just checking you're awake so, to send everyone to sleep, I'll pick Alick Bannerman

 

[a massive zebra]

Just checking you're awake so, to send everyone to sleep, I'll pick Alick Bannerman

According to the statistician Charles Davis, Alick Bannerman has the lowest Test strike rate of any batsman with over 1,000 Test runs, at 22.6.

 

[Teuton]

It's your turn amz. Andrew can jump in too

 

[a massive zebra]

Oh, didn't realise it was my turn. Ashantha de Mel will be my next selection please.

Bert Sutcliffe
-
George Headley
Roy Dias
Habibul Bashar
AG Steel (c, 5)
Mohammad Shahzad (wk)
Dattu Phadkar (3)
Heath Streak (1)
Rashid Khan (4)
Ashantha de Mel (2)

 

[Teuton]

Andrew timed out.

I will pick Paul Strang.

 

[Teuton]

fuller (2) > (michael) > test fan > trundler > R11

catch up picks: Michael (3), jimmy (3), Andrew (1)

 

[AndrewB]

Walter Read

 

[Teuton]

Test fan is up

 

[Teuton]

Alright lets get this finished asap

All remaining R10 (or earlier picks) can be made now.

R11 will be a free for all, opening in 8 hrs from this post.

 

[fredfertang]

Well I'll start then, as I'm going to be tied up for a while - I appear to have a selection of opening batsmen and all-rounders so I'll go for an absolute rabbit for my last man, but by all accounts a real speed merchant

WG Grace*
Charles Bannerman
Alick Bannerman
Billy Zulch
Clifford Roach
Lala Amarnath
Billy Bates
Khaled Mashud+
Amar Singh
Mohammad Nissar
JJ Kotze

 

[AndrewB]

Percy Sherwell to finish.

Final XI:
Arthur Shrewsbury
Bobby Abel
Duleep Mendis
Martin Donnelly
Walter Read
George Ulyett
Learie Constantine
Percy Sherwell*+
Somachandra de Silva
Reggie Schwarz
Henry Olonga

 

[a massive zebra]

Ed Joyce will be my final selection please.

Bert Sutcliffe
Ed Joyce
George Headley
Roy Dias
Habibul Bashar
AG Steel (c, 5)
Mohammad Shahzad (wk)
Dattu Phadkar (3)
Heath Streak (1)
Rashid Khan (4)
Ashantha de Mel (2)

Quite a diverse team with 9 nations represented.

 

[Teuton]

Giff Vivian

Averaged 42 and took 17 wickets in 7 tests for 1930s NZ.

Final team
Hanif Mohammad
Giff Vivian 6
Andrew Stoddart
Rahmat Shah
Mushfiqur Rahim
Kevin O'Brien
Jimmy Sinclair 3
Paul Strang 5
Joey Palmer 4
George Lohmann 2
Khan Mohammad 1

I also have 9 countries represented.

 

[mr_mister]

Alistair Campbell

 

[mr_mister]

Grant Flower
Vinoo Mankad 4
Roshan Mahanama
Aravinda De Silva 7
Alistair Campbell *
Dave Nourse 5
Guy Whittall 6
Niall O'Brien +
Gerry Gomez 3
Jack Cowie 1
Herman Griffith 2

 

[Test_Fan_Only]

Fred Morley