Pre-War Cricket Draft

[Somerset]

Great pick in Merchant - I didn't think to consider him but wish I had now!

 

[zaremba]

Damn you, Blakus, that's the 3rd player I had my eye on that you've nicked (the others being Murdoch and Hendren)

 

[Blakus]

I was delighted to see that he was still available. I've been watching quality player after quality player get selected, so I was sure he'd be gone by the time I got home from work

 

[zaremba]

I was delighted to see that he was still available. I've been watching quality player after quality player get selected, so I was sure he'd be gone by the time I got home from work

I came very close to picking him, but I thought there would be a slightly higher chance of him remaining available for my next pick than Woodfull, so I went for Woodfull.

 

[Himannv]

Woodfull would definitely not have remained for another round. I was eyeing him as my next pick.

 

[Flyonthewall]

Eddie Paynter. Offers variety as a left-hander, and a stunning (albeit brief) test career, especially against the Australians.

Team Morbo's Disciples
1. Stewart Dempster
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4. Stan McCabe
5. Eddie Paynter
6.
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8. Bert Oldfield
9. Harold Larwood
10. Clarrie Grimmett
11.

 

[zaremba]

Now does the order get randomised again?

 

[Flyonthewall]

Round 1 Picks
Blakus - WG Grace
Zaremba - SF Barnes
Fredfertang - Wally Hammond
Aussie - JJ Kotze
Himmanv - Bill O'Reilly
Michaelf7777777 - Jack Hobbs
Flyonthewall - Clarrie Grimmett
Marcuss - Les Ames
Pasag - Victor Trumper
Somerset - George Lohmann

Round 2 Picks
Somerset - KS Ranjitsinjhi
Pasag - Herbert Sutcliffe
Marcuss - Aubrey Faulkner
Flyonthewall - Harold Larwood
Michaelf7777777 - George Headley
Himmanv - Fred Spofforth
Aussie - Charles Macartney
Fredfertang - Stanley Jackson
Zaremba - Maurice Tate
Blakus - Monty Noble

Round 3 Picks
Zaremba - Wilfred Rhodes
Michaelf7777777 - Frank Woolley
Aussie - Tibby Cotter
Fredfertang - Douglas Jardine
Flyonthewall - Stan McCabe
Somerset - Charlie Turner
Blakus - Hugh Trumble
Himmanv - Hedley Verity
Marcuss - Bill Voce
Pasag - Clement Hill

Round 4 Picks
Pasag - CB Fry
Marcuss - Bill Ponsford
Himmanv - KS Duleepshinji
Blakus - Patsy Hendren
Somerset - JJ Ferris
Flyonthewall - Stewart Dempster
Fredfertang - Tom Richardson
Aussie - Jock Cameron
Michaelf7777777 - Jack Gregory
Zaremba - Archie Jackson

Round 5 Picks
Flyonthewall - Bert Oldfield
Blakus - Billy Murdoch
Michaelf7777777 - George Giffen
Pasag - Learie Constantine
Somerset - Archie Maclaren
Zaremba - Gilbert Jessop
Marcuss - Bruce Mitchell
Fredfertang - Maurice Leyland
Himmanv - Arthur Shrewsbury
Aussie - Tich Freeman

Round 6 Picks
Aussie - Jack Ryder
Himmanv - Phil Mead
Fredfertang - Ted McDonald
Marcuss - Bill Bowes
Zaremba - Bill Woodfull
Somerset - Herbie Taylor
Pasag/Matt79 - Warwick Armstrong
Michaelf7777777 - Bill Lockwood
Blakus - Vijay Merchant
Flyonthewall - Eddie Paynter

Round 7 Picks
Himmanv - Jack Blackham
Somerset - Johnny Briggs
Flyonthewall - Ken Farnes
Aussie -
Fredfertang -
Zaremba -
Marcuss -
Blakus -
Pasag/Matt79 -
Michaelf7777777 -

 

[Himannv]

Oh, first for once. Jack Blackham

Arthur Shrewsbury
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Kumar Duleepshinji
Phil Mead
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Jack Blackham
Headley Verity
Bill O'Reilly
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Fred Spofforth

 

[Matt79]

Bugger. You got zac/me taking Constantine twice btw. I took Armstrong last round.

 

[weldone]

The Big Ship - Warwick Armstrong. Genuine legspin batting allrounder.

Trumper
Sutcliffe
Hill
Fry
Armstrong
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Constantine
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Wow, great great top 5 that. Make Armstrong the captain, as well.

 

[weldone]

Yep I know. Tough to organize a draft like yours.

Not to forget the 2 ranking threads...

 

[Somerset]

Sorry for holding things up, the new draft order only got posted at 1am NZT last night and I haven't been on today until now.

Johnny Briggs

 

[Matt79]

Nice pick.

 

[Somerset]

Nice pick.

Completes my frontline bowling line-up of Lohmann, Turner, Ferris and Briggs which IMO is a very strong attack.

 

[Himannv]

Fantastic attack that. Was eyeing both Turner and Ferris actually but you beat me to the punch on both of them. Still I've got a few decent bowlers myself so I'm not fussed.

 

[Flyonthewall]

Whoops, original pick was Jack Cowie but unfortunately it turns out he doesn't count under my rules, so instead I take Ken Farnes, a genuinely fast bowler of great renown who sadly died very young in WWII. A more-than-able replacement, and him and Larwood should make an exciting new-ball pairing, although there may be concerns about Bodyline!

Morbo's Disciples
1. Stewart Dempster
2.
3.
4. Stan McCabe
5. Eddie Paynter
6.
7.
8. Bert Oldfield
9. Harold Larwood
10. Clarrie Grimmett
11. Ken Farnes

 

[Flyonthewall]

Aussie up.

 

[aussie]

John Gunn

 

[fredfertang]

Without the WW1 motorcycle accident this man would surely have gone on to become the world's greatest allrounder


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Douglas Jardine
Walter Hammond
Maurice Leyland
Stanley Jackson
Frank Foster
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Tom Richardson
Ted McDonald