Decade/Country test draft

[mr_mister]

I mean i think the way drafts usually work itd only be fair if you replaced the Katich pick as that is the one that was an illegal pick

 

[JOJOXI]

Have just made a switch of my most recent pick to Saleem Malik - Pakistan - 1980s from what it was

Just a heads up as wanted to make sure it was realised before any other picks after mine were made

 

[mr_mister]

HB has timed out, trundler will in 5 minutes.

KK up next

 

[trundler]

Bit left field but Dave Houghton, 90s, ZIM

 

[Teuton]

Well that was a slow day

 

[mr_mister]

Yeah, I think Shri has struck gold with his one pick every 24 hours rule

 

[JOJOXI]

Bit left field but Dave Houghton, 90s, ZIM

Had actually had a little think about him a pick or 2 before - but his poor ODI record (I know we are basing it only on Test performances) and that if you take away his 266 v Sri Lanka and his average drops by about 7 runs made me think against it. Although not sure how good his keeping was - see that he didn't keep in Tests but did a bit in ODIs.

 

[JOJOXI]

Yeah, I think Shri has struck gold with his one pick every 24 hours rule

I quite like this system as does somewhat even out the disadvantages if you are last in Round 1 that you get the first pick in Round 2 etc but I guess it is liable to slow days like this in a way that a pick every 24hrs isn't.

 

[Teuton]

Had actually had a little think about him a pick or 2 before - but his poor ODI record (I know we are basing it only on Test performances) and that if you take away his 266 v Sri Lanka and his average drops by about 7 runs made me think against it. Although not sure how good his keeping was - see that he didn't keep in Tests but did a bit in ODIs.

I'd guess he was a part time keeper. But his batting was good. He was probably 35 by the time Zimbabwe had test status though so the bump to his test average you mentioned is fair compensation.

 

[Teuton]

I quite like this system as does somewhat even out the disadvantages if you are last in Round 1 that you get the first pick in Round 2 etc but I guess it is liable to slow days like this in a way that a pick every 24hrs isn't.

It works for that case where the player pool is quite even.

 

[Teuton]

So Hb has 2 picks due and KK is on the clock?

 

[JOJOXI]

I'd guess he was a part time keeper. But his batting was good. He was probably 35 by the time Zimbabwe had test status though so the bump to his test average you mentioned is fair compensation.

Was my initial thought i.e part-time keeper but noticed he was listed as a wicketkeeper not just an occassional one which I found interesting. Although hadn't noticed quite how old he was when starting Tests although I guess that in part might explain the difference in ODI and Test average too - of course ODIs not quite what they are now but had 9 years finding his game on the international circuit before playing Tests.

 

[mr_mister]

So Hb has 2 picks due and KK is on the clock?

Correct

 

[honestbharani]

AB De Villiers
Sanath Jayasuriya

 

[Teuton]

ABdV has been taken by Shri

 

[honestbharani]

ah damn.. make it Mushfiqur Rahim

 

[kingkallis]

Zaheer Abbas (PAK, 1960s)

 

[Line and Length]

Mr-mr - Fuller Pilch to complete Round 8 Then L & L starts Round 9

 

[mr_mister]

Colin Croft WI 1970s

G Greenidge
A Morris
G Pollock
S Tendulkar
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W Akram
H Verity
H Larwood
C Croft


A good core group there

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Peter Pollock, SA, 1960s