Post Line-ups Legends At Battle XII | Round 3 - The greatest ODI batter who never was..

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Round 3 fixtures

Golden Age XI v Twenty20 Era XI at Johannesburg

- Pitch: Hard
- Players injured/unavailable: James Anderson (1 match)
- Associates yet to play a match: Lucius Gwynn, George Patterson & Carst Posthuma (Golden Age XI); Ryan ten Doeschate (Twenty20 Era XI)

@Pinch hitter @Kumbis

Interwar XI v Early Test XI at The SCG

- Pitch: Evenly balanced
- Players injured/unavailable: Wally Hammond (1 match)
- Associates yet to play a match: Jimmy Boucher & Mahadevan Sathasivam (Interwar XI); Russell Ogden (Early Test XI)

@Naman Thakur @UMCricket

Post-war XI v Professional XI at Colombo

- Pitch: Dusty
- Players injured/unavailable: Len Hutton (1 match)
- Associates yet to play a match: Ilikena Bula (Post-war XI); Ole Mortensen (Professional XI)

@Yash. @CerealKiller/@PresidentEvil


Lineup rules

1) A proper wicket-keeper (//) in your XI.
2) A minimum of 4 players marked to bowl. I would suggest a minimum of 5 for matches on flat pitches to keep your frontline bowlers from total exhaustion.
3) Players ruled out due to injury cannot be selected.
5) The time limit for posting lineups is 96 hours. I will likely go with a random lineup if your lineup isn't posted within that time.
6) You must also ensure all your associate players () get at least one game over the course of the main tournament.

Standings

|| Team || P || W || L || D || NR || Bat || Bwl || Pts
| | Golden Age XI | | 2 | | 1 | | 0 | | 1 | | 0 | | 6 | | 5 | | 32
| | Post-war XI | | 2 | | 1 | | 0 | | 1 | | 0 | | 6 | | 3 | | 30
| | Twenty20 Era XI | | 2 | | 1 | | 0 | | 1 | | 0 | | 5 | | 4 | | 30
| | Professional XI | | 2 | | 0 | | 0 | | 2 | | 0 | | 8 | | 3 | | 21
| | Interwar XI | | 2 | | 0 | | 1 | | 1 | | 0 | | 3 | | 3 | | 11
| | Early Test XI | | 2 | | 0 | | 2 | | 0 | | 0 | | 4 | |5 | | 8

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Statistics

To be updated after Round 3.

Player rarities

In each squad, players have been marked with these icons to give you a fair idea of their playing skills and overall usefulness to your team.

- Legend. Used for the players that are undoubtedly the best of the lot.
- Gold. Used for players with a high level of consistency and ability to deliver during key moments.
- Ruby. Used for players that are extremely talented and can play in a way no one else can replicate.
- Silver. Used for players that aren't as talented as their Gold/Ruby/Legend contemporaries, but still capable of holding their own against the best in business.

Explanation on pitch types

Dusty - Plenty of turn on offer for spinners and a good place to bat for spin-savvy batsmen. Good pace bowlers are still likely to thrive.
Evenly balanced - Provides an evenly balanced contest for all disciplines.
Flat - A batsman-friendly pitch which provides little or no assistance to bowlers. Expect big totals.
Green - A lot of movement on offer, which makes it ideal for bowlers capable of swinging the ball.
Hard - Ideal conditions for batting. Good deal of bounce on offer for fast bowlers as well. Could go either way.
Dry/Slow - Ideal for slow and spin bowlers as the name suggests. Sometimes quite difficult to bat on.​

 

[CerealKiller]

Greg Chappell replaces Lara and won't bowl. Hoping Warne to finally come good.

 

[Pinch hitter]

We did great job to win this match... Our bowlers and batsman in 2nd innings played for a win, which is I like to see in rest of this season...

 

[Pinch hitter]

Golden Age XI​

Archie MacLaren
Victor Trumper
Clem Hill
KS Ranjitsinhji
Warwick Armstrong
Dick Lilley
Lucius Gwynn
Bart King
George Lohmann
Carst Posthuma
Sydney Barnes

 

[Yash.]

Neil Harvey in for Len Hutton...
Fred Trueman comes back in for Ray Lindwall

 

[Mijurkat]

Line up for my team


Twenty20 Era XI (2003-present)

Graeme Smith
Alistair Cook
Rahul Dravid
Jacques Kallis
AB de Villiers
Shivnaine Chandrapaul
MS Dhoni
Ryan ten Doeschate
Mitchell Johnson
Dale Steyn
Shane Bond

 

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Legends At Battle Season VIII
Round 3, Match 7

GOLDEN AGE XI vs TWENTY20 ERA XI


at New Wanderers Stadium, Illovo, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Toss: Twenty20 Era XI won the toss and chose to bat


TWENTY20 ERA XI 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Graeme Smith*       c. MacLaren    b. Lohmann     102   195   16    1   52.3%
Alastair Cook       lbw            b. Barnes        0     1    0    0    0.0%
Rahul Dravid        lbw            b. Posthuma    150   339   29    0   44.2%
Jacques Kallis                     b. King          3     8    0    0   37.5%
AB de Villiers      c. †Lilley     b. Armstrong    41    86    8    0   47.7%
Shiv Chanderpaul                   b. Barnes        8    20    1    0   40.0%
MS Dhoni†           lbw            b. Barnes       41    73    7    0   56.2%
Ryan ten Doeschate  c. Hill        b. King         21    34    4    0   61.8%
Mitchell Johnson                   b. Armstrong    33    55    4    1   60.0%
Dale Steyn                         b. Barnes        0     3    0    0    0.0%
Shane Bond          not out                         4    14    1    0   28.6%
 
 Total:  432/10       Overs:  137.4        Run Rate:  3.14     Extras:  29
  
                             Day 2  1:43 PM
  
 
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TWENTY20 ERA XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Smith       A Cook       þ                                          1 (2)
G Smith       R Dravid     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      212 (403)
J Kallis      R Dravid     þ                                          3 (8)
A Villiers    R Dravid     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                           96 (187)
Chand'paul    R Dravid     þþ                                        16 (45)
M Dhoni       R Dravid                                                0 (7)
M Dhoni       Doeschate    þþþþþþþ                                   44 (61)
M Dhoni       M Johnson    þþþþþþ                                    39 (76)
D Steyn       M Johnson                                               0 (3)
S Bond        M Johnson    þþþ                                       21 (34)


     Fall of Wickets    1/1       213/2     216/3     312/4     328/5
                        328/6     372/7     411/8     411/9     432/10   

 Total:  432/10      Overs:  137.4         Run Rate:  3.14    Extras:  29   
 
                                     -X-

GOLDEN AGE XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Sydney Barnes        27.0      7      84      4      3.11     0      2
Bart King            26.0      4      78      2      3.00     0      2
Carst Posthuma       27.0      8      82      1      3.04     0      0
George Lohmann       25.0      3      79      1      3.16     1      1
Lucius Gwynn          7.0      3      17      0      2.43     0      0
Warwick Armstrong    25.4      4      71      2      2.77     1      1


 EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 6      Leg Byes: 9      Byes: 12

 Total:  432/10       Overs:  137.4        Run Rate:  3.14    Extras:  29   
                                     -X-

They had no Sachin Tendulkar, no Ricky Ponting and no Kumar Sangakkara in their lineup. They even lost the prolific Alastair Cook for a first-ball duck at the very start of their innings. That's when Graeme Smith and Rahul Dravid stood up to be counted by sharing a huge 212-run partnership to put the Twenty20 Era XI in a brilliant position. Dravid provided a Test match batting masterclass with his 150 off 339 balls.


GOLDEN AGE XI 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Archie MacLaren*    lbw            b. Bond         14    30    3    0   46.7%
Victor Trumper      c. Kallis      b. Steyn        14    15    3    0   93.3%
Clem Hill           c. Smith       b. Steyn         0     2    0    0    0.0%
KS Ranjitsinhji     c. †Dhoni      b. Steyn         8    12    2    0   66.7%
Warwick Armstrong   c. Steyn       b. Johnson      27    75    5    0   36.0%
Dick Lilley†        lbw            b. Bond          0     6    0    0    0.0%
Lucius Gwynn                       b. Kallis       42    99    7    0   42.4%
Bart King           c. Cook        b. Bond         52    69    8    2   75.4%
George Lohmann                     b. Johnson       1     3    0    0   33.3%
Carst Posthuma      lbw            b. Kallis        0     9    0    0    0.0%
Sydney Barnes       not out                        11     9    2    0  122.2%
 
 Total:  179/10       Overs:  54.4         Run Rate:  3.27     Extras:  10
  
                             Day 3  10:51 AM
  
 
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GOLDEN AGE XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
A MacLaren    V Trumper    þþþþþþþþþþ                                23 (38)
A MacLaren    C Hill                                                  0 (2)
A MacLaren    Ranji'nhji   þþþþþþ                                    14 (17)
Armstrong     Ranji'nhji                                              0 (5)
Armstrong     D Lilley     þþ                                         6 (8)
Armstrong     L Gwynn      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                  56 (129)
B King        L Gwynn      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                   53 (80)
B King        G Lohmann    þ                                          1 (4)
B King        C Posthuma   þþ                                         5 (19)
B King        S Barnes     þþþþþþþþþ                                 21 (26)


     Fall of Wickets    23/1      23/2      37/3      37/4      43/5
                        99/6      152/7     153/8     158/9     179/10   

 Total:  179/10      Overs:  54.4          Run Rate:  3.27    Extras:  10   
 
                                     -X-

TWENTY20 ERA XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Shane Bond           17.4      6      39      3      2.21     0      3
Dale Steyn           14.0      2      49      3      3.50     1      0
Mitchell Johnson     12.0      3      37      2      3.08     0      1
Jacques Kallis        8.0      1      35      2      4.38     0      0
Ryan ten Doeschate    3.0      0      14      0      4.67     0      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 4      Leg Byes: 1      Byes: 4

 Total:  179/10       Overs:  54.4         Run Rate:  3.27    Extras:  10   
                                     -X-

Dale Steyn, Mitchell Johnson, Shane Bond, Jacques Kallis.. One can't ask for a better bowling lineup in a match being played at the pace-friendly Wanderers stadium. The Golden Age XI only just managed to get past Dravid's own score before eventually being bowled out for 179.


GOLDEN AGE XI 2nd innings (Follow on)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Archie MacLaren*                   b. Doeschate    17    19    1    2   89.5%
Victor Trumper      c. Johnson     b. Bond         25    51    5    0   49.0%
Clem Hill                          b. Bond         51   135    9    1   37.8%
KS Ranjitsinhji                    b. Steyn         6    17    1    0   35.3%
Warwick Armstrong   c. †Dhoni      b. Johnson      10    56    1    1   17.9%
Dick Lilley†                       b. Johnson      18    53    3    0   34.0%
Lucius Gwynn        lbw            b. Steyn        10    38    2    0   26.3%
Bart King           c. Smith       b. Bond          4     7    1    0   57.1%
George Lohmann                     b. Bond          0     2    0    0    0.0%
Carst Posthuma      not out                         9    19    2    0   47.4%
Sydney Barnes       c. †Dhoni      b. Bond          5    22    0    0   22.7%
 
 Total:  158/10       Overs:  69.4         Run Rate:  2.27     Extras:  3
  
                             Day 3  4:30 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
GOLDEN AGE XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
A MacLaren    V Trumper    þþþþþþþþþ                                 22 (28)
C Hill        V Trumper    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            33 (75)
C Hill        Ranji'nhji   þþþþþþ                                    14 (34)
C Hill        Armstrong    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                        42 (113)
C Hill        D Lilley     þþþþþ                                     13 (59)
L Gwynn       D Lilley     þþþþþþþ                                   16 (41)
L Gwynn       B King       þ                                          4 (13)
L Gwynn       G Lohmann                                               0 (2)
L Gwynn       C Posthuma   þ                                          4 (19)
S Barnes      C Posthuma   þþþþ                                      10 (34)


     Fall of Wickets    22/1      55/2      69/3      111/4     124/5
                        140/6     144/7     144/8     148/9     158/10   

 Total:  158/10      Overs:  69.4          Run Rate:  2.27    Extras:  3   
 
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TWENTY20 ERA XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Shane Bond           17.4      7      36      5      2.04     0      1
Dale Steyn           13.0      4      34      2      2.62     0      1
Ryan ten Doeschate   13.0      1      41      1      3.15     0      0
Mitchell Johnson     16.0      6      23      2      1.44     0      0
Jacques Kallis        9.0      4      24      0      2.67     1      0
Graeme Smith          1.0      1       0      0      0.00     0      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 2      Leg Byes: 0      Byes: 0

 Total:  158/10       Overs:  69.4         Run Rate:  2.27    Extras:  3   
                                     -X-

It was Shane Bond who played the wrecker-in-chief during the Golden Age XI's second innings. They were bundled out for an even worse 158, and lost the match by an innings and 95 runs. The match was over inside 3 days.

Twenty20 Era XI     432
Golden Age XI       179 & 158
  
Twenty20 Era XI won by an innings and 95 runs
 
Man of the match: Rahul Dravid (Twenty20 Era XI)

Points

Twenty20 Era XI - 22 (Win - 16, Batting - 3, Bowling - 3)
Golden Age XI - 2 (Loss - 0, Batting - 0, Bowling - 2)

@Kumbis @Pinch hitter​

 

[Pinch hitter]

i made a big mistake there... miss read the pitch detail... i put up a squad build for dusty pitch in hard surface... biggest manager fail in Legends at battle history...

 

[VC the slogger]

i made a big mistake there... miss read the pitch detail... i put up a squad build for dusty pitch in hard surface... biggest manager fail in Legends at battle history...

Well, it's not nearly as bad as someone sending Malcolm Marshall, Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh in the top 7, while demoting batting legends such as George Headley, Frank Worrell and Everton Weeks to Nos 8, 9 & 10 respectively. I don't think anyone can ever top that.

 

[Mijurkat]

What a match! Bond u beauty!
My team is gelling well now.Captain Smith & The Wall make me smile after horrible start.Still there is work for improvement in every department.

 

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Legends At Battle Season VIII
Round 3, Match 8

INTERWAR XI vs EARLY TEST XI


at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Toss: Early Test XI won the toss and chose to bowl


INTERWAR XI 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Jack Hobbs          st †Blackham   b. Peel         10    32    2    0   31.3%
Herbert Sutcliffe   c. Shrewsbury  b. Briggs       51   111   11    0   45.9%
Don Bradman*                       b. Turner       82   146   18    0   56.2%
George Headley      lbw            b. Peel         11    29    2    0   37.9%
Charles Macartney   c. Grace       b. Giffen       41    98    6    1   41.8%
Mahadevan Sat'sivam                b. Spofforth    44    98    9    0   44.9%
Les Ames†                          b. Spofforth    63   108   10    2   58.3%
Harold Larwood                     b. Turner       79   163   11    2   48.5%
Clem Gibson         c. †Blackham   b. Briggs       13    19    3    0   68.4%
Clarrie Grimmett                   b. Spofforth    30    49    4    1   61.2%
Bill O'Reilly       not out                         0     2    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  445/10       Overs:  142.1        Run Rate:  3.13     Extras:  21
  
                             Day 2  2:01 PM
  
 
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INTERWAR XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
J Hobbs       Sutcliffe    þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              29 (57)
D Bradman     Sutcliffe    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ          75 (168)
D Bradman     G Headley    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                          38 (58)
D Bradman     Macartney    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         39 (66)
Sathasivam    Macartney    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                  56 (132)
Sathasivam    L Ames       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            32 (66)
H Larwood     L Ames       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ         76 (138)
H Larwood     C Gibson     þþþþþþþþþþ                                24 (32)
H Larwood     C Grimmett   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ         76 (133)
H Larwood     B O'Reilly                                              0 (3)


     Fall of Wickets    29/1      104/2     142/3     181/4     237/5
                        269/6     345/7     369/8     445/9     445/10   

 Total:  445/10      Overs:  142.1         Run Rate:  3.13    Extras:  21   
 
                                     -X-

EARLY TEST XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Fred Spofforth       23.0      7      62      3      2.70     1      2
Charlie Turner       24.1     13      42      2      1.74     0      0
George Giffen        18.0      2      84      1      4.67     1      0
WG Grace             11.0      6      20      0      1.82     0      0
Bobby Peel           32.0      5     104      2      3.25     0      1
Johnny Briggs        34.0      7     121      2      3.56     0      4


 EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 7      Leg Byes: 10     Byes: 2

 Total:  445/10       Overs:  142.1        Run Rate:  3.13    Extras:  21   
                                     -X-

Many of the Interwar XI's batsmen got off to very good starts on a brilliant wicket for batting, but threw it away with some poor selection, including Don Bradman who scored only 82. But their lower-order managed to add a further 176 for the last 4 wickets after they had been reduced to 269/6. Les Ames and Harold Larwood cashed in with a couple of very useful half-centuries to their names.


EARLY TEST XI 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Charles Bannerman   c. Sutcliffe   b. Grimmett     10    27    2    0   37.0%
WG Grace*           c. Bradman     b. Grimmett     24    42    6    0   57.1%
Arthur Shrewsbury   c. Macartney   b. Gibson       32    63    6    0   50.8%
Percy McDonnell     lbw            b. Larwood      44    68    8    0   64.7%
George Giffen                  c & b. Grimmett      9    14    2    0   64.3%
Billy Murdoch       lbw            b. Grimmett     68   156   16    0   43.6%
Johnny Briggs       c. Hobbs       b. Larwood      10    10    2    0  100.0%
Jack Blackham†                     b. O'Reilly     14    40    2    0   35.0%
Bobby Peel          lbw            b. Macartney    14    32    1    1   43.8%
Charlie Turner      c. Hobbs       b. O'Reilly     12    21    2    0   57.1%
Fred Spofforth      not out                         4     5    1    0   80.0%
 
 Total:  256/10       Overs:  79.4         Run Rate:  3.21     Extras:  15
  
                             Day 3  1:19 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
EARLY TEST XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Bannerman     W Grace      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                          38 (68)
Shrewsbury    W Grace      þ                                          3 (3)
Shrewsbury    McDonnell    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ              66 (114)
G Giffen      McDonnell    þþþþþþ                                    14 (22)
B Murdoch     McDonnell    þþþ                                        8 (16)
B Murdoch     J Briggs     þþþþ                                      10 (26)
B Murdoch     J Blackham   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ              64 (106)
B Murdoch     B Peel       þþþþþþþþþþþ                               26 (64)
B Murdoch     C Turner     þþþþþþþþþþ                                23 (50)
B Murdoch     Spofforth    þ                                          4 (9)


     Fall of Wickets    38/1      41/2      107/3     121/4     129/5
                        139/6     203/7     229/8     252/9     256/10   

 Total:  256/10      Overs:  79.4          Run Rate:  3.21    Extras:  15   
 
                                     -X-

INTERWAR XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Harold Larwood       17.0      2      75      2      4.41     0      1
Clem Gibson          12.0      2      33      1      2.75     0      1
Clarrie Grimmett     23.4      9      66      4      2.79     0      0
Bill O'Reilly        22.0      6      56      2      2.55     0      0
Charles Macartney     5.0      0      14      1      2.80     0      1


 EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 11     Byes: 1

 Total:  256/10       Overs:  79.4         Run Rate:  3.21    Extras:  15   
                                     -X-

Clarrie Grimmett found a good bit of turn on the SCG pitch and rounded up four of the Early Test XI's batsmen on his way to a 4-wicket haul. Billy Murdoch and the lower-order had done just enough to avoid the embarrassment of a follow-on.


INTERWAR XI 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Jack Hobbs          c. †Blackham   b. Peel         40    86    8    0   46.5%
Herbert Sutcliffe   c. †Blackham   b. Turner       33   104    6    0   31.7%
Don Bradman*        lbw            b. Briggs       57    86    9    1   66.3%
George Headley                     b. Peel         58   164   12    0   35.4%
Charles Macartney   not out                        51   144    8    1   35.4%
Mahadevan Sat'sivam c. †Blackham   b. Peel         13    45    3    0   28.9%
Les Ames†           not out                         9    16    2    0   56.3%
Harold Larwood       
Clem Gibson         
Clarrie Grimmett     
Bill O'Reilly       
 
 Total:  282/5        Overs:  107.3        Run Rate:  2.62     Extras:  21
  
                             Day 4  2:29 PM
  
                             INNINGS DECLARED
 
                                     -X-
 
INTERWAR XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
J Hobbs       Sutcliffe    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                  74 (184)
D Bradman     Sutcliffe    þ                                          4 (8)
D Bradman     G Headley    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      105 (161)
Macartney     G Headley    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                       59 (173)
Macartney     Sathasivam   þþþþþþþ                                   23 (87)
Macartney     L Ames       þþþþþ                                     17 (32)


     Fall of Wickets    74/1      78/2      183/3     242/4     265/5
                                                                          

 Total:  282/5       Overs:  107.3         Run Rate:  2.62    Extras:  21   
 
                                     -X-

EARLY TEST XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Fred Spofforth       15.3      3      58      0      3.74     0      0
Charlie Turner       23.0      5      72      1      3.13     0      4
George Giffen        19.0      8      35      0      1.84     0      3
WG Grace              2.0      0       7      0      3.50     0      0
Bobby Peel           30.0     12      59      3      1.97     0      1
Johnny Briggs        18.0      6      38      1      2.11     0      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 8      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 9

 Total:  282/5        Overs:  107.3        Run Rate:  2.62    Extras:  21   
                                     -X-

Some of the Interwar XI's batsmen seemed a bit over-cautious in their approach with the pitch beginning to deteriorate as the match progressed. It was evident in the way George Headley and Charles Macartney, two generally aggressive batsmen, grinded out a couple of very sedate half-centuries by their standards. Nonetheless, they had set the Early Test XI an extremely improbable target of 472 with a day and a half remaining in the match.


EARLY TEST XI 2nd innings (Target: 472)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Charles Bannerman   c. Sathasivam  b. O'Reilly     23    52    5    0   44.2%
WG Grace*           c. †Ames       b. O'Reilly    126   287   25    0   43.9%
Arthur Shrewsbury                  b. Macartney     6    14    1    0   42.9%
Percy McDonnell                    b. Grimmett     18    29    4    0   62.1%
George Giffen       lbw            b. Larwood      77   179   16    1   43.0%
Billy Murdoch       c. †Ames       b. Grimmett      8    50    1    0   16.0%
Johnny Briggs       c. Hobbs       b. Grimmett     14    53    2    0   26.4%
Jack Blackham†      c. †Ames       b. Larwood       9    13    1    0   69.2%
Bobby Peel          c. Bradman     b. Gibson        0     9    0    0    0.0%
Charlie Turner      not out                         3    22    0    0   13.6%
Fred Spofforth      lbw            b. Gibson        5    13    1    0   38.5%
 
 Total:  297/10       Overs:  119.4        Run Rate:  2.48     Extras:  8
  
                             Day 5  4:58 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
EARLY TEST XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Bannerman     W Grace      þþþþþþþþ                                  42 (96)
Shrewsbury    W Grace      þþþ                                       15 (29)
McDonnell     W Grace      þþþþþ                                     28 (60)
G Giffen      W Grace      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      172 (371)
B Murdoch     W Grace                                                 0 (5)
B Murdoch     J Briggs     þþþþ                                      23 (86)
B Murdoch     J Blackham   þ                                          9 (22)
B Peel        J Blackham                                              0 (8)
B Peel        C Turner                                                0 (7)
Spofforth     C Turner     þ                                          8 (34)


     Fall of Wickets    42/1      57/2      85/3      257/4     257/5
                        280/6     289/7     289/8     289/9     297/10   

 Total:  297/10      Overs:  119.4         Run Rate:  2.48    Extras:  8   
 
                                     -X-

INTERWAR XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Harold Larwood       22.0     11      48      2      2.18     0      0
Clem Gibson          25.4      6      45      2      1.75     0      1
Clarrie Grimmett     29.0     11      82      3      2.83     1      0
Bill O'Reilly        30.0      7      80      2      2.67     0      0
Charles Macartney    13.0      3      38      1      2.92     2      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 1      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 0

 Total:  297/10       Overs:  119.4        Run Rate:  2.48    Extras:  8   
                                     -X-

WG Grace, the greatest of the greats from Test cricket's first decade of existence rose up to the occasion with a marvelous 126 off 287 balls. It was the good doctor's first LAB century since Season IV, thus bringing an end to a very lean period for him.

But despite his efforts, the Early Test XI eventually failed to escape with a draw when Argentine bowling legend Clem Gibson claimed the wicket of Fred Spofforth just moments before the umpires could call it stumps on the final day. The Interwar XI had quite thrillingly prevailed by a 174-run margin.

Interwar XI         445 & 282/5d
Early Test XI       256 & 297
  
Interwar XI won by 174 runs
 
Man of the match: Clarrie Grimmett (Interwar XI)

Points

Interwar XI - 22 (Win - 16, Batting - 3, Bowling - 3)
Early Test XI - 4 (Loss - 0, Batting - 2, Bowling - 2)

@Naman Thakur @UMCricket​

 

[VC the slogger]

Legends At Battle Season VIII
Round 3, Match 9

POST-WAR XI vs PROFESSIONAL XI


at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Toss: Post-war XI won the toss and chose to bat


POST-WAR XI 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Clyde Walcott†      c. †Gilchrist  b. Ambrose      33   103    4    0   32.0%
Ken Barrington      c. Chappell    b. Ambrose       5    18    1    0   27.8%
Neil Harvey         lbw            b. Akram        24    66    4    0   36.4%
Graeme Pollock      c. Ambrose     b. Akram         2    14    0    0   14.3%
Everton Weekes      lbw            b. Ambrose      24    58    4    0   41.4%
Garry Sobers*                      b. Ambrose      61    98   13    0   62.2%
Alan Davidson       c. Waugh       b. Akram        20    30    3    1   66.7%
Alec Bedser         c. Richards    b. Warne         8    16    2    0   50.0%
Jim Laker           not out                        38    41    6    1   92.7%
Fred Trueman                       b. Akram         1    17    0    0    5.9%
Lance Gibbs         run out (Richards)              4     6    0    0   66.7%
 
 Total:  222/10       Overs:  77.4         Run Rate:  2.86     Extras:  2
  
                             Day 1  4:13 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
POST-WAR XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
C Walcott     Barrington   þþþþþþ                                    14 (34)
C Walcott     N Harvey     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                     49 (147)
C Walcott     G Pollock    þ                                          3 (15)
C Walcott     E Weekes                                                0 (6)
G Sobers      E Weekes     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ              66 (126)
G Sobers      A Davidson   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                           35 (50)
A Bedser      A Davidson   þþþ                                        8 (14)
A Bedser      J Laker      þþþþþþ                                    14 (29)
F Trueman     J Laker      þþþþþþþþþþ                                24 (37)
L Gibbs       J Laker      þþþ                                        9 (8)


     Fall of Wickets    14/1      63/2      66/3      66/4      132/5
                        167/6     175/7     189/8     213/9     222/10   

 Total:  222/10      Overs:  77.4          Run Rate:  2.86    Extras:  2   
 
                                     -X-

PROFESSIONAL XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Glenn McGrath        10.4      5      30      0      2.81     0      0
Curtly Ambrose       23.0      6      50      4      2.17     0      0
Wasim Akram          21.0      4      48      4      2.29     1      0
Shane Warne          23.0      3      93      1      4.04     0      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 0      Leg Byes: 0      Byes: 1

 Total:  222/10       Overs:  77.4         Run Rate:  2.86    Extras:  2   
                                     -X-

Having elected to bat first upon winning the toss, the Post-war XI were given a torrid time by Curtly Ambrose and Wasim Akram on a pitch that had a lot more life in it than expected. The pair combined to pick 8 of the 10 wickets to fall during the innings, with Ambrose claiming 4 for 50 from 23 overs and Akram 4 for 48 from 21.


PROFESSIONAL XI 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Sunil Gavaskar      c. Harvey      b. Davidson     31    83    3    2   37.3%
Gordon Greenidge    lbw            b. Trueman      10    28    1    0   35.7%
Viv Richards        c. Bedser      b. Gibbs        61   127   12    0   48.0%
Greg Chappell       c. †Walcott    b. Trueman      49    89   10    0   55.1%
Allan Border        lbw            b. Gibbs        31   117    6    0   26.5%
Steve Waugh*                       b. Davidson     16    26    4    0   61.5%
Adam Gilchrist†     lbw            b. Trueman      30    42    4    0   71.4%
Wasim Akram         c. †Walcott    b. Davidson      5    11    1    0   45.5%
Shane Warne         c. Bedser      b. Sobers        8    13    1    0   61.5%
Curtly Ambrose      not out                         0     8    0    0    0.0%
Glenn McGrath       lbw            b. Gibbs         7    14    1    0   50.0%
 
 Total:  256/10       Overs:  92.4         Run Rate:  2.76     Extras:  8
  
                             Day 2  4:23 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
PROFESSIONAL XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
S Gavaskar    Greenidge    þþþþþþþþþþþ                               27 (57)
S Gavaskar    V Richards   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                          39 (109)
G Chappell    V Richards   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       81 (148)
G Chappell    A Border     þþþþþþþþþ                                 21 (27)
S Waugh       A Border     þþþþþþþ                                   18 (57)
Gilchrist     A Border     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                      48 (89)
W Akram       A Border     þþ                                         5 (11)
S Warne       A Border     þþþþ                                      10 (35)
C Ambrose     A Border                                                0 (2)
C Ambrose     G McGrath    þþþ                                        7 (21)


     Fall of Wickets    27/1      66/2      147/3     168/4     186/5
                        234/6     239/7     249/8     249/9     256/10   

 Total:  256/10      Overs:  92.4          Run Rate:  2.76    Extras:  8   
 
                                     -X-

POST-WAR XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Fred Trueman         19.0      5      47      3      2.47     0      0
Alec Bedser           9.0      3      25      0      2.78     0      1
Garry Sobers         12.0      6      33      1      2.75     0      0
Alan Davidson        12.0      3      27      3      2.25     0      0
Jim Laker            18.0      2      63      0      3.50     2      1
Lance Gibbs          22.4      7      58      3      2.56     0      1


 EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 3      Byes: 0

 Total:  256/10       Overs:  92.4         Run Rate:  2.76    Extras:  8   
                                     -X-

Viv Richards was the only player to go past 50 in the Professional XI lineup. The rest either squandered good starts or simply failed to get going against a strong bowling attack consisting of Fred Trueman, Alan Davidson and Lance Gibbs among others. The Professional XI gained a slender 34-run lead in the process.


POST-WAR XI 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Clyde Walcott†      c. McGrath     b. Warne        22   116    3    0   19.0%
Ken Barrington      c. †Gilchrist  b. Akram         2    28    0    0    7.1%
Neil Harvey                    c & b. Warne         4    15    1    0   26.7%
Graeme Pollock      c. Ambrose     b. McGrath      79    88   17    1   89.8%
Everton Weekes      c. Gavaskar    b. Ambrose      22   130    3    0   16.9%
Garry Sobers*       lbw            b. McGrath      49   114    7    2   43.0%
Alan Davidson       c. Chappell    b. McGrath      13    27    3    0   48.1%
Alec Bedser         st †Gilchrist  b. Warne         4     9    0    0   44.4%
Jim Laker           not out                        25    23    2    1  108.7%
Fred Trueman        st †Gilchrist  b. Warne         4    12    1    0   33.3%
Lance Gibbs                        b. Warne         0     3    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  248/10       Overs:  94.0         Run Rate:  2.64     Extras:  24
  
                             Day 4  10:06 AM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
POST-WAR XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
C Walcott     Barrington   þþþþþ                                     12 (67)
C Walcott     N Harvey     þþþþ                                      11 (31)
C Walcott     G Pollock    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ              66 (121)
E Weekes      G Pollock    þþþþþþþþþþþ                               27 (70)
E Weekes      G Sobers     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ               63 (173)
A Davidson    G Sobers     þþþþþ                                     12 (30)
A Davidson    A Bedser     þþþ                                        8 (20)
A Davidson    J Laker      þþþþþþþþþþ                                23 (26)
F Trueman     J Laker      þþþþþþþþþ                                 22 (23)
L Gibbs       J Laker      þ                                          4 (3)


     Fall of Wickets    12/1      23/2      89/3      116/4     179/5
                        191/6     199/7     222/8     244/9     248/10   

 Total:  248/10      Overs:  94.0          Run Rate:  2.64    Extras:  24   
 
                                     -X-

PROFESSIONAL XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Glenn McGrath        22.0      8      51      3      2.32     1      0
Curtly Ambrose       17.0      4      45      1      2.65     0      1
Wasim Akram          22.0      3      76      1      3.45     0      1
Shane Warne          27.0     11      45      5      1.67     0      3
Steve Waugh           6.0      2      14      0      2.33     0      1


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 6      Leg Byes: 9      Byes: 8

 Total:  248/10       Overs:  94.0         Run Rate:  2.64    Extras:  24   
                                     -X-

Finally, after having endured his most miserable run of form since this league's inception, Shane Warne was back to his best. He picked 5 for 45 from 27 overs, conceding at just above a run an over during a marvelous display of leg spin bowling. The Post-war XI had set their opponents a very achievable target of 215 with the best part of 2 days remaining in the match.


PROFESSIONAL XI 2nd innings (Target: 215)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Sunil Gavaskar                     b. Davidson     13    15    3    0   86.7%
Gordon Greenidge    c. Laker       b. Gibbs        33    60    6    0   55.0%
Viv Richards        c. Bedser      b. Davidson     24    30    3    1   80.0%
Greg Chappell                      b. Bedser       44    98    8    0   44.9%
Allan Border        lbw            b. Bedser       13    57    2    0   22.8%
Steve Waugh*        st †Walcott    b. Gibbs         4     8    1    0   50.0%
Adam Gilchrist†     not out                        63    74   10    2   85.1%
Wasim Akram         c. Weekes      b. Laker         0    11    0    0    0.0%
Shane Warne         lbw            b. Gibbs         0     1    0    0    0.0%
Curtly Ambrose      c. Bedser      b. Davidson      7    41    1    0   17.1%
Glenn McGrath       not out                         1     9    0    0   11.1%
 
 Total:  216/9        Overs:  67.1         Run Rate:  3.22     Extras:  14
  
                             Day 4  3:35 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
PROFESSIONAL XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
S Gavaskar    Greenidge    þþþþþþ                                    14 (26)
V Richards    Greenidge    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            33 (52)
G Chappell    Greenidge    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            32 (51)
G Chappell    A Border     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                      46 (117)
G Chappell    S Waugh      þþþ                                        7 (15)
G Chappell    Gilchrist    þþþ                                        8 (9)
W Akram       Gilchrist    þþþþ                                      10 (24)
S Warne       Gilchrist    þ                                          1 (6)
C Ambrose     Gilchrist    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         40 (83)
G McGrath     Gilchrist    þþþþþþþþþþ                                25 (20)


     Fall of Wickets    14/1      47/2      79/3      125/4     132/5
                        140/6     150/7     151/8     191/9               

 Total:  216/9       Overs:  67.1          Run Rate:  3.22    Extras:  14   
 
                                     -X-

POST-WAR XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Fred Trueman         13.0      1      59      0      4.54     0      0
Alec Bedser          10.0      5      22      2      2.20     0      0
Alan Davidson        12.0      2      45      3      3.75     0      0
Garry Sobers          6.0      0      20      0      3.33     0      1
Lance Gibbs          13.0      4      30      3      2.31     0      2
Jim Laker            13.1      3      32      1      2.43     1      2


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 5      Leg Byes: 6      Byes: 2

 Total:  216/9        Overs:  67.1         Run Rate:  3.22    Extras:  14   
                                     -X-

They very nearly made a total mess of it, but for Adam Gilchrist's heroic knock of 63 off just 74 balls. The explosive left-hander took them to a victory which seemed very unlikely when they were reduced to 151/8 at one stage. He added 40 runs for the 9th wicket alongside Curtly Ambrose, who obediently rotated the strike while blocking out the Post-war XI's bowlers during his 41-ball stay for only 7 runs. Things got a little more tricky when he was dismissed by Alan Davidson, leaving the Professional XI to depend on Glenn McGrath's batting skills for survival once again.

But once again, he didn't disappoint and hung on for 9 deliveries which was enough for Gilchrist to see the job done. The Professional XI had brought up their first victory of the competition after having endured two very close draws. So ended perhaps the most thrilling game of cricket this league has ever seen; the only serious rival being the match between Australia A and Pakistan in Season V, which the Australians had won by a 1-run margin.

Post-war XI         222 & 248
Professional XI     256 & 216/9             
  
Professional XI won by 1 wicket
 
Man of the match: Adam Gilchrist (Professional XI)

Points

Professional XI - 21 (Win - 16, Batting - 2, Bowling - 3)
Post-war XI - 4 (Loss - 0, Batting - 1, Bowling - 3)

@CerealKiller @Yash.​

 

[VC the slogger]

@PresidentEvil, forgot to tag you in the above post. My bad.

 

[Yash.]

Overall good game... Absense of our captain Hurt us a lot... Had he been there, we might have been a little better in our batting.

 

[VC the slogger]

Round 4 fixtures

Twenty20 Era XI v Professional XI at Headingley

- Pitch: Green
- Players injured/unavailable: Shane Bond (1 match)
- Associates yet to play a match: Ole Mortensen (Professional XI)

@Kumbis @CerealKiller/@PresidentEvil

Early Test XI v Post-war XI at Adelaide

- Pitch: Hard
- Players injured/unavailable: Johnny Briggs (1 match)
- Associates yet to play a match: Russell Ogden (Early Test XI); Ilikena Bula (Post-war XI)

@UMCricket @Yash.

Golden Age XI v Interwar XI at The Oval

- Pitch: Evenly balanced
- Players injured/unavailable: George Lohmann (1 match)
- Associates yet to play a match: George Patterson (Golden Age XI); Jimmy Boucher (Interwar XI)

@Pinch hitter @Naman Thakur


Lineup rules

1) A proper wicket-keeper (//) in your XI.
2) A minimum of 4 players marked to bowl. I would suggest a minimum of 5 for matches on flat pitches to keep your frontline bowlers from total exhaustion.
3) Players ruled out due to injury cannot be selected.
5) The time limit for posting lineups is 96 hours. I will likely go with a random lineup if your lineup isn't posted within that time.
6) You must also ensure all your associate players () get at least one game over the course of the main tournament.

Standings

​

|| Team || P || W || L || D || NR || Bat || Bwl || Pts
| | Twenty20 Era XI | | 3 | | 2 | | 0 | | 1 | | 0 | | 8 | | 7 | | 52
| | Professional XI | | 3 | | 1 | | 0 | | 2 | | 0 | | 10 | | 5 | | 42
| | Post-war XI | | 3 | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | 0 | | 7 | | 6 | | 34
| | Golden Age XI | | 3 | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | 0 | | 6 | | 7 | | 34
| | Interwar XI | | 3 | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | 0 | | 6 | | 6 | | 33
| | Early Test XI | | 3 | | 0 | | 3 | | 0 | | 0 | | 6 | | 7 | | 12

Statistics

Spoiler: Early Test XI (1877-1889)

EARLY TEST XI

BATTING & FIELDING

Player           Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s 50s 6s  0s  Ct  St
WG Grace          3     6    0  316  126   52.67  631   50.08   1    2   1   0   5   -
A Shrewsbury      3     6    0  228  121   38.00  559   40.79   1    0   1   0   1   -
PS McDonnell      3     6    0  227  105   37.83  410   55.37   1    0   0   0   1   -
WL Murdoch        2     4    0  139   68   34.75  390   35.64   0    1   0   0   2   0
C Bannerman       3     6    0  120   56   20.00  322   37.27   0    1   0   2   3   -
JM Blackham       2     4    0  109   53   27.25  213   51.17   0    1   1   0   6   1
R Peel            3     6    0   92   52   15.33  251   36.65   0    1   1   1   2   -
G Giffen          1     2    0   86   77   43.00  193   44.56   0    1   1   0   0   -
W Bates           1     2    0   72   37   36.00  145   49.65   0    0   2   0   0   -
RG Barlow         1     2    0   66   62   33.00  180   36.67   0    1   0   0   1   -
CTB Turner        3     6    1   63   19   12.60  205   30.73   0    0   0   1   0   -
J Briggs          2     4    0   34   14    8.50   88   38.64   0    0   0   0   4   -
FR Spofforth      3     6    3   33   13   11.00   57   57.89   0    0   1   0   1   -
GJ Bonnor         1     2    0   25   16   12.50   93   26.88   0    0   1   0   1   -
CA Newhall        1     2    0   14   10    7.00   24   58.33   0    0   0   0   0   -
G Ulyett          1     2    2    9    5*   N/A    10   90.00   0    0   0   0   2   -


BOWLING

Player          Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts  BBI    Avg   Econ   S/R   4w  5w  10m
CTB Turner       3     6  137.1    41   389    13   7/87  29.92  2.84   63.3   0   1   0
FR Spofforth     3     6  139.4    28   436    12   3/62  36.33  3.12   69.8   0   0   0
R Peel           3     6  166.0    44   472    12   3/59  39.33  2.84   83.0   0   0   0
CA Newhall       1     2   38.0    12   136     5   4/64  27.20  3.58   45.6   1   0   0
J Briggs         2     4   99.0    25   307     5  2/121  61.40  3.10  118.8   0   0   0
W Bates          1     2   38.0     7   150     3   3/90  50.00  3.95   76.0   0   0   0
G Ulyett         1     2   11.5     2    28     2   1/12  14.00  2.37   35.5   0   0   0
G Giffen         1     2   37.0    10   119     1   1/84 119.00  3.22  222.0   0   0   0
WG Grace         3     2   13.0     6    27     0   0/7    N/A   2.08     -    0   0   0
RG Barlow        1     2   14.0     3    53     0   0/33   N/A   3.79     -    0   0   0

Spoiler: Golden Age XI (1890-1913)

GOLDEN AGE XI

BATTING & FIELDING

Player           Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s 50s 6s  0s  Ct  St
KS Ranjitsinhji   3     6    0  317  205   52.83  536   59.14   1    1   2   0   1   -
VT Trumper        3     6    0  298  183   49.67  511   58.32   1    0   3   0   3   -
AC MacLaren       3     6    0  241  117   40.17  504   47.82   1    1   4   0   6   -
WW Armstrong      3     6    1  217   62   43.40  425   51.06   0    2   2   0   0   -
C Hill            3     6    0  186   58   31.00  478   38.91   0    3   1   1   2   -
JB King           3     6    2  108   52   27.00  201   53.73   0    1   3   0   0   -
H Trumble         2     3    1  104   49   52.00  142   73.24   0    0   1   0   4   -
W Rhodes          2     4    0  102   41   25.50  233   43.78   0    0   2   0   1   -
LH Gwynn          1     2    0   52   42   26.00  137   37.96   0    0   0   0   0   -
G MacGregor       2     4    0   48   26   12.00  106   45.28   0    0   1   0   5   1
GA Lohmann        3     6    1   31   17    6.20   91   34.07   0    0   0   2   1   -
AFA Lilley        1     2    0   18   18    9.00   59   30.51   0    0   0   1   1   0
SF Barnes         3     3    2   16   11*  16.00   36   44.44   0    0   0   0   0   -
CJ Posthuma       1     2    1    9    9*   9.00   28   32.14   0    0   0   1   0   -

BOWLING

Player          Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts  BBI    Avg   Econ   S/R   4w  5w  10m
SF Barnes        3     5  105.3    40   265    16   6/72  16.56  2.51   39.6   0   1   0
JB King          3     5   97.0    33   252     9   3/28  28.00  2.60   64.7   0   0   0
H Trumble        2     4   99.3    28   302     8   4/42  37.75  3.04   74.6   1   0   0
GA Lohmann       3     5   88.0    17   226     7   3/69  32.29  2.57   75.4   0   0   0
W Rhodes         2     4   87.4    19   262     6   4/64  43.67  2.99   87.7   1   0   0
WW Armstrong     3     5   45.4    10   117     2   2/71  58.50  2.56  137.0   0   0   0
CJ Posthuma      1     1   27.0     8    82     1   1/82  82.00  3.04  162.0   0   0   0
LH Gwynn         1     1    7.0     3    17     0   0/17   N/A   2.43     -    0   0   0

Spoiler: Interwar XI (1914-1945)

INTERWAR XI

BATTING & FIELDING

Player           Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s 50s 6s  0s  Ct  St
DG Bradman        3     6    0  439  214   73.17  743   59.08   1    2   4   0   3   -
JB Hobbs          3     6    0  269   99   44.83  648   41.51   0    2   2   0   7   -
GA Headley        3     6    0  235   66   39.17  431   54.52   0    3   0   0   0   -
H Sutcliffe       3     6    0  170   51   28.33  439   38.72   0    1   2   0   2   -
CG Macartney      3     6    1  123   51*  24.60  286   43.01   0    1   2   1   3   -
H Verity          2     4    0   94   46   23.50  244   38.52   0    0   1   1   0   -
H Larwood         1     1    0   79   79   79.00  163   48.47   0    1   2   0   0   -
WR Hammond        2     4    1   79   41*  26.33  292   27.05   0    0   0   1   0   -
LEG Ames          1     2    1   72   63   72.00  124   58.06   0    1   2   0   3   0
WAS Oldfield      2     4    0   72   44   18.00  213   33.80   0    0   0   0   3   1
CV Grimmett       3     5    0   69   33   13.80  154   44.80   0    0   1   1   1   -
M Sathasivam      1     2    0   57   44   28.50  143   39.86   0    0   0   0   1   -
CH Gibson         3     5    1   57   14   14.25  107   53.27   0    0   0   0   1   -
WJ O'Reilly       3     5    3   24   10   12.00   52   46.15   0    0   0   0   1   -

BOWLING

Player          Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts  BBI    Avg   Econ   S/R   4w  5w  10m
WJ O'Reilly      3     6  130.0    24   449    15  5/130  29.93  3.45   52.0   0   1   0
CV Grimmett      3     6  122.5    37   345    11   4/66  31.36  2.81   67.0   1   0   0
H Verity         2     4   65.4    14   225     5   4/65  45.00  3.43   78.8   1   0   0
CH Gibson        3     6  110.4    31   289     5   2/45  57.80  2.61  132.8   0   0   0
H Larwood        1     2   39.0    13   123     4   2/48  30.75  3.15   58.5   0   0   0
WR Hammond       2     4   61.0    14   184     4   2/20  46.00  3.02   91.5   0   0   0
CG Macartney     3     5   30.0     8    79     2   1/14  39.50  2.63   90.0   0   0   0

Spoiler: Post-war XI (1946-1975)

POST-WAR XI

BATTING & FIELDING

Player           Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s 50s 6s  0s  Ct  St
GS Sobers         3     6    1  320   82   64.00  694   46.11   0    3   3   0   2   -
ED Weekes         3     6    1  311  155   62.20  742   41.91   1    0   4   0   3   -
CL Walcott        3     5    0  202  100   40.40  555   36.40   1    0   1   0   6   2
L Hutton          2     4    0  165   49   41.25  393   41.98   0    0   2   0   1   -
KF Barrington     3     6    0  141   64   23.50  343   41.11   0    1   0   0   0   -
RG Pollock        3     6    0  156   79   26.00  256   60.94   0    1   1   0   0   -
AK Davidson       3     5    1  130   60   32.50  315   41.27   0    1   2   0   1   -
RR Lindwall       1     2    0   89   47   44.50  160   55.62   0    0   1   0   0   -
JC Laker          3     5    4   84   38*  84.00  127   66.14   0    0   2   0   1   -
AV Bedser         3     5    0   50   20   10.00  107   46.73   0    0   0   0   6   -
FS Trueman        2     3    0   32   27   10.67   62   51.61   0    0   1   0   3   -
RN Harvey         1     2    0   28   24   14.00   81   34.57   0    0   0   0   1   -
LR Gibbs          3     4    1    4    4    1.33   19   21.05   0    0   0   2   0   -

BOWLING

Player          Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts  BBI    Avg   Econ   S/R   4w  5w  10m
AK Davidson      3     5   86.0    31   233    13   3/27  17.92  2.71   39.7   0   0   0
LR Gibbs         3     5  106.0    23   302    10   3/30  30.20  2.85   63.6   0   0   0
AV Bedser        3     5   75.1    25   143     9   4/36  15.89  1.90   50.1   1   0   0
JC Laker         3     5  113.5    23   339     9   6/90  37.67  2.98   75.9   0   1   0
FS Trueman       2     4   73.0    21   204     4   3/47  51.00  2.79  109.5   0   0   0
RR Lindwall      1     1   34.0     9   123     2  2/123  61.50  3.62  102.0   0   0   0
GS Sobers        3     5   60.0    12   205     2   1/32 102.50  3.42  180.0   0   0   0
KF Barrington    3     1    1.0     0     4     0   0/4    N/A   4.00     -    0   0   0

Spoiler: Professional XI (1976-2002)

PROFESSIONAL XI

BATTING & FIELDING

Player           Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s 50s 6s  0s  Ct  St
IVA Richards      3     6    0  386  183   64.33  654   59.02   1    3   4   0   3   -
SR Waugh          3     5    0  243  119   48.60  385   63.12   1    1   1   0   3   -
SM Gavaskar       3     6    0  180   52   30.00  446   40.36   0    1   3   0   5   -
AC Gilchrist      3     5    1  174   63*  43.50  278   62.59   0    1   3   0   6   2
AR Border         3     6    1  157   41   31.40  407   38.58   0    0   2   0   1   -
GS Chappell       1     2    0   93   49   46.50  187   49.73   0    0   0   0   2   -
Wasim Akram       3     5    1   93   55*  23.25  195   47.69   0    1   0   1   2   -
CG Greenidge      2     4    0   86   33   21.50  166   51.81   0    0   0   0   1   -
SK Warne          3     5    0   62   33   12.40  138   44.93   0    0   0   1   1   -
CEL Ambrose       3     5    2   43   17   14.33  143   30.07   0    0   0   0   2   -
BC Lara           2     4    1   38   26   12.67  139   27.34   0    0   0   1   0   -
Imran Khan        1     2    0   18   18    9.00   60   30.00   0    0   0   1   0   -
GD McGrath        3     5    3   18   10    9.00   69   26.09   0    0   0   0   1   -

BOWLING

Player          Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts  BBI    Avg   Econ   S/R   4w  5w  10m
CEL Ambrose      3     6  135.5    35   365    16   5/29  22.81  2.69   50.9   1   1   0
Wasim Akram      3     6  130.5    26   390    13   4/48  30.00  2.98   60.4   1   0   0
GD McGrath       3     6  128.2    30   371    12  4/102  30.92  2.89   64.2   1   0   0
SK Warne         3     6  170.3    43   519    10   5/45  51.90  3.04  102.3   0   1   0
Imran Khan       1     2   37.0     4   141     2   1/48  70.50  3.81  111.0   0   0   0
AR Border        3     2    7.0     1    20     1   1/16  20.00  2.86   42.0   0   0   0
SR Waugh         3     1    6.0     2    14     0   0/14   N/A   2.33     -    0   0   0

Spoiler: Twenty20 Era XI (2003-present)

TWENTY20 ERA XI

BATTING & FIELDING

Player           Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s 50s 6s  0s  Ct  St
GC Smith          3     4    0  298  102   74.50  542   54.98   2    1   1   0   5   -
AB de Villiers    3     4    0  269  136   67.25  515   52.25   1    1   2   0   0   -
SR Tendulkar      2     3    0  217  174   72.33  351   61.82   1    0   4   0   2   -
R Dravid          2     2    0  164  150   82.00  361   45.42   1    0   1   0   1   -
MS Dhoni          3     4    0  152   89   38.00  300   50.67   0    1   2   0   7   0
JH Kallis         3     4    0  149  101   37.25  408   36.52   1    0   0   0   2   -
MG Johnson        3     4    0  100   54   25.00  176   56.82   0    1   2   1   2   -
AN Cook           3     4    0   81   43   20.25  217   37.33   0    0   0   1   3   -
RT Ponting        1     2    0   73   64   36.50  129   56.59   0    1   1   0   4   -
DW Steyn          3     4    0   29   27    7.25   82   35.36   0    0   0   2   1   -
GP Swann          1     1    0   28   28   28.00   50   56.00   0    0   0   0   1   -
RN ten Doeschate  1     1    0   21   21   21.00   34   61.76   0    0   0   0   0   -
S Chanderpaul     1     1    0    8    8    8.00   20   40.00   0    0   0   0   0   -
JM Anderson       2     3    3    8    4*   N/A    28   28.57   0    0   0   0   0   -
SE Bond           1     1    1    4    4*   N/A    14   28.58   0    0   0   0   0   -
DL Vettori        1     2    0    2    2    1.00   17   11.77   0    0   0   1   1   -

BOWLING

Player          Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts  BBI    Avg   Econ   S/R   4w  5w  10m
DW Steyn         3     6  138.0    46   371    16   4/85  23.19  2.69   51.8   1   0   0
JM Anderson      2     4   98.0    30   244    11   4/78  22.18  2.49   53.5   1   0   0
MG Johnson       3     6  126.1    31   378    11   3/90  34.36  3.00   68.8   0   0   0
SE Bond          1     2   35.2    13    75     8   5/36   9.38  2.12   26.5   0   1   0
JH Kallis        3     6   59.0    17   173     4   2/35  43.25  2.93   88.5   0   0   0
GP Swann         1     2   81.0    29   218     4   3/55  54.50  2.69  121.5   0   0   0
DL Vettori       1     2   48.0    15   132     2  2/103  66.00  2.75  144.0   0   0   0
RN ten Doeschate 1     2   16.0     1    55     1   1/41  55.00  3.44   96.0   0   0   0
SR Tendulkar     2     3   19.0     7    34     0   0/7    N/A   1.79     -    0   0   0

Stats leaders (as of Round 3)

Most runs (top 10)

|Player|Team|Mat|Inns|NO|Runs|H.S|Average|Balls|S/R|100s|50s|0s|6s
| Don Bradman | Interwar XI | 3 | 6 | 0 | 439 | 214 | 73.17 | 743 | 59.08 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4
| Viv Richards | Professional XI | 3 | 6 | 0 | 386 | 183 | 64.33 | 654 | 59.02 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4
| Garry Sobers | Post-war XI | 3 | 6 | 1 | 320 | 82 | 64.00 | 694 | 46.11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3
| KS Ranjitsinhji | Golden Age XI | 3 | 6 | 0 | 317 | 205 | 52.83 | 536 | 59.14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2
| WG Grace | Early Test XI | 3 | 6 | 0 | 316 | 126 | 52.67 | 631 | 50.08 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1
| Everton Weekes | Post-war XI | 3 | 6 | 1 | 311 | 155 | 62.20 | 742 | 41.91 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4
| Graeme Smith | Twenty20 Era XI | 3 | 4 | 0 | 298 | 102 | 74.50 | 542 | 54.98 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1
| Victor Trumper | Golden Age XI | 3 | 6 | 0 | 298 | 183 | 49.67 | 511 | 58.32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3
| AB de Villiers | Twenty20 Era XI | 3 | 4 | 0 | 269 | 136 | 67.25 | 515 | 52.25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2
| Jack Hobbs | Interwar XI | 3 | 6 | 0 | 269 | 99 | 44.83 | 648 | 41.51 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2

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Most wickets (top 10)

|Player|Team|Mat|Inns|Overs|Mdns|Runs|Wkts|BBI|Average|Econ|S/R|4w|5w|10m
| Sydney Barnes | Golden Age XI | 3 | 5 | 105.3 | 40 | 265 | 16 | 6/72 | 16.56 | 2.51 | 39.6 | 0 | 1 | 0
| Curtly Ambrose | Professional XI | 3 | 6 | 135.5 | 35 | 365 | 16 | 5/29 | 22.81 | 2.69 | 50.9 | 1 | 1 | 0
| Dale Steyn | Twenty20 Era XI | 3 | 6 | 138.0 | 46 | 371 | 16 | 4/85 | 23.19 | 2.69 | 51.8 | 1 | 0 | 0
| Bill O'Reilly | Interwar XI | 3 | 6 | 130.0 | 24 | 449 | 15 | 5/130 | 29.93 | 3.45 | 52.0 | 0 | 1 | 0
| Alan Davidson | Post-war XI | 3 | 5 | 86.0 | 31 | 233 | 13 | 3/27 | 17.92 | 2.71 | 39.7 | 0 | 0 | 0
| Charlie Turner | Early Test XI | 3 | 6 | 137.1 | 41 | 389 | 13 | 7/87 | 29.92 | 2.84 | 63.3 | 0 | 1 | 0
| Wasim Akram | Professional XI | 3 | 6 | 130.5 | 26 | 390 | 13 | 4/48 | 30.00 | 2.98 | 60.4 | 1 | 0 | 0
| Glenn McGrath | Professional XI | 3 | 6 | 128.2 | 30 | 371 | 12 | 4/102 | 30.92 | 2.89 | 64.2 | 1 | 0 | 0
| Fred Spofforth | Early Test XI | 3 | 6 | 139.4 | 28 | 436 | 12 | 3/62 | 36.33 | 3.12 | 69.8 | 0 | 0 | 0
| Bobby Peel | Early Test XI | 3 | 6 | 166.0 | 44 | 472 | 12 | 3/59 | 39.33 | 2.84 | 83.0 | 0 | 0 | 0

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Player rarities

In each squad, players have been marked with these icons to give you a fair idea of their playing skills and overall usefulness to your team.

- Legend. Used for the players that are undoubtedly the best of the lot.
- Gold. Used for players with a high level of consistency and ability to deliver during key moments.
- Ruby. Used for players that are extremely talented and can play in a way no one else can replicate.
- Silver. Used for players that aren't as talented as their Gold/Ruby/Legend contemporaries, but still capable of holding their own against the best in business.

Explanation on pitch types

Dusty - Plenty of turn on offer for spinners and a good place to bat for spin-savvy batsmen. Good pace bowlers are still likely to thrive.
Evenly balanced - Provides an evenly balanced contest for all disciplines.
Flat - A batsman-friendly pitch which provides little or no assistance to bowlers. Expect big totals.
Green - A lot of movement on offer, which makes it ideal for bowlers capable of swinging the ball.
Hard - Ideal conditions for batting. Good deal of bounce on offer for fast bowlers as well. Could go either way.
Dry/Slow - Ideal for slow and spin bowlers as the name suggests. Sometimes quite difficult to bat on.​