Budget Draft: Bargain Hunt

[blockerdave]

1. Alaistair Cook (25)
2. ?
3. ?
4. Ajay Sharma (6)
5. Peter Kirsten (11)
6. Saba Karim (0)
7. ?
8. George Pope (0)
9. Anil Kumble (21)
10. ?
11. ?

Peter Kirsten is a fantastic pick... I had a couple of permutations where I'd use him, but went a different way

 

[Supreme General]

We’ll bring in the legend that is Brendon McCullum to the team for 18 points. (70 remaining)

@ddrap14

 

[ddrap14]

@ddrap14 - Charles Studd (18 points, 82 remaining)

I wasn't trying to do this

Anyway, I'll stick to the plan and take Matthew Maynard. @Paranoid Kendroid next

 

[Paranoid Kendroid]

Kraigg Brathwaite (13)
Shan Masood (9)
Dodger Whysall (9)
Adam Gilchrist (27)
Karn Sharma (0)
Dale Steyn (28)
Lonwabo Tsotsobe (1)

Remaining = 13 points

@blockerdave

 

[Aislabie]

Right, time for two overdue caretaker picks on behalf of @CerealKiller

Nayan Mongia (4 points)


107 dismissals (99 ct, 8 st) and 1,442 runs @ 24.03 (1 century, best 152) from 44 Test matches
396 dismissals (353 ct, 43 st) and 7,736 runs @ 38.48 (12 centuries, best 181) from 158 first-class matches

Nayan Mongia was a keeper's keeper, his glovework coming with the seal of approval from no less a judge than Alan Knott. However, his finest moment in Test cricket came as an opening batter: against Australia in Delhi, Mongia made a match-defining 152 that gave his country a match-deciding advantage against Australia. That was one of 24 times he performed such a double-role in Test cricket, something that I intend for him to do in CerealKiller's team.



Nikita Miller (0)

0 wickets from 1 Test match
538 wickets @ 16.03 (35 6WI, best 9/41) from 100 first-class matches

The fact that Nikita Miller managed to play only one Test match is the worst kind of cricketing injustice. Despite being Jamaica's greatest ever spinner, he was never quite able to persuade the selectors that he was the one they wanted.

But he was the one they needed.

CerealKiller's XI so far:
1. "Plum" Warner (3)
2. Nayan Mongia (4)
3. Ed Joyce (3)
4.
5.
6.
7.
8. Shane Warne (25)
9. Nikita Miller (0)
10.
11. Glenn McGrath (29)

36 points remaining

 

[ddrap14]

Just BTW, as Aisy didn't actually tell him - @Till Valhalla Tristan Stubbs is invalid thanks to his two centuries hit since the release of the tariff document having raised his cost to at least 17

 

[Till Valhalla]

Just BTW, as Aisy didn't actually tell him - @Till Valhalla Tristan Stubbs is invalid thanks to his two centuries hit since the release of the tariff document having raised his cost to at least 17

Suryakumar Yadav then

 

[blockerdave]

Adrian Kuiper (0) only played 1 test after South Africa’s readmission to the international fold. He was past his best then, hence his modest return. He fared better across 25 ODI, where his hard hitting and brisk medium swing was showcased better.

He is important for my side with his batting there to counter attack if we’re in trouble or press home any advantage we might have when he comes to the crease. His bowling, in tandem with Benaud’s spin, will be crucial to letting the fast bowlers rotate in short sharp bursts after the new ball.

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Rob Bailey (0)
Stuart Law (0)
Raman Lamba (0)
Adrian Kuiper (0)
Fred Grace (0)
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Richie Benaud (27)
Ezra Moseley (7)
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34 used, 66 remaining

@Aislabie is next

 

[Aislabie]

Jeetan Patel (3 points)
65 wickets @ 47.35 (1 5WI, best 5/110) in 24 Test matches
892 wickets @ 32.77 (38 5WI, best 8/36) and 6,695 runs @ 21.38 (3 centuries, best 120) in 293 first-class matches

Jeetan Patel was an absolute domestic giant who never quite showed his best at Test level - though most most of his career came before he truly hit his peak as a bowler. His final tally of 892 first-class wickets has the feel of being a number from a bygone age, and for Warwickshire his stats are even more extraordinary: 473 wickets @ 26.11 (25 5WI, best 8/36) - and it was during this time that he swore off international cricket. Patel narrowly beat out his namesake and compatriot Dipak to get into my team largely because of how excellent he became during his time at Warwickshire.

Aislabie's XI so far:
1. KC Ibrahim (1)
2.
3. Don Bradman (50)
4.
5.
6.
7. Godfrey Evans (0)
8. Ashley Giles (10)
9. Brett Lee (20)
10. Jeetan Patel (3)
11. Mohammad Sami (0)
16 points remaining

@Welwyn

 

[Welwyn]

I wasn't trying to do this

Anyway, I'll stick to the plan and take Matthew Maynard. @Paranoid Kendroid next

DARN YOU!!!!!!

1. Gooch
2.
3.
4.
5. Fairbrother
6. B. Hollioake
7. Foster
8. Gibson
9,
10. Anderson
11. PHILLIP CLIVE RODERICK TUFNELL (13 PTS. 32 remaining)

@Aravind.

 

[Aravind.]

Robin Singh for 0 points, played only 1 test, but a good allrounder in FC.
6997 FC runs @46.03
172 FC wickets @35.92

1.
2.
Ricky Ponting
Travis Head
5.
Robin Singh
Ian Healy
Javed Akhtar
Zaheer Khan
Pankaj Singh
11.

@ddrap14

 

[Aislabie]

Robin Singh for 0 points

Another fantastic bargain, especially with his wealth of international experience

 

[ddrap14]

Alan Kippax fills everything I really need - bats four or five, costs 16 tariff, was insanely elite in the Shield, and no other disqualifying factors.
@Perfect Square

 

[Perfect Square]

Mohammad Ashraful (4) is my pick.

1. Grant Flower (9)
2.
3.
4. Mohammad Ashraful (4)
5. Fawad Alam (18)
6. MS Dhoni (18)
7.
8. Pat Cummins (28)
9. Noman Ali (23)
10. Mohammad Akram (0)
11.

Total - 100 Points

@icyman up next.

 

[Aislabie]

Mohammad Ashraful (4)

He was definitely on my list for a long time - there won't be another player of such great innings available so cheaply in this draft.

The thing that ultimately decided me against him was that when it's not one of his good days, he's a batter who will average about 16 and I just wasn't sure I could build a line-up around him that would make that work