A Leftie's draft

[Dare]

^Nice one, he was one of the openers I wanted to have. And as you said his record against Australia is excellent. When I was researching for a post a while back I found he's one of the few players to average over 50 when both Warne and McGrath were present - there's only 5: Pietersen, Sehwag, Saleem Malik, Lara and Saeed Anwar.

I didn't know about this. Its amazing that out of all the batsman that Warne and McGrath bowled to only 5 managed to score average over 50.
I know its not easy facing them but they bowled to guys like Tendulkar, Kallis, Smith, Dravid, Inzi.

 

[sifter132]

Yeah it was interesting. It started because I knew Tendulkar was always lauded for his record against Australia, but most of his centuries against them came against a McGrath-less attack (and often Warne not there either). So I was looking for some proof of Sachin's mortality if you like and ended up finding how good McGrath/Warne were as a combo. And only 5 guys could crack a 50 average against the pair! And when you consider Saleem Malik only cashed in on a very young pairing in 1994 it's an even better record.

Anyway, that's the thread I started about it if you want a bit more:
http://www.planetcricket.org/forums...atness-mcgrath-warne-tandem-proven-62383.html

 

[mattfb]

Iqbal Qasim

Qasim was a very much accuracy first spinner for Pakistan in his day. He rarely went for over 2 an over and was reliable in keeping one end tight. He is Pakistans 10th highest wicket taker of all time. He took 171 test wickets @ 28, and 999 FC wickets at just a tad over 20. Took 8 5fers in test match cricket and 2 10fers in just 50 tests.

1. Mark Taylor
2.
3.
4. Brian Lara
5. Allan Border (c)
6.
7. Jack Russell+
8.
9. Johnny Briggs
10. Iqbal Qasim
11. Bruce Reid

 

[Iridium]

Trevor Goddard

A former South African captain and allrounder, he is seldom mentioned as he was in the same team as Graeme and Peter Pollock during the tour of Australia in 1963. He played 41 Test matches and scored 2516 runs @ 34.46 with one century. Those stats may not be flash but his bowling was another thing. He also picked up 123 wickets @ 26.22, very respectable figures, but his economy rate was an astonishing 1.64, and that's to go with his economy rate in 179 FC matches of 1.71. So his ability to choke opposition scoring and take wickets makes him a valuble asset in any team.

Arthur Morris
Andrew Strauss
Trevor Goddard
Shiv Chanderpaul
5.
6.
+Adam Gilchrist
8.
Daniel Vettori
Ryan Sidebottom
11.

Got Goddard in at 3 despite him being an opener for most of his career, but I've got him in my team mainly as a bowler so he may drop down the order depending on how picks go.

 

[Dare]

Nice picks by both guys. I had my eye on Qasim for later but now Ill have to do some research.

 

[Iridium]

I knew about Goddard for a while now but for some reason I always thought he was right handed. Decided to look at his profile and lo and behold, he's left handed. Joy!

 

[Cricketman]

Goddard is pretty good but if you want him as a bowler, his strike rate was pretty pathetic.

Cricketman added 1 Minutes and 17 Seconds later...

oh, my turn lol. Give me a few mins.

Cricketman added 19 Minutes and 27 Seconds later...

Roy Fredericks

ONCE AGAIN in a hurry!

 

[shravi]

Only Jack Hobbs, Frank Woolley and Patsy Hendren have made more first-class runs than Phil Mead (55,061), and nobody has made more for one team than the 48,892 he piled up for Hampshire. He scored 1000 runs in every season of first-class cricket except his first, in which he only played one match. Mead was solid in defense and was an excellent strokeplayer with nimble footwork and immaculate balance. He also has a very impressive test match record. In 17 matches (26 innings), he scored 1185 runs at an average of 49.37 with 4 centuries and 3 fifties. It's unfortunate that he played at the same time as Herbert Sutfliffe, Wally Hammond, Jack Hobbs and Frank Wooley. However, his first class record of 55061 runs in 814 matches (1340 innings) and 153 centuries and 258 fifties strongly suggests that he would have had a very successful career.

Bill Lawry was an opening batsman with a resolute defense, which allowed him to seemingly bat for days. He formed a very fluent partnership with Bob Simpson and I am convinced that he can do the same with Graeme Smith. In 67 matches (123 innings), he scored 5234 runs at an average of 47.15 with 13 centuries and 27 fifties. He carried his bat 12 times in these 123 innings which is a very impressive feat.

Graeme Smith
Bill Lawry
Phil Mead
4.
5.
Frank Wooley
+ Rodney Marsh
Wasim Akram
Chaminda Vaas
Bill Johnston
11.

 

[drainpipe32]

I was considering getting Goddard but made sure I picked the two spinners first. Plus Goddard was an opening batsman who bowled part time, and I need another fast bowling wicket taker.

 

[Cricketman]

Wilfred Rhodes

Wilfred Rhodes is a cricketer of legendary proportions. Rhodes played 58 matches for England and took 127 wickets at an average of 26.96 and scored 2,325 runs at an average of 30.19. He was the first Englishman to complete the double of 100 wickets and 1000 runs at the Test level. He holds the record for most First-Class appearances (a whopping 1,110 matches) and most FC wickets, with 4204 scalps claimed via his wily left arm spin. Those wickets were taken at an astonishing average - just 16 a piece. To go along with his huge amount of wickets, he scored close to 40,000 runs in FC cricket, with 58 centuries and a high score of 267*. In his first test match he batted last in the order, and went on to have a record breaking partnership of 130 for the 10th wicket with RE Foster, his contribution being 40. Eight years later in the first test vs Australia in Melbourne, he opened the innings with Jack Hobbs and was a part of the record first wicket stand of 323.

Rhodes was known as one of the best slow bowlers of the era. His unerring accuracy, dip, flight and sharp spin wrecked havoc on the damp, wet pitches of England. His batting was solid and steady, known to break bowling attacks down with patients and capitalizing on any mistakes.

Can't believe I got him so late in the draft!

1. Roy Fredericks
2.
3. Kumar Sangakkara (wk)
4. Graeme Pollock
5. Michael Hussey
6.
7. Wilfred Rhodes
8.
9. Zaheer Khan
10. Bill Whitty
11. BS Bedi

Team is coming along nicely now .

 

[Iridium]

Team is coming along nicely now .

Mine's not as good as I thought it would be. Kinda looks like a bits and pieces team but still we'll gloss over that later.

Sourav Ganguly

India's most successful Test captain. Of the 49 Tests he captained, he led India to 21 wins. Although he relatively more successful in the ODI arena, he was a fine Test batsman. After being dropped in 2005, he was recalled in 2007 for the tour of South Africa where he ended up as the highest run scorer. His career best score of 239 came soon after against Pakistan and he ended 2007 as the second highest Test run getter with 1106 runs @ 61.44. He retired after the series with Australia in 2008 and ended his Test career with 7212 runs @ 42.17 with 16 centuries.

Arthur Morris
Andrew Strauss
Trevor Goddard
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
5.
Sourav Ganguly
+Adam Gilchrist
8.
Daniel Vettori
Ryan Sidebottom
11.

 

[AngryPixel]

Iqbal Qasim

Qasim was a very much accuracy first spinner for Pakistan in his day. He rarely went for over 2 an over and was reliable in keeping one end tight. He is Pakistans 10th highest wicket taker of all time. He took 171 test wickets @ 28, and 999 FC wickets at just a tad over 20. Took 8 5fers in test match cricket and 2 10fers in just 50 tests.

1. Mark Taylor
2.
3.
4. Brian Lara
5. Allan Border (c)
6.
7. Jack Russell+
8.
9. Johnny Briggs
10. Iqbal Qasim
11. Bruce Reid

5fors and 10 fors are no mearsure of anyone's greatness. EVen Irfan Pathan got 7 5 fors and 2 10 fors in just 28 test matches. And we all know how great he is:sarcasm

 

[Chewie]

Mine's not as good as I thought it would be. Kinda looks like a bits and pieces team but still we'll gloss over that later.

Sourav Ganguly

India's most successful Test captain. Of the 49 Tests he captained, he led India to 21 wins. Although he relatively more successful in the ODI arena, he was a fine Test batsman. After being dropped in 2005, he was recalled in 2007 for the tour of South Africa where he ended up as the highest run scorer. His career best score of 239 came soon after against Pakistan and he ended 2007 as the second highest Test run getter with 1106 runs @ 61.44. He retired after the series with Australia in 2008 and ended his Test career with 7212 runs @ 42.17 with 16 centuries.

Arthur Morris
Andrew Strauss
Trevor Goddard
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
5.
Sourav Ganguly
+Adam Gilchrist
8.
Daniel Vettori
Ryan Sidebottom
11.

Your team is for the most part very modern

 

[Iridium]

Your team is for the most part very modern

Yep, a team for the modern age ... sort of. Main reason for that is because I know a lot more about modern players and that older players which I do know of were all nicked.

 

[drainpipe32]

Shouldn't I get two picks in a row this time? My remaining picks are 7, 4, 4 and 6 and it will have been 13 picks since my last one. And my draft picks add up to 46!