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He's got 2 hours to finish up his cup of tea with Ravi or else it's my turn 
A Leftie's draft
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He's got 2 hours to finish up his cup of tea with Ravi or else it's my turn
Boy you're eager! :laugh I hope you don't pick who I have in mind as my next pick.
He's got 2 hours to finish up his cup of tea with Ravi or else it's my turn
Nah he's got 12 more hours - hope he doesn't use them though. It's my turn next anyway - and I'm SO taking your player
drainpipe32
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He's got 2 hours to finish up his cup of tea with Ravi or else it's my turn
:laugh
Sorry guys, I've been at the footy all day. Go Dees!
Picking now.
Hedley Verity
Hedley Verity is commonly regarded as the greatest left arm spinner in history, and boy have there been few good un's! In his 40 test matches he took a reasonable 144 wickets, but conceded just 1.88 runs per over. In FC cricket - how's this for a record? 1956 wickets from 378 matches....at 14.90 apiece! I feel he'd be a deadly spinner for any team, and would be unplayable on even a remotely spinning surface. Plus his very economical per over rate would couple well with an aggressive pace bowling attack.
Incredibly Verity once took ten wickets in a first class game, including a hattrick and 113 consecutive dot balls! Admittedly his day was that of uncovered pitches, but any spinner that can consistently trouble Bradman is good enough for me.
He was also a very able batsman and fielder.
drainpipe32
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Yeah I probably would have too, but not taking any chances!
Wow wasn't expecting you to pick Verity Gazza - smart pick, but it's a good kinda shock because you left my man on the board:
Neil Harvey
Neil Harvey was an exciting strokeplayer - always looking to score. He started as a prodigy picked at an early age for the famous 1948 Ashes series and dubbed the next Bradman (like every other good young Aussie since). By the end of his career, he'd racked up 21 centuries averaging just under 50. It was good enough to be named by Cricket Australia in the specially awarded Australian team of the 20th century and given Australia's rich history that is no mean feat. What else was good about him? Well Harvey's record was good away from home and he had a very good 50 to 100 conversion rate. He was an excellent, very nimble fielder too in the covers. That nimbleness was evident in his batting as his footwork was one of his most famous features.
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Neil Harvey
Neil Harvey was an exciting strokeplayer - always looking to score. He started as a prodigy picked at an early age for the famous 1948 Ashes series and dubbed the next Bradman (like every other good young Aussie since). By the end of his career, he'd racked up 21 centuries averaging just under 50. It was good enough to be named by Cricket Australia in the specially awarded Australian team of the 20th century and given Australia's rich history that is no mean feat. What else was good about him? Well Harvey's record was good away from home and he had a very good 50 to 100 conversion rate. He was an excellent, very nimble fielder too in the covers. That nimbleness was evident in his batting as his footwork was one of his most famous features.
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drainpipe32
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I usually don't pick the oldies but I've read so much about Verity, he's like a son :laugh
Cricketman
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I pick BS Bedi.
Way to tired and exhausted to write a review now. He's a left arm spinner with 266 wickets.
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Way to tired and exhausted to write a review now. He's a left arm spinner with 266 wickets.
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imo you got third pick of the spinners and got the best one.
good show
good show
My pick is Arthur Morris
Part of the Invincibles, the Bradman led team that toured England in 1948. In that series, he scored 696 runs @ 87.00 with 3 centuries, 188 runs more than Bradman. His first century came in his third Test and twin centuries in his fourth Test. This meteoric rise was recognised when he was chosen to be a selector on the Invincibles tour after only being in the team for the best part of 18 months. At the peak of his career, he had a batting average of just over 65.
Part of the Invincibles, the Bradman led team that toured England in 1948. In that series, he scored 696 runs @ 87.00 with 3 centuries, 188 runs more than Bradman. His first century came in his third Test and twin centuries in his fourth Test. This meteoric rise was recognised when he was chosen to be a selector on the Invincibles tour after only being in the team for the best part of 18 months. At the peak of his career, he had a batting average of just over 65.
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Bobby Peel
Peel was the best spinner of his time.For nine seasons, with his fine length, easy action and splendid command of spin, this sturdily built left-hander regularly took over 100 wickets for Yorkshire, his county total amounting to 1,550 at an average cost of 15 runs each. He was often a match-winner. In 1887 he took five Kent wickets for 14 runs in an innings and, with 43 runs in a low-scoring match, helped largely in a victory by four wickets. In the same season eleven Leicestershire wickets fell to him for 51 runs at Dewsbury, five in the first innings for four runs. A year later he took eight Nottinghamshire wickets in an innings for 12 runs, while in 1892 five wickets for seven runs in an innings and eight for 33 in the match against Derbyshire at Leeds was a startling performance. He did even better in 1895 against Somerset, 15 wickets falling to him in 36 overs for 5 runs, nine for 22 in one innings causing a sensation. At Halifax in 1897, a month before his county career ended, Peel dismissed eight Kent men in an innings for 53 runs, his match average showing eleven for 85; this performance gave Yorkshire an innings victory with 103 runs to spare in two days. Peel's full return in bowling in first-class cricket was 1,754 wickets at 16.21 runs apiece.
"He did some remarkable things in Test matches with Australia, against whom he played for England twenty times. At Sydney in 1894, Australia set to get 177, hit off 113 of the runs for the loss of two wickets before stumps were drawn on the fifth day. The result then appeared a foregone conclusion, but strong sunshine followed heavy rain during the night. Peel slept through the storm. Astounded when he saw the drying pitch, he said to the English captain, Mr. Stoddart, gie me t' ball, and with Johnny Briggs, the Lancashire left-hander, also at his best, the remaining eight batsmen were disposed of for 53 runs. So England gained an extraordinary win by 10 runs after facing a total of 586, then a record for these Tests, the previous being Australia's 551 at The Oval in 1884. Peel's analysis in the fourth innings was six for 67. Peel also enjoyed a large share in winning the rubber match of that tour. He took seven wickets, scored 73 in a stand for 152 with A. C. MacLaren, and following a grand partnership for 210 by Albert Ward, of Lancashire, and J. T. Brown, of Yorkshire, the two best scorers of England's first innings hit off the runs, the victorious total being 298 for four wickets. In 1896 at Kennington Oval, with conditions very difficult for batsmen, he and J. T. Hearne got rid of Australia for 44. Peel's share in the victory by 66 runs was eight wickets for 53 runs, and his last innings analysis six wickets in 12 overs for 23 runs -- some revenge for getting a pair. Hearne's figures showed ten wickets for 60. That was the last match in which W. G. Grace led England to success over Australia.
Besides his great achievements as a bowler, Peel scored over 11,000 runs for Yorkshire, hitting two centuries. His highest innings was 226 not out against Leicestershire in 1892, and four years later he obtained 210 not out in a Yorkshire score of 887 against Warwickshire at Edgbaston, a total which remains a county match record. Peel and Lord Hawke, who added 292 for the eighth wicket, F. S. Jackson and E. Wainwright all reached three figures in that innings -- then a record, four centuries in an innings. In 1889, the year in which the over was increased from four balls to five, Peel put together 158 in the Yorkshire second innings at Lord's, but yet was on the losing side, a brilliant 100 not out in eighty minutes by T. C. O'Brien taking Middlesex to victory by four wickets with ten minutes to spare. Yielding 1,295 runs for thirty-six wickets, the game produced a record aggregate for a match in England at the time.
Peel went four times to Australia, in 1884-85, 1887-88, 1891-92 and 1894-95, and in Test matches with Australia he took 102 wickets for less than 17 runs each. He also figured in Players teams against the Gentlemen from 1887 to 1897, taking in those games 48 wickets at a cost of 16 runs apiece.
He scored 1,206 runs and took 128 wickets in all matches in 1896, the year before his remarkable career came to an end. Sent off the field by Lord Hawke during a game at Bramall Lane and suspended for the remainder of the 1897 season, he was not seen again in the Yorkshire team. He did, however, appear for an England XI against Joe Darling's Australian side at Truro two years later, taking five wickets. His benefit match at Bradford in 1894 realised ?2,000. "(courtesy cricinfo)
That's why I have picked him.
Peel was the best spinner of his time.For nine seasons, with his fine length, easy action and splendid command of spin, this sturdily built left-hander regularly took over 100 wickets for Yorkshire, his county total amounting to 1,550 at an average cost of 15 runs each. He was often a match-winner. In 1887 he took five Kent wickets for 14 runs in an innings and, with 43 runs in a low-scoring match, helped largely in a victory by four wickets. In the same season eleven Leicestershire wickets fell to him for 51 runs at Dewsbury, five in the first innings for four runs. A year later he took eight Nottinghamshire wickets in an innings for 12 runs, while in 1892 five wickets for seven runs in an innings and eight for 33 in the match against Derbyshire at Leeds was a startling performance. He did even better in 1895 against Somerset, 15 wickets falling to him in 36 overs for 5 runs, nine for 22 in one innings causing a sensation. At Halifax in 1897, a month before his county career ended, Peel dismissed eight Kent men in an innings for 53 runs, his match average showing eleven for 85; this performance gave Yorkshire an innings victory with 103 runs to spare in two days. Peel's full return in bowling in first-class cricket was 1,754 wickets at 16.21 runs apiece.
"He did some remarkable things in Test matches with Australia, against whom he played for England twenty times. At Sydney in 1894, Australia set to get 177, hit off 113 of the runs for the loss of two wickets before stumps were drawn on the fifth day. The result then appeared a foregone conclusion, but strong sunshine followed heavy rain during the night. Peel slept through the storm. Astounded when he saw the drying pitch, he said to the English captain, Mr. Stoddart, gie me t' ball, and with Johnny Briggs, the Lancashire left-hander, also at his best, the remaining eight batsmen were disposed of for 53 runs. So England gained an extraordinary win by 10 runs after facing a total of 586, then a record for these Tests, the previous being Australia's 551 at The Oval in 1884. Peel's analysis in the fourth innings was six for 67. Peel also enjoyed a large share in winning the rubber match of that tour. He took seven wickets, scored 73 in a stand for 152 with A. C. MacLaren, and following a grand partnership for 210 by Albert Ward, of Lancashire, and J. T. Brown, of Yorkshire, the two best scorers of England's first innings hit off the runs, the victorious total being 298 for four wickets. In 1896 at Kennington Oval, with conditions very difficult for batsmen, he and J. T. Hearne got rid of Australia for 44. Peel's share in the victory by 66 runs was eight wickets for 53 runs, and his last innings analysis six wickets in 12 overs for 23 runs -- some revenge for getting a pair. Hearne's figures showed ten wickets for 60. That was the last match in which W. G. Grace led England to success over Australia.
Besides his great achievements as a bowler, Peel scored over 11,000 runs for Yorkshire, hitting two centuries. His highest innings was 226 not out against Leicestershire in 1892, and four years later he obtained 210 not out in a Yorkshire score of 887 against Warwickshire at Edgbaston, a total which remains a county match record. Peel and Lord Hawke, who added 292 for the eighth wicket, F. S. Jackson and E. Wainwright all reached three figures in that innings -- then a record, four centuries in an innings. In 1889, the year in which the over was increased from four balls to five, Peel put together 158 in the Yorkshire second innings at Lord's, but yet was on the losing side, a brilliant 100 not out in eighty minutes by T. C. O'Brien taking Middlesex to victory by four wickets with ten minutes to spare. Yielding 1,295 runs for thirty-six wickets, the game produced a record aggregate for a match in England at the time.
Peel went four times to Australia, in 1884-85, 1887-88, 1891-92 and 1894-95, and in Test matches with Australia he took 102 wickets for less than 17 runs each. He also figured in Players teams against the Gentlemen from 1887 to 1897, taking in those games 48 wickets at a cost of 16 runs apiece.
He scored 1,206 runs and took 128 wickets in all matches in 1896, the year before his remarkable career came to an end. Sent off the field by Lord Hawke during a game at Bramall Lane and suspended for the remainder of the 1897 season, he was not seen again in the Yorkshire team. He did, however, appear for an England XI against Joe Darling's Australian side at Truro two years later, taking five wickets. His benefit match at Bradford in 1894 realised ?2,000. "(courtesy cricinfo)
That's why I have picked him.
shravi
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Hmm, I always take stats from that time period with a huge pinch of salt. It was an extremely bowler dominated era.
Sri Lanka's best new ball bowler, and most certainly one of the subcontinent's best, Chaminda Vaas was a highly skilled bowler that mastered the art of swing and seam. Not only was he a force to be reckoned with on helpful pitches outside the subcontinent, Vaas was also a potent wicket taker on flat subcontinental pitches. He is only the second bowler to have taken 14 wickets in a match in the subcontinent, after Imran Khan. In 2004, he was finally recognized as one of the finest fast bowlers in the world, and was named in the ICC World Test and ODI XI. He is also the first Sri Lankan to take 10 wickets in a test and led Sri Lanka to their first series victory over South Africa with 6 wickets in the 2nd innings of the 2nd test. Most importantly however, he has a mammoth 355 wickets to his name. His final career average of 29 isn't representative of what a great bowler he really was, seeing as he played a lot of tests on flat subcontinental wickets, much flatter than they used to be. He also spent his career in the shadow of Murali. Pitches in Sri Lanka were tailor made for Murali. Vaas was the unsung hero of Sri Lankan cricket in many ways.
He is also a handy batsman with an average of 24 with 1 century and 13 fifties to my name and in the process also bulks up my lower order.
I now have the best pace bowling attack in the draft as well.
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Sri Lanka's best new ball bowler, and most certainly one of the subcontinent's best, Chaminda Vaas was a highly skilled bowler that mastered the art of swing and seam. Not only was he a force to be reckoned with on helpful pitches outside the subcontinent, Vaas was also a potent wicket taker on flat subcontinental pitches. He is only the second bowler to have taken 14 wickets in a match in the subcontinent, after Imran Khan. In 2004, he was finally recognized as one of the finest fast bowlers in the world, and was named in the ICC World Test and ODI XI. He is also the first Sri Lankan to take 10 wickets in a test and led Sri Lanka to their first series victory over South Africa with 6 wickets in the 2nd innings of the 2nd test. Most importantly however, he has a mammoth 355 wickets to his name. His final career average of 29 isn't representative of what a great bowler he really was, seeing as he played a lot of tests on flat subcontinental wickets, much flatter than they used to be. He also spent his career in the shadow of Murali. Pitches in Sri Lanka were tailor made for Murali. Vaas was the unsung hero of Sri Lankan cricket in many ways.
He is also a handy batsman with an average of 24 with 1 century and 13 fifties to my name and in the process also bulks up my lower order.
I now have the best pace bowling attack in the draft as well.
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Jack Russell
What can I say, I need a keeper. Almost 2000 runs at test cricket is a respectable feat, and he also took 154 catches in 54 games. Over 1100 catches at FC level.
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What can I say, I need a keeper. Almost 2000 runs at test cricket is a respectable feat, and he also took 154 catches in 54 games. Over 1100 catches at FC level.
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