All-Time West Indies Test XI Draft

[Dare]

So it will be a 4 person draft and the 4 members are (Dare, WestIndian, King Pietersen and Howsie). Only having 4 members in the draft ensures that the teams will be strong and competitive.
No time limits but please keep checking in as often as possible and I will try to get the thread title changed so the members know who's turn it is.
I will keep this post updated so everyone knows who has already been selected.
Good luck.



Round 1
1. Howsie - Sir Garry Sobers
2. Dare - Viv Richards
3. WestIndian - Brian Lara
4. King Pietersen - Malcolm Marshall

Round 2
5. WestIndian - Michael Holding
6. King Pietersen - George Headley
7. Dare - Curtly Ambrose
8. Howsie - Everton Weekes

Round 3
9. WestIndian - Courtney Andrew Walsh
10. Dare - Clyde Walcott
11. Howsie - Sir Frank Worrell
12. King Pietersen - Gordon Greenidge

Round 4
13. King Pietersen - Joel Garner
14. WestIndian - Jeff Dujon
15. Dare - Desmond Haynes
16. Howsie - Andy Roberts

Round 5
17. King Pietersen - Rohan Kanhai
18. Howsie - Shiv Chanderpaul
19. Dare - Clive Lloyd
20. WestIndian - Lance Gibbs

Round 6
21. Dare - Ian Bishop
22. King Pietersen - Colin Croft
23. WestIndian - Chris Gayle
24. Howsie - Conrad Hunte

Round 7
25. Dare - Wes Hall
26. WestIndian - Charles Griffith
27. Howsie - Sonny Ramadhin
28. King Pietersen - Alvin Kallicharan

Round 8
29. Howsie - Kenny Benjamin
30. King Pietersen - Richie Richardson
31. Dare - Jeffrey Stollmeyer
32. WestIndian - Roy Fredericks

Round 9
33. Dare - Basil Butcher
34. WestIndian - Carl Hooper
35. King Pietersen - Lawrence Rowe
36. Howsie - Roy Gilchrist

Round 10
37. Howsie - Sherwin Campbell
38. WestIndian - Ramnaresh Sarwan
39. King Pietersen - Dwayne Bravo
40. Dare - Wayne Daniel

Round 11
41. King Pietersen - Sylvester Clarke
42. WestIndian - Angelo Gomes
43. Howsie - Ridley Jacobs
44. Dare - Deryck Murray

 

[Howsie]

Sir Garry Sobers

Probably the best cricketer the West Indies have produced, Sobers was an excellent batsmen, a very good bowler, and a great fielder. His batting would get him into anybody’s all-time world XI side and his bowling was very good also, he was able to bowl both finger/wrist spin and swing bowling as good as anybody in his team. I've seen some of his close in fielding and he was just amazing, his reaction time was brillant.


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[Dare]

Not much doubt in that pick.

Sir Viv Richards

A legend of West Indies cricket and one of the best batsman of all time. Known around the world for his aggressive batting style and never wearing a helmet even when facing some of the fastest bowlers of all time. One of the best #3 batsman he averaged 61.54 at #3 and scored 12 of his 24 centuries at that position. Gives me a real gun at the top of the order.

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WestIndian is up

 

[drainpipe32]

Can anyone post here?

 

[Brook]

Can anyone post here?

No !! what're you posting here for !!

Anyway why only 4 people? Surely half the fun is having to pick someone like Tino Best at the end because everyone else has gone.

 

[StinkyBoHoon]

this isn't fair, I would have done this considering an all time scotland draft is unlikely to be very interesting considering we have no test players ever. when did you pick the people.

 

[Dare]

Can anyone post here?

Yea, as long as its regarding the thread.

No !! what're you posting here for !!

Anyway why only 4 people? Surely half the fun is having to pick someone like Tino Best at the end because everyone else has gone.

Because I dont want people picking Tino Best, he sucks major. Each one of us will probably end up with one of the all time great pace bowlers, some with 2 and the rest will have to be creative.
I want the teams to be competitive.

this isn't fair, I would have done this considering an all time scotland draft is unlikely to be very interesting considering we have no test players ever. when did you pick the people.

I just said I might do one in the India draft thread and Howsie asked if I start one can he be in it and then I just asked KP and Rabs if they want in on it.



And people please don't mention names of players that haven't been taken yet.

 

[TheGreemSim]

This'll be really interesting. Howsie just got lucky for having the first pick though.

 

[nightprowler10]

Howsie just got lucky for having the first pick though.

I don't think so. I'd say the first five or so picks would be pretty damn even for a WI draft.

 

[StinkyBoHoon]

I think you could go deep as round 3 without having to pick anything less than a legend.

most all time west indian XIs I've seen compiled end in disappointment certain players have to be left out.

 

[King Pietersen]

Someone needs to tell Rabs to pull his finger out and make his pick! I wanna make mine, just hoping he picks who I think he will. I know who I want for my first 2, so fingers crossed they'll stay free =]

 

[Dare]

Someone needs to tell Rabs to pull his finger out and make his pick! I wanna make mine, just hoping he picks who I think he will. I know who I want for my first 2, so fingers crossed they'll stay free =]

ahahah I PMed him and he is about to make his choice.

 

[WestIndian]

Sorry Guys!!

Courtney Andrew Walsh
Details to follow!!

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WestIndian added 11 Minutes and 14 Seconds later...

Someone needs to tell Rabs to pull his finger out and make his pick! I wanna make mine, just hoping he picks who I think he will. I know who I want for my first 2, so fingers crossed they'll stay free =]

Lol KP what's up, it's been a while since we meet in the same forum. Am sure you do, tell you what, confirm if your thoughts were correct.

 

[Dare]

nice pick, legend.

Im 100% sure I can predict KPs 1st 2 picks. Ill wait until he posts them to say if I guessed correctly.

 

[King Pietersen]

Pick: Malcolm Marshall

Explanation: One of the great bowlers of all-time, and in my eyes, the greatest fast bowler that ever lived. He was a member of the famous pace quartet that dominated world cricket, and boasts a superb Test record. He took 376 Test wickets at an average of 20.94 at a strike rate of 46.7 with 22 5 wicket hauls. An easy pick as far as I'm concerned.

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