Draft: Budget Draft: Bargain Hunt

[Till Valhalla]

Tristian Stubbs
@blockerdave

 

[blockerdave]

Well, I’m gonna make my first biggish spend. I need someone to fill the dual role of captain and top class spinner, and there’s nobody better to fill that position than Richie Benaud.

His value as a decent lower order batsman also prevents me from having too long a tail.

27 points used for Richie, 34 overall, 66 left.

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Rob Bailey 0
Stuart Law 0
Raman Lamba 0
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Fred Grace 0
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Richie Benaud (c) 27
Ezra Mosley 7
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Delighted with how this team is shaping up.

@mohsin7827

 

[mohsin7827]

Gilbert Jessop (16,30)

The "Croucher" (so named for his somewhat odd stance) was one of the most exciting players of his, or any era. A fast bowler good enough to be selected for England purely in this role, a superlative cover fielder, Jessop is best remembered for his thrilling batsmanship.
-- David Liverman

Victor Trumper
CB Fry
Graeme Hick
Alan Knott
Gilbert Jessop
Rana Naved-ul-Hasan

This might turn into England/County XI , with 2 overseas players so far.

@Welwyn

 

[Welwyn]

1. Gooch
2.
3.
4.
5. Fairbrother
6. B. Hollioake
7. Foster
8. AB Agarkar (3pts. 45 remaining)
9,
10.
11. Anderson

@pillowprocter

 

[Neptune]

1. Gooch
2.
3.
4.
5. Fairbrother
6. B. Hollioake
7. Foster
8. AB Agarkar (3pts. 45 remaining)
9,
10.
11. Anderson

@pillowprocter

Taken already by icyman

 

[icyman]

1. Gooch
2.
3.
4.
5. Fairbrother
6. B. Hollioake
7. Foster
8. AB Agarkar (3pts. 45 remaining)
9,
10.
11. Anderson

@pillowprocter

Already taken by me mate! Tough luck!

 

[Welwyn]

I'll go with the guy I was going to pick next anyway.

1. Gooch
2.
3.
4.
5. Fairbrother
6. B. Hollioake
7. Foster
8. Ottis Gibson (3pts. 45 remaining)
9,
10.
11. Anderson

@pillowprocter

 

[pillowprocter]

Ish Sodhi for 8 points will be my spinner, and perhaps surprisingly the only NZ player taken in this draft so far

Zak Crawley (12)
Alec Stewart (20)
Meg Lanning (11)
Jack Mason (0)
Ish Sodhi (8)
Mashrafe Mortaza (8)

@Perfect Square

 

[ddrap14]

perhaps surprisingly the only NZ player taken in this draft so far

I'm not quite as surprised tbh - NZ is a small place so people who do well in FC cricket tend to get more chances.

 

[Perfect Square]

Mohammad Akram (0) is my next pick.

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

Total - 96 Points

@icyman next.

 

[Paranoid Kendroid]

Kraigg Brathwaite (13)
Dodger Whysall (9)
Adam Gilchrist (27)
Karn Sharma (0)
Dale Steyn (28)

Remaining = 23 points

My pending pick. Please tell me he isn't taken.

 

[Till Valhalla]

My pending pick. Please tell me he isn't taken

Ok, because you asked
I will tell you he isn't taken.
No real idea though

 

[Yash.]

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. ?

 

[Aislabie]

Ottis Gibson

Quality pick - I was really hoping he would slip through the cracks

 

[icyman]

A well-known commentator in recent years, but was once considered a the best spinner in the country. I will choose Laxman Sivaramakrishnan.

1.
2.
3.
4. Lamb
5. Ranatunga
6. Cheetham
7.
8. Richardson
9. Agarkar
10. L Sivaramakrishnan
11.

@Supreme General