Draft: The Worst of Test Cricket / Poll Up / Tournament Done

Who has picked the weakest Test team?

  • Aislabie

    Votes: 3 50.0%

  • Bevab

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Bigby Wolf

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Blockerdave

    Votes: 2 33.3%

  • CerealKiller

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Sinister One

    Votes: 1 16.7%

  • VC the slogger

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Willoughby63

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    6
  • Poll closed .
Worst of Test Cricket - Draft Tournament
The Losers' Final

@Aislabie versus @Willoughby63

Code: 
WILLOUGHBY83'S XI 1st innings
Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Albert Rose-Innes   c. Hawke       b. Bess         38    99    6    0   38.4%
Howard Francis      lbw            b. Bess         81   154   15    1   52.6%
Rob Quiney          c. Edwards     b. Bess         36   139    6    0   25.9%
Robbie Kerr         lbw            b. Bess        108   285   18    0   37.9%
Denesh Ramdin                      b. Bess         33    84    7    0   39.3%
Chris Harris        c. Giffen      b. Bess         85   164   17    0   51.8%
Emile McMaster      not out                        19    57    4    0   33.3%
Rawl Lewis                         b. Rahman       25    28    6    0   89.3%
Mahbubul Alam       not out                         0     6    0    0    0.0%
Nilesh Kulkarni                                
John Warr                                      
 Total:  456/7        Overs:  168.2        Run Rate:  2.71     Extras:  31
  
                             Day 2  4:15 PM
  
                             INNINGS DECLARED
 
                                     -X-
WILLOUGHBY83'S XI Partnerships
Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Rose-Innes    H Francis    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                    83 (184)
R Quiney      H Francis    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                          61 (142)
R Quiney      R Kerr       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            52 (123)
D Ramdin      R Kerr       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                      74 (156)
C Harris      R Kerr       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      127 (291)
E McMaster    R Kerr       þþþþþþ                                    22 (57)
E McMaster    R Lewis      þþþþþþþþþ                                 36 (43)
E McMaster    M Alam       þ                                          1 (14)
     Fall of Wickets    83/1      144/2     196/3     270/4     397/5
                        419/6     455/7                                  
 Total:  456/7       Overs:  168.2         Run Rate:  2.71    Extras:  31  
 
                                     -X-
AISLABIE'S XI Bowling
Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Brandon Bess         73.2     21     158      6      2.15     3      4
Mushfiqur Rahman     48.0     12     127      1      2.65     2      2
Matt Poore           31.0      5      92      0      2.97     0      0
Andy Whittall        16.0      5      61      0      3.81     1      1
 EXTRAS          Wides: 6      No Balls: 7      Leg Byes: 11     Byes: 7
 Total:  456/7        Overs:  168.2        Run Rate:  2.71    Extras:  31  
                                     -X-
AISLABIE'S XI 1st innings
Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Monkey Hornby                      b. Alam         32    58    6    0   55.2%
Walter Giffen       c. McMaster    b. Kulkarni      6    25    1    0   24.0%
Matt Poore                         b. Kulkarni      0     3    0    0    0.0%
Floyd Reifer                       b. Kulkarni      0     1    0    0    0.0%
Jack Edwards        lbw            b. Kulkarni      4     8    1    0   50.0%
Charles Fichardt    lbw            b. Rose-Innes   27    77    4    0   35.1%
Khaled Mashud       c. Ramdin      b. Alam         30   106    6    0   28.3%
Mushfiqur Rahman    c. Harris      b. Rose-Innes   14    25    2    0   56.0%
Andy Whittall       not out                        23    62    4    0   37.1%
Lord Hawke                         b. Rose-Innes   11    40    2    0   27.5%
Brandon Bess                       b. Kulkarni      4    19    1    0   21.1%
 Total:  163/10       Overs:  70.3         Run Rate:  2.31     Extras:  12
  
                             Day 3  2:27 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
AISLABIE'S XI Partnerships
Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
M Hornby      W Giffen     þþþþþþþþþþþ                               26 (60)
M Hornby      M Poore      þþþþ                                      11 (10)
M Hornby      F Reifer                                                0 (1)
M Hornby      J Edwards    þþ                                         6 (13)
M Hornby      C Fichardt   þþþ                                        9 (21)
K Mashud      C Fichardt   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         41 (148)
K Mashud      M Rahman     þþþþþþþþþ                                 22 (39)
A Whittall    M Rahman     þþþþþþ                                    15 (34)
A Whittall    L Hawke      þþþþþþþþþ                                 22 (63)
A Whittall    B Bess       þþþþ                                      11 (34)
     Fall of Wickets    26/1      37/2      37/3      43/4      52/5
                        93/6      115/7     130/8     152/9     163/10  
 Total:  163/10      Overs:  70.3          Run Rate:  2.31    Extras:  12  
 
                                     -X-
WILLOUGHBY83'S XI Bowling
Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Mahbubul Alam        20.0      8      48      2      2.40     1      0
Chris Harris          4.0      2       5      0      1.25     0      0
Nilesh Kulkarni      17.3      4      28      5      1.60     0      1
Albert Rose-Innes    23.0      6      61      3      2.65     0      2
John Warr             3.0      2       1      0      0.33     0      0
Rawl Lewis            3.0      1      14      0      4.67     0      2
 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 5      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 2
 Total:  163/10       Overs:  70.3         Run Rate:  2.31    Extras:  12  
                                     -X-
AISLABIE'S XI 2nd innings (Follow on)
Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Monkey Hornby       c. Kulkarni    b. Rose-Innes   13    41    2    0   31.7%
Walter Giffen       c. McMaster    b. Rose-Innes   18    76    3    0   23.7%
Matt Poore          lbw            b. Rose-Innes    0     9    0    0    0.0%
Floyd Reifer        lbw            b. Rose-Innes   17    30    4    0   56.7%
Jack Edwards                       b. Rose-Innes    0     7    0    0    0.0%
Charles Fichardt    lbw            b. Rose-Innes    5    21    1    0   23.8%
Khaled Mashud       c. Quiney      b. Alam          6    24    1    0   25.0%
Mushfiqur Rahman                   b. Kulkarni     24    50    4    0   48.0%
Andy Whittall                      b. Rose-Innes   47   156    8    0   30.1%
Lord Hawke                     c & b. Alam         42    93    9    0   45.2%
Brandon Bess        not out                         5     9    1    0   55.6%
 Total:  189/10       Overs:  85.2         Run Rate:  2.21     Extras:  12
  
                             Day 4  2:09 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
AISLABIE'S XI Partnerships
Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
M Hornby      W Giffen     þþþþþþþþþþþ                               26 (79)
M Poore       W Giffen                                                0 (15)
F Reifer      W Giffen     þþþþþþþþþþþ                               26 (44)
J Edwards     W Giffen     þ                                          1 (12)
C Fichardt    W Giffen     þ                                          2 (21)
C Fichardt    K Mashud     þþþþ                                      11 (34)
M Rahman      K Mashud                                                0 (6)
M Rahman      A Whittall   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                     50 (108)
L Hawke       A Whittall   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ             68 (180)
L Hawke       B Bess       þþ                                         5 (13)
     Fall of Wickets    26/1      26/2      52/3      53/4      55/5
                        66/6      66/7      116/8     184/9     189/10  
 Total:  189/10      Overs:  85.2          Run Rate:  2.21    Extras:  12  
 
                                     -X-
WILLOUGHBY83'S XI Bowling
Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Mahbubul Alam        29.2     11      63      2      2.15     0      3
Chris Harris          5.0      2       9      0      1.80     0      0
Nilesh Kulkarni      15.0      3      38      1      2.53     1      0
Albert Rose-Innes    33.0     11      69      7      2.09     3      1
Rawl Lewis            2.0      1       2      0      1.00     0      0
John Warr             1.0      0       4      0      4.00     0      0
 EXTRAS          Wides: 4      No Balls: 4      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 0
 Total:  189/10       Overs:  85.2         Run Rate:  2.21    Extras:  12

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The left-arm spinner and inexplicable opening batsman would seal the @Aislabie team's position as the weakest in the tournament.

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We have a result in just 4 days
Willoughby83's XI beat Aislabie's XI in very department to achieve victory by an innings
We hope you will be joining us in the coming matches, good bye
Willoughby83's XI   456/7d
Aislabie's XI       163 & 189
  
Willoughby83's XI won by an innings and 104 runs
 
Man of the match: Albert Rose-Innes
 
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Worst of Test Cricket - Draft Tournament
The 3rd/5th place playoff
@Bevab versus @VC the slogger

Code: 
BEVAB'S XI 1st innings
Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Jacobus Duminy      c. Nkala       b. Bradshaw      0     2    0    0    0.0%
Datta Gaekwad                      b. Grace         8    28    1    0   28.6%
Bill Playle                        b. Grace        48    95    7    0   50.5%
Peter McAlister     c. Badcock     b. Grace        43    76    7    1   56.6%
Jack Ikin           c. Nayudu      b. Grace        58   124    8    1   46.8%
Jehan Mubarak       c. Badcock     b. Bradshaw     36    56    8    0   64.3%
Jock Edwards                       b. Bradshaw     57   111   11    0   51.4%
Gogumal Kishenchand c. Nkala       b. Grace        17    27    2    1   63.0%
Mohammad Sami       c. Badcock     b. Bradshaw     16    66    2    0   24.2%
Lonwabo Tsotsobe    c. Nayudu      b. Grace        12    53    2    0   22.6%
Roger Wihesuriya    not out                         1    13    0    0    7.7%
 Total:  310/10       Overs:  107.5        Run Rate:  2.87     Extras:  14 
   
                             Day 2  11:12 AM
   
 
                                     -X-
BEVAB'S XI Partnerships
Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
J Duminy      D Gaekwad                                               0 (2)
B Playle      D Gaekwad    þþþþþþþþþþ                                25 (52)
B Playle      McAlister    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ            70 (128)
B Playle      J Ikin       þþþþþþþþþ                                 21 (38)
J Mubarak     J Ikin       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ             67 (115)
J Edwards     J Ikin       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                        43 (77)
J Edwards     Kishe'hand   þþþþþþþþþþþþþ                             31 (55)
J Edwards     M Sami       þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              28 (85)
L Tsotsobe    M Sami       þþþþþþþþ                                  20 (71)
L Tsotsobe    Wihesuriya   þþ                                         5 (24)
     Fall of Wickets    0/1       25/2      95/3      116/4     183/5
                        226/6     257/7     285/8     305/9     310/10   
 Total:  310/10      Overs:  107.5         Run Rate:  2.87    Extras:  14   
 
                                     -X-
VC THE SLOGGER'S XI Bowling
Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Ian Bradshaw         34.0      6     109      4      3.21     1      0 
Fred Grace           37.5     14      79      6      2.09     1      2 
Mluleki Nkala         9.0      3      12      0      1.33     1      0 
Shahadat Hossain     25.0      4     103      0      4.12     1      3 
CS Nayudu             2.0      1       2      0      1.00     0      0 
 EXTRAS          Wides: 4      No Balls: 5      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 1 
 Total:  310/10       Overs:  107.5        Run Rate:  2.87    Extras:  14   
                                     -X-
VC THE SLOGGER'S XI 1st innings
Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Jack Badcock                       b. Tsotsobe      2    22    0    0    9.1%
Brian Chari         lbw            b. Sami         43   126    9    0   34.1%
Fred Grace                         b. Sami         40    63    8    0   63.5%
Nawab of Pataudi                   b. Tsotsobe    126   261   24    0   48.3%
Wilton St Hill      c. McAlister   b. Tsotsobe     51   160    9    1   31.9%
CS Nayudu                          b. Tsotsobe      0     2    0    0    0.0%
Vizzy                              b. Tsotsobe      0     2    0    0    0.0%
Mluleki Nkala                      b. Tsotsobe     18    29    4    0   62.1%
Ian Bradshaw        not out                        19    86    2    0   22.1%
Shahadat Hossain                   b. Tsotsobe      9    36    2    0   25.0%
Barlow Carkeek      c. Gaekwad     b. Tsotsobe      8    26    2    0   30.8%
 Total:  332/10       Overs:  134.5        Run Rate:  2.46     Extras:  16 
   
                             Day 3  3:13 PM
   
 
                                     -X-
VC THE SLOGGER'S XI Partnerships
Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
J Badcock     B Chari      þþþþ                                      17 (50)
F Grace       B Chari      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            56 (126)
N Pataudi     B Chari      þþþþþþ                                    27 (63)
N Pataudi     W Hill       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      138 (317)
N Pataudi     C Nayudu                                                0 (2)
N Pataudi     V Vizzy                                                 0 (8)
N Pataudi     M Nkala      þþþþþþþþþ                                 36 (60)
N Pataudi     I Bradshaw   þþþþþ                                     22 (51)
S Hossain     I Bradshaw   þþþþþ                                     21 (78)
B Carkeek     I Bradshaw   þþþ                                       15 (54)
     Fall of Wickets    17/1      73/2      100/3     238/4     238/5
                        238/6     274/7     296/8     317/9     332/10   
 Total:  332/10      Overs:  134.5         Run Rate:  2.46    Extras:  16   
 
                                     -X-
BEVAB'S XI Bowling
Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Lonwabo Tsotsobe     60.5     18     154      8      2.53     1      5 
Mohammad Sami        56.0     20     142      2      2.54     3      2 
Jack Ikin            12.0      4      26      0      2.17     0      1 
Roger Wihesuriya      6.0      3       6      0      1.00     0      0 
 EXTRAS          Wides: 4      No Balls: 8      Leg Byes: 3      Byes: 1 
 Total:  332/10       Overs:  134.5        Run Rate:  2.46    Extras:  16   
                                     -X-
BEVAB'S XI 2nd innings
Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Jacobus Duminy                     b. Bradshaw      8    16    2    0   50.0%
Datta Gaekwad                      b. Grace         0     4    0    0    0.0%
Bill Playle                        b. Grace        30    91    5    0   33.0%
Peter McAlister     c. Hill        b. Grace        36   122    5    0   29.5%
Jack Ikin           c. Carkeek     b. Grace        85   248   14    1   34.3%
Jehan Mubarak       lbw            b. Bradshaw     36    98    6    0   36.7%
Jock Edwards        c. Hill        b. Bradshaw     38   115    7    0   33.0%
Gogumal Kishenchand                b. Grace        61   138   10    0   44.2%
Mohammad Sami       lbw            b. Grace        36   103    7    0   35.0%
Lonwabo Tsotsobe    c. Grace       b. Bradshaw      0     7    0    0    0.0%
Roger Wihesuriya    not out                         0     8    0    0    0.0%
 Total:  354/10       Overs:  158.0        Run Rate:  2.24     Extras:  24 
   
                             Day 5  1:15 PM
   
 
                                     -X-
BEVAB'S XI Partnerships
Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
J Duminy      D Gaekwad    þ                                          1 (10)
J Duminy      B Playle     þþþþþ                                     14 (28)
McAlister     B Playle     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                      50 (131)
McAlister     J Ikin       þþþþþþþþþþþþþ                             32 (107)
J Mubarak     J Ikin       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ             71 (215)
J Edwards     J Ikin       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ            74 (184)
J Edwards     Kishe'hand   þþþþþþþþþþþ                               27 (51)
M Sami        Kishe'hand   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       84 (193)
L Tsotsobe    Kishe'hand   þ                                          1 (9)
Wihesuriya    Kishe'hand                                              0 (20)
     Fall of Wickets    1/1       15/2      65/3      97/4      168/5
                        242/6     269/7     353/8     354/9     354/10   
 Total:  354/10      Overs:  158.0         Run Rate:  2.24    Extras:  24   
 
                                     -X-
VC THE SLOGGER'S XI Bowling
Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Ian Bradshaw         51.0     18     133      4      2.61     1      1 
Fred Grace           54.0     19      95      6      1.76     1      3 
Shahadat Hossain     31.0     11      68      0      2.19     0      2 
Mluleki Nkala        17.0      8      30      0      1.76     0      0 
CS Nayudu             5.0      0      12      0      2.40     0      0 
 EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 6      Leg Byes: 7      Byes: 9 
 Total:  354/10       Overs:  158.0        Run Rate:  2.24    Extras:  24   
                                     -X-
VC THE SLOGGER'S XI 2nd innings  (Target: 333)
Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Jack Badcock        c. Playle      b. Tsotsobe     27    51    5    0   52.9%
Brian Chari                        b. Sami         23    57    4    0   40.4%
Fred Grace          lbw            b. Tsotsobe      7    31    1    0   22.6%
Nawab of Pataudi    c. Playle      b. Tsotsobe     91   197   19    0   46.2%
Wilton St Hill                     b. Tsotsobe     10    22    2    0   45.5%
CS Nayudu           c. Playle      b. Sami         38    98    7    0   38.8%
Vizzy               c. Kishe'hand  b. Tsotsobe     14    73    2    0   19.2%
Mluleki Nkala       lbw            b. Sami         24    62    5    0   38.7%
Ian Bradshaw        not out                        16    53    3    0   30.2%
Shahadat Hossain    lbw            b. Tsotsobe      1     6    0    0   16.7%
Barlow Carkeek      c. Playle      b. Sami          7    33    1    0   21.2%
 Total:  272/10       Overs:  113.4        Run Rate:  2.39     Extras:  14 
   
                             Day 6  3:19 PM
   
 
                                     -X-
VC THE SLOGGER'S XI Partnerships
Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
J Badcock     B Chari      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                     49 (99)
J Badcock     F Grace      þ                                          1 (22)
N Pataudi     F Grace      þþþþþþþþþ                                 21 (41)
N Pataudi     W Hill       þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              28 (56)
N Pataudi     C Nayudu     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ             68 (180)
N Pataudi     V Vizzy      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                     48 (118)
M Nkala       V Vizzy      þþþþþþþþþ                                 21 (36)
M Nkala       I Bradshaw   þþþþþ                                     13 (70)
S Hossain     I Bradshaw   þ                                          1 (6)
B Carkeek     I Bradshaw   þþþþþþþþþ                                 22 (54)
     Fall of Wickets    49/1      50/2      71/3      99/4      167/5
                        215/6     236/7     249/8     250/9     272/10   
 Total:  272/10      Overs:  113.4         Run Rate:  2.39    Extras:  14   
 
                                     -X-
BEVAB'S XI Bowling
Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Lonwabo Tsotsobe     48.0     18      99      6      2.06     0      2 
Mohammad Sami        45.4     16     113      4      2.47     1      4 
Roger Wihesuriya      8.0      3      21      0      2.63     0      0 
Jack Ikin            12.0      2      32      0      2.67     0      0 
 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 6      Leg Byes: 3      Byes: 4 
 Total:  272/10       Overs:  113.4        Run Rate:  2.39    Extras:  14

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Wow, Cricksim really is broken. Can you imagine what the effect would be on Lonwabo Tsotsobe if he managed to bowl this many overs? He was never exactly known as a workhorse.

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Thats the end of the match
Bevab's XI were in control most of the time and deserved this victory
VC the Slogger's XI didnt have a chance chasing this total
Thank you every one for being with us thoughout this one, good bye 
Bevab's XI          310 & 354
VC the Slogger's XI 332 & 272
   
Bevab's XI won by 60 runs
 
Man of the match: Lonwabo Tsotsobe
 
Worst of Test Cricket - Draft Tournament
The 4th/6th place playoff​

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BIGBY WOLF'S XI 1st innings
Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Lawrie Miller       st Stricker    b. Carlson       4    20    1    0   20.0%
Aakash Chopra       c. Pocock      b. Matam'adzo   22    55    5    0   40.0%
Sanath Kaluperuma   lbw            b. Cave         28    74    6    0   37.8%
Basit Ali           c. Gripper     b. Cave         82   198   17    0   41.4%
Craig Serjeant      c. Stricker    b. Matam'adzo    6    23    1    0   26.1%
Neil Fairbrother    c. Stricker    b. Cave         16    45    2    0   35.6%
MSK Prasad          c. Gripper     b. Islam        22    66    4    0   33.3%
Gareth Batty        lbw            b. Carlson      30    97    6    0   30.9%
Tapash Baisya                  c & b. Carlson      33   106    6    0   31.1%
Abdur Razzak        lbw            b. Cave         15    38    3    0   39.5%
Charl Langeveldt    not out                        12    24    2    0   50.0%
 Total:  290/10       Overs:  123.5        Run Rate:  2.34     Extras:  20 
   
                             Day 2  12:47 PM
   
 
                                     -X-
BIGBY WOLF'S XI Partnerships
Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
L Miller      A Chopra     þþþþþþþþþ                                 22 (40)
Kaluperuma    A Chopra     þþþþþþþþþþ                                24 (59)
Kaluperuma    B Ali        þþþþþþþþþþþþþ                             30 (87)
C Serjeant    B Ali        þþþþþþþþþþ                                23 (64)
Fairb'ther    B Ali        þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         40 (97)
M Prasad      B Ali        þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                  55 (124)
M Prasad      G Batty      þ                                          2 (17)
T Baisya      G Batty      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                60 (176)
A Razzak      G Batty      þþþþ                                      11 (34)
A Razzak      Langeveldt   þþþþþþþþþþ                                23 (45)
     Fall of Wickets    22/1      46/2      76/3      99/4      139/5
                        194/6     196/7     256/8     267/9     290/10   
 Total:  290/10      Overs:  123.5         Run Rate:  2.34    Extras:  20   
 
                                     -X-
BLOCKERDAVE'S XI Bowling
Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Harry Cave           35.5     12      71      4      1.98     0      2 
Everton Matambanadzo 29.0      6      85      2      2.93     2      2 
Manjural Islam       16.0      4      38      1      2.38     1      0 
Phil Carlson         29.0     12      66      3      2.28     0      3 
Trevor Gripper        6.0      2      14      0      2.33     0      0 
Ian Salisbury         7.0      5       5      0      0.71     0      0 
Alok Kapali           1.0      0       2      0      2.00     0      1 
 EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 8      Leg Byes: 7      Byes: 2 
 Total:  290/10       Overs:  123.5        Run Rate:  2.34    Extras:  20   
                                     -X-
BLOCKERDAVE'S XI 1st innings
Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Trevor Gripper                     b. Langeveldt   64   209   11    1   30.6%
Blair Pocock                       b. Razzak       34   108    5    0   31.5%
Matt Maynard                       b. Langeveldt   39    93    7    0   41.9%
Phil Carlson        c. Batty       b. Langeveldt    4    15    1    0   26.7%
Maqsood Ahmed                      b. Langeveldt   47    81   10    0   58.0%
Alok Kapali                        b. Langeveldt   10    22    2    0   45.5%
Louis Stricker      c. Fairb'ther  b. Langeveldt   28   157    5    0   17.8%
Ian Salisbury       c. Prasad      b. Razzak       12    51    2    0   23.5%
Harry Cave          c. Prasad      b. Razzak        0     3    0    0    0.0%
Manjural Islam                     b. Razzak       17    37    3    0   45.9%
Everton Matambanadzonot out                         0     5    0    0    0.0%
 Total:  272/10       Overs:  130.0        Run Rate:  2.09     Extras:  17 
   
                             Day 3  3:57 PM
   
 
                                     -X-
BLOCKERDAVE'S XI Partnerships
Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
T Gripper     B Pocock     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       84 (226)
T Gripper     M Maynard    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                 61 (175)
P Carlson     M Maynard    þ                                          1 (13)
P Carlson     M Ahmed      þþ                                         5 (12)
A Kapali      M Ahmed      þþþþþþþþþ                                 23 (42)
L Stricker    M Ahmed      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         42 (102)
L Stricker    Salisbury    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            34 (116)
L Stricker    H Cave                                                  0 (3)
L Stricker    M Islam      þþþþþþþþþ                                 22 (80)
L Stricker    Matam'adzo                                              0 (11)
     Fall of Wickets    84/1      145/2     146/3     151/4     174/5
                        216/6     250/7     250/8     272/9     272/10   
 Total:  272/10      Overs:  130.0         Run Rate:  2.09    Extras:  17   
 
                                     -X-
BIGBY WOLF'S XI Bowling
Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Charl Langeveldt     54.0     21     108      6      2.00     1      2 
Tapash Baisya        16.0      7      46      0      2.88     0      1 
Abdur Razzak         34.0     14      67      4      1.97     0      1 
Gareth Batty         16.0      5      36      0      2.25     0      2 
Sanath Kaluperuma    10.0      8       5      0      0.50     0      0 
 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 6      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 6 
 Total:  272/10       Overs:  130.0        Run Rate:  2.09    Extras:  17   
                                     -X-
BIGBY WOLF'S XI 2nd innings
Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Lawrie Miller                      b. Cave         61   132   11    1   46.2%
Aakash Chopra       lbw            b. Carlson      54   219    9    0   24.7%
Sanath Kaluperuma              c & b. Islam        42   128    7    0   32.8%
Basit Ali           lbw            b. Cave         20    50    4    0   40.0%
Craig Serjeant      c. Stricker    b. Cave          8     5    2    0  160.0%
Neil Fairbrother    c. Stricker    b. Islam         7     6    1    0  116.7%
MSK Prasad          c. Maynard     b. Cave         19    81    3    0   23.5%
Gareth Batty        c. Stricker    b. Cave          0     6    0    0    0.0%
Tapash Baisya                      b. Matam'adzo   12    34    2    0   35.3%
Abdur Razzak        lbw            b. Islam         8    23    2    0   34.8%
Charl Langeveldt    not out                         3    18    0    0   16.7%
 Total:  244/10       Overs:  116.4        Run Rate:  2.09     Extras:  10 
   
                             Day 5  1:37 PM
   
 
                                     -X-
BIGBY WOLF'S XI Partnerships
Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
L Miller      A Chopra     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      104 (282)
Kaluperuma    A Chopra     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            43 (145)
Kaluperuma    B Ali        þþþþþþþþþþ                                32 (96)
Kaluperuma    C Serjeant   þþ                                         8 (5)
Kaluperuma    Fairb'ther   þ                                          4 (5)
M Prasad      Fairb'ther   þþ                                         7 (8)
M Prasad      G Batty                                                 0 (12)
M Prasad      T Baisya     þþþþþþ                                    20 (63)
M Prasad      A Razzak     þþþþþ                                     16 (46)
M Prasad      Langeveldt   þþþ                                       10 (38)
     Fall of Wickets    104/1     147/2     179/3     187/4     191/5
                        198/6     198/7     218/8     234/9     244/10   
 Total:  244/10      Overs:  116.4         Run Rate:  2.09    Extras:  10   
 
                                     -X-
BLOCKERDAVE'S XI Bowling
Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Harry Cave           23.4      9      64      5      2.70     0      0 
Everton Matambanadzo 28.0     16      30      1      1.07     1      2 
Phil Carlson         32.0     14      68      1      2.13     0      1 
Manjural Islam       19.0      7      51      3      2.68     0      0 
Alok Kapali           6.0      3       4      0      0.67     1      1 
Ian Salisbury         6.0      0      21      0      3.50     0      0 
Trevor Gripper        2.0      1       2      0      1.00     0      0 
 EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 4      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 0 
 Total:  244/10       Overs:  116.4        Run Rate:  2.09    Extras:  10   
                                     -X-
BLOCKERDAVE'S XI 2nd innings  (Target: 263)
Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Trevor Gripper                     b. Langeveldt   13    38    3    0   34.2%
Blair Pocock        c. Ali         b. Razzak       42    81   10    0   51.9%
Matt Maynard        run out (Baisya)                6    20    1    0   30.0%
Phil Carlson        c. Kaluperuma  b. Langeveldt   26    36    6    0   72.2%
Maqsood Ahmed       c. Prasad      b. Langeveldt   31    34    5    0   91.2%
Alok Kapali         lbw            b. Langeveldt    6    31    1    0   19.4%
Louis Stricker                     b. Razzak       22    38    5    0   57.9%
Ian Salisbury       c. Chopra      b. Langeveldt    4    29    1    0   13.8%
Harry Cave                         b. Batty         4     3    1    0  133.3%
Manjural Islam      not out                        10    22    2    0   45.5%
Everton Matambanadzoc. Prasad      b. Razzak       13    28    1    0   46.4%
 Total:  190/10       Overs:  60.0         Run Rate:  3.17     Extras:  13 
   
                             Day 6  11:37 AM
   
 
                                     -X-
BLOCKERDAVE'S XI Partnerships
Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
T Gripper     B Pocock     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                        43 (79)
M Maynard     B Pocock     þþþ                                        7 (43)
P Carlson     B Pocock     þþþþþþ                                    15 (27)
P Carlson     M Ahmed      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                        43 (47)
A Kapali      M Ahmed      þþþþþþ                                    14 (29)
A Kapali      L Stricker   þþþþþþþþþ                                 22 (30)
Salisbury     L Stricker   þþþþþþ                                    14 (49)
Salisbury     H Cave       þ                                          4 (5)
M Islam       H Cave                                                  0 (4)
M Islam       Matam'adzo   þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              28 (47)
     Fall of Wickets    43/1      50/2      65/3      108/4     122/5
                        144/6     158/7     162/8     162/9     190/10   
 Total:  190/10      Overs:  60.0          Run Rate:  3.17    Extras:  13   
 
                                     -X-
BIGBY WOLF'S XI Bowling
Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Charl Langeveldt     24.0     10      46      5      1.92     0      1 
Tapash Baisya        15.0      4      63      0      4.20     0      1 
Abdur Razzak         17.0      3      56      3      3.29     0      0 
Sanath Kaluperuma     1.0      0       1      0      1.00     0      0 
Gareth Batty          3.0      1      13      1      4.33     0      0 
 EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 2      Leg Byes: 2      Byes: 9 
 Total:  190/10       Overs:  60.0         Run Rate:  3.17    Extras:  13

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It turned out that just because someone was best remembered for their white-ball exploits didn't mean their red-ball skills were all that bad.

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Thats the end of the match
Bigby Wolf's XI were in control most of the time and deserved this victory
We hope you will be joining us in the coming matches, good bye
Bigby Wolf's XI     290 & 244
Blockerdave's XI    272 & 190
   
Bigby Wolf's XI won by 72 runs
 
Man of the match: Charl Langeveldt
 
Worst of Test Cricket - Draft Tournament
The Winners' Final

@Sinister One and @CerealKiller

Code: 
SINISTER ONE'S XI 1st innings
Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Mehrab Hossain      c. Rathour     b. McGain       57   112   12    0   50.9%
Ken Meuleman        run out (Monir)                82   122   17    0   67.2%
Trevor Chappell     lbw            b. Hastings     34   121    5    0   28.1%
George Hearne                      b. Hastings     28    91    5    0   30.8%
Asoka de Silva      c. Rathour     b. McGain       16    30    4    0   53.3%
Plum Lewis          c. Monir       b. Hastings     31    64    6    0   48.4%
Richard Blakey                     b. McGain       87   168   17    0   51.8%
Farveez Maharoof    lbw            b. Hastings     51   147   11    0   34.7%
Daren Powell        c. Smith       b. McGain       18    67    4    0   26.9%
David O'Sullivan    not out                        33    68    7    0   48.5%
Alamgir Kabir       c. R Hossain   b. McGain        0     5    0    0    0.0%
 Total:  464/10       Overs:  165.2        Run Rate:  2.81     Extras:  27
  
                             Day 2  4:03 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
SINISTER ONE'S XI Partnerships
Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
M Hossain     K Meuleman   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      146 (230)
T Chappell    K Meuleman   þ                                          4 (10)
T Chappell    G Hearne     þþþþþþþþþþþ                               48 (181)
T Chappell    A Silva      þþþþþþþ                                   32 (39)
P Lewis       A Silva      þ                                          4 (29)
P Lewis       R Blakey     þþþþþþþ                                   31 (78)
F Maharoof    R Blakey     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ        139 (272)
D Powell      R Blakey     þþþþ                                      19 (22)
D Powell      O'Sullivan   þþþþþþþ                                   31 (110)
A Kabir       O'Sullivan   þþ                                        10 (21)
     Fall of Wickets    146/1     150/2     198/3     230/4     234/5
                        265/6     404/7     423/8     454/9     464/10  
 Total:  464/10      Overs:  165.2         Run Rate:  2.81    Extras:  27  
 
                                     -X-
CEREALKILLER'S XI Bowling
Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
John Hastings        66.0     23     168      4      2.55     1      6
Anwar Hossian Monir  12.0      5      27      0      2.25     0      0
Rubel Hossain        11.0      4      27      0      2.45     0      2
Bryce McGain         68.2     21     182      5      2.66     2      4
Ravi Bopara           8.0      0      48      0      6.00     0      0
 EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 12     Leg Byes: 11     Byes: 1
 Total:  464/10       Overs:  165.2        Run Rate:  2.81    Extras:  27  
                                     -X-
CEREALKILLER'S XI 1st innings
Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Devon Smith         run out (Silva)                 6    10    1    0   60.0%
Rajendra Chandrika  run out (M Hossain)             0     2    0    0    0.0%
Vikram Rathour                     b. Hearne       50   112    8    0   44.6%
Shahid Saeed        c. M Hossain   b. Powell       35   130    7    0   26.9%
Ravi Bopara                        b. Powell       35    77    7    0   45.5%
Murray Chapple                     b. O'Sullivan   37    81    6    0   45.7%
Sameer Dighe        c. M Hossain   b. O'Sullivan   54   171   10    1   31.6%
John Hastings                      b. Hearne       60   126   12    0   47.6%
Bryce McGain        not out                        26    39    6    0   66.7%
Rubel Hossain                      b. Hearne       12    22    3    0   54.5%
Anwar Hossian Monir                b. Hearne        5    16    1    0   31.3%
 Total:  348/10       Overs:  130.2        Run Rate:  2.67     Extras:  28
  
                             Day 4  1:01 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
CEREALKILLER'S XI Partnerships
Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
D Smith       Chandrika    þ                                          2 (3)
D Smith       V Rathour    þþþ                                       10 (19)
S Saeed       V Rathour    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                 82 (213)
S Saeed       R Bopara     þþþþ                                      14 (42)
M Chapple     R Bopara     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                          52 (95)
M Chapple     S Dighe      þþþþþþ                                    21 (68)
J Hastings    S Dighe      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      113 (250)
B McGain      S Dighe      þþþ                                       10 (21)
B McGain      R Hossain    þþþþþþþ                                   23 (42)
B McGain      A Monir      þþþþþþ                                    21 (29)
     Fall of Wickets    2/1       12/2      94/3      108/4     160/5
                        181/6     294/7     304/8     327/9     348/10  
 Total:  348/10      Overs:  130.2         Run Rate:  2.67    Extras:  28  
 
                                     -X-
SINISTER ONE'S XI Bowling
Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
George Hearne        42.2     13     110      4      2.60     1      1
Daren Powell         42.0      9     124      2      2.95     2      3
Farveez Maharoof     12.0      3      34      0      2.83     0      0
David O'Sullivan     26.0      8      60      2      2.31     1      7
Alamgir Kabir         3.0      3       0      0      0.00     0      0
Asoka de Silva        5.0      2       7      0      1.40     0      0
 EXTRAS          Wides: 4      No Balls: 11     Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 9
 Total:  348/10       Overs:  130.2        Run Rate:  2.67    Extras:  28  
                                     -X-
SINISTER ONE'S XI 2nd innings
Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Mehrab Hossain      c. Saeed       b. McGain       14    35    3    0   40.0%
Ken Meuleman        c. R Hossain   b. Hastings    120   206   23    0   58.3%
Trevor Chappell     c. Dighe       b. Hastings      4    20    1    0   20.0%
George Hearne       lbw            b. McGain       23    70    4    0   32.9%
Asoka de Silva      c. Chapple     b. Hastings     40    98    6    0   40.8%
Plum Lewis          not out                        38   129    6    0   29.5%
Richard Blakey      c. Monir       b. Hastings      0     3    0    0    0.0%
Farveez Maharoof    lbw            b. McGain        0     1    0    0    0.0%
Daren Powell        c. Saeed       b. Hastings      7    37    1    0   18.9%
David O'Sullivan    c. Rathour     b. Hastings     14    61    3    0   23.0%
Alamgir Kabir                      b. McGain       13    24    2    0   54.2%
 Total:  289/10       Overs:  113.4        Run Rate:  2.54     Extras:  16
  
                             Day 5  3:06 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
SINISTER ONE'S XI Partnerships
Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
M Hossain     K Meuleman   þþþþþþþþ                                  25 (59)
T Chappell    K Meuleman   þþþþþþþþþ                                 26 (44)
G Hearne      K Meuleman   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                      56 (130)
A Silva       K Meuleman   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       98 (168)
A Silva       P Lewis      þþþþ                                      13 (46)
R Blakey      P Lewis                                                 0 (3)
F Maharoof    P Lewis      þ                                          1 (6)
D Powell      P Lewis      þþþþþ                                     14 (71)
O'Sullivan    P Lewis      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            41 (123)
A Kabir       P Lewis      þþþþþ                                     15 (32)
     Fall of Wickets    25/1      51/2      107/3     205/4     218/5
                        218/6     219/7     233/8     274/9     289/10  
 Total:  289/10      Overs:  113.4         Run Rate:  2.54    Extras:  16  
 
                                     -X-
CEREALKILLER'S XI Bowling
Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
John Hastings        46.0      9     127      6      2.76     1      3
Anwar Hossian Monir  13.0      2      54      0      4.15     0      0
Ravi Bopara           9.0      4      28      0      3.11     1      0
Bryce McGain         44.4     14      72      4      1.61     0      3
Rubel Hossain         1.0      1       0      0      0.00     0      0
 EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 6      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 4
 Total:  289/10       Overs:  113.4        Run Rate:  2.54    Extras:  16  
                                     -X-
CEREALKILLER'S XI 2nd innings  (Target: 406)
Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Devon Smith                        b. Hearne       37    66    7    0   56.1%
Rajendra Chandrika  c. Silva       b. Maharoof     31    53    6    0   58.5%
Vikram Rathour      c. Meuleman    b. Hearne       66   263   11    1   25.1%
Shahid Saeed        lbw            b. Hearne      121   178   26    0   68.0%
Ravi Bopara                        b. Powell       74   150   13    1   49.3%
Murray Chapple      lbw            b. Powell        6    18    1    0   33.3%
Sameer Dighe        lbw            b. Powell       13    30    2    0   43.3%
John Hastings       lbw            b. Powell        2    28    0    0    7.1%
Bryce McGain        not out                        20    45    4    0   44.4%
Rubel Hossain       c. M Hossain   b. Maharoof     10    28    2    0   35.7%
Anwar Hossian Monir            c & b. Hearne        5    18    1    0   27.8%
 Total:  398/10       Overs:  145.5        Run Rate:  2.73     Extras:  13
  
                             Day 7  11:49 AM
  
 
                                     -X-
CEREALKILLER'S XI Partnerships
Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
D Smith       Chandrika    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            68 (114)
D Smith       V Rathour    þ                                          1 (8)
S Saeed       V Rathour    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      169 (329)
R Bopara      V Rathour    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                           73 (218)
R Bopara      M Chapple    þþ                                        11 (32)
R Bopara      S Dighe      þþþþþþ                                    33 (35)
J Hastings    S Dighe      þ                                          8 (39)
J Hastings    B McGain     þ                                          4 (20)
R Hossain     B McGain     þþþþ                                      20 (47)
A Monir       B McGain     þþ                                        11 (33)
     Fall of Wickets    68/1      69/2      238/3     311/4     322/5
                        355/6     363/7     367/8     387/9     398/10  
 Total:  398/10      Overs:  145.5         Run Rate:  2.73    Extras:  13  
 
                                     -X-
SINISTER ONE'S XI Bowling
Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
George Hearne        39.5     13     107      4      2.69     1      1
Daren Powell         45.0     11     116      4      2.58     1      1
Farveez Maharoof     36.0     12     105      2      2.92     0      0
Alamgir Kabir         3.0      0      12      0      4.00     0      0
Asoka de Silva        5.0      0      17      0      3.40     0      0
David O'Sullivan     17.0      7      33      0      1.94     0      1
 EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 7      Byes: 1
 Total:  398/10       Overs:  145.5        Run Rate:  2.73    Extras:  13

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Ken Meuleman, who never got a proper crack at Test cricket in his playing days, was rated as one of the strongest batsmen in the tournament.

Code: 
That will be the match
A very close match indeed, but in the end the Sinister One's XI bowlers made the essential breakthoughs
CerealKiller's XI didnt have a chance chasing this total
We hope you will be joining us in the coming matches, good bye
Sinister One's XI   464 & 289
CerealKiller's XI   348 & 398
  
Sinister One's XI won by 7 runs
 
Man of the match: Ken Meuleman
 
So, that tournament suffered quite severely from the struggles of Cricksim to handle some properly dreadful cricketers. It certainly doesn't offer a full picture of which sides are weakest or strongest, but it does offer a little bit of an insight. The tournament standings were:

1st - @Aislabie (Played 3, Lost 3, Won 0 / :x: :x: :x:)
1. :eng: :bat: Monkey Hornby
2. :aus: :bat: Walter Giffen
3. :nzf: :ar: Matt Poore
4. :wi: :bat: Floyd Reifer :c:
5. :aus: :bat: Jack Edwards
6. :saf: :bat: Charles Fichardt
7. :ban: :wk: Khaled Mashud
8. :ban: :ar: Mushfiqur Rahman
9. :zim: :bwl: Andy Whittall
10. :eng: :bat: Lord Hawke
11. :wi: :bwl: Brandon Bess
:tick: Pretty much the most toothless attack I could have selected. It comes to something when Matt Poore's part-time offies will be your spearhead.
:tick: I think we have only one player in our side with a Test fifty - the mighty Khaled Mashud at seven.
:x: Mashud and Mushfiq might be able to avert collapses, especially if one of them can link up with a stubborn Lord Harris.
Lost to @Blockerdave by 174 runs
Lost to @Bevab by an innings and 104 runs
Lost to @Willoughby63 by an innings and 104 runs

2nd - @Willoughby63 (Played 3, Lost 2, Won 1 / :x: :x: :tick:)
1. :saf: :ar: Albert Rose-Innes
2. :saf: :bat: Howard Francis
3. :aus: :bat: Rob Quiney
4. :aus: :bat: Robbie Kerr
5. :wi: :wk: Denesh Ramdin
6. :nzf: :ar: Chris Harris
7. :eng: :bat: Emile McMaster
8. :wi: :bwl: Rawl Lewis
9. :ban: :bwl: Mahbubul Alam
10. :ind: :bwl: Nilesh Kulkarni
11. :eng: :bwl: John Warr
:tick: You were the one who managed to take home Emile McMaster. The man whose Test career essentially lasted one ball (which bowled him); whose first-class career was his Test career, and whose highest recorded score at any level of cricket was 35.
:tick: You've picked so many spinners that if you want a second seamer to take the new ball it'll have to be Chris Harris.
:x: You've picked players here who are far too good at cricket. The likes of Ramdin, Harris and arguably Rose-Innes don't really belong in this draft.
Lost to @Bigby Wolf by 126 runs
Lost to @VC the slogger by 12 runs
Beat @Aislabie by an innings and 104 runs

3rd - @VC the slogger (Played 3, Lost 2, Won 1 / :x: :tick: :x:)
1. :aus: :bat: Jack Badock
2. :zim: :bat: Brian Chari
3. :eng: :ar: Fred Grace
4. :eng: :bat: Nawab of Pataudi snr
5. :wi: :bat: Wilton St Hill
6. :ind: :ar: CS Nayudu
7. :ind: :bat: Maharajah of Vizianagram :c:
8. :zim: :ar: Mluleki Nkala :redo:
9. :wi: :bwl: Ian Bradshaw :redo:
10. :ban: :bwl: Shahadat Hossain
11. :aus: :wk: Barlow Carkeek :redo:
:tick: Any side led by Vizzy is guaranteed not to achieve its full potential.
:tick: A reasonable selection of consistently dreadful players in this side - looking in particular at Shahadat and Nayudu.
:x: You didn't manage to finish picking the side (owing no doubt to real-life events), which resulted in a few auto-picks that kinda roughly satisfied the rules.
Lost to @cerealkiller by 233 runs
Beat @Willoughby63 by 12 runs
Lost to @Bevab by 60 runs

4th - @blockerdave (Played 3, Lost 2, Won 1 / :tick: :x: :x:)
1. :zim: :ar: Trevor Gripper
2. :nzf: :bat: Blair Pocock
3. :eng: :bat: Matthew Maynard
4. :aus: :ar: Phil Carlson
5. :pak: :bat: Maqsood Ahmed
6. :ban: :ar: Alok Kapali
7. :saf: :wkb: Louis Stricker
8. :eng: :ar: Ian Salisbury
9. :nzf: :bwl: Harry Cave
10. :ban: :bwl: Manjurul Islam
11. :zim: :bwl: Everton Matambanadzo
:tick: The vast majority of players in this side have a consistent record of failure.
:tick: The spinning triple threat of Salisbury, Manjural and Kapali should be a threat only to the poor fielders cowering close to the bat.
:x: Technically, this side didn't include a Test wicket-keeper, but their first-class records show that either Maynard or Stricker could be mistrusted with that job.
Beat @Aislabie by 174 runs
Lost to @Sinister One by 44 runs
Lost to @Bigby Wolf by 72 runs

5th - @Bevab (Played 3, Lost 1, Won 2 / :x: :tick: :tick:)
1. :saf: :bat: Jacobus Duminy
2. :ind: :bat: Datta Gaekwad :c:
3. :nzf: :bat: Bill Playle
4. :aus: :bat: Peter McAlister
5. :eng: :ar: Jack Ikin
6. :sri: :bat: Jehan Mubarak
7. :nzf: :wk: Jock Edwards
8. :ind: :bat: Gogumel Kishenchand
9. :pak: :bwl: Mohammad Sami
10. :saf: :bwl: Lonwabo Tsotsobe
11. :sri: :bwl: Roger Wijesuriya
:tick: Not only would your team be pretty average cricketers, but they're almost all strong personalities who might not start taking each other out.
:tick: The spin attack is pretty much non-existent - Ikin and Wijesuriya have a combined average of 162, and even the apparently competent Mubarak never got a Test wicket.
:x: In Sami, you do have a genuine 90 mph fast bowler, who might be a weapon at some of these teams that are so filled with inept batsmen.
Lost to @Sinister One by 250 runs
Beat @Aislabie by an innings and 104 runs
Beat @VC the slogger by 60 runs

6th - @Bigby Wolf (Played 3, Lost 1, Won 2 / :tick: :x: :tick:)
1. :nzf: :bat: Lawrie Miller
2. :ind: :bat: Aakash Chopra
3. :sri: :bat: Sanath Kaluperuma
4. :pak: :bat: Basit Ali
5. :aus: :bat: Craig Serjeant
6. :eng: :bat: Neil Fairbrother
7. :ind: :wk: MSK Prasad
8. :eng: :bwl: Gareth Batty
9. :ban: :bwl: Tapash Basiya
10. :ban: :bwl: Abdur Razzak
11. :saf: :bwl: Charl Langeveldt
:tick: In the likes of Miller and Fairbrother, there is a proven record of failure.
:tick: A good Bangladeshi contingent here, which is something every bowling attack in this draft probably wanted.
:x: Some of your players - especially Basit Ali and Charl Langeveldt - were perfectly competent.
Beat @Willoughby63 by 126 runs
Lost to @CerealKiller by 232 runs
Beat @Blockerdave by 72 runs

7th - @CerealKiller (Played 3, Lost 1, Won 2 / :tick: :tick: :x:)
1. :wi: :bat: Devon Smith
2. :wi: :bat: Rajendra Chandrika
3. :ind: :bat: Vikram Rathour
4. :pak: :bat: Shahid Saeed
5. :eng: :ar: Ravi Bopara
6. :nzf: :bat: Murray Chapple
7. :ind: :wk: Sameer Dighe
8. :aus: :bwl: John Hastings
9. :aus: :bwl: Bryce McGain
10. :ban: :bwl: Rubel Hussain
11. :ban: :bwl: Anwar Hossain Monir
:tick: Your side appears to have the holy grail: an all-Bangladeshi new ball attack.
:tick: Bryce McGain as the only spinner will be devastating.
:x: No fewer than four Test centuries permeate this XI, which does indicate a worrying level of competence.
Beat @VC the slogger by 233 runs
Beat @Bigby Wolf by 232 runs
Lost to @Sinister One by 7 runs

8th - @Sinister One (Played 3, Lost 0, Won 3 / :tick: :tick: :tick:)
1. :ban: :bat: Mehrab Hossain
2. :aus: :bat: Ken Meuleman
3. :aus: :bat: Trevor Chappell
4. :eng: :ar: George Hearne
5. :sri: :ar: Asoka De Silva
6. :saf: :bat: Plum Lewis
7. :eng: :wk: Richard Blakey
8. :sri: :ar: Farveez Maharoof
9. :wi: :bwl: Daren Powell
10. :nzf: :bwl: David O'Sullivan
11. :ban: :bwl: Alamgir Kabir
:tick: The technique of using specialist tail-end batsmen to sneak in an extra bowler has been done in reverse here: Hearne and de Silva spending a lot of their time as night-watchmen has allowed them up the order.
:tick: Even if your battery of medium-pacers do find the edge, there's every chance that Blakey will spill it.
:x: I had to change your batting order slightly to make it fit within the spirit of the draft, but I hope it's still sufficiently poor.
Beat @Bevab by 250 runs
Beat @Blockerdave by 44 runs
Beat @CerealKiller by 7 runs

Please do feel free to vote for the weakest side from this draft in the poll that's now on this thread. And for the first time, I plan to vote for my own side as I simply cannot see another team who it would beat.
 
Thankfully we managed to escape a win in the final :D
I think it might've been better to rate based on Test performance only, so Hastings and McGain wouldn't have benefited from their FC record
 
CerealKiller said:
Thankfully we managed to escape a win in the final :D
I think it might've been better to rate based on Test performance only, so Hastings and McGain wouldn't have benefited from their FC record
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It really aas the only fair way of doing it, and both were players who were definitely better cricketers than their horrendous Test numbers
 
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