Draft time: World Cup history - ALL FINISHED!!

[Papa_Smurf]

Adam Gilchrist.​

Many great things can be said about this man and his style of play, but nothing describes it better than what he said himself: "Just hit the ball." He redefined the role of the wicketkeeper, and became one of the most destructive batsman in both ODI and Test history. Wasim Akram, arguably the greatest left-arm pacer in history, singled out Gilly as the most difficult batsman he ever bowled to.

And what about his WC stats? He's the second highest run-scorer for Australia, scoring over 1000 runs across the 3 WC's at a SR of just below 100. Nothing else could spell consistent destruction. And what makes him more special - he saved his best for the big occassions. In the 99 WC final, he got Australia to a flyer against a deadly Pak attack during a chase of a small total and effectively ensured Australia's victory. He scored 54 @ SR of 150. During the 03 final, Aus batted first and needed a big score to challenge the strong Indian line-up. He made sure Australia would do that by again giving them a blitzkreig start - scoring 57 at a SR over 100. And a man who likes to save the best for last, his most amazing innings came at his last WC match - the 07 final. He scored 149 at a SR of 143!!!

The fact that he was a big man for big occassions, speaks volumes of his character. As the best wicket keeper-batsman, and the most destructive opener I've ever seen, Adam Gilchrist makes my WC XI with final WC stats of:

Matches: 31
Runs: 1085
Average: 36.16
SR: 98.01
Top-Score: 149
100's/50's: 1/8

Papa's WC XI:

1) A Gilchrist (+)
2)
3)
4) Z Abbas
5) A Ranatunga
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8)
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10) D Patel
11)

 

[riz7khan12]

pick coming up...

 

[AkshayS]

Adam Gilchrist.
Write-up later.

screw you............. I dearly wanted him.

A very good pick there.

 

[riz7khan12]

Ricky Ponting


One of the best batsmen of all time makes him a shoe-in for my side. He was the original mr. consistent at world cups with being in the top 10 except for his debut world cup (1996) where he was 15th. He is second only to Tendulkar in the all-time highest run scorers list at 1537 WC runs in 39 Matches at an average of 48.03 and a strike rate of 81.06. He has also scored 4 centuries at a world cup equal best with Tendulkar, Ganguly and Waugh.

Who could forget that blistering 140* of 121 balls which killed the world cup dreams of the Indians in the 2003 world cup.
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3. Ricky Ponting
4. Martin Crowe
5. Javed Miandad
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10. Lasith Malinga
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[sifter132]

Very nice - I was hoping you weren't going to show for a while so I could nab Ricky The other thing about Ponting - captaincy. Never lost a World Cup game as captain: 22-0. Plus he's an awesome fielder and hasn't racked up his runs against minnows. Awesome World Cup player. And I think you'll officially have the best middle order in this draft

I'm going for a fellow Tasmanian

Mr David Clarence Boon

The "Keg on legs" was a fantastic World Cup batsman, but unfortunately his achievements have been lessened in Australia due to the 3 more recent World Cup victories. The 1987 win barely registers with Aussie fans these days, and Boon was a massive part of it. He was the 2nd leading run scorer in the '87 World Cup and was Man of the Match in the final for his 75 against England. Boon also did the business in his other World Cup in 1992, one of Australia's few good players. He made 2 centuries in 1992, vs NZ and WI.

Boony was a very consistent player opening the batting - only twice was he dismissed for under 10 in his 16 World Cup innings, while hitting 2 centuries and 5 fifties. Short and nuggety, with a bushy moustache, Boon was a great straight driver, while his bread and butter was the cut shot. Never get too wide to Boony or it'll go searing through point. He was also a surprisingly quick mover in the field

World Cup Stats:
Matches: 16
Runs: 815
Average: 54.33
S/R: 72.96
HS: 100 (133 balls) v New Zealand, 1992
4 Man of the Match awards:

• 87(96) v New Zealand, 1987;
• 93(101) v Zimbabwe, 1987;
• 75(125) v England, 1987 Final; and
• 100(147) v West Indies, 1992.

1 David Boon
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4 Aravinda de Silva
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8 Abdul Qadir
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11 Geoff Allott

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Finally got around to updating my Vaas profile

Aus pick in a bit

 

[sifter132]

And guys I'm not going to be on for a the rest of tonight (and a bit of tomorrow as well) so I'm going to get round 5 started, just so my absence won't hold up the draft. I get the privilege of selecting from the cream of Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and Kenya

My pick is Neil Johnson

Who's Neil Johnson I hear you ask? Well, he's a tall left handed batsman, and a right arm swing bowler - a genuine all-rounder, who opened the batting (and bowling sometimes) for Zimbabwe in the 1999 World Cup. There was a certain other all-rounder who won the major award for the 1999 World Cup, but Johnson was a revelation for Zimbabwe, carrying them into the Super Sixes. He was the highest run scorer AND leading wicket taker for Zimbabwe for the tournament averaging 52 with bat and 19 with ball.

His most storied performance was ultimately a losing one - his unbeaten 132* against Australia at Lords. It's still the highest ever score against Australia in a World Cup. In that game he tamed Australia's bowlers, particularly Warney, who he managed to hit out of the attack after 3 overs, but couldn't find anyone to bat with him in the chase of 304. With the ball, it was the South Africa game earlier in the tournament that showed he was a true double threat. Johnson (with 76), had anchored Zimbabwe's seemingly average score of 233, but South Africa were ripped apart in a stunning start by the Zimbabwean opening bowling pair. Johnson took 3 big wickets and another Zimbabwean (no hints ) took 3 more, to leave SA staggering at 6/40 - a score from which they couldn't recover, giving Zimbabwe a big upset win.

But after the World Cup, Johnson couldn't get his career going. A knee injury stopped him bowling for a while, there were some politics within the team and his form dropped away.

World Cup Stats:
Matches: 8
Runs: 367
Average: 52.42
S/R: 73.99
HS: 132* (144 balls) v Australia, 1999
Wickets: 12
Average: 19.41
Economy: 4.66
3 Man of the Match awards:

• 59(70) & 4/42(10) v Kenya, 1999;
• 76(117) & 3/27(8) v South Africa, 1999; and
• 132*(144) & 2/43(8) v Australia, Super Sixes, 1999.

Johnson is going to be a bit like my version of Shane Watson - the opening batting all-rounder, although I reserve the right to push him down the order if I get 5 or 6 better batsmen. That will give me plenty of flexibility with my other selections.

1 David Boon
2 Neil Johnson
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4 Aravinda de Silva
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8 Abdul Qadir
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11 Geoff Allott

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Steve Waugh

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Matches Played: 33
Runs Scored: 978
Average: 48.9
Strike Rate: 81.02
50s/100s: 6/1
Wickets: 27
Average: 30.14
Economy: 4.7


"You just dropped the World Cup"

Those legendary words were uttered by Steve Waugh to Herschelle Gibbs after he shelled a catch in the group stage match between Aus and South Africa, as Waugh went on to score a match-winning 120*. That result would prove to be crucial as Australia tied South Africa in one of the greatest ODIs of all time (Waugh scored 56), which saw Australia through to finals of the 1999 WC which they would eventually win.

A tough middle order batsman and a useful seamer, Waugh saved his best performances for when the team needed them. Also a world-cup winning captain, you don't come across those very often.


Zorax's World Cup XI
Saeed Anwar (Pak '96, '99 and '03) (915 runs @ 53.82)
*Steve Waugh (Aus '87, '92, '96 and '99) (978 @ 48.9, 27 wickets @ 30.14)
Chaminda Vaas (SL '96, '99, '03 and '07) (49 wickets at 21.22, 219 runs at 21.)
Sir Richard Hadlee (NZ, '75 '79 and '83) (22 wickets @ 19.13, 149 runs @ 16.55)

 

[sifter132]

Steve Waugh's a great pick dude. He's actually been quite a good World Cup bowler so he's one of the better all-rounders you can get in this draft IMHO.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Got the right pic now, changed my mind last minute

Steve Tikolo

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Matches Played: 23
Runs Scored: 724
Average: 34.47
Strike Rate: 69.48
50s/100s: 8/0
Wickets: 14
Average: 28.21
Economy: 5.3


Kenya's leading run-scorer in World Cups, and a handy offspinner, Steve Tikolo has had more than his fair share of WC success. Slamming 96 off 95 balls against Sri Lanka in 1996 (in a losing cause), a couple of 70s against England (1999 and 2007) and a few match-winning knocks against other minnows. He was remarkably quiet in the 2003 tournament, the one where Kenya reached the Semis, recording just 206 runs @ 22, but he did end with a pair of fifties against Australia and India (eventual WC finalists), and he chipped in with a spell of 5-1-13-2 in that famous win over Sri Lanka. He also had 5.2-0-14-3 against BD, and in all ended that tournament with 9 wickets @ 17 and an economy of 4.19

His overall WC is pretty good. Equally capable of hitting out or building an innings, Tikolo has long been rated one one of the best Associate players in the world as well as one of the best batsmen never to have played Test cricket. And when it came to the biggest stage of them all, he didn't disappoint.

Also, fun fact, in terms of number of fifties scored in World Cups, Steve Tikolo lies joint fifth.

Zorax's World Cup XI
Saeed Anwar (Pak '96, '99 and '03) (915 runs @ 53.82)
*Steve Waugh (Aus '87, '92, '96 and '99) (978 @ 48.9, 27 wickets @ 30.14)
Steve Tikolo (Ken '96, '99, '03, '07) (724 @ 34.47, 14 wickets @ 28.21)
Chaminda Vaas (SL '96, '99, '03 and '07) (49 wickets at 21.22, 219 runs at 21.)
Sir Richard Hadlee (NZ, '75 '79 and '83) (22 wickets @ 19.13, 149 runs @ 16.55)

 

[AngryPixel]

Mark Waugh​

He was one of the most stylish batsman in the 90's. A joy to watch. He was more flashy in his strokeplay than his brother and maybe more gifted of the two. His slip catching was outstanding. He's scored 1004 runs in 22 WC matches at an avg of 52.84 and a very good strike rate of 84. He is only the fourth batsman with 4 hundreds in WC to his name.(others are Tendulkar,Ganguly and Ponting).
Who can forget his fabulous 126 against India in a group stage match in 996 WC. His innings was ended by a runout. In the field he was sharp too. He took 11 catches in 22 matches.

WC Record
Matches:22
Runs:1004
Avg:52.84
HS:130
100/50:4/4






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Andy Flower​

I wont be reaching too far if i say that "Andy Flower" was to Zimbabwe what Brian Lara was to West Indies. Behind the stumps he was one of the finest keeper. With bat he favored spin bowlers. He avg 80 vs India and 68 vs Sri Lanka in the WC. This shows he was outstanding against the teams which rely heavily on spin.
In 30 WC games he scored 815 runs at an avg of 32.60. He took 12 catches and 3 stumping too.

WC Record​

Matches:30
Runs:815
Avg:32.60
HS:115
100/50:1/4

AngryPixel's WC XI

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2.Sanath Jayasurya
3.Mark Waugh
4.Andy Flower(WK)
5.Scott Styris
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8.Wasim Akram
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I was surprised you guys missed Andy Flower. He's the best minnow player IMO

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Andy Flower was poor in WCs. Well, not brilliant anyways.

Was gonna pick Mark Waugh, but further analysis into his career showed that a) He failed in Semis and Finals and b) Most of his runs came against the minnows, he has like 2 tons against Zim and 1 against Kenya.

So yea.

 

[AngryPixel]

Well i needed a keeper thus Andy Flower was obvious choice for me as Gilly and Sanga are already selected.

 

[sifter132]

Andy Flower was poor in WCs. Well, not brilliant anyways.

Was gonna pick Mark Waugh, but further analysis into his career showed that a) He failed in Semis and Finals and b) Most of his runs came against the minnows, he has like 2 tons against Zim and 1 against Kenya.

So yea.

You can get your keyboard ready to copy and paste because Angry's India pick will have weakness b) as well And just to correct, Mark Waugh only made one century vs Zimbabwe. Vs India, New Zealand and Kenya were his others. That 100 v NZ in the '96 Quarter Finals was particularly awesome in a big run chase. Mark Waugh's kinda my favourite player ever, just so you know. Was mainly the runs vs minnows thing that got me picking Boony instead of Junior. I'll be wearing the Mark Waugh pads today actually

And Andy Flower was noticeably better in 2003 when he didn't have to wear the gloves. I think his average is only around 25 when he's keeping. There's actually another Zimbabwe guy I would have taken as my keeper before Flower...

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Right now it's Gazza pick in round 5 (and he can also make a round 4 pick whenever he likes), and AkshayS can also pick from round 4 whenever he likes - first in, best served. Oh, and if Gazza hasn't shown up by the time I get back from my cricket match tonight, he's out.

 

[AngryPixel]

What do mean Jason? Why my India pick would have weakness

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You can get your keyboard ready to copy and paste because Angry's India pick will have weakness b) as well And just to correct, Mark Waugh only made one century vs Zimbabwe. Vs India, New Zealand and Kenya were his others. That 100 v NZ in the '96 Quarter Finals was particularly awesome in a big run chase. Mark Waugh's kinda my favourite player ever, just so you know. Was mainly the runs vs minnows thing that got me picking Boony instead of Junior. I'll be wearing the Mark Waugh pads today actually

And Andy Flower was noticeably better in 2003 when he didn't have to wear the gloves. I think his average is only around 25 when he's keeping. There's actually another Zimbabwe guy I would have taken as my keeper before Flower...

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Right now it's Gazza pick in round 5 (and he can also make a round 4 pick whenever he likes), and AkshayS can also pick from round 4 whenever he likes - first in, best served. Oh, and if Gazza hasn't shown up by the time I get back from my cricket match tonight, he's out.

grrhh.. I lost my list of players. Just found and found Andy was my 2nd pick, the 1st guy is still available...
Can i change my pick