Draft time: World Cup history - ALL FINISHED!!

[Papa_Smurf]

Procrastination Ahoy!

To make life easier for you sim people, I've spent the last hour gathering the batting and bowling average for the players picked so far. They're their overall WC averages (excluding variables like value to team, injuries, wonder-boy in one WC, penelope pitstop in an other etc...). They're in the form of: "User - Pick - Bat avg - Bowl avg". The "-" means they never batted/bowled.

1. New Zealand
riz7khan12 - Martin Crowe 55 116
Papa_Smurf - Dipak Patel 10.77 42.76
User2010 - Shane Bond 3.50 17.26
mohit_dude10 - Stephen Fleming 35.83 8.00
AkshayS - Chris Harris 28.73 26.90
AngryPixel - Scott Styris 69.72 32.69
ZoraxDoom - Sir Richard Hadlee 16.55 19.13
sifter132 - Geoff Allott - 16.25
shravi - Glenn Turner 61.20 -

2. Pakistan
shravi - Imran Khan 35.05 19.26
sifter132 - Abdul Qadir 59 21.08
ZoraxDoom - Saeed Anwar 53.82 15
AngryPixel - Wasim Akram 19.36 23.83
AkshayS - Waqar Younis 6.40 21.18
mohit_dude10 - Rameez Raja 53.84 -
User2010 - Shoaib Akhtar 76 23.81
Papa_Smurf - Zaheer Abbas 49.75 37
riz7khan12 - Javed Miandad 43.32 18.25

3. Sri Lanka
AkshayS - Muttiah Muralitharan 8.85 19.60
AngryPixel - Sanath Jayasuriya 34.26 39.25
ZoraxDoom - Chaminda Vaas 21.90 21.22
sifter132 - Aravinda de Silva 36.68 41.93
riz7khan12 - Lasith Malinga 6 15.77
Papa_Smurf - Arjuna Ranatunga 46.14 76.66
shravi - Marvan Atapattu 43.41 -
User2010 - Kumar Sangakkara 30.94 -
mohit_dude10 - Mahela Jayawardene - 33.55

4. Australia
mohit_dude10 - Glenn McGrath 3 18.19
User2010 - Matthew Hayden 51.94 -
shravi - Shane Warne 11 19.50
Papa_Smurf - Adam Gilchrist 36.16 -
riz7khan12 - Ricky Ponting 48.03 -
sifter132 - David Boon 54.33 -
ZoraxDoom - Steve Waugh 48.90 30.14
AngryPixel - Mark Waugh 52.84 62.60
AkshayS - Andrew Symonds 103 51.60

5. Bangladesh/Kenya/Zimbabwe
sifter132 - Neil Johnson - 52.42 19.41
ZoraxDoom - Steve Tikolo - 34.47 28.21
AngryPixel - Andy Flower 32.60 -
AkshayS - Dave Houghton 29.84 19
User2010 - Heath Streak 29.81 36.54
mohit_dude10 - Maurice Odumbe 30.13 31.50
riz7khan12 - Grant Flower 28.44 67
Papa_Smurf - Paul Strang 18.16 25.86
shravi - Thomas Odoyo 25.78 34.15

6. Other minnows (Bermuda, Canada, East Africa, Ireland, Namibia, Netherlands, Scotland, UAE)
shravi - Boyd Rankin 15 27
Papa_Smurf - John Davison 34.11 26.41
riz7khan12 - Trent Johnston 21.50 32.25
mohit_dude10 - Klaas-Jan van Noortwijk 46 -
User2010 - John Blain 11.20 25
AkshayS - Gavin Hamilton 32.57 49.66
AngryPixel - Ryan ten Doeschate 64 75.50
ZoraxDoom - Jan-Berrie Burger 33.16 34.66
sifter132 - Niall O'Brien 24 -

7. India
AngryPixel - Sachin Tendulkar 57.93 64.75
AkshayS - Kapil Dev 37.16 31.85
mohit_dude10 - Anil Kumble 15.50 22.83
User2010 - Sourav Ganguly 55.88 30.50
ZoraxDoom - Rahul Dravid 61.42 -
sifter132 - Mohammad Azharuddin 39.33 21.80
shravi - Navjot Sidhu 45.40 -
riz7khan12 - Virender Sehwag 33.07 30
Papa_Smurf - Javagal Srinath 9.44 27.81

8. West Indies
Papa_Smurf - Sir Vivian Richards 63.31 34.50
riz7khan12 - Michael Holding 7.20 17.05
shravi - Courtney Walsh 7.40 20.25
sifter132 - Brian Lara 42.24 -
ZoraxDoom - Ramnaresh Sarwan 58.40 36.50
User2010 - Clive Lloyd 43.66 41.66
mohit_dude10 - Andy Roberts 17 21.23
AkshayS - Desmond Haynes 37.13 -
AngryPixel - Joel Garner 26 22.23

9. England
ZoraxDoom - Chris Old 18.20 15.18
sifter132 - Sir Ian Botham 18.56 25.40
riz7khan12 - Phil DeFreitas 18.40 25.58
Papa_Smurf - Bob Willis 8.33 17.50
shravi - Kevin Pietersen 55.50
AngryPixel - Andrew Flintoff 18.78 23.21
AkshayS - Graham Gooch 44.85 115
mohit_dude10 - Alec Stewart 28.85 -
User2010 - Allan Lamb 50.46

10. South Africa
User2010 - Jacques Kallis 51.27 48.81
mohit_dude10 - Lance Klusener 124 22.13
AkshayS - Gary Kirsten 47.41 -
AngryPixel - Allan Donald 4.33 24.02
shravi - Herschelle Gibbs 56.15 -
Papa_Smurf - Shaun Pollock 17.43 31.29
riz7khan12 - AB De Villiers 37.20 -
sifter132 - Jonty Rhodes 20.82 -
ZoraxDoom - Graeme Smith 47 40.50

11. Best of the rest
Papa_Smurf - Michael Bevan 44.75 59.25
ZoraxDoom - Brad Hogg 17.40 19.23
User2010 - Mushtaq Ahmed 6.75 21.11

Should really have been working...

 

[AkshayS]

Writeup added/improved for each and every player of my team.

 

[sifter132]

Good stuff you two

 

[shravi]

But AB has never kept in a World Cup (until this one). How does that work?

Anyways, my pick is Mark Boucher. Write up later.

 

[sifter132]

I'm not sure... David Boon's kept more than AB de Villiers in World Cups He filled in for Ian Healy in a couple of games in 1992.

 

[Gaurav_7]

Yeah, that is what I was wondering as well. AB can be taken as a keeper? And, nice work Smurf!

 

[AkshayS]

Loving Symmo's average.

A look at my team:

AkshayS World Cup XI

1. Gary Kirsten (806 runs @48, 9 catches)
2. Desmond Haynes (854 runs @37, 12 catches)
3. Graham Gooch (897 runs @45, 3 catches)
4. Dave Houghton (+) (402 runs @33, 10 catches, 2 stumpings)
5. Andrew Symonds (515 runs @103, 5 wkts, 7 catches)
6. Kapil Dev (c) (669 runs @37.16, bat. SR-116, 28 wkts @31, 12 catches)
7. Chris Harris (431 runs @29, 26 wkts @26, 7 catches)
8. Gavin Hamilton ( 228 runs @32.57, 3 wkts, 1 catch)
9. ???
10. Mutthiah Murlitharan (53 wkts @19, SR-30.4, ER-3.83)
11. Waqar Younis (22 wkts @21, SR-25.4)

 

[mohit_dude10]

Andy Bichel

The perfect player to fill my team's number 8 spot. A Finisher with the bat, who can get some quick vital runs and also wicket taking bowler too. In 2003 World cup with Mcgrath and Lee already causing enough trouble for other teams Bichel joined their party too. His figure's of 7/20 against England is the 2nd best in World cup history. He got just 3 opportunities with the bat and he impressed in all 3 of them.

Over-all World Cup Stats:

Mat: 8
Runs: 117
S/R: 83.57
Wickets: 16
Avg: 12.31
BBI: 7/20 v England
E/R: 3.45


My World Cup XI:

1.Rameez Raja (Runs:349 Avg:58.16)
2.Stephen Fleming (Runs:1075 Avg:35.83)
3.Mahela Jayawardene (Runs:671 Avg:33.55)
4.Alec Stewart (Runs:520 Avg:32.50)
5.Klaas-Jan van Noortwijk (Runs:322 Avg:46)
6.M Odumbe (Runs:452 Avg:30.13 Wkt:18 Avg:31.5)
7.Lance Klusener (Runs:372 Avg:124 Wkt:22 Avg: 22.13)
8.Andy Bichel (Runs:117 Avg:117 Wkt: 16 Avg:12.31)
9.Anil Kumble (Wkt:31 Avg:22.83 ER:4.03)
10.Andy Roberts (Wkt:26 Avg:21.23 ER:3.24)
11.Glenn Mcgrath (Wkt:71 Avg:18.19 ER:3.96)

 

[AkshayS]

screw you Mohit, he was on my mind as my last pacer.

 

[Gaurav_7]

103 could be because of Not outs. Same is the case with Klusener as his average is about 120 odd with 8 not outs in 11 innings, I think.

 

[AkshayS]

That's why he is a good finisher as well as a good middle order batsman. Just what I needed.

 

[Chewie]

I'm thinking I won't actually have time to do the simming, sorry! I'll still be following it though

 

[Papa_Smurf]

And, nice work Smurf!

Got some good news for you Did about 4 sims between your XI and mine yesterday. In the first game, you put a score of 350-odd, which I managed to chase successfully The other 3 - you managed to win with more than comfortable margins. Of those 3 wins, you captain was MOM for two of them.

And no worries Chewie - thanks for offering in the first place I'm sure we can sort something out between ourselves.

 

[Gaurav_7]

Got some good news for you Did about 4 sims between your XI and mine yesterday. In the first game, you put a score of 350-odd, which I managed to chase successfully The other 3 - you managed to win with more than comfortable margins. Of those 3 wins, you captain was MOM for two of them.

Ha ha, it is fun isn't it? I also love to do simming and stuff. Glad Ganguly performed. How were Akhtar-Bond doing?

 

[mohit_dude10]

I know his average is a bit mis-leading but for a batsman coming at 7-8 average doesn't matter, but quick 20's-30's to boost up the total.