Draft: The 40/30 Draft

[CerealKiller]

Michael Bevan

Statistics
Tests:- 785 runs @ 29.07 (Best 91) in 18 tests
First Class:- 19147 runs @ 57.32 (68 100s, Best 216) in 237 matches

Michael Bevan was one of the best batsmen in ODI Cricket. But in Tests he couldn't leave a mark and was dropped due to bad scores and lot of competition. Yet in FC, he performed superbly for Tasmania in 2004/05 season where he scored a staggering 1464 runs (which might still be a record in a season, need to check that) in 18 innings averaging nearly 100. He is currently 4th highest run getter in the tournament and has 2nd best average in top 50 run getters the tournament after Sir Bradman. He can also bowl chinaman but is ineligible because of his average of 24 in tests.
He will occupy the 4th spot

1. Wasim Jaffer
   
2. ?
3. Vijay Manjrekar
4. Michael Bevan
   
5. Arjuna Ranatunga
6. Andrew Flintoff
   
7. ?
8. Learie Constantine
   
9. ?
   
10. Ishant Sharma
    
11. ?

@ahmedleo414

He's invalid according to the rules. He has 29 wickets at 24.

 

[Akshay.]

He's invalid according to the rules. He has 29 wickets at 24.

But i am picking him for batting not bowling
Maybe @Aislabie can confirm

 

[Aislabie]

Yep, that's an invalid pick.

@ahmedleo414 can continue to make his pick, but @Akshay. will have to fix his

 

[Akshay.]

Yep, that's an invalid pick.

@ahmedleo414 can continue to make his pick, but @Akshay. will have to fix his

Can't he play just as batsman?

Anyways here's my valid pick

Chris Woakes

Statistics
Tests:- 1177 runs @ 26.15 (1 100, Best 137) & 100 wickets @30.10 in 34 tests
First Class:- 5785 runs @ 33.83 (10 100s, Best 152) & 502 wickets @25.53 in 148 matches

1. Wasim Jaffer
   
2. ?
3. Vijay Manjrekar
4. ?
5. Arjuna Ranatunga
6. Andrew Flintoff
   
7. ?
8. Chris Woakes
   
9. Learie Constantine
10. Ishant Sharma
    
11. ?

 

[Bevab]

Can't he play just as batsman?

In all fairness that would make someone like Asif Iqbal or Mushtaq Mohammed eligible and those are two players who would have been snapped very quickly.

 

[ahmedleo414]

I will continue with the Brett Lee

Stats|Matches|Wkts|BBI|BBM| Ave|5w/10w
First-Class |116|487|7/114|???|28.22|20/2
Test |76|310|5/30|9/171|30.81|10/0

My playing XI:

1. Majid Khan
2. Michael Atherton
3. ?
4. ?
5. Faf du Plessis
6. ?
7. ?
8. Daniel Vettori
9. Brett Lee
10. Umesh Yadav
11. Nathan Lyon

@Akshay.

 

[Akshay.]

It's @Parth D 's turn next

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

I will continue with the Brett Lee

Stats|Matches|Wkts|BBI|BBM| Ave|5w/10w
First-Class |116|487|7/114|???|28.22|20/2
Test |76|310|5/30|9/171|30.81|10/0

My playing XI:

1. Majid Khan
2. Michael Atherton
3. ?
4. ?
5. Faf du Plessis
6. ?
7. ?
8. Daniel Vettori
9. Brett Lee
10. Umesh Yadav
11. Nathan Lyon

@Akshay.

isn't it my turn?

 

[Akshay.]

It's @Parth D 's turn next

isn't it my turn?

 

[ahmedleo414]

It's @Parth D 's turn next

You're right. I was just looking at the first page... thanks!

 

[Aislabie]

Brett Lee

Very much the next name on my list, good pick at the right time

 

[ahmedleo414]

Very much the next name on my list, good pick at the right time

I was surprised to see him still available. I had to double check each page to make sure I didn't miss anything

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

Murali Vijay

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@Parth D's Team So Far

1. Murali Vijay
   
2. Ravi Shastri
   
3. ?
4. MAK Pataudi
5. ?
6. MS Dhoni
7. ?
8. Harbhajan Singh
9. ?
10. Zaheer Khan
11. Javagal Srinath

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@Aislabie go.

 

[Aislabie]

Billy Murdoch

Test stats - 908 runs @ 31.31 (2 centuries, best 211) in 19 matches
First-class stats - 16,953 runs @ 26.86 (19 centuries, best 321) in 391 matches

Batting VARP (top order) - 54.13%

Batting standards weren't always what they are today, and in terms of players standing head and shoulders above their peers, Billy Murdoch was right up there. Scorer of Test cricket's first ever double-century, he favoured the number three position at which he averaged 38. At his "replacement" top-order batsmen could be expected to average just 22.64, such were the difficulties of playing conditions and the general state of cricket in Murdoch's era. He would doubtless struggle if transposed directly into the 21st century game, but Murdoch's numbers are the close equivalent of a present-day Kane Williamson.

@Aislabie's XI so far:
1.
2. Alec Stewart
3. Billy Murdoch
4.
5.
6. Brendon McCullum
7. Colin de Grandhomme
8. David Allen
9. Sarfraz Nawaz
10.
11. Dilip Doshi

@CerealKiller

 

[Bevab]

An era of cricket that I hadn't considered so far. Outstanding pick that one.