Draft: The Alphabet Draft

[ddrap14]

Inzy only batted at number 2 once, he was more of a middle order batsman, but its your team...

I can't for the life of me find an opener averaging over 30 who has an I where I need an I to be

 

[mohsin7827]

4. Sir Don Bradman

Arguably the greatest cricketer who has ever lived, a second-ball duck in his last ever innings robbed "The Don" of a triple-figure lifetime Test average.



@Parth D

 

[Ashutosh.]

Are you sure you want to bat the keeper at 3 in a test?

Yes. I am sure. Sangakkara played at 3 as WK batsman. AB can also do that.

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

Inzamam-ul-Haq.

dafaq :3

 

[ddrap14]

dafaq :3

I'll admit I bottled one Ian but I think he's a good choice

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

7. Pahlan Ratanji Umrigar
Unarguably one of India’s greatest all-rounders and all-time greats.

1. ?
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
5. Sir Vivian Richards
6. ?
7. Polly Umrigar
8. ?
9. ?
10. ?
11. ?

Over to @ahmedleo414 on behalf of @qpeedore

 

[ahmedleo414]

As for @qpeedore his pick is.

Sunil Gavaskar batting at 1

@qpeedore playing XI:

1. Sunil Gavaskar
2. E
3. N
4. E
5. R
6. A
7. L
8. I
9. S
10. Fidel Edwards
11. D

I have the next pick, I will pick Imran Khan at number 5

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I'll make a more detailed post later

My playing XI:

1. Bill Ponsford
2. R
3. I
4. C
5. Imran Khan
6. L
7. E
8. B
9. A
10. C
11. K

@AsadRM has the next pick

 

[AsadRM]

Hashim Amla



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From his ESPNCricinfo Profile:

The classiest, calmest man on a cricket field, Hashim Amla's name is etched in South African cricket history. With his wristy leg-side flick and serene cover drive, Amla became the first South African to score a triple century in Test cricket, while also effectively shifting gears to become the fastest batsman to 2,000 (40 innings), 3,000 (57 innings), 4,000 (81 innings) and 5,000 (101 innings) runs in ODI cricket.

Spoiler: Asad's XI:

1. Justin Langer
2. Hashim Amla

@qpeedore @ahmedleo414

 

[qpeedore]

Dean Elgar at 2 for me. Will edit this post with more details later on.

I think it's @Parth D next.

EDIT: Having a G to use for an opener was actually a pretty decent thing. I had the option of Chris Gayle, Gordon Greenidge, Gautam Gambhir, Graham Gooch, among others (and strangely enough, a lot of the opener G's are double G's)...there's a pretty damn good list of G's to choose from at the top of the order. But I had to go with Gavaskar. He has the best stats from the lot and he's one of the legends of the game.

His opening partner on the other hand was a bit more difficult. Despite the letter E being the most common English letter, the list of E's is surprisingly small. And I have three E's to deal with since my word is "GENERALISED". I took Fidel Edwards as my first pick because I believe that there are a couple of other people who have an E down at the tail and he may have been on their radar. Out of the list of E's, I picked him early on as a result. Like I was saying before, his stats don't befit what you'd really call an amazing bowler...but when he's in form he'll rip a batting order apart. It's not a "strong" pick, but I still think it's a good enough pick given the rules of the Draft. As for the other opener, Elgar was really the only one that I'm familiar with...I don't really have the time to do too much research into ye olde players of yore at the moment. I have more important real life stuff to consider. But this is helping me to take my mind off of things, in a way it's helping me to cope. I'll probably not make much sense for a good few days to come, so please just bear with me whenever it seems like I'm randomly ranting.

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

3. Norman Clifford Louis O'Neill

Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100s	50s	4s	6s	Ct	St
Test	42	69	8	2779	181	45.55	6	15		4	21	0
FC	188	306	34	13859	284	50.95	45	64			104	0

1. ?
2. ?
3. Norm O'Neill
4. ?
5. Sir Vivian Richards
6. ?
7. Polly Umrigar
8. ?
9. ?
10. ?
11. ?

@AsadRM go and pick Misbah at 3. Period.

 

[AsadRM]

@AsadRM go and pick Misbah at 3. Period.

Of course! There can be no side of Asad without Misbah!

Misbah-ul-Haq, the man, the myth, the legend himself at #3 for my side.

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Apart from the obvious reasons, he is a good batsman too, so I will pick him. Plus, he can always be my side's captain, batting coach, head coach, and chief selector.

Misbah has 5200 runs at an average of 45+ and is also Pakistan's most successful Test captain ever, so a must-pick for me!

Spoiler: Asad's XI:

1. Justin Langer
2. Hashim Amla
3. Misbah-ul-Haq

@ddrap14

 

[ddrap14]

I wish it was spelt 'sgihtedness'. Because then I'd have better choices at opener and Inzy would fit. Oh well.

I had it down to two very similar players statistically. But one's a truly great captain choice and when they both have Test and FC averages within two runs of each other, the runs saved by a great captain in the field are likely more useful.

Sourav Ganguly will bat at 3 for me.


@Ashutosh. is up next

 

[Ashutosh.]

3. Norman Clifford Louis O'Neill

Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100s	50s	4s	6s	Ct	St
Test	42	69	8	2779	181	45.55	6	15		4	21	0
FC	188	306	34	13859	284	50.95	45	64			104	0

1. ?
2. ?
3. Norm O'Neill
4. ?
5. Sir Vivian Richards
6. ?
7. Polly Umrigar
8. ?
9. ?
10. ?
11. ?

@AsadRM go and pick Misbah at 3. Period.

Noooo
I thought no one knew him so he would not be picked

 

[qpeedore]

Despite him not opening much, Ganguly was also an option for me (taken by @ddrap14 ). And lol about re-spelling the words. Next time we do this Draft idea, let's get some Hindi words. Double A's and E's aplenty.

 

[Ashutosh.]

Ollie Pope

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3. AB de Villiers
4. Ollie Pope
5. Sachin Tendulkar
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