The Bands Draft

[ddrap14]

@Neo 7 owes a pick

 

[Aislabie]

Craig Kieswetter
5,728 runs @ 39.23 (11 centuries, best 164) and 343 dismissals (331 ct, 12 st) in 115 first-class matches

Jos Buttler played 57 Test matches for England, but that was only possible because he moved counties to Lancashire and away from Craig Kieswetter, the Somerset man who was the better red-ball cricketer. Kieswetter would have provided stiff competition to the likes of Bairstow, Buttler and Foakes for the past 10 years had he not sustained an eye injury aged just 26 that ended his cricket career.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5. Craig Kieswetter (band 11)
6. Mike Procter (band 6)
7. Alan Davidson (band 2)
8. Shane Warne (band 1)
9. Alec Hurwood (band 9)
10. Charlie Parker (band 10)
11. Tony Gray (band 7)

@Umair7

 

[Supreme General]

@Umair7 you owe a pick.


For my next pick I’ll once again return to the well, that well being the paradise of the Caribbean but also the fires in Babylon.


The leader of my attack is the great Andy Roberts luckily he has only played 47 tests so fits nicely in that 27-49 band to join his fellow 3 West Indians.


1. Vijay Merchant (8-10)
2.
3. George Headley (17-26)
4.
5. Garfield Sobers (50+)
6. Kamindu Mendis (11-16)
7.
8. Sunil Narine (6-7)
9. Andy Roberts (27-49)
10.
11. VVDB (Uncapped)


@Paranoid Kendroid you’re on the clock

 

[Paranoid Kendroid]

Ryan Rickelton (8-10 tests)
Clyde Walcott (27-49 tests)
Jacques Kallis (50+ tests)
Heinrich Klaasen (4-5 tests)
George Lohmann (17-26 tests)
Bert Ironmonger (11-16 tests)
Alf Hall (6-7 tests)

@Neo 7 is next

 

[ddrap14]

@Yash. @Umair7 @Neo 7 you guys all owe picks, please fulfil this commitment asap

@Bladezz is now OTC

 

[ddrap14]

@Yash. @Umair7 @Neo 7 you guys all owe picks, please fulfil this commitment asap. This is about the fifth reminder for some of you.

Bladezz has been notified through Discord.

@pillowprocter is up

 

[pillowprocter]

Archie Jackson in the 8-10 tests category. I'm lucky so many people missed picks, I thought for sure he'd be taken by now

@mohsin7827

 

[Bladezz]

I'm in crisis mode so Jason Roy (4-5) is gonna open for me. No logic, just vibes.

very Bazball

 

[mohsin7827]

KC Ibrahim in 4-5 band

@Neptune

 

[Neptune]

Will take Andy Ganteaume who scored a 100 in his only test innings but never played again; largely due to racial politics of the West Indies at the time2

1. Stewie Dempster
2. Jimmy Cook
3. Ted Bowley
4. KS Ranjitsinhji
5.
6.
7. Andy Ganteaume
8. Bernard Bosanquet
9. Ezra Moseley
10.
11.

@Yash.

 

[ddrap14]

Will take Andy Ganteaume who scored a 100 in his only test innings but never played again; largely due to racial politics of the West Indies at the time2

1. Stewie Dempster
2. Jimmy Cook
3. Ted Bowley
4. KS Ranjitsinhji
5.
6.
7. Andy Ganteaume
8. Bernard Bosanquet
9. Ezra Moseley
10.
11.

@Yash.

Yash is being skipped for inactivity. I'll make my double pick tomorrow morning

 

[Neo 7]

Karun Nair

Washington Sundar

 

[ddrap14]

Okay, my first pick was easy. Did you know you could get a Smith-level batter in the 11-16 bracket? I didn't until I remembered Karen Rolton.



Alongside her, I will take Frank Tyson. He has the second lowest bowling average of any Test cricketer post WW1 - the other bowler is Scott Boland who I can't take.


@Yash. and @Umair7 owe picks, @Neptune is OTC

 

[ddrap14]

Quick late night announcement - @Umair7 has asked me to skip his picks for now, he will be back at some point soon. @Supreme General and @Aislabie this is especially important for you

 

[Neptune]

I hesitated to pick him till now only due to the surplus of openers in my team but there's no way I can avoid picking William Grace any longer. An icon that almost transcended the game; he'll take his signature opening spot and the others will have to shift to accommodate it.

1. William Grace
2. Jimmy Cook
3. Stewie Dempster
4. KS Ranjitsinhji
5.
6. Ted Bowley
7. Andy Ganteaume
8. Bernard Bosanquet
9. Ezra Moseley
10.
11.

@mohsin7827