blockerdave
ICC Chairman
@Dale88 as @ahmedleo414 made an invalid pick, you can go, and he needs to repick.
Whichever of you go, use Walcott.
Whichever of you go, use Walcott.
The Block(er)Chain Draft
- Thread starter blockerdave
- Start date
ahmedleo414
The Butcher
Oh my pick was invalid... Nooooo, okay I'll be making another pick shortly
ahmedleo414
The Butcher
Ed Smith
Gaffer
Aislabie
Test Cricket is Best Cricket
Garry SobersTest stats: 8,032 runs @ 57.78 (26 centuries, best 365*) and 235 wickets @ 34.03 (6 5WI, best 6/73) in 93 matches
Batting VARP (top order):
97.31%First-class stats: 28,314 runs @ 54.87 (86 centuries, best 365*) and 1,043 wickets @ 27.74 (36 5WI, best 9/49) in 383 matches
An absolutely huge pick here: Garry Sobers, a man whose bowling skills distracted from his outright batting greatness. As a top-order batsman, he averaged 22 runs more than his contemporaries whilst also scoring considerably more freely than those around him. In a team such as mine with an already bulletproof five-man bowling attack, Sobers will be able to focus properly on his batting with his bowling being used as an occasional partnership-breaking option. Honestly, I'm shocked not to see him gone already on the index.
Aislabie's XI so far:
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3.
4.
Garry Sobers5.
6.
7.
Mike Procter8.
Alan Davidson9.
Hedley Verity10.
Shane Warne11.
Glenn McGrath@CerealKiller
blockerdave
ICC Chairman
Test stats: 8,032 runs @ 57.78 (26 centuries, best 365*) and 235 wickets @ 34.03 (6 5WI, best 6/73) in 93 matches
Batting VARP (top order):
First-class stats: 28,314 runs @ 54.87 (86 centuries, best 365*) and 1,043 wickets @ 27.74 (36 5WI, best 9/49) in 383 matches
An absolutely huge pick here: Garry Sobers, a man whose bowling skills distracted from his outright batting greatness. As a top-order batsman, he averaged 22 runs more than his contemporaries whilst also scoring considerably more freely than those around him. In a team such as mine with an already bulletproof five-man bowling attack, Sobers will be able to focus properly on his batting with his bowling being used as an occasional partnership-breaking option. Honestly, I'm shocked not to see him gone already on the index.
Aislabie's XI so far:
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
@CerealKiller
@qpeedore has already selected Sobers, so he’s invalid.
CerealKiller
Staff Member
@qpeedore already picked him. In any case, i am listed before you in the draft order, i think @Dale88 made a mistake in tagging you
Test stats: 8,032 runs @ 57.78 (26 centuries, best 365*) and 235 wickets @ 34.03 (6 5WI, best 6/73) in 93 matches
Batting VARP (top order):
First-class stats: 28,314 runs @ 54.87 (86 centuries, best 365*) and 1,043 wickets @ 27.74 (36 5WI, best 9/49) in 383 matches
An absolutely huge pick here: Garry Sobers, a man whose bowling skills distracted from his outright batting greatness. As a top-order batsman, he averaged 22 runs more than his contemporaries whilst also scoring considerably more freely than those around him. In a team such as mine with an already bulletproof five-man bowling attack, Sobers will be able to focus properly on his batting with his bowling being used as an occasional partnership-breaking option. Honestly, I'm shocked not to see him gone already on the index.
Aislabie's XI so far:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
@CerealKiller
CerealKiller
Staff Member
Ed Smith
Gaffer
Aye my bad
Aislabie
Test Cricket is Best Cricket
Greg ChappellTest stats: 7,110 runs @ 53.86 (24 centuries, best 247*) and 47 wickets @ 40.70 (1 5WI, best 5/61) in 87 matches
Batting VARP (top order):
76.77%First-class stats: 24,535 runs @ 52.20 (74 centuries, best 247*) and 291 wickets @ 29.95 (5 5WI, best 7/40) in 321 matches
Okay, so I'm very sad that I couldn't get Garry Sobers, but Greg Chappell's batting skills should be a good substitute. Happily, I've also not had to use my chain break yet either - although again I suspect that I'm not far away from doing so. As far as Chappell goes though, he was a dominant batsman in a bowler-friendly era: he averaged 54 as a top-order batsman at a time when everyone else was averaging 35 - an era when John Dyson played 30 Tests for Australia. He was particularly influential as a captain leading from the front: in wins as captain, Chappell averaged a whopping 81.
Aislabie's XI so far:
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2.
3.
Greg Chappell4.
5.
6.
7.
Mike Procter8.
Alan Davidson9.
Hedley Verity10.
Shane Warne11.
Glenn McGrath@Yash.
blockerdave
ICC Chairman
Not a bad substitute.
Test stats: 7,110 runs @ 53.86 (24 centuries, best 247*) and 47 wickets @ 40.70 (1 5WI, best 5/61) in 87 matches
Batting VARP (top order):
First-class stats: 24,535 runs @ 52.20 (74 centuries, best 247*) and 291 wickets @ 29.95 (5 5WI, best 7/40) in 321 matches
Okay, so I'm very sad that I couldn't get Garry Sobers, but Greg Chappell's batting skills should be a good substitute. Happily, I've also not had to use my chain break yet either - although again I suspect that I'm not far away from doing so. As far as Chappell goes though, he was a dominant batsman in a bowler-friendly era: he averaged 54 as a top-order batsman at a time when everyone else was averaging 35 - an era when John Dyson played 30 Tests for Australia. He was particularly influential as a captain leading from the front: in wins as captain, Chappell averaged a whopping 81.
Aislabie's XI so far:
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
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10.
11.
@Yash.
Aislabie
Test Cricket is Best Cricket
Oh for sure, things could have gone worse
qpeedore
SOTM Winner - July 2014
Aislabie
Test Cricket is Best Cricket
Well that's a rather devastating triple pick
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