Draft: The No Ducks Draft

[ddrap14]

Will make my double pick tomorrow morning - likely 4-5 hours after my time expires. If Aislabie wants, go on after me

 

[ddrap14]

Jack Robertson, who only played nine games due to the presence of Hutton and Washbrook, and Alan Fairfax, who only played ten games due to turning professional, join the team.

1. Jack Robertson
3. Stewie Dempster
4. Brad Hodge
6. Alan Fairfax
8. Shadab Khan
9. Bernard Julien
10. Clint McKay
11. Bruce Dooland

@Aislabie to update the index and @ahmedleo414 to pick

 

[ahmedleo414]

Sami Aslam

My Team:

1. Ed Joyce
2. Abdullah Shafique
3. Sami Aslam
4. Dave Houghton
5. Sean Williams
6. Kevin O'Brien
7. Billy Bates
8. ?
9. ?
10. ?
11. Reg Perks

@Ed Smith back to you

 

[Neptune]

Jack Robertson, who only played nine games due to the presence of Hutton and Washbrook, and Alan Fairfax, who only played ten games due to turning professional, join the team.

1. Jack Robertson
3. Stewie Dempster
4. Brad Hodge
6. Alan Fairfax
8. Shadab Khan
9. Bernard Julien
10. Clint McKay
11. Bruce Dooland

@Aislabie to update the index and @ahmedleo414 to pick

I've picked him already

 

[ddrap14]

I've picked him already

Apologies, what happened there was an unupdated index and a ddrap buried in uni for over a week.

Martin van Jaarsveld, my other option, will replace him

 

[Ed Smith]

1. Alex Hales
2. Devon Conway
3.
4.
5. Ollie Pope
6. Ben Foakes
7. Colin McCool
8. Rashid Khan
9.
10. Shaun Tait
11. Fred Martin

Ollie Pope. Because its funny.

@Yash.

 

[ahmedleo414]

@Yash. Missed his time @Aislabie is next

 

[Aislabie]

HD Ackerman

Tests - 161 runs @ 20.12 (best 57) in 4 matches
First-class - 14,625 runs @ 43.65 (40 centuries, best 309*) in 220 matches

As a child, HD Ackerman was one of the best batters I ever actually watched live. His Test career spanned barely a month before he had completely figured out who he was as a batter, and by the time he'd reached his peak the South African batting order just wasn't one he could break into, full as it was with the likes of Smith, Gibbs, Kirsten, Kallis and others. Instead, he went off and earned his coin absolutely crushing the hopes and dreams of county bowlers for Leicestershire, most notably in 2006 when he belted 1,804 runs in 14 matches, with a best of 309*. What a player.

1. Barry Richards
2. Raman Subba Row
3. Duleepsinhji
4. HD Ackerman
5. Pravin Amre
6.
7. Bernard Bosanquet
8. Stan Nichols
9.
10. Scott Boland
11.

@Neptune up now

Apologies, what happened there was an unupdated index

Also, index is now updated. And this would have been a great excuse if not for the fact that Robertson was on the index, right above your pick of Bruce Dooland

 

[ahmedleo414]

@Neptune missed his time @ddrap14 is next

 

[Neptune]

Sorry for that, had been a bit occupied.
Will pick Cyril Walters who had a really remarkable career overall

 

[ddrap14]

@Neptune missed his time @ddrap14 is next

Can I request an autopick from @Aislabie to complete this round? I have effectively got a 70-hour week this week and need to focus on all of that.

Should be less busy by my next pick, if current pace continues

 

[ahmedleo414]

@ddrap14 missed his time due to being busy this week @Neptune you can go ahead

 

[Aislabie]

Can I request an autopick

Upul Chandana is now yours

 

[Neptune]

To continue the dominant English presence in my team, will pick Roy Kilner with his 14k FC Runs and 1k FC Wickets.

1. Herbie Collins
2. Jack Robertson
3. Cyril Walters
4. Walter Read
5.
6. Lee Ervine
7. James Langridge
8. Roy Kilner
9. Walter Lees
10. Bob Appleyard
11.

@Aislabie

 

[Aislabie]

Jim Burke

Tests - 1,280 runs @ 34.59 (3 centuries, best 189) and 8 wickets @ 28.75 (best 4/37) in 24 matches
First-class - 7,563 runs @ 45.01 (21 centuries, best 220) and 101 wickets @ 29.11 (3 5WI, best 6/40) in 130 matches

A player I'd not really considered, Jim Burke has an excellent record at first-class level and a decent one at Test level. Probably doubles up pretty well as a second-spinner, but his batting is by far his stronger suit: despite him being a notable blocker at the top of the order, his exciting debut century came from number six in the batting order. In this case, I'll put him at five or six and let him express himself, as well as occasionally making use of his spin.

1. Barry Richards
2. Raman Subba Row
3. Duleepsinhji
4. HD Ackerman
5. Pravin Amre
6. Jim Burke
7. Bernard Bosanquet
8. Stan Nichols
9.
10. Scott Boland
11.

@Yash.