Draft: The Panesar Draft
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Aislabie
Test Cricket is Best Cricket
What an absolutely huge pick. I overlooked him as I thought he'd played more, but seeing that I'm very surprised he's lasted so long!
CerealKiller
Staff Member
I'll pick Duleepsinhji, who averaged 58 in 12 Tests, in a career cut short by illness. If he was healthy, he could’ve been a much more renowned player.
CerealKiller’s XI
1. Raja Maharaj Singh UD
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3. K.S Duleepsinhji (12)
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5. Stuart Law (1)
6. Wasim Haider UD
7. Garth le Roux (0)
8. Sanaullah Khan UD
9. Jack Blaterwick UD
10. Bill O'Reilly (27)
11. Pommie Mbangwa UD
Caps : 40/50
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CerealKiller’s XI
1.
Raja Maharaj Singh UD2.
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K.S Duleepsinhji (12)4.
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Stuart Law (1)6.
Wasim Haider UD7.
Garth le Roux (0)8.
Sanaullah Khan UD9.
Jack Blaterwick UD10.
Bill O'Reilly (27)11.
Pommie Mbangwa UDCaps : 40/50
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Master Bates
School Cricketer
Me too. Also Ranjitsinhji was on my list as well.
blockerdave
ICC Chairman
Master Bates
School Cricketer
I think as wide as his belly in inches!
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I really thought about it a lot, First I didn't want to include him because of his mentions in other threads, But yet I would go with him:
My next pick is:
My next pick is:
"Charles Jesse Kortright, the old Essex cricketer and probably the fastest bowler in the history of the game, died at his Brentwood home on December 12, 1952 aged 81. He played county cricket from 1889 to 1907 and was contemporary with such other noted fast bowlers as Knox and Richardson of Surrey and Brearley and Mold of Lancashire. Kortright who also played for Free Foresters never appeared in a Test Match, but he accomplished many fine feats and William Gunn, the famous Nottinghamshire batsman, said after Kortright had bowled him in a Gentlemen v. Players match at Lord's that the ball which beat him was a yard faster than any he had ever played against. The late Sir Stanley Jackson in an article in the 1944 edition of Wisden on The Best Fast Bowler wrote, "Kortright was generally regarded as the fastest bowler of his time in this country. Not only was he a very fast bowler, but also a very good one.""
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Test Caps Used: 0/50
Aislabie
Test Cricket is Best Cricket
My pick is...
Marnus LabuschagneTest stats: 1,459 runs @ 63.43 (4 centuries, best 215) and 12 wickets @ 38.66 (best 3/45) in 14 matches
First-class stats: 5,524 runs @ 43.15 (13 centuries, best 215) and 58 wickets @ 42.75 (best 3/45) in 76 matches
Marnus Labuschagne's first selection for the Australian Test side seemed baffling - the selectors and coaches extolled his work ethic and ability to learn, but the pundits and fans kept pointing at a first-class average in the mid-30s. They had a point, but so did the selectors: he worked hard to improve the rough edges of his game, and the breakthrough came on his first county stint when coach Matt Maynard fixed the alignment of his backlift so that his hands would stay closer to his body.
Since making that change, Labuschagne became 2019's highest Test run-scorer and spent most of his time making even the very best bowlers look bang-average. With Marnus at three and Smith at four, Australia look like a far stronger side than they were twelve months ago with neither. With a simple and well-aligned technique, there's every likelihood that Labuschagne will continue playing at at least the standard to which we have become accustomed. My sincere apologies to @blockerdave who was planning to pick Marnus if I didn't here.
@Aislabie 's XI so far:
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Frank Tarrant (0 caps)3.
George Headley (22 caps)4.
Marnus Labuschagne (14 caps)5.
Sabbir Rahman (L)6.
Bill Alley (0 caps)7.
George Codrington (L)8.
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Susantha Karunaratne (L)10.
Alamgir Kabir (L)11.
Seymour Clark (L)Cap count: 36/50
Next pick: @ahmedleo414
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Master Bates
School Cricketer
Was definitely in my list of players.
My pick is...
Test stats: 1,459 runs @ 63.43 (4 centuries, best 215) and 12 wickets @ 38.66 (best 3/45) in 14 matches
First-class stats: 5,524 runs @ 43.15 (13 centuries, best 215) and 58 wickets @ 42.75 (best 3/45) in 76 matches
Marnus Labuschagne's first selection for the Australian Test side seemed baffling - the selectors and coaches extolled his work ethic and ability to learn, but the pundits and fans kept pointing at a first-class average in the mid-30s. They had a point, but so did the selectors: he worked hard to improve the rough edges of his game, and the breakthrough came on his first county stint when coach Matt Maynard fixed the alignment of his backlift so that his hands would stay closer to his body.
Since making that change, Labuschagne became 2019's highest Test run-scorer and spent most of his time making even the very best bowlers look bang-average. With Marnus at three and Smith at four, Australia look like a far stronger side than they were twelve months ago with neither. With a simple and well-aligned technique, there's every likelihood that Labuschagne will continue playing at at least the standard to which we have become accustomed. My sincere apologies to @blockerdave who was planning to pick Marnus if I didn't here.
@Aislabie 's XI so far:
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Cap count: 36/50
Next pick: @Yash.
ahmedleo414
The Butcher
My pick is...
Test stats: 1,459 runs @ 63.43 (4 centuries, best 215) and 12 wickets @ 38.66 (best 3/45) in 14 matches
First-class stats: 5,524 runs @ 43.15 (13 centuries, best 215) and 58 wickets @ 42.75 (best 3/45) in 76 matches
Marnus Labuschagne's first selection for the Australian Test side seemed baffling - the selectors and coaches extolled his work ethic and ability to learn, but the pundits and fans kept pointing at a first-class average in the mid-30s. They had a point, but so did the selectors: he worked hard to improve the rough edges of his game, and the breakthrough came on his first county stint when coach Matt Maynard fixed the alignment of his backlift so that his hands would stay closer to his body.
Since making that change, Labuschagne became 2019's highest Test run-scorer and spent most of his time making even the very best bowlers look bang-average. With Marnus at three and Smith at four, Australia look like a far stronger side than they were twelve months ago with neither. With a simple and well-aligned technique, there's every likelihood that Labuschagne will continue playing at at least the standard to which we have become accustomed. My sincere apologies to @blockerdave who was planning to pick Marnus if I didn't here.
@Aislabie 's XI so far:
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Cap count: 36/50
Next pick: @Yash.
hey @Aislabie , i think i have the next pick not @Yash. ... am i wrong?
NILAYSHAH60
Dreamcatcher
Master Bates
School Cricketer
@Aislabie I am not sure if this is the best lineup for me as of now! Care to help?
Euan McIntyre
