Draft: The Panesar Draft

[Bevab]

hey @Aislabie , i think i have the next pick not @Yash. ... am i wrong?

You might as well make your pick as it indeed is your turn.

Labu is an excellent pick, didn't expect that he would be picked this early though.

 

[Aislabie]

hey @Aislabie , i think i have the next pick not @Yash. ... am i wrong?

No, you are quite right. I was extremely tired last night when I posted that

 

[Aislabie]

@Aislabie I am not sure if this is the best lineup for me as of now! Care to help?

I think that's probably your best eleven. You could maybe get away with promoting Allan Steel to five, or shunting Giffen up the order to make a sacrificial buffer to blunt the new-ish ball.

 

[ahmedleo414]

My Next pick goes to William Gilbert "W.G." Grace

Stats|Matches|Runs|Top Score|Batting Ave|100s/50s|Wickets|BBI|Bowling Ave| Econ|5w/10w
First-Class|870|54,211|344|39.45|124/251|2,809|10/49|18.14|2.45|240/64
Test|22|1,098|170|32.29|2/5|9|2/12|26.22|2.12|0/0

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A little bio from wiki:

"William Gilbert "W. G." Grace MRCS LRCP (18 July 1848 – 23 October 1915) was an English amateur cricketer who was important in the development of the sport and is widely considered one of its greatest-ever players. Generally known as "W. G.", he played first-class cricket for a record-equalling 44 seasons, from 1865 to 1908, during which he captained England, Gloucestershire, the Gentlemen, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), the United South of England Eleven (USEE) and several other teams.

Right-handed as both batsman and bowler, Grace dominated the sport during his career. His technical innovations and enormous influence left a lasting legacy. An outstanding all-rounder, he excelled at all the essential skills of batting, bowling and fielding, but it is for his batting that he is most renowned. He is held to have invented modern batsmanship. Usually opening the innings, he was particularly admired for his mastery of all strokes, and his level of expertise was said by contemporary reviewers to be unique. He generally captained the teams he played for at all levels because of his skill and tactical acumen."

Test Caps used: 32/50

My Team:

1. W.G. Grace (22 caps)
2. Charles "Jack" Russell (10 caps)
3. Wally Edwards
4.
5.
6. Wilbur Slabber
8. Brian Vitori
9. Ajit de Silva
7. Don Shepherd (0 caps)
10. Allan Jones (0 caps)
11. Nawaz Sharif

Next pick: @DalePlaysCricket

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

William Gilbert "W.G." Grace

I was going to go for him, but a convo between me and VC convinced me that I should go for Graeme Pollock instead. Excellent pick nonetheless.

 

[Aislabie]

1. W.G. Grace (22 caps)
2. Charles "Jack" Russell (10 caps)
3. Wally Edwards
4.
5.
6. Wilbur Slabber
8. Brian Vitori
9. Ajit de Silva
7. Don Shepherd (0 caps)
10. Allan Jones (0 caps)
11. Nawaz Sharif

He didn't do anything in his first-class career, but Nawaz Sharif was a good enough batsman to be picked on merit as an opening batsman for several representative sides. Put him at number six as he was definitely better than Slabber.

 

[ahmedleo414]

I have been moving my line-up up and down.. still can't focus in on where i want everyone to be... but i'll definitely move up Nawaz to 6. Thanks for the suggestion

 

[Master Bates]

convo between me and VC

Is this some sort of cheating or helping a buddy thing?

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

Is this some sort of cheating or helping a buddy thing?

There is no cheating in it. Few members may even be taking the help of people outside this forum. Who knows ? Anyways VC hasn't participated in this draft so it's completely fine I suppose.

 

[Ed Smith]

Prithvi Shaw
Desmond Lewis
Clive Rice
Mehrab Hossain
Philip Hutchinson
Glen Chapple
Aijaz Ali
Mason Crane
Rubel Hossain

Test Caps: 7/50

May only average in the 30s in First class cricket, but an average of 86 as a test opener will do me nicely.

Bit from Wiki:

Lewis began his first-class career on the brief Jamaican tour of England in 1970. A few months later he scored 96 and 67 not out for Jamaica in the first match of India's tour of the West Indies in 1970-71. He replaced Mike Findlay as the West Indies' wicket-keeper after the Second Test. On his Test debut, batting at number seven, Lewis scored 81 not out, putting on 84 for the ninth wicket with Lance Gibbs. He opened the batting in the last two Tests, scoring 88 (putting on 166 for the second wicket with Rohan Kanhai), 14, 72, and then 4 not out, going in at number nine. In 1970-71 he scored 652 runs at 65.20 with seven fifties.


Test record:
Innings: 5
Not Outs: 2
Aggregate: 259
Highest Score: 88
Average: 86.33
50s: 3
100s: 0
Opened Batting: 3[DOUBLEPOST=1587973823][/DOUBLEPOST]@blockerdave next

 

[blockerdave]

Man it's nearly a week since my last pick!

I don't know how, even with the Indian Middle order of his contemporaries, Shantanu Sugwekar managed to average 63.10 in first class cricket and still never get a look in. I always thought Stuart Law might be the peak of international ambitions being frustrated, but I guess Shanners takes the biscuit. Poor guy didn't even get a proper overseas gig, just a season of league cricket, and whenever people talk about the best players not to play Tests, everyone talks about Amol Muzumdar who's average was 15 runs inferior.

1. Barry Richards (4)
2. x
3. Shantanu Sugwekar (0)
4. Eddie Paynter (20)
5. Ollie Pope (7)
6. Roland Pope
7. x
8. Clive Rose
9. Sreesanth
10. Mohammod Khalil
11. George Gladstone Marais

Over to @Master Bates

 

[Master Bates]

Over to @Master Bates

Finally

Saba Karim

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I was in dire need of a keeper who was good enough with the bat. Now I know that Ranji Trophy has its cons as well but Saba Karim deserved more than one test cap. His first class average is 56.66 and he was good enough player to bat at no. 5 for his team Bengal.
The best thing is that even if we remove the number of not outs, his average runs per innings is a very impressive 43.8

From ESPNcricinfo: Syed Saba Karim was a surprise choice for the tour of West Indies in 1989 but being the reserve wicketkeeper, never got to play a single international game. He was forgotten for some time but came back into the Indian side during the 1996 tour of South Africa. He made his debut in that series at Bloemfontein and scored a useful 55, which incidentally remains his best till date. Thereafter he never really got a chance to cement his place in the side, mainly due to the presence of Nayan Mongia. Even after Mongia's dismal 1999 World Cup campaign, Karim could not find a place in the squad as the selectors preferred MSK Prasad and Sameer Dighe. But with the two failing to capitalise on their chances, Karim who is also a useful late order batsman, got his due during the South African tour of India in 2000. Just when he seemed set to consolidate his position in the team, he received an untimely setback when he was injured on his right eye while keeping to Anil Kumble during the Asia Cup at Dhaka. He had to undergo surgery and the injury ended his playing career.

Karim started his domestic career in 1982-83, representing Bihar in the Ranji Trophy. A profilic run getter in the domestic arena, he recorded a career best of 234 against Orissa in the 1990-91 Ranji Trophy season. He was a mainstay with the Bihar side till 1994-95 when he switched to Bengal in an effort to catch the selectors attention. This proved to be a worthwhile move since he got a second chance to represent the country thanks to some good performances behind the stumps and before them.

Test Caps - 34/50

01. Dion Ebrahim
02. Sid Barnes
03.
04.
05. Saba Karim
06. Mike Procter
07. Allan Steel
08. Walter Giffen
09. Sajedul Islam
10. Monty Panesar
11. Euan McIntyre

I wish I had a better batsman than Walter Giffen. Still not able to figure out how to add an all-rounder in my side. Oh I wish I had Jacques Kallis here

@Yash. double-trouble for you! (I mean double picks, just in case you don't understand )

 

[Yash.]

My picks are...

George Pope (1 cap)



A really good all rounder who just costs me 1 cap. With 677 wickets at 19.92 and 7510 runs at an average of 28 with 8 centuries, he’ll be a great addition to my team, which is clearly lacking some quality pacers. As Cricinfo says,

As a bowler, he could move the ball sharply both ways and took 677 wickets at 19.92; as a batsman he was good enough to have a career average of 28.05 and tough enough to take Larwood and Voce on the chest.

Next pick in some time.

 

[Yash.]

My other pick would be Saait Magiet...

171 wickets at an average of 13. 2650 runs at an average of 30. He would be really good to partner Stephenson with his pace bowling and rip through some of the lineups here.[DOUBLEPOST=1588045215][/DOUBLEPOST]@Master Bates

 

[Master Bates]

Jack Crawford

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I was not able to find any good batting all-rounders and I needed a spinner but also someone who bowls pace to keep Sajedul with less overs as possible. I was not able to find the ideal player but Jack Crawford is a really good bowling all-rounder who gives me batting depth (which we need thanks to Walter Giffen and Dion Ebrahim).

From ESPNcricinfo: John Neville "Jack" Crawford was one the best all rounders of his era, although he habitually played in spectacles. Son of the Rev. J. C. Crawford and nephew of Major F. F. Crawford, both of whom played for Kent, he created such a reputation as a batsman and a bowler of varying pace at Repton that he was invited to play for Surrey in 1904 at the age of 17. He was an immediate allround success and he and H.C. McDonell bowled unchanged through both innings of Gloucestershire at Cheltenham, Crawford taking 10 for 78 and his fellow amateur 10 for 89.

Jack Crawford appeared regularly for Surrey from 1906 till 1909. Twice in succession he completed the cricketers' double and in 1908 failed to do so a third time by two wickets. During this period he made twelve appearances for England, going to South Africa in 1905-06 and to Australia in 1907-08, when he headed the Test bowling averages with 30 wickets for 24.79 runs each. After a mid-season dispute with Surrey in 1909 he settled in Australia, playing with distinction for South Australia and paying a visit to New Zealand with an Australian XI, in 1914. In the course of this tour he played an extraordinary innings in a two-day fixture with a South Canterbury XV at Temuka. Of a total of 922 for 9, he obtained 354 -- 264 of them from fourteen 6's and forty-five 4's -- in five and a half hours. He and Victor Trumper put on 298 in 69 minutes for the eighth wicket and he and Monty Noble at one point added 50 in nine minutes.

Crawford returned to England following the First World War and, the disagreement having been settled, played again for Surrey from 1919 till he retired in 1921. A hard-hitting batsman, he shared a match-winning stand of 96 in 32 minutes with Jack Hobbs against Kent in 1919 and the same season played what was described as the innings of his life. Going in at No. 8 against the Australian Imperial Forces side at the Oval, he hit 144 not out. When Tom Rushby, the last man, reached the wickets, Surrey needed 45 to avoid a follow-on; but Crawford attacked the bowling with such ferocity that 80 runs were added in 35 minutes. Rushby's share in this partnership amounted to two runs. Of Crawford, Wisden of the time recorded: The way in which he drove Gregory's fast bowling was magnificent. In all first-class cricket, Crawford hit 7,005 runs, average 30.19, dismissed 600 batsmen at a cost of 20.50 runs each and brought off 117 catches.


Test Caps - 46/50

01. Sid Barnes
02. Walter Giffen
03. Dion Ebrahim (He did better at 3 in domestic first class of Zimbabwe)
04.
05. Saba Karim
06. Mike Procter
07. Allan Steel
08. Jack Crawford
09. Sajedul Islam
10. Monty Panesar
11. Euan McIntyre

@blockerdave to you buddy!