The Panesar Draft

[Aislabie]

I can NOT wait for my pick.

Same; if I get the player I'm holding out for, I'll be delighted.

I'm amazed some of the players who haven't been taken yet; there's every chance I'll end up having to make a big ol' list of surprising omissions

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

Same; if I get the player I'm holding out for, I'll be delighted.

I'm genuinely anxious that the player I have my eye on will get picked before I can get a chance to poach him. There are still two picks left before I have mine.

 

[CerealKiller]

My only opener will be Archie Jackson, who played just 8 Tests, and passed away at 23 due to tuberculosis.
8 Tests, 474 runs in 11 innings, average of 47
70 FC matches, 4383 runs in 107 innings, average of 45
In the words of Martin Williamson from Cricinfo :

"There are those who argue to this day that had he lived, Archie Jackson would have rivaled Don Bradman as the greatest batsman of all time. Jackson's death from tuberculosis at the tragically young age of 23 meant that he gave only glimpses of what might have been. Jackson was a graceful batsman, his innings punctuated by delicate leg-glances, wristy flicks through the covers and exquisite footwork. He made his debut for New South Wales at the age of 17, and within a year was touring New Zealand with Australia, although he had to wait until the fourth Ashes Test of 1928-29 to make his Test debut. In it he hit 164 and a remarkable career beckoned. He struggled for form on the 1930 tour of England, his courageous 73 at The Oval when he added 243 for the fourth wicket with Bradman a rare highlight. But his successes were made against the backdrop of his failing health, and his appearances grew rarer. He died on February 16, 1933, the day that England regained the Ashes in the Bodyline series."

CerealKiller’s XI
1. Raja Maharaj Singh UD
2. Archie Jackson (8)
3. K.S Duleepsinhji (12)
4.
5. Stuart Law (1)
6. Wasim Haider UD
7. Garth le Roux (0)
8. Sanaullah Khan UD
9. Jack Blatherwick UD
10. Bill O'Reilly (27)
11. Pommie Mbangwa UD

Caps : 48/50

@deleted member @Na Maloom Afraad

 

[Master Bates]

My only opener will be Archie Jackson, who played just 8 Tests, and passed away at 23 due to tuberculosis.
8 Tests, 474 runs in 11 innings, average of 47
70 FC matches, 4383 runs in 107 innings, average of 45
In the words of Martin Williamson from Cricinfo :


CerealKiller’s XI
1. Raja Maharaj Singh UD
2. Archie Jackson (8)
3. K.S Duleepsinhji (12)
4.
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 : 48/50

@deleted member @Na Maloom Afraad

@Aislabie (left) @CerealKiller (right)

 

[CerealKiller]

@Aislabie (left) @CerealKiller (right)

Actually didn’t think of him from the other draft. Found him on statsguru, and then I remembered that @Aislabie picked him too

 

[Samarth27.09]

My next pick will be:

Lasith Malinga
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Nothing much to say about him. We all know the man very well. Alas, he got to play only 30 tests!

Spoiler: Malinga's Stats

Spoiler: Test Cap Count:

Test Caps: 30/50

 

[ahmedleo414]

i believe @Aislabie has the next pick. Tagging him since i didn't see it

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

i believe @Aislabie has the next pick. Tagging him since i didn't see it

I have the next pick, lol. Will get to it once I have access to my computer.

 

[ahmedleo414]

Sorry about that, I'm just lost in the shuffle

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

NMA's PANESAR XI

Jim Parks Sr. ( 1)
Graeme Pollock ( 23)
Aubrey Faulkner ( 25)
Robert Whyte (UD)
Bart King ( 0)
Kyle Mills (UD)
Rony Stanyforth (UD)
Sridharan Jeganathan (UD)
Charlie Parker ( 1)
Mark Lawrence (UD)

TEST CAPS USED (50/50)

Yes! I'm so relieved that Charlie Parker didn't get picked up by anyone else, especially considering the fact that Yash. mentioned him not-so-long ago in another draft that some of ya'll are a part of.

3278 - not a tally of his runs in a handful of matches, but the number of wickets he picked-up during his 32-year first-class career. With statistics like these, why did he only play one Test? Well, he's got no one to blame but himself for that:

"Regarded during the 1920s as the best left-arm spinner in England, Parker remarkably managed only one Test in addition to his 634 first-class appearances for Gloucestershire. His temperament was largely to blame. Renowned as a rule-breaker with left-wing leanings, Parker, not surprisingly, did not get along with Pelham Warner, who was the ultimate establishment figure. Problematically for Parker, Warner was also the chairman of selectors during the 1920s.

The pair clashed in a lift at the Grand Hotel in Bristol when Parker grabbed Warner by the lapels and gave him a piece of his mind. When asked to make way in a lift for Warner, Parker reportedly said: "I'll never in my life make way for that bugger. He's never once had a good word to say for me. This so-and-so has blocked my Test career. I played once in 1921 and he made sure I never played again. Make way for him? Mr Bloody Warner will go to bed when I've finished with him." Parker held on to the lapels for almost 30 seconds before letting Warner go. "The bastard," Parker muttered as Warner scuttled off. "He alone ruined my chances." - Fight night | ESPNCricinfo.com

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I hope his inclusion will nullify Mark Lawrence's spot in the team, making it a ten-men xi. Him and Sridharan Jeganathan can be the two spinners of my team even though they both bowl slow left-arm orthodox, so there's no variety there. Jim Parks will be the medium-pacer that bowls through the middle overs, and King, Faulkner and Mills can hopefully be the attacking trio. Two exceptional players and one very good one too. Unfortunately, as good as the bowling might seem, my batting doesn't seem to be falling into the right place. With Kyle Mills as your number six (will be seven after my last pick, but still) you know you need a really strong top-order. Thankfully, apart from Whyte, I have that. Now here's to hoping that my last pick doesn't get poached by anyone else.

|Matches|Innings|Wickets|

BBI

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BBM

|Average|5Ws|10Ws

Only Test |1|1| 2 |2/32|2/32|16.00|0|0

- First-Class - |635| | 3,278 | - 10/79 - | - 17/56 - |19.46|277|91

"Recommended to Gloucestershire by Dr. W. G. Grace, he joined the county staff in 1903, but not until after the First World War did he achieve real prominence. Then in every summer from 1920 to 1935, when he retired, he took over 100 wickets. In five of these seasons his victims numbered more than 200, for in 1922 he dismissed 206 batsmen."

"When pitches favoured him he could be well-nigh unplayable and by virtue of his command of spin and flight and, above all, accuracy of length, he was rarely easy to hot. His bowling feats were too numerous to be chronicled in full, but they included six hat-tricks, three of them in the 1924 season and two in the game with Middlesex at Bristol. He took all 10 wickets for 79 runs in to first Somerset innings at Bristol in 1921 and on eight different occasions obtained nine wickets in an innings."

"One of his most remarkable performances was at Gloucester m 1925 when he played an outstanding part in the crushing defeat of Essex. He disposed of nine batsmen - A. C. Russell was run out for 44 runs - in the first innings and eight for 12 in 17 overs in the second, achieving a match analysis of 17 wickets for 56 runs."

"In his benefit match at Bristol in 1922 when, on rain-damaged turf in the first Yorkshire innings, he took nine wickets for 36 runs - eight without assistance from the fielders - he hit the stumps five times with consecutive deliveries, but the second was a no-ball."

"He took part in the historic "tie" match at Bristol between Gloucestershire and W. M. Woodfull's Australian side of 1930. When the touring team, set to make 118 to win, scored half the runs for the first wicket, they appeared assured of easy victroy. Then Parker, erratic at first, exploited a worn spot with such success that the last nine rickets fell for 58. Parker came out with figures of seven wickets for 54 runs."

"It was from Parker's bowling that W. R. Hammond held eight of the 10 catches he brought off in the game with Surrey at Cheltenham in 1928."

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@El Loco, you're up

 

[Master Bates]

All I need is one batsman but I will have wait for 13 picks to get that one player.
*And I just realized that @blockerdave has already picked him!

 

[blockerdave]

All I need is one batsman but I will have wait for 13 picks to get that one player.
*And I just realized that @blockerdave has already picked him!

which one?

 

[Master Bates]

which one?

Shantanu. Now I have reasearch a bit more!

 

[El Loco]

How unfortunate is it that in a country where good spinners have historically been hard to come by this man played during a time when he faced stiff competition from Tony Lock, Fred Titmus, Ray Illingworth and Derek Underwood, in another era without a doubt this expert implementer of flight would've slotted straight into the international set-up. He picked up the Wisden cricketer of the year award in 1974, next in is Peter Sainsbury.

1. John Langridge
2. Ajay Sharma
3. Ranjitsinhji
4. Vinod Kambli
5. Phil Mead
6. Peter Sainsbury
7.
8. Brijal Patel
9. Pankaj Singh
10. Alfred Luseno
11. Chris Martin

@Nilay_60

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

Ben Foakes
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Having made his debut for Essex in 2011-12 season, Ben Foakes was a very consistent run-scorer and a stable batsman. But due to the presence of James Foster he had to seek another club to get better opportunities to play hence he joined Surrey in 2014-15 season. He was England's leading run-scorer in 2012 U19 World Cup. He showed signs of maturity at a very young age. He was also a brilliant glovesman behind the stumps. Due to his consistent performances he was handed with a selection in the England Test team for the tour to Sri Lanka in 2018. He made a century on his debut match at Galle and rescued his team from difficult situation and scored useful runs with Jos Buttler and Sam Curran to take England to a fighting total. In the 2nd innings he played a cameo scoring 37 runs off 34 balls hitting a boundary and 3 sixes setting Sri Lanka a target of 462 runs. England won that match by 211 runs. It is quite surprising that a player like Ben Foakes is warming the bench when the England Test side is lacking some reliable batsmen. If we take into consideration his keeping skills and abilities with the bat, given an opportunity he could prove to be a modern-day great.

Spoiler: Stats

Stats | Matches | Runs | Average | 50/100| Top Score| Catches/Stumpings
First-Class | 109 | 5,474 |38.01| 30/9| 141*| 225/23|
Tests | 5| 332| 41.50| 1/1| 107| 10/2|

@Nilay_60 's XI

Aakash Chopra (U)
A.N. Hornby (U)
Shreyas Iyer (0)
Amol Muzumdar (0)

Ben Foakes (5)
Alec Douglas-Home (U)
Harold Larwood (21)
Bill Bell (U)
Ranjan Das (U)
Rajinder Goel (0)

Caps used- 26/50

@Bevab for double pick