Draft: The RNG Draft (Panesar Edition)

[ddrap14]

Unlucky Dip Player 18
Navdeep Poonia

Like Leverock, Navdeep Poonia played for a minnow at the 2007 World Cup. Unlike Leverock, he wasn't remembered fondly. He wasn't even really remembered.

Nominated by: @Paranoid Kendroid
Received by: @Yash.

Oh boy

 

[ddrap14]

The one born in 1960? If so he did play a FC game for Delhi, only reason I remember that was because of looking into the weird cricketers Delhi had throughout their history for my other thread.

That's how he's eligible!

Unlucky Dip Player 19
Roland Pope

Roland has a Baggy Green - not every cricketer does. That said, he was a team doctor selected to play after the regular side struck over finances, and he averaged 1.5. At least he's a part-time WK right

Nominated by: @Aislabie
Received by: @ahmedleo414

 

[Bevab]

Sharma seems to be an actually useful player, a batting all-rounder who bats in the middle order is golden as a utility player. His record in the ICC Trophy isn't too bad either.

 

[ddrap14]

Unlucky Dip Player 20
Keaton Jennings

Keaton Jennings is not among the worst 78 players in cricket history. He is however everything this nominator despises and I sense that is why he is here.

Nominated by: @Ed Smith
Received by: @Aislabie
hello darkness, my old friend

 

[Aislabie]

Unlucky Dip Player 20
Keaton Jennings
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Keaton Jennings is not among the worst 78 players in cricket history. He is however everything this nominator despises and I sense that is why he is here.

Nominated by: @Ed Smith
Received by: @Aislabie
hello darkness, my old friend

Oh that's a phenomenal result.

An actual proper opening batter, for free!

1. Keaton Jennings
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8. Greig Williamson
9.
10. Dennis Lillee
11.

If push comes to shove I'll even be able to squeeze some overs out of Jennings.

 

[Bevab]

Unlucky Dip Player 20
Keaton Jennings
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Keaton Jennings is not among the worst 78 players in cricket history. He is however everything this nominator despises and I sense that is why he is here.

Nominated by: @Ed Smith
Received by: @Aislabie
hello darkness, my old friend

He's only paying back the Crawley gift with kindness I presume.

 

[ddrap14]

Unlucky Dip Player 21
Asif Ali

"Swing Hard" - Andrew Symonds, circa 2007

Nominated by: @CerealKiller
Received by: @pillowprocter

 

[Till Valhalla]

Received by: @CerealKiller

@CerealKiller you can the roses and chocolates later.

 

[Ed Smith]

Oh that's a phenomenal result.

An actual proper opening batter, for free!

1. Keaton Jennings
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8. Greig Williamson
9.
10. Dennis Lillee
11.

If push comes to shove I'll even be able to squeeze some overs out of Jennings.

Proper opening batter*

 

[ddrap14]

Unlucky Dip Player 22
Clive Rose

The style icon that is Clive was a BBL legend(ary meme) for his surprisingly long career. Sadly for him, funky actions > funky hair nowadays.

Nominated by: @Yash.
Received by: @Neo 7

 

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Unlucky Dip Player 23
Sir Geoff Hurst

This is devilish. Hurst played 49 times for England and got a hat-trick in a World Cup Final... but in football. The one upside to getting him in cricket is he's a keeper (ironic).

Nominated by: @Supreme General
Received by: @Disharies

 

[Paranoid Kendroid]

Unlucky Dip Player 15
Jonathan Lalrinchhana

As expected of a ridiculous name and a bad player in the Unlucky Dip, he has more letters than FC runs. As you may not expect, 12 more - he got a golden duck in his only professional innings.

Nominated by: @Bevab
Received by: @Paranoid Kendroid

 

[ddrap14]

Unlucky Dip Player 24
Chamu Chibhabha

This is the second Zimbabwean keeper in two rounds. Weird. He's alright I guess by Unlucky standards.

Nominated by: @ahmedleo414
Received by: @Supreme General

 

[Paranoid Kendroid]

Asif Ali, Keaton Jennings, even Chibhabha are solid players to receive.

 

[Bevab]

Asif Ali, Keaton Jennings, even Chibhabha are solid players to receive.

They're more than solid, they're world class!

@CerealKiller why would you nominate Sharif in the first round and swing all the way to Asif Ali in the second?