Cricket World Cup Draft

[The_Reaper]

Basically a cricket world cup draft.

Need to select 15 players including at least 1 from each test team and 1 from the four qualified associates (Afghanistan, Ireland, Scotland and the UAE). Maximum two players from any team.

I'm in and I know eth-dog and mikey127 are in

1. Bush Chooks, The_Reaper, The WACA
2. Glen Iris Pirates eth-dog , Eric Raven Reserve
3. mikey127
4. Western Warriors thetradesman, The WACA
5. Purple Headed Warriors t_94, Adelaide Oval
6. The Colonel Sanders CC, Danger in Texas, The Home Cricket Ground
7. The Smashers, Aussie_boy, Eden Park
8. Coneheads, Mateyman , Wanderers
9. The Hair Blair Bunch thorne89, Newlands
10. The Happy Hero's happy_eagle, Lilac Hill

Pick a home ground and team name if you're interested.



Will cap at 10
Snake draft and if you're 24 hours with out a pick you get skipped.

Draft Order

Round 1
1. thorne89 AB de Villiers (South Africa)
2. t_94 Virat Kohli (India)
3. Aussie_boy Shakib al Hasan (Bangladesh)
4. mikey127 Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
5. Mateyman MS Dhoni (India)
6. Danger in Texas Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka)
7. eth-dog Dale Steyn (South Africa)
8. happy_eagle Mitchell Johnson (Australia)
9. thetradesman David Warner (Australia)
10.@The_Reaper Hashim Amla (South Africa)
Round 2
11. The_Reaper Kane Williamson (New Zealand)
12. thetradesman Brendan McCullum (New Zealand)
13. happy_eagle Ross Taylor (New Zealand)
14. eth-dog Mitchell Starc (Australia)
15. Danger in Texas Sunil Narine (West Indies)
16. Mateyman Tim Southee (New Zealand)
17. mikey127 Steven Smith (Australia)
18. Aussie_boy Quinton de Kock (South Africa)
19. t_94 Morne Morkel (South Africa)
20. thorne89 Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)
Round 3
21. thorne89 Chris Gayle (West Indies)
22. t_94 Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka)
23. Aussie_boy Aaron Finch (Australia)
24. mikey127 Dwayne Bravo (West Indies)
25. Mateyman George Bailey (Australia)
26. Danger in Texas Shikhar Dhawan (India)
27. eth-dog Shane Watson (Australia)
28. happy_eagle Joe Root (England)
29. thetradesman James Anderson (England)
30. The_Reaper Paul Stirling (Ireland)
Round 4
31. The_Reaper Stuart Broad (England)
32. thetradesman Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan)
33. happy_eagleAjantha Mendis (Sri Lanka)
34. eth-dogNuwan Kulasekara (Sri Lanka)
35. Danger in Texas James Faulkner (Australia)
36. Mateyman Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe)
37. mikey127 Mohammad Irfan (Pakistan)
38. Aussie_boy Kemar Roach (West Indies)
39. t_94 Faf du Plessis (South Africa)
40. thorne89 Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
Round 5
41. thorne89 Ryan Harris (Australia)
42. t_94 Jerome Taylor (West Indies)
43. Aussie_boy Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
44. mikey127 Mitchell McClenaghan (New Zealand)
45. Mateyman Vernon Philander (South Africa)
46. Danger in Texas Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan)
47. eth-dog Marlon Samuels (West Indies)
48. happy_eagle Ahmed Shehzad (Pakistan)
49. thetradesman Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan)
50.@The_Reaper Junaid Khan (Pakistan)
Round 6
51. The_Reaper Rohit Sharma (India)
52. thetradesman Ravi Ashwin (India)
53. happy_eagle Kieron Pollard (West Indies)
54. eth-dog Ravi Jadeja (India)
55. Danger in Texas James Tredwell (England)
56. Mateyman　JP Duminy (South Africa)
57. mikey127　Chris Jordan (England)
58. Aussie_boy Matt Henry (New Zealand)
59. t_94 Trent Boult (New Zealand)
60. thorne89 Eoin Morgan (England)
Round 7
61. thorne89 Kevin O'Brien (Ireland)
62. t_94 Michael Clarke (Australia)
63. Aussie_boy Suresh Raina (India)
64. mikey127 Moeen Ali (England)
65. Mateyman George Dockrell (Ireland)
66. Danger in Texas Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh)
67. eth-dog Umar Akmal (Pakistan)
68. happy_eagle Ryan McLaren (South Africa)
69. thetradesman David Miller (South Africa)
70.@The_Reaper Mushfiqur Rahim (Bangladesh)
Round 8
71. The_Reaper Hamilton Masakadza (Zimbabwe)
72. thetradesman Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka)
73. happy_eagle Jos Buttler (England)
74. eth-dog Luke Ronchi (New Zealand)
75. Danger in Texas Mohammad Shami (India)
76. Mateyman Ian Bell (England)
77. mikey127 Dinesh Ramdin (West Indies)
78. Aussie_boy Younus Khan (Pakistan)
79. t_94 Sarfraz Ahmed (Pakistan)
80. thorne89 Bhuvneshwar Kumar (India)
Round 9
81. thorne89 Martin Guptill (New Zealand)
82. t_94 William Porterfield (Ireland)
83. Aussie_boy Kevin Pietersen (England)
84. mikey127 Ajinkya Rahane (India)
85. Mateyman Skipped
86. Danger in Texas Jesse Ryder (New Zealand)
87. eth-dog Anamel Haque (Bangladesh)
88. happy_eagle Corey Anderson (New Zealand)
89. thetradesman Skipped
90.@The_Reaper Nathan Coulter-Nile (Australia)
Round 10
91. The_Reaper Jason Holder (West Indies)
92. thetradesman Skipped
93. happy_eagle Darren Bravo (West Indies)
94. eth-dog Gary Ballance (England)
95. Danger in Texas Kyle Coetzer (Scotland)
96. Mateyman Sachithra Senanayake (Sri Lanka)
97. mikey127 Mahmudullah (Bangladesh)
98. Aussie_boy Prosper Utseya (Zimbabwe)
99. t_94 Chris Woakes (England)
100. thorne89 Mashrafe Mortaza (Bangladesh)
Round 11
101. thorne89 Sean Williams (Zimbabwe)
102. t_94 Elton Chigumbura (Zimbabwe)
103. Aussie_boy Pat Cummins (Australia)
104. mikey127 Harris Sohail (Pakistan)
105. Mateyman Mitch Marsh
Skipped Pick 86 Mateyman Nassir Hossain (Bangladesh)
106. Danger in Texas Skipped
107. eth-dog Craig Ervine (Zimbabwe)
108. happy_eagle Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan)
109. thetradesman Skipped
110.@The_Reaper Lahiru Thirimanne (Sri Lanka)
Round 12
111. The_Reaper Fawad Alam (Pakistan)
112. thetradesman Skipped
113. happy_eagle Ishant Sharma (India)
114. eth-dog Matt Machan (Scotland)
115. Danger in Texas Skipped
116. Mateyman Umar Gul (Pakistan)
117. mikey127 Imran Tahir (South Africa)
118. Aussie_boy Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)
119. t_94 Majid Haq (Scotland)
120. thorne89 Glenn Maxwell (Australia)
Round 13
121. thorne89 Sulieman Benn (West Indies)
122. t_94 Mominul Haque (Bangladesh)
123. Aussie_boy Preston Mommsen (Scotland)
124. mikey127 Ed Joyce (Ireland)
125. Mateyman Skipped
126. Danger in Texas Skipped
127. eth-dog Lonwabo Tsotsobe (South Africa)
Skipped Pick 106 Danger in Texas Wayne Parnell (South Africa)
Skipped Pick 115 Danger in Texas Alex Hales (England)
Skipped Pick 126 Danger in Texas Dinesh Chandimal (Sri Lanka)
128. happy_eagle Hamid Hassan (Afghanistan)
129. thetradesman Skipped
130.@The_Reaper Kyle Abbott (South Africa)
Round 14
131. The_Reaper Shaun Marsh (Australia)
132. thetradesman Skipped
133. happy_eagle Sikander Raza (Zimbabwe)
134. eth-dog Nathan McCullum (New Zealand)
135. Danger in Texas Josh Hazlewood (Australia)
136. Mateyman Skipped
137. mikey127 Thisara Perera (Sri Lanka)
138. Aussie_boy Ravi Bopara (England)
139. t_94 Khurram Khan (UAE)
140. thorne89 James Taylor (England)
Round 15
141. thorne89 Dinesh Karthik (India)
Skipped Pick 125 Mateyman Darren Sammy (West Indies)
Skipped Pick 136 Mateyman Yasir Shah (Pakistan)
142. t_94 Wahab Riaz (Pakistan)
143. Aussie_boy Suranga Lakmal (Sri Lanka)
144. mikey127 Solomon Mire (Zimbabwe)
145. Mateyman Skipped
146. Danger in Texas Skipped
147. eth-dog Ambati Rayudu (India)
148. happy_eagle Sabbir Rahman (Bangladesh)
149. thetradesman Skipped
150.@The_Reaper

 

[eth-dog]

It's a dash, not an underscore . Home ground is Eric Raven Reserve (if I don't have to pick an international ground)

1. Watson
2. Anamel Haque
3. Samuels
4. Ballance
5. Umar Akmal
6. Ervine
7. Ronchi
8. Jadeja
9. Starc
10. Kulasekara
11. Steyn

12. Machan
13. Tsotsobe
14. N McCullum
15. Rayudu

 

[mikey127]

Can I just clarify is it 14 or 12 players each cause you said 12 then you said 1 from each test team and 1 from each of the associates which is 14?

 

[eth-dog]

Can I just clarify is it 14 or 12 players each cause you said 12 then you said 1 from each test team and 1 from each of the associates which is 14?

I think he meant 1 associate player.

Oh yeah, team name is Glen Iris Pirates

 

[The_Reaper]

Can I just clarify is it 14 or 12 players each cause you said 12 then you said 1 from each test team and 1 from each of the associates which is 14?

12 players.

You must select one player from Afghanistan, Ireland, Scotland or the UAE

So I could select Stirling for instance and then two Australians and one from every other test nation.

 

[The_Reaper]

@Buzzasto DaSilva

 

[mikey127]

12 players.

You must select one player from Afghanistan, Ireland, Scotland or the UAE

So I could select Stirling for instance and then two Australians and one from every other test nation.

Thanks. Sorry haven't done one of these before. When is the draft? Squads haven't been announced yet have they?

 

[The_Reaper]

Thanks. Sorry haven't done one of these before. When is the draft? Squads haven't been announced yet have they?

Draft starts as soon as we get enough players.

They just have to be current players- no need to be in the squad.

So I could in theory pick Virender Sehwag even though he didn't make the Indian squad.

 

[thetradesman]

In

Western warriors - WACA

 

[The_Reaper]

In

Western warriors - WACA

Get your own home ground

 

[mikey127]

Draft starts as soon as we get enough players.

They just have to be current players- no need to be in the squad.

So I could in theory pick Virender Sehwag even though he didn't make the Indian squad.

Fair enough. Just one suggestion rather than one player from each test playing nation why not just take the mext best available olayer rather than worry about how many from each nation. Maybe make a rule of 1 associate player though

 

[The_Reaper]

Fair enough. Just one suggestion rather than one player from each test playing nation why not just take the mext best available olayer rather than worry about how many from each nation. Maybe make a rule of 1 associate player though

Probably not. I want to celebrate the world cup aspect. Also good chance to hear about players from lesser known nations.

Might make it a 15 man squad- at least one player from each test nation. At least one associate player and max of 2 players from one nation

 

[t_94]

I'm in

 

[Danger in Texas]

The Colonel Sanders CC - The Home Cricket Ground (#hcg)

If it needs to be real, make the ground Blundstone.

 

[Aussie_boy]

Count me in please, and I'll be the Smashers from Eden Park

 

[Mateyman]

The Coneheads, home ground the Wanderers South Africa

 

[Carbine Chaos]

I'll have a pop, why not.

Team name and ground TBA

 

[happy_eagle]

Team Name - The Happy Hero's
Home Ground - Lilac Hill

Best 11
1. Ahmed Shehzad (PAK)
2. Darren Bravo (WI)
3. Joe Root (ENG)
4. Ross Taylor (c) (NZ)
5. Corey Anderson (NZ)
6. Jos Butler+ (ENG)
7. Kieron Pollard (WI)
8. Ryan Mclaren (SA)
9. Mitchell Johnson (Aus)
10. Saeed Ajmal (Pak)
11. Ajantha Mendis (SL)

12. Ishant Sharma (IND)
13. Hamid Hassan (AFG)
14. Sikander Raza (ZIM)
15.

 

[eth-dog]

And that's 10.

 

[The_Reaper]

Your pick thorne89

 

[Carbine Chaos]

First pick! A curse and a blessing. Has to be this bloke for the number one pick...

AB DE VILLIERS

Matches: 175
Batting Average: 51.50
100s: 18
50s: 42
Strike Rate: 95.95
Catches: 142
Stumpings: 3

A batsman of breathtaking chutzpah and enterprise, as well as the skills and the temperament required to back up his creative intent. A fielder able to leap tall buildings and still come up with the catch. A wicketkeeper who is perfectly at ease donning pads and gloves. A fine rugby player, golfer, and tennis player. All AB de Villiers needs to show off his abundant gifts is a ball. Just about any ball.

Cricket should be pleased to have him. Few drive the ball as sweetly and to the boundary as regularly, and - in South Africa, at any rate - even fewer possess the silkily snappy footwork required to put spinners in their place. de Villiers is also among the fastest and the most instinctively sensible runners between the wickets. Marry all that with an approach to life that veers between laconic and laid back, and it isn't difficult to fathom why he has been afforded senior player status in the South African team years ahead of his time.

t_94

 

[t_94]

Having watched his supreme innings today live, I'll be taking virat kohli with pick number 2. Averaging 52 from 146 odis striking at 90. I expect him to come in To his own chasing totals on grounds he has had a good level of success on already in his career.

 

[t_94]

Team name- purple headed warriors
Home ground- adelaide oval

 

[The_Reaper]

Aussie_boy

 

[Aussie_boy]

Pick number 3... a surprising one but i'm gonna go with Shakib Al Hasan. One of the world's best all rounders and the fact that we need a player from each test nation meant i've gone Shakib. Most other nations have plenty of depth.

You're up mikey127