All time test cricket draft

[eth-dog]

Similar to the one JC Hawks is currently putting on, except that instead of limiting it to unretired players who have played since 2015, you have every cricketer to ever play at the top level to pick from.

Rules:

1. You must compile a squad of 15 players.
2. You MUST pick 1 player from every country in your squad. They don't necessarily have to be in the XI, just the squad.
3. The winner will be decided by sim.
4. Please tag the next player in the order so they can pick. If you're unsure how, place "@" in front of the person who's next.
5. Don Bradman is barred. His batting average means that the team with pick 1 would win every game they played (and we want this to be somewhat even).

I think 8-10 contestants would do nicely. Who's in?

Order:

Round 1:

1. JC Hawks - Sir Garfield Sobers
2. Pykie - Kumar Sangakkara
3. eth-dog - Jacques Kallis
4. Quadzilla - Adam Gilchrist
5. JG22 - Shane Warne
6. Big Jacko - Sir Richard Hadlee
7. Nakia - Brian Lara
8. PhatBoy - Andy Flower
9. Rustin Cohle - Graeme Pollock
10. Van_Dyke - Viv Richards

Round 2:

11. Van_Dyke - Glenn McGrath
12. Rustin Cohle - Malcolm Marshall
13. PhatBoy - Shakib Al Hasan
14. Nakia - Sunil Gavaskar
15. Big Jacko - Sir Jack Hobbs
16. JG22 - Sachin Tendulkar
17. Quadzilla - Wasim Akram
18. eth-dog - Wally Hammond
19. Pykie - Heath Streak
20. JC Hawks - Muttiah Muralitharan

Round 3:

21. JC Hawks - Dennis Lillee
22. Pykie - George Headley
23. eth-dog - Anil Kumble
24. Quadzilla - Grant Flower
25. JG22 - Ricky Ponting
26. Big Jacko - Allan Donald
27. Nakia - AB de Villiers
28. PhatBoy - Everton Weekes
29. Rustin Cohle - Keith Miller
30. Van_Dyke - Barry Richards

Round 4:

31. Van_Dyke - Waqar Younis
32. Rustin Cohle - Greg Chappell
33. PhatBoy - Mahela Jayawardena
34. Nakia - Imran Khan
35. Big Jacko - Sir Curtly Ambrose
36. JG22 - Dale Steyn
37. Quadzilla - Ian Botham
38. eth-dog - Chaminda Vaas
39. Pykie - Herbert Sutcliffe
40. JC Hawks - Sydney Barnes (Eng)

Round 5:

41. JC Hawks - Rahul Dravid
42. Pykie - Steve Smith
43. eth-dog - Jim Laker
44. Quadzilla - Allan Border
45. JG22 - Kevin Pieterson
46. Big Jacko - Steve Waugh
47. Nakia - Courtney Walsh
48. PhatBoy - Kane Williamson
49. Rustin Cohle - Len Hutton
50. Van_Dyke - Graeme Gooch

Round 6:

51. Van_Dyke - Aravinda de Silva
52. Rustin Cohle - Javed Miandad
53. PhatBoy - Mohammed Yousuf
54. Nakia - Shaun Pollock
55. Big Jacko - Virat Kohli
56. JG22 - MS Dohni
57. Quadzilla - Gordon Greenidge
58. eth-dog - Bob Simpson
59. Pykie - Alan Davidson
60. JC Hawks - Matthew Hayden

Round 7:

61. JC Hawks - Joel Garner
62. Pykie - Ravichandran Ashwin
63. eth-dog - Bill Lawry
64. Quadzilla - Desmond Haynes
65. JG22 - Frank Worrell
66. Big Jacko - Shivnarine Chanderpaul
67. Nakia - Geoff Boycott
68. PhatBoy - Fred Trueman
69. Rustin Cohle - Virender Sehwag
70. Van_Dyke - Bishan Bedi

Round 8:

71. Van_Dyke - Martin Crowe
72. Rustin Cohle - Michael Holding
73. PhatBoy - Graeme Smith
74. Nakia - Richie Benaud
75. Big Jacko - Quinton de Kock
76. JG22 - Stewie Dempster
77. Quadzilla - Rangana Herath
78. eth-dog - Dave Houghton
79. Pykie - Clive Walcott
80. JC Hawks - Hashim Amla

Round 9:

81. JC Hawks - Hanif Mohammed
82. Pykie - Vernon Philander
83. eth-dog - Rohan Kanhai
84. Quadzilla - Daniel Vettori
85. JG22 - Shoaib Akhtar
86. Big Jacko - Bill O'Reilly
87. Nakia - John Snow
88. PhatBoy - Monty Noble
89. Rustin Cohle - Clarrie Grimmett
90. Van_Dyke - Rod Marsh

Round 10:

91. Van_Dyke - Andy Roberts
92. Rustin Cohle - Shane Bond
93. PhatBoy - Kapil Dev
94. Nakia - Younis Khan
95. Big Jacko - Saeed Anwar
96. JG22 - Angelo Matthews
97. Quadzilla - Makhaya Ntini
98. eth-dog - Mominul Haque
99. Pykie - Tony Greig
100. JC Hawks - Ken Barrington

Round 11:

101. JC Hawks - Dudley Nourse
102. Pykie - David Warner
103. eth-dog - Inzamam-ul-Haq
104. Quadzilla - Clive Lloyd
105. JG22 - George Lohmann
106. Big Jacko - Hashan Tillekeratne
107. Nakia - Thilan Samaraweera
108. PhatBoy - Ian Bishop
109. Rustin - Michael Hussey
110. Van_Dyke - David Goeer

Round 12:

111. Van_Dyke - Saeed Ajmal
112. Rustin Cohle - Dinesh Chandimal
113. PhatBoy - Frank Tyson
114. Nakia - Chris Cairns
115. Big Jacko - Andrew Flintoff
116. JG22 - Tamim Iqbal
117. Quadzilla - Mohammed Azharuddin
118. eth-dog - Colin Croft
119. Pykie - Ray Lindwall
120. JC Hawks - Glenn Turner

Round 13:

121. JC Hawks - Mushfiqur Rahim
122. Pykie - Brendan McCullum
123. eth-dog - Tim Southee
124. Quadzilla - Habibul Bashar
125. JG22 - Brendan Taylor
126. Big Jacko - Murray Goodwin
127. Nakia - Michael Clarke
128. PhatBoy - Saqlain Mushtaq
129. Rustin Cohle - Hamilton Masakadza
130. Van_Dyke - Tatender Taibu

Round 14:

131. Van_Dyke - Mistafizur Rahman
132. Rustin Cohle - Nasir Hossain
133. PhatBoy - Roy Fredericks
134. Nakia - Mohammed Rafique
135. Big Jacko - Mahmudullah Mahmudullah
136. JG22 - Ryan Harris
137. Quadzilla - Doug Walters
138. eth-dog - Aubrey Faulkner
139. Pykie - Mushtaq Ahmed
140. JC Hawks - Craig Ervine

Round 15:

141. JC Hawks - Kagiso Rabada
142. Pykie - Taijul Islam
143. eth-dog - Chris Gayle
144. Quadzilla - Fred Spofforth
145. JG22 - Damien Martyn
146. Big Jacko - Joe Root
147. Nakia - Paul Strang
148. PhatBoy - Mike Proctor
149. Rustin Cohle - Neil Harvey
150. Van_Dyke - Justin Langer

 

[Van_Dyke]

yep

 

[eth-dog]

I know Doss was interested in one of these, you keen mate?

 

[Doss]

I know Doss was interested in one of these, you keen mate?

I'll pass this time, but cheers for thinking of me.

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

Ok.

 

[JG22]

Yep

 

[Rustin Cohle]

In

 

[Pykie]

Yep

 

[Big Jacko]

Yes please sir

 

[PhatBoy]

Yeah count me in

 

[PhatBoy]

Great rule on Bradman by the way - was about to suggest it then re-read the initial post in case it had been said!

 

[Quadzilla]

Ok

 

[JC Hawks]

yep.

edit: just snuck in I think...

 

[james brayshaw]

ill have a go if there any spots left

 

[eth-dog]

Bad luck JB, not today. Will randomise the order soon.

 

[eth-dog]

Bad luck JB, not today. Will randomise the order soon.

Order up, JC Hawks has the first pick

 

[JC Hawks]

Garfield Sobers - West Indies
Batting Average of 57.78
Bowling Average of 34

Pykie

 

[Pykie]

If we're simulating


Sangakarra

eth-dog

 

[eth-dog]

Jacques Kallis Quadzilla

 

[JC Hawks]

Is simming really the best option? Won't people just load up on bowlers from the 20's with an average of less than 20, who clearly aren't as good as later players.

 

[eth-dog]

Is simming really the best option? Won't people just load up on bowlers from the 20's with an average of less than 20, who clearly aren't as good as later players.

It takes bias out of the equation. Plus you have to have players from every nation. Means you basically have to take batsmen from Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and NZ if that's the case

 

[Quadzilla]

Adam Gilchrist JG22

 

[JG22]

The King

Shane Warne

Big Jacko

 

[Big Jacko]

Sir Richard Hadlee- 431 wickets @ 22.29, 3124 runs @ 27.16
Nakia

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

Brian Lara

Test career

11,953 runs @ 52.88

PhatBoy