Test Cricket Draft

[Carbine Chaos]

Ok...here she goes...

HERBERT SUTCLIFFE

A bargain at this stage, as Sutcliffe is regarded by many as one of the greatest opening batsmen of all time. He played 54 games back in the uncovered wicket days against some fine bowlers and still managed to crack 4555 runs at an average of 60.73. Yes, you heard that right. Over 60! Formed possibly the best opening combination of all time with Jack Hobbs and is a great addition to my team.

Herbert Sutcliffe was one of the great cricketers and he brought to cricket as to all his undertakings an assurance and capacity for concentration that positively commanded success. His technical talent matched his character and his achievements were therefore on the highest plane.
In a career extending from 1919 to 1939 Herbert Sutcliffe scored more than 50,000 runs and averaged 52. He never knew a season of failure, except by the standard of his own astonishing peaks, and at the zenith of his career he scored 16,255 runs in five years as a measure of mastery in all conditions and over the world's best bowling of the time.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Hard act to follow, but you're up Glinn Mgraw

 

[Carbine Chaos]

IgnorantArmies really backing Imran Khan in.

 

[The Speaker]

This is tough. I know which 4 players I want to complete the XI but I need to choose the right order to grab them.

Are we picking eleven or twelve players?

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Are we picking eleven or twelve players?

I say 12, but the first XI has to have the required players as per the OP.

 

[Noobz0r]

12 would add a whole other element to the game, I'm all for it

 

[Carbine Chaos]

12 would add a whole other element to the game, I'm all for it

As long as the nationality requirement is adhered to. If the 12 rule had been in for the whole selection process my team would be markedly different.

 

[Torz]

Which means you can't hide a NZ/SL as 12th man. Raaaaaaaage.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Which means you can't hide a NZ/SL as 12th man. Raaaaaaaage.

Exactly.

 

[The Speaker]

There's a player I am very keen on picking, but he wouldn't fit with the balance of my team as it stands (ie. would be 12th man despite his record), so for the time being I'll go to my other picks.

Sir Clyde Walcott​

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The greatest of the three Ws. Walcott was a powerful man with graceful strokes. He holds an excellent record from a purely statistical angle, but he had just as much of an impact in the minds of all those who watched him. As the West Indies began to find their place on the world cricket stage, he was holding them up on his broad shoulders. What more could I ask for?​

Noobz0r

 

[Noobz0r]

The Batsmen Formerly Known as Yousuf Youhana​

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With one nation waiting to be represented in the Noobz0r XI, I needed a Pakistani. And in the modern era of Tendulkar, Ponting and Lara, I feel that Yousuf is an underrated figure, particularly in Australia. Yousuf scored over 7000 runs at 52.29, putting him in the top echelon of middle order batsmen. The thing that really stands out about Yousuf is his great technique and composed strokeplay. His career highlight for mine was his dominant 2007, scoring 94 runs at 94.4. Yousuf will bat at 4 for me, pushing Kallis down the order.​

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Gavaskar​

Fleming​

Headley​

Yousuf​

Kallis​

Jayasuriya​

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Gak Attack​

 

[Carbine Chaos]

The Batsmen Formerly Known as Yousuf Youhana​

 

[Noobz0r]

 

[Torz]

And in the modern era of Tendulkar, Ponting and Lara Torz's XI

His career highlight for mine was his dominant 2007, scoring 94 runs at 94.4.

Lol.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

I'm sorry; good reference. Come here, you.

 

[Noobz0r]

Haha, how's the search for a keeper, spinner, all rounder and Sri Lankan going Torz?

 

[Torz]

Haha, how's the search for a keeper, spinner, all rounder and Sri Lankan going Torz?

I've got someone to do do all of that. But I've already got a keeper.

 

[Gak Attack]

Need to boost my middle order. So next pick is Shivnarine Chanderpaul. Any player who gets over 100 matches with an average over 50 is a decent batsman.

DrVanNostrand

 

[stevemac]

This would be a lot more interesting if you couldn't pick a player that played in the 2000's

 

[DrVanNostrand]

Ken Barrington. I've heard Benaud talk a lot about this guy from reading his books and hearing his ramblings on many a day of cricket on TV. Unsuprising to say the least, pretty parallel career time-frame. 82 Tests between '55 and '68, for 6906 runs @ 58.67. Handy leggie as well, 273 FC wickets @ 32. 2111 @ 64 against Australia as well. Averaged a tick under 70 in Australia. Pretty amazing for a Pom.

Died aged only 50, heart attack while acting as manager of the England team in the West Indies in 1981.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

This would be a lot more interesting if you couldn't pick a player that played in the 2000's

I don't see why that would be the case.

 

[Torz]

I don't see why that would be the case.

My team wouldn't exist.

 

[Torz]

MG MG

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Which means you can't hide a NZ/SL as 12th man. Raaaaaaaage.

You were going to have Ranatunga as 12th man weren't you. The dashing specialist fiedler, perfect at point or cover.

 

[Torz]

You were going to have Ranatunga as 12th man weren't you. The dashing specialist fiedler, perfect at point or cover.

I was thinking Danish Kaneria.