Test Cricket Eras Draft

[Marklar_33]

Jeebus Gawd, imagine coming out to open against that. I imagine Holding and Snow would get the newie and then you'd get to "look forward" to McGrath & Hadlee bowling Clockwork dot balls from either end.

Yep. May as well move Vettori up to 7 and tell him to work exclusively on his batting cause he ain't gonna see much action!

 

[The_Reaper]

Someone tried to pick him in the 60s, but was ineligible

I also though he had being selected.

 

[Marklar_33]

1970-1979:

1: BoshtrichBurger - Viv Richards
2: Wacky Tiger - Dennis Lillee
3: Eagleoz83 - Allan Border
4: Marklar_33 - Sunil Gavaskar
5: Pykie - Malcom Marshall
6: Slax - Bob Willis
7: The Reaper - Imran Khan
8: james brayshaw - Joel Garner
9: thorne89 - Richard Hadlee
10: MG MG - Greg Chappell
11: Danger in Texas - Ian Botham
12: bi_e - Rod Marsh

There you go, lads. Barry Richards could only have been selected here...

 

[Danger in Texas]

I know who I'm taking. My keeper.

Alan Knott.

1: Herbert Sutcliffe
2: Gordon Greenidge
3: Charlie Macartney
4: Rahul Dravid
5: Gary Sobers
6: Keith Miller
7: Alan Knott
8: Ian Botham
9: Peter Pollock
10: Bill O'Reilly
11: Allan Donald

12: Tibby Cotter

big_e up

 

[Danger in Texas]

Gentlemen...this is the pick that defines this game. The steal of the whole draft IMO. A travesty that he only played 4 test matches, but he still goes down as a great of the game. Don Bradman thought so, including him in his Team of the Century. With an average of 70+, I present to you...

BARRY RICHARDS (South Africa)

MG MG

Ahh balls.
Oh well, made my decision easier.

 

[big_e]

It's a shame Sehwag went because I was hoping to have my entire top six with averages of 50+. Instead I have to go with a bloke averaging 49.25. Oh, and here's my captain: Graeme Smith.

1. Graeme Smith (capt)
2. Matthew Hayden
3. George Headley
4. Graeme Pollock
5. Everton Weekes
6. Shivnarine Chanderpaul
7. Jack Gregory
8. Rod Marsh (wk)
9. Hugh Trumble
10. Fred Trueman
11. Courtney Walsh

12. Herbie Taylor

Come on down, BoshtrichBurger

 

[Slax]

As far as attacks go I reckon Danger in Texas has the best attack

Danger in Texas:
Peter Pollock
Bill O'Reilly
Keith Miller
Ian Botham
Allan Donald
Gary Sobers

 

[Wacky Tiger]

As far as attacks go I reckon Danger in Texas has the best attack

Danger in Texas:
Peter Pollock
Bill O'Reilly
Keith Miller
Ian Botham
Allan Donald
Gary Sobers

Yep pretty bloody handy lineup there.

 

[OrdinaryJoel]

I select, Kapil Dev... Need a final paceman to finish off my attack, and he's a perfect fit.

Will post my lineup later on...

Wacky Tiger, come on down!!!

 

[Danger in Texas]

I select, Kapil Dev... Need a final paceman to finish off my attack, and he's a perfect fit.

Will post my lineup later on...

Wacky Tiger, come on down!!!

Steal of the draft behind Richards. He was brilliant back in the day, and I'm surprised he lasted this far.

 

[big_e]

Yeah it was down to him and Smith for my last choice.

 

[OrdinaryJoel]

Steal of the draft behind Richards. He was brilliant back in the day, and I'm surprised he lasted this far.

I was gonna choose <insert bowler here>, but then when I checked if Dev was taken... He was not! What a beaut of a pick if I say so myself...

 

[Wacky Tiger]

I select, Kapil Dev... Need a final paceman to finish off my attack, and he's a perfect fit.

Will post my lineup later on...

Wacky Tiger, come on down!!!

Thankyou BoshtrichBurger for once again leaving me with my preferred selection. Kapil was going to be my selection if you took this bloke off me.

So for my final selection im going with someone who for his age has done a lot and i reckon will become his countries highest ever run scorer and be pretty tough to chase down. Hes already at only 28 scored the most test centuries by an Englishman in test cricket and like Michael Clarke has stepped up another level with the added responsibility of skippering his nation.

So welcome to the Ballantyne Scouts Alistair Cook who will also become my skipper.

1. Alistair Cook (C)
2. Geoffrey Boycott
3. Stan McCabe
4. Sachin Tendulkar
5. Clyde Walcott
6. Michael Hussey
7. Aubrey Faulkner
8. Ian Healy
9. Alan Davidson
10. Harold Larwood
11. Dennis Lillee

12. Charlie Turner

Overall reasonably happy. Would have been happier with Viv in there (THANKS BoshtrichBurger)

Reckon my batting top 6 is fairly solid. Bowling attack not too bad and the best gloveman in the game.

Thanks to everyone involved. Had a blast with this draft and had some fun banter with most of you. Im always up for any other drafts if anyone is organising.

Cheers

 

[OrdinaryJoel]

Don't forget to tag the next person Wacky Tiger...

 

[Wacky Tiger]

Don't forget to tag the next person Wacky Tiger...

I just enjoy tagging u BoshtrichBurger

soooooooooorry

Eagleoz83 your go buddy

 

[Danger in Texas]

Don't forget to tag the next person Wacky Tiger...

Don't forget to make up for what others don't do BoshtrichBurger

Eagleoz83

 

[OrdinaryJoel]

I just enjoy tagging u BoshtrichBurger

soooooooooorry

Eagleoz83 your go buddy

I tend to be loved by the masses a lot... Just look at Danger in Texas...

 

[Danger in Texas]

I tend to be loved by the masses a lot... Just look at Danger in Texas...

no homo

 

[OrdinaryJoel]

no homo

Slight homo...

 

[Danger in Texas]

Slight homo...

K, slight homo then

 

[Danger in Texas]

Wacky Tiger look above

 

[EagleOz]

I'm not home at moment on phone. Whoever is next if you want to take your pick that's fine. Ill pick when I get home

 

[OrdinaryJoel]

Marklar_33 is up then.

 

[Marklar_33]

Well that's me...and I'm FURIOUS!

Stupid OstrichBurglar

With you shortly...

 

[OrdinaryJoel]

Well that's me...and I'm FURIOUS!

Stupid OstrichBurglar

With you shortly...

inb4 you select Harbhajan Singh...