Test Cricket Draft 1970-2024

[Purple7x08_24]

• No more than 2 players for any given country
• Debut AFTER 1970
• Must select one player from each decade with at least 10 matches played (Exception if debut is in the 2020s)
• Must pick a team to suit the ground
• Players must not have played in the same team
• Must choose at least one player from all of the following countries
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
  • England
  • Pakistan
  • India
  • Sri Lanka
  • West Indies
  • South Africa
  • Zimbabwe
  • Bangladesh

From 7 am to 11pm you have 8 hours to select a player. If you miss you can make up later.
If you know you're going to be busy please send a pick to someone who's behind you, or myself and I won't read it unless I have to.
If you do come online, please submit your pick before leaving so we can keep the game rolling.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Lingsface

Forgive Vossy. Tough selection at the baggers today.

 

[The_Reaper]

Fortunately a lot of Zimbok duds have respectable averages in Bulawayo

 

[Purple7x08_24]

There's some serious good cricketers left. I'm really enjoying this.

I've got two players in mind but can't make up my mind.

 

[The_Reaper]

I have 25 players on my shortlist

 

[Lingsface]

Babar Azam- Pakistan 2010’s

 

[Lingsface]

Piggy Smalls

 

[Piggy Smalls]

Martin Crowe - NZ - 1980s

 

[Piggy Smalls]

akkaps

 

[Lingsface]

Forgive Vossy. Tough selection at the baggers today.

Sorry was at work didn’t get the chance to look.

 

[eth-dog]

I have 25 players on my shortlist

Only 25? I have more from just Aus and England!

 

[akkaps]

Shiv Chanderpaul

Art Vandelay_

 

[The_Reaper]

Only 25? I have more from just Aus and England!

Steve Waugh rules out the majority of Aus

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Beyond irritating. Have sat on Shiv as my next pick all day long.

Gordon Greenidge - West Indies
1980s

2 centuries and 471 runs @ 79 at Lords.

1. Virender Sehwag
2. Gordon Greenidge
3.
4.
5.
6. Imran Khan
7. Brendan Taylor
8.
9. Stuart Broad
10.
11. Glenn McGrath

Pak: 1
Aus: 1
Eng: 1
Ind: 1
Zim: 1
WI: 1

1970s
1980s
2000s
2010s x2
2020s

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Plugger35

 

[Plugger35]

Time to pick a Bangladesh player.

Mahmudullah

 

[The_Reaper]

Beyond irritating. Have sat on Shiv as my next pick all day long.

Gordon Greenidge - West Indies
1980s

2 centuries and 471 runs @ 79 at Lords.

1. Virender Sehwag
2. Gordon Greenidge
3.
4.
5.
6. Imran Khan
7. Brendan Taylor
8.
9. Stuart Broad
10.
11. Glenn McGrath

Pak: 1
Aus: 1
Eng: 1
Ind: 1
Zim: 1
WI: 1

1970s
1980s
2000s
2010s x2
2020s

And there goes my next pick

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Purple7x08_24

 

[Purple7x08_24]

Joe Root
As opener
was him or Ollie Robinson

 

[Purple7x08_24]

boncer34

 

[boncer34]

Joe Root
As opener
was him or Ollie Robinson

What decade

 

[boncer34]

Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman

 

[akkaps]

Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman

You should only be able to select the player if you can say their full name properly.


That goes for whoever picked Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas as well

 

[eth-dog]

Soggy2112

 

[Purple7x08_24]

What decade

Wont matter. Ive got 2020s and 70s left

 

[The_Reaper]

Joe Root
As opener
was him or Ollie Robinson

6 tests as an opener and averaged 41