Test Cricket Draft 1970-2024

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  • 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.
 
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The_Reaper said:
We should have an Australian cricket draft after this.
Each player must have played test cricket.
Captain must have captained a test match.
Two players who have played shield cricket from each mainland state, one from Tasmania.
Whoever gets Bradman cannot pick any known Catholics
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Can we all just into say Canberra and do it in person so it's quicker 😂
 
Too late now but maybe you should have only got their record in the decade you picked .

So with Warne in the 90s I only have his stats to the end of 99 for his profile in my team .

Then someone could have picked the 2000 version? Or maybe that's just shite.

But say Jeff Thompson way better in the 70s


In the 80s he got 48 wickets @ 35.60

In the 70s he got 152 wickets @ 25.61

Overthinking it I guess.
 
The King! said:
Too late now but maybe you should have only got their record in the decade you picked .

So with Warne in the 90s I only have his stats to the end of 99 for his profile in my team .

Then someone could have picked the 2000 version? Or maybe that's just shite.

But say Jeff Thompson way better in the 70s


In the 80s he got 48 wickets @ 35.60

In the 70s he got 152 wickets @ 25.61

Overthinking it I guess.
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This is why I wish I just put it as debut.
 

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Purple7x08_24 said:
This is why I wish I just put it as debut.
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It doesn't matter this is a fun game mate , well done getting it going , been enjoying checking the stats and realising how very few international players have been good at the MCG 😂
 
The King! said:
It doesn't matter this is a fun game mate , well done getting it going , been enjoying checking the stats and realising how very few international players have been good at the MCG 😂
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Viv Richards did well at SCG and MCG with 50 and 55 Average

Gordon Grenich with 45 at the SCG over 13 tests which is an awesome effort overseas.

All of these guys did well at the SCG

SR Tendulkar (IND)1992-2012882315117*52.5039579.7412-230
RG Sharma (IND)2008-201955-33313366.6037588.8012-26
CH Lloyd (WI)1979-19851511435463*50.5745977.12-2130
KC Sangakkara (SL)2003-201599-39210443.5546883.7611-411
JG Wright (NZ)1981-19911717-4278125.1187348.91-31291
PA de Silva (SL)1985-20031010240081*50.0050379.52-5-32
ST Jayasuriya (SL)1995-200888-46812258.50443105.64311569
 
MS Dohni only averaged 33 vs England and Australia. This game was so hard to balance players

Joe Root had his big scores in England, had a lot of 60-80s in Australia so not entirely bad.

Muttiah only got 2 and 3 wickets in Australia. Warnie would have been my first choice but a lot of international players don't play well in Australia. Last time I remember a huge score was from Alistair Cook with a double century

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1- Tendulkar
2-
3-
4- Azam
5- M Waugh
6- Botham
7- Tillakartne
8-
9- Cummins
10-
11- Holding

1970’s
1980’s
1990’s
2000’s
2010’s
2020’s
 
I haven't taken into account how my players would go at my home venue The Basin Reserve.

I assume my two NZ players would have gone OK there.

Hadlee probably would have gone better there than Vettori as it is more of a seamers pitch than a spinners pitch.

Hadlee did pretty well on any pitch at any venue though.
 
Tony Greig - ENG - 70s
whatwhatsaywhat

Code: 
#   Player            NAT  BAT BWL DEC  TST  Runs  Ave   100 50  Wkts  Ave   10m  5i   Ct/St
03. R Dravid          IND  RHB OS  90s  164 13288  52.31  36 63    1   39.00   0   0  210/0
05. SR Waugh*         AUS  RHB RM  80s  168 10927  51.06  32 50   92   37.44   0   3  112/0
06. AW Greig          ENG  RHB OS  70s   58  3599  40.43   8 20  141   32.20   6   2   87/0  
07. Mushfiquur Rahim+ BAN  RHB --- 10s   88  5676  38.09  10 27    -   --.--   -   -  110/15
08. WPUJC Vaas        SL   LHB LFM 90s  111  3089  24.32   1 13  355   29.58   2  12   31/0
10. Waqar Younis      PAK  RHB RF  80s   87  1010  10.20   0  0  373   23.56   5  22   18/0
11. AA Donald         SA   RHB RF  90s   72   652  10.68   0  0  330   22.25   3  20   18/0
 
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This has been thoroughly enjoyable and becoming more challenging as the game wears on. The countries needed are dwindling but options for each nation are not equal.

One might have some good bats left but no bowlers and vice versa. Trying to decide who to pick next and hope that the next position isn't stolen is making for tough decisions.

Still having 3-4 good options for the positions left but having to hold fire to see if someone makes me pivot to a similar player and different nationality, which could then affect options for the next pick or double up selections.

Tough. But very fun.
 
Art Vandelay_ said:
This has been thoroughly enjoyable and becoming more challenging as the game wears on. The countries needed are dwindling but options for each nation are not equal.

One might have some good bats left but no bowlers and vice versa. Trying to decide who to pick next and hope that the next position isn't stolen is making for tough decisions.

Still having 3-4 good options for the positions left but having to hold fire to see if someone makes me pivot to a similar player and different nationality, which could then affect options for the next pick or double up selections.

Tough. But very fun.
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There is a very good batsman who will almost certainly be available for my next pick, who would fit in great at number 4.
But I suspect I am better off taking an opening batsman instead.

I can leave one opening position for later but I can't leave both up in the air.
 
Art Vandelay_ said:
This has been thoroughly enjoyable and becoming more challenging as the game wears on. The countries needed are dwindling but options for each nation are not equal.

One might have some good bats left but no bowlers and vice versa. Trying to decide who to pick next and hope that the next position isn't stolen is making for tough decisions.

Still having 3-4 good options for the positions left but having to hold fire to see if someone makes me pivot to a similar player and different nationality, which could then affect options for the next pick or double up selections.

Tough. But very fun.
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No matter how I played it I would have missed someone I wanted.

I could have strategized better but Im now very limited in what I can do. Nest SA player is that a batter or bowler, one double up who I really want the best pace bowler but cant take ollie robinson or any 2000s english player or any 2012 plus Australian bowler. Still need a 70s debut and a 20s debut

Id love to do a redo with some different parameters so we make it vastly different. Def get rid of zim and bang compolsury players
 
Purple7x08_24 said:
No matter how I played it I would have missed someone I wanted.

I could have strategized better but Im now very limited in what I can do. Nest SA player is that a batter or bowler, one double up who I really want the best pace bowler but cant take ollie robinson or any 2000s english player or any 2012 plus Australian bowler. Still need a 70s debut and a 20s debut
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I mean SA has a lot of good batsman and bowlers to pick up.
 
can i change my pick if that player has not been picked yet?

it's more for aesthetic and humorous reasons than anything...

i think that'll make it obvious who i'd like to pick, but just in case, i'm rescinding josh hazlewood and picking...

David Boon - Oztrayan - right hand opener - 1984 debut

cos, really, you can't have a team named '52 cans' and not have boonie in it...

and cos i can only have two oztrayans i'd like to change my pick pls
 
whatwhatsaywhat said:
can i change my pick if that player has not been picked yet?

it's more for aesthetic and humorous reasons than anything...

i think that'll make it obvious who i'd like to pick, but just in case, i'm rescinding josh hazlewood and picking...

David Boon - Oztrayan - right hand opener - 1984 debut

cos, really, you can't have a team named '52 cans' and not have boonie in it...

and cos i can only have two oztrayans i'd like to change my pick pls
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Don't see why that's an issue unless the next person was about to grab him, they might disagree.

But your argument seems valid 😂
 
Rohit Sharma (Ind) 20s
Rod Marsh (Aust) 70s

1. Rohit Sharma (Ind) 70s
2.
3. Brian Lara (WI) 90s
4. Kevin Pieterson (Eng) 00s
5.
6. Chris Cairns (NZ) 90s
7. Rod Marsh (Aust) 70s
8. Wasim Akram (Pak) 80s
9. Vernon Philander (SAf) 10s
10. Nathan Lyon (Aust) 20s
11.


RedmanWasHere
 
reggie said:
Rohit Sharma (Ind) 20s
Rod Marsh (Aust) 70s

1. Rohit Sharma (Ind) 70s
2.
3. Brian Lara (WI) 90s
4. Kevin Pieterson (Eng) 00s
5.
6. Chris Cairns (NZ) 90s
7. Rod Marsh (Aust) 70s
8. Wasim Akram (Pak) 80s
9. Vernon Philander (SAf) 10s
10. Nathan Lyon (Aust) 20s
11.


RedmanWasHere
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I would like to see 2 early wickets so I can watch Lara and Pieterson bat together .
 

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