honestbharani
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For all of you who have been involved in the various draft threads we have had, please post what you thought were your best draft sides.
Mine are:
From Random Country Draft:
Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) - 7000 odd runs @ 40, 98 wkts @ 34
Mudassar Nazar (Pak) - 4114 runs @ 38, 66 wkts @ 38
Martin Crowe (NZ) * - 5500 odd runs @ 45, 14 wkts @ 48
Mushtaq Mohammad (Pak) - 3643 runs @ 39, 79 wkts @ 29
Ken Barrington (Eng) - 6803 runs @ 59, 29 wkts @ 45
Clyde Walcott(WI) + - 3800 odd runs @ 57, 53 catches, 11 stumpings, 11 wkts @ 37
Tony Greig (Eng) - 3600 runs @ 40, 141 wkts @ 32
Shaun Pollock (RSA) - 3781 runs @ 32, 421 wkts @ 23
Ian Bishop (WI) - 632 runs @ 12, 161 wkts @ 24
Dennis Lillee (AUS) - 905 runs @ 13.71, 355 wkts @ 23
Bhagwat Chandrasekhar (IND) - 39 runs @ 4, 242 wkts @ 29
Just the amount of bowling options in that side is mind boggling. Truly bristling with players who can both bat and bowl..
From the first Scorecard Draft:
Vijay Merchant - 859 runs @ 48
Shane Watson - 1247 runs @ 37, 38 wickets @ 27
Bob Cowper - 2061 runs @ 47, 36 wickets @ 32 (HS of 307!!! )
Wally Hammond - 7249 runs @ 58, 83 wickets @ 38
Graeme Pollock - 2256 runs @ 61
Doug Walters - 5357 runs @ 48, 49 wickets @ 29
MS Dhoni - 2556 @ 42 @ 61 SR, 119 Catches, 21 Stumpings (c)
Richard Hadlee - 3124 runs @ 27, 431 wickets @ 22
Billy Barnes - 725 runs @ 23 (with a test hundred), 51 wickets @ 16
Johnny Briggs - 815 runs @ 19 (with a test hundred), 118 wickets @ 18
Shoaib Akhtar - 544 runs @ 11, 178 wickets @ 25 @ SR of 45
Is not a bad side either. Without the real marquee guys across generations but still a very very good line up capable of holding their own anywhere and against anyone.
And from the Calendar Draft :
Sanath Jayasuriya
Desmond Haynes
Vijay Hazare
Dennis Amiss
Graham Thorpe
Tony Greig
Adam Gilchrist (wk)
Richard Hadlee
Bob Willis
Mohammed ASif
Bishan Singh Bedi
Again even though lacking in star power a very very good solid side.
And this was a not a bad ODI side (from The Auction Draft for ODIs)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul - 8648 runs @ 42 @ 71 SR - 14 wkts @ 45 @ 5.2 ER - 73 Catches
David Boon - 5964 runs @ 37 @ 65
Ricky Ponting (c) - 12895 runs @ 43.12 @ SR 80.1 - 148 Catches
Javed Miandad (vc) - 7381 runs @ 42 @ SR of 67 - 7 wkts @ 42 w/ ER of 4.1 - 71 Catches - 2 Stumpings
AB De Villiers (wk) - 3603 runs @ 44 @ 89 SR - 63 Catches (Protea keepers don get many stumpings
)
Michael Hussey - 4207 runs @ 52 @ 88 SR - 80 Catches
Richard Hadlee - 1751 runs @ 22 @ SR of 76 - 158 wkts @ 21 w/ ER of 3.3 - 27 catches
Jason Gillespie - 289 runs @ 13 @ SR of 79 - 152 wkts @ 25 w/ ER of 4.2 - 10 catches
Waqar Younis - 969 runs @ 10 @ SR of 67 - 416 wkts @ 23 w/ ER of 4.68 - 35 catches
Ray Price - 73 wkts @ 35 w/ 3.88 ER
Courtney Walsh - 227 wkts @ 30 / 3.83 ER
Mine are:
From Random Country Draft:
Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) - 7000 odd runs @ 40, 98 wkts @ 34
Mudassar Nazar (Pak) - 4114 runs @ 38, 66 wkts @ 38
Martin Crowe (NZ) * - 5500 odd runs @ 45, 14 wkts @ 48
Mushtaq Mohammad (Pak) - 3643 runs @ 39, 79 wkts @ 29
Ken Barrington (Eng) - 6803 runs @ 59, 29 wkts @ 45
Clyde Walcott(WI) + - 3800 odd runs @ 57, 53 catches, 11 stumpings, 11 wkts @ 37
Tony Greig (Eng) - 3600 runs @ 40, 141 wkts @ 32
Shaun Pollock (RSA) - 3781 runs @ 32, 421 wkts @ 23
Ian Bishop (WI) - 632 runs @ 12, 161 wkts @ 24
Dennis Lillee (AUS) - 905 runs @ 13.71, 355 wkts @ 23
Bhagwat Chandrasekhar (IND) - 39 runs @ 4, 242 wkts @ 29
Just the amount of bowling options in that side is mind boggling. Truly bristling with players who can both bat and bowl..
From the first Scorecard Draft:
Vijay Merchant - 859 runs @ 48
Shane Watson - 1247 runs @ 37, 38 wickets @ 27
Bob Cowper - 2061 runs @ 47, 36 wickets @ 32 (HS of 307!!! )
Wally Hammond - 7249 runs @ 58, 83 wickets @ 38
Graeme Pollock - 2256 runs @ 61
Doug Walters - 5357 runs @ 48, 49 wickets @ 29
MS Dhoni - 2556 @ 42 @ 61 SR, 119 Catches, 21 Stumpings (c)
Richard Hadlee - 3124 runs @ 27, 431 wickets @ 22
Billy Barnes - 725 runs @ 23 (with a test hundred), 51 wickets @ 16
Johnny Briggs - 815 runs @ 19 (with a test hundred), 118 wickets @ 18
Shoaib Akhtar - 544 runs @ 11, 178 wickets @ 25 @ SR of 45
Is not a bad side either. Without the real marquee guys across generations but still a very very good line up capable of holding their own anywhere and against anyone.
And from the Calendar Draft :
Sanath Jayasuriya
Desmond Haynes
Vijay Hazare
Dennis Amiss
Graham Thorpe
Tony Greig
Adam Gilchrist (wk)
Richard Hadlee
Bob Willis
Mohammed ASif
Bishan Singh Bedi
Again even though lacking in star power a very very good solid side.
And this was a not a bad ODI side (from The Auction Draft for ODIs)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul - 8648 runs @ 42 @ 71 SR - 14 wkts @ 45 @ 5.2 ER - 73 Catches
David Boon - 5964 runs @ 37 @ 65
Ricky Ponting (c) - 12895 runs @ 43.12 @ SR 80.1 - 148 Catches
Javed Miandad (vc) - 7381 runs @ 42 @ SR of 67 - 7 wkts @ 42 w/ ER of 4.1 - 71 Catches - 2 Stumpings
AB De Villiers (wk) - 3603 runs @ 44 @ 89 SR - 63 Catches (Protea keepers don get many stumpings
)Michael Hussey - 4207 runs @ 52 @ 88 SR - 80 Catches
Richard Hadlee - 1751 runs @ 22 @ SR of 76 - 158 wkts @ 21 w/ ER of 3.3 - 27 catches
Jason Gillespie - 289 runs @ 13 @ SR of 79 - 152 wkts @ 25 w/ ER of 4.2 - 10 catches
Waqar Younis - 969 runs @ 10 @ SR of 67 - 416 wkts @ 23 w/ ER of 4.68 - 35 catches
Ray Price - 73 wkts @ 35 w/ 3.88 ER
Courtney Walsh - 227 wkts @ 30 / 3.83 ER
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