Australian All-Time Test Team Draft

[bundybullz08]

Re: Australian All-Time Test Team Draft

Needed someone to fill my 3/4 possibly no.6 position.
Damien Martyn

Damien Martyn stuck to the textbook and composed pristine hundreds which, like the feats of the best wicketkeepers, passed almost unnoticed: an observation supported by the curious fact that, despite a Test average in the fifties, he reached the age of 30 without winning a Man-of-the-Match award. He was the quiet man of the 2003 World Cup-raising side, too, playing a minor role until he spanked 88 not out in the final - with a broken finger that later kept him out of a West Indian tour. His magnificent 13-month streak of 1608 Test runs at 61 and two Man-of-the-Series prizes from March 2004 finally moved him from the dressing-room shadows to the more uncomfortable limelight. Showing his hard-earned versatility, he crafted seven centuries on surfaces ranging from raging turners in Sri Lanka and India to green seamers in New Zealand and the hard bounce of home.

Test Innings:109
Runs:4406
Average:46.37
Highest Score:165
Strike-Rate:51.41
50's/100's:13/23

and 2 wickets.

 

[eddiesmith]

Re: Australian All-Time Test Team Draft

Damn you el cap, I wanted Boof

Marto has already been picked, suprisingly went early

 

[eddiesmith]

Re: Australian All-Time Test Team Draft

Time to finish off my openers and for that position I select a true blue Victorian rather than one who sold us out like was suggested earlier

Ian Redpath

Australia

Full name Ian Ritchie Redpath
Born May 11, 1941, Geelong, Victoria
Current age 67 years 362 days
Major teams Australia, Victoria
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Other Coach

Batting: 4737 runs @ 43.45, HS 171, 8 centuries and 31 fifties

His career was erratic, being consistently dropped and recalled to the national side, often subject to questionable selection decisions. Originally a sweet striker of the ball, Redpath turned into something of a stonewaller, with impressive powers of concentration and a sound technique. He matured late. It would not be until the Sydney test of February 1969 against the West Indies that he reached his maiden test century. In that same series, at Adelaide, he was infamously run out backing up at the bowler's end by Charlie Griffith, without any warning from the bowler.

Having broken through with a big score, Redpath flourished and proceeded to score seven Test centuries in the second half of his career, including five in his final 15 Tests[2], and three in his final test series in 1975-76 whilst opening the batting against a vaunted West Indian fast bowling attack featuring Michael Holding and the great Andy Roberts. It was not until his penultimate test that he struck his first six, advancing down the wicket to loft Lance Gibbs over the fence. Having done so, he promptly hit another six in the same innings.

He was Australian vice captain to Ian Chappell in 1974-75, and to Greg Chappell in 1975-76. When the younger Chappell made a century on debut in 1970-71, Redpath contributed 171 himself, accompanying the young batsman to the milestone. “I learned a lot about batting in test cricket just from batting with Ian Redpath on that day,” said Greg Chappell

He remains among Victoria's top ten run-makers of all time. After finally retiring from playing, he later coached Victoria. He was awarded an MBE in 1975

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Redpath

Redpath retired after that season for business and family reasons although he had been in line for the Australian captaincy when Ian Chappell stepped down six months earlier. In 67 Tests "Redders" had gathered an imposing 4,737 runs at a very sound average of 43.46. Like Ponsford he had hit a century in each of his last two Tests and his eight Test centuries were complemented by a massive 31 half centuries. After missing the 1972 tour of England he hit 2,081 runs in 23 Tests at an average of 50.78. Redpath had the rare honor of sharing a first-wicket century stand in Tests with four different partners - Lawry, Stackpole, McCosker and Turner.

A top fieldsman, especially at short leg, Redpath took 82 Test catches. As a right-arm medium pace bowler he was useful at club level, but took only 13 wickets in fist-class games and once was called for throwing in a game against Glamorgan in 1964. But it was as an opening batsman for Victoria and Australia, and a man willing to fight back despite setbacks, that he will be remembered.

From "Australian Openers" by Marc Fiddian.
Reproduced with the kind permission of the author

http://premier.cricketvictoria.com.au/page/redpath_ian_ritchie.html

Not only will he be a superb partner for Woodfull at the top and a fine addition to the leadership group but has helped me get close to having a full off field group from my team with the selector and now Coaches positions taken

 

[bundybullz08]

Re: Australian All-Time Test Team Draft

I hope no-one has picked this bowler.
Not sure if anyone has.
Ashley Mallet.
Will do a write-up later.

 

[el-capitano]

Re: Australian All-Time Test Team Draft

I wanted Boof- my middle order was really lacking in names- so I thought- quite rightly it turned out- that I better pick him before my next fast bowler.

 

[eddiesmith]

Re: Australian All-Time Test Team Draft

Thats a worry, you better not steal my last quick as well

 

[A.B De Villiers]

Re: Australian All-Time Test Team Draft

Right lads, i get away from the laptop for a couple of days, and I'm on the clock again.

Thought I'd find myself another opener to go with 'bill'. Ive gone with another fine Victorian. Lindsay Hassett.

Tests: 43
Batting
Innings: 69
Runs: 3073
Average: 46.56
100's: 10
50's: 11
HS: 198*

An artful strokemaker before the Second World War, afterwards Lindsay Hassett was a more circumspect batsman, though one who never lost his lightness of touch. A tiny man who cast a shadow little longer than his bat, he played spin with quick feet, and speed with easy confidence; only five men with more than 10,000 first-class runs boast a better average. He captained the Australian Services XI during the 1945 Victory Tests, and became Bradman's deputy and eventual successor, leading his country to 14 victories and only four defeats. This, however, falls short of a full estimation: his generosity and deadpan humour won hordes of admirers abroad, especially in England. "Australia has sent to these shores no captain of cricket who shared Hassett's secret into our English ways," wrote Neville Cardus, "knowing it without any surrender of Australia's own related yet not entirely similar ways." He later became a thoughtful radio commentator.

Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Lindsay Hassett

 

[Caesar]

Re: Australian All-Time Test Team Draft

Hassett was drafted in the last round, unfortunately. I know, I wanted him too.

 

[A.B De Villiers]

Re: Australian All-Time Test Team Draft

Dammit, sorry lads.

Right ill take another Victorian opener, we used to produce these like no tomorrow, now we have an import in Chris Rogers. anyway, I'm drafting Graham Yallop

Tests: 39

Batting
Innings: 70
Runs: 2756
Average: 41.13
100's: 8
50's: 9
HS: 268

A technically correct and diligent batsman, Graham Yallop generally batted near the top of the order for Australia and captained his country in seven Tests. Yallop made his Test debut in 1975-76 against the West Indies. He missed selection the following season but became a core member of the Australian team in the late 1970s when more senior players joined World Series Cricket. Yallop performed well on a tough tour of the West Indies in 1977-78, scoring three half-centuries, and was appointed captain for the home Ashes series the following summer. However, his side was inexperienced (Yallop himself was an eight-Test "veteran" before the series), and the tourists powered to a 5-1 victory under Mike Brearley's keen leadership. Injuries and the Australian side's re-integration after WSC reduced Yallop's international appearances in the early-mid 1980s, and his decision to join rebel tours of South Africa from 1985 led to the end of his first-class career. His talent, however, was on full display in the 1983-84 five-Test series against Pakistan, where he accumulated 554 runs at 92.33, including a marathon innings of 268 in the fourth Test at the MCG.

Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Graham Yallop

 

[el-capitano]

Re: Australian All-Time Test Team Draft

Thought I'd find myself another opener to go with 'bill'. Ive gone with another fine Victorian. Lindsay Hassett.

Hassett was drafted in the last round, unfortunately. I know, I wanted him too.

Mwahahahahahaha!

 

[A.B De Villiers]

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Mwahahahahahaha!

Lassett and lawry - Victorians dream, and you shattered it!

 

[hattrick]

Re: Australian All-Time Test Team Draft

I need some batsman and I hope this one has not been taken !!

Michael Edward Killeen Hussey (born 27 May 1975, Morley, Western Australia) is an Australian cricketer. A left-handed specialist batsman. Hussey is also widely known by his nickname Mr Cricket.
Hussey was a relative latecomer to both the one-day international and Test Australian teams, debuting at 28 and 30 years of age in the respective formats, with 15,313 first-class runs before making his test debut[1]. However, he has had a highly successful international career, being the top-ranked ODI batsman in the world in 2006 [2]. He plays first-class cricket as vice-captain of the Western Warriors in Australia and has played for three counties in England.


Batting and Fielding Averages

  Mat   Inns   NO   Runs   HS   Ave   BF   SR   100   50   4s   6s   Ct   St         
Tests  37   64   9   3041   182   55.29   6306   48.22   9   14   334   18   31   0      
ODIs   108   86   31   3006   109*   54.65   3496   85.98   2   21   217   48   68   0    
T20Is   16   10   2   197   53*   24.62   148   133.10   0   1   16   7   10   0    
First-class   218   389   38   18670   331*   53.19  49   83   235   0     
List A   300   271   57   9580   123   44.76   12479   76.76   11   71    160   0     
Twenty20  28   21   4   712   116*   41.88   533   133.58   1   4   64   23   18

Bowling Averages

   Mat   Inns   Balls   Runs   Wkts   BBI   BBM   Ave   Econ   SR   4w   5w   10   
Tests   37   8   168   100   1   1/22   1/22   100.00   3.57   168.0   0   0   0   
ODIs   108   9   192   167   2   1/22   1/22   83.50   5.21   96.0   0   0   0  
T20Is   16   1   6   5   0   -   -   -   5.00   -   0   0   0      
First-class 218     1608   872   21   3/34    41.52   3.25   76.5     0   0   
List A   300     738   761   20   3/52   3/52   38.05   6.18   36.9   0   0   0   
Twenty20   28   1   6   5   0   -   -   -   5.00   -   0   0   0

Michael Hussey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Michael Hussey

 

[el-capitano]

Re: Australian All-Time Test Team Draft

Picks so far:

hattrick
David Boon
Don Bradman
Damien Martyn
Jeff Thompson
Wally Grout (wk)
Graham McKenzie
Michael Clarke
Tim May
Michael Hussey

PostmanPav/ants14
Bill Ponsford
Shane Warne
Dennis Lillee
Stan McCabe
Kevin Walters
Jason Gillespie
Mark Taylor
Brad Haddin (wk)

D.K./Doc
Matthew Hayden
Steve Waugh
Adam Gilchrist (wk)
Craig McDermott
Kim Hughes
Bill Brown
Stuart MacGill
Sam Loxton

bundybullz08
Allan Border
Rod Marsh (wk)
Alan Davidson
Justin Langer
Terry Alderman
Mark Waugh
Michael Slater
Ashley Mallett

Caesar
Victor Trumper
Neil Harvey
Keith Miller
Ray Lindwall
William Johnston
Charlie Turner
Don Tallon (wk)
Clem Hill

el-capitano
Bob Simpson
Ian Healy(wk)
Richie Benaud
Fred Spofforth
Brett Lee
Arthur Morris
Lindsay Hassett
Darren Lehmann

eddiesmith
Ricky Ponting
Clarrie Grimmett
Glenn McGrath
Bill Woodfull
Dean Jones
John Blackham (wk)
Merv Hughes
Ian Redpath

Mousey/A.B. de Villiers
Bill Lawry
Greg Chappell
Bill O'Reilly
Bert Oldfield (wk)
Rodney Hogg
Ian Chappell
Tibby Cotter
Graham Yallop

 

[ants14]

Re: Australian All-Time Test Team Draft

Charles McCartney, from 1907-1926..good bat averaged around 40 odd, ill fix up all my profiles soon

 

[Caesar]

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Charles McCartney, from 1907-1926..good bat averaged around 40 odd, ill fix up all my profiles soon

Good pick... he was pencilled in as my twelfth man.

 

[Doccaau]

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Alright, I'll steal yet another Victorian, although I believe this bloke originally came from WA despite never playing for them.
In keeping with my habit of picking blokes who actually didn't play as many tests as he probably should have, I'm drafting Damien "Damo" "Flem" "Flemo" Fleming.
I might do a stats write up later, but I'll give my main reasons here:

He's a funny ************.
He invents words like "bowl-ology" and then uses them so often that you don't know if he's taking the piss or not.
Would be put in charge of the CD player in the dressing room in my team, especially now that I missed out on Dizzy and Boonie.
He was an excellent swing bowler.
He could bat a bit. Despite this he holds/held the test world record for highest percentage of being dismissed by either lbw or bowled with a qualification of 20 plus innings, which made for one of the funnier hour/hour and a half of ABC Radio test coverage when he was told he couldn't leave the commentary box till guessed which player held that record.
I believe he played a fair few tests of the "Dominators" unbeaten stretch only to be dropped, and then watch the team lose from the dressing room.
And he took a hat-trick at test level, on debut in Pakistan.

 

[Boris]

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i've been following this thread avidly. quite an interesting history lesson. doing well.
i just wish i had gotten in earlier...

how long till its done approx?

 

[Caesar]

Re: Australian All-Time Test Team Draft

We're about five-sixths of the way through, so I'd say we should be done within the fortnight.

 

[Boris]

Re: Australian All-Time Test Team Draft

We're about five-sixths of the way through, so I'd say we should be done within the fortnight.

ok thanks. a little shorter than i expected.

 

[Caesar]

Re: Australian All-Time Test Team Draft

That's based on the rate of picks so far. It could be up to a month depending on how quickly people post.