Carvers CPLCC

You know it's true. Carvers are here to carve up the comp media headlines.

Squad tbc.

1. Adrian Barath (2024 runs @ 44.00 from 28 games) (WI)
2. Cheteshwar Pujara (4090 runs @ 58.42 from 53 games) (India)
3. Younis Khan (11085 runs @ 50.38 from 153 games) (Pakistan)
4. JP Duminy (4374 runs @ 50.27 from 63 games) (South Africa)
5. Brian Lara (22156 runs @ 51.88 from 261 games) (West Indies)
6. Shahid Afridi (5631 runs @ 31.45 + 258 wickets @ 27.22 from 111 games) (Pakistan)
7. Tatenda Taibu + (6442 runs @ 38.57 + 313 dismissals from 108 games) (Zimbabwe)
8. Imran Khan (959 runs @ 24.58 + 85 wickets @ 21.72 from 25 games) (WI)
9. Andre Nel (446 wickets @ 27.38 from 132 games) (South Africa)
10. Rusty Theron (141 wickets @ 22.52 from 42 games) (South Africa)
11. Steve Magoffin (224 wickets @ 27.65 from 67 games) (Australia)

12. Daryl Tuffey (283 wickets @ 26.27 from 86 games) (New Zealand)
13. Tim McIntosh (5849 runs @ 35.02 from 105 games (New Zealand)
14. Ajmal Shahzad (814 runs @ 29.07 + 94 wickets @ 33.34 from 34 games) (England)
15. Charl Langeveldt (321 wickets @ 28.76) (South Africa
16. David Masters (376 wickets @ 28.96 from 132 games) (England)
17. Robert Croft (12609 runs @ 26.65 + 1133 wickets @ 35.30 from 391 games) (England)
18. Graham Manou (3683 runs @ 24.71 + 331 dismissals from 99 games) (Australia)

In draft order..

1. Younis Khan (#24)



2. Cheteshwar Pujara (#87)



3. JP Duminy (#111)



4. Andre Nel (#144, [drafted Season 1 by Eds & Gazza])



5. Tatenda Taibu (#147)



6. Shahid Afridi (#148, [drafted by Eds, using my 5th round draft pick])



7. Adrian Barath (#161)



8. Rusty Theron (#190 [drafted by Callum])



9. Imran Khan (#199)



10. Ajmal Shahzad (#236)



11. Daryl Tuffey (#248)



12. David Masters (#288)



13. Steve Magoffin (#307)



14. Tim McIntosh (#326 [drafted by Eds])



15. Brian Lara (#342)



16. Robert Croft (#366)



17. Graham Manou (#382)



18. Charl Langeveldt (#392 [drafted by Julian])

 

What do you think so far?

 

Got my middle order sorted out. Need a couple more bowlers (they're in abundance however) and some openers however.

 

Test stats.....

1. Barath (200 runs @ 28.57 from 4 games)
2. Pujara (105 runs @ 26.25 from 2 games)
3. Younis (5440 runs @ 50.37 from 65 games)
4. Hinds (505 runs @ 21.04 + 13 wickets @ 66.92 from 15 games)
5. Duminy (518 runs @ 28.77 + 11 wickets @ 37.09 from 12 games)
6. Bravo (2200 runs @ 31.42 + 86 wickets @ 39.83 from 40 games)
7. Taibu (1273 runs @ 29.60 + 52 dismissals from 24 games)
8. Shahzad (5 runs @ 5.00 + 4 wickets @ 15.75 from 1 game)
9. Imran (yet to play tests)
10. Amir (51 wickets @ 29.09 from 14 games)
11. O'Brien (73 wickets @ 33.27 from 22 games)
12. Tuffey (77 wickets @ 31.75 from 26 games)
13. Masters (yet to play tests)
14. Magoffin (yet to play tests)
15. Ganguly (7212 runs @ 42.17 + 32 wickets @ 52.53 from 113 games)
16. Lara (11953 runs @ 52.88 from 131 games)
17. Croft (421 runs @ 16.19 + 49 wickets @ 37.24 from 21 games)
18. Manou (21 runs @ 21.00 + 3 dismissals from 1 game)

 

Finally pick up an Australian. **** me both Masters and Magoffin are as ugly as shit though

 

I rate the top 3 and bottom 2. The rest are solidish with an eye for the future. Decent team.

 

Yeah, Manzoor, Barath, Pujara, Amir and Shahzad are all young and developing. And the only one that could seem past it is O'Brien (even though he was far better towards the end of his career) and possibly Taibu.

Worry about my batting depth, however.

 

Recent stats (from 2008/09 onwards)

1. Adrian Barath (1406 runs @ 43.94 from 19 games)
2. Cheteshwar Pujara (2308 runs @ 65.94 from 27 games) - this is immense
3. Younis Khan (1676 runs @ 49.29 from 23 games)
4. JP Duminy (1384 runs @ 46.13 + 21 wickets @ 33.04 from 18 games)
5. George Bailey (1959 runs @ 39.18 from 31 games)
6. Ryan Hinds (1333 runs @ 45.97 + 60 wickets @ 26.58 from 19 games) - some good all round stats, much better than what I anticipated.
7. Tatenda Taibu (1748 runs @ 51.41 + 61 dismissals from 20 games) - dominates, but I sorta expected him to because he's Zimbabwean.
8. Imran Khan (778 runs @ 25.93 + 85 wickets @ 21.59 from 20 games) - didn't take a wicket before 2008, lol.
9. Mohammad Amir (made his debut in 2008/09, so just check his career stats)
10. David Masters (140 wickets @ 24.39)
11. Steve Magoffin (94 wickets @ 26.47)

12. Daryl Tuffey (46 wickets @ 28.02) - looks weaker than what I thought.
13. Tim McIntosh (2216 runs @ 40.29 from 33 games) - given he's played a lot of tests in that period it's pretty good.
14. Ajmal Shahzad (747 runs @ 32.47 + 85 wickets @ 32.30 from 26 games) - hardly played before 2009, itstl.
15. Sourav Ganguly (743 runs @ 46.44 from 12 games)
16. Brian Lara (hasn't played FC cricket in said period)
17. Robert Croft (1292 runs @ 29.36 + 129 wickets @ 29.41) - not bad for a 40 year old
18. Graham Manou (1070 runs @ 35.67 + 71 dismissals from 22 games) - pretty decent for a backup keeper.

Reckon Magoffin and Masters could well start.

 

You filthy copying bastard. Yeah Tuffey has been dire for a wee while, hence why me or Phlegm didn't snatch him up.