Draft: The Lasagne Draft

[blockerdave]

Lucky Dip Player 13...

Omer Hussain

Rejected by: @Bevab
Nominated by: @Bevab
"Panesar" counter: 4

ODI stats: 63 runs @ 9.00 (SR: 44.05, best 17) in 8 matches
List A stats: 193 runs @ 13.78 (SR: 52.16, best 52) in 17 matches

Oh dear lord, what a Panesar. Nobody wants him. He scored slowly, then got out just as he should have been getting set. If he even lasted that long. Which he rarely did. Simply dreadful.

And the player goes to... @blockerdave (At last, a stinker)

And immediately was

 

[Aislabie]

Lucky Dip Player 14...

Ryan ten Doeschate

Rejected by: None
Nominated by: @ahmedleo414

ODI stats: 1,541 runs @ 67.00 (5 centuries, best 119) and 55 wickets @ 24.12 (best 4/31) in 33 matches
List A stats: 6,053 runs @ 45.17 (11 centuries, best 180) and 174 wickets @ 30.21 (1 5WI, best 5/50) in 225 matches

First things first, those stats. Did he stat-pad by seal clubbing the likes of Bermuda? Yes he did. He only played eight of those 33 matches against Full Member opposition, but in those eight matches he scored 298 runs @ 42.57 (including a century against England) and took 10 wickets @ 44.90. This is probably a fairer reflection of his skills as a very good batting all-rounder.

And the player goes to @Aislabie

 

[Aislabie]

Lucky Dip Player 15...

Imran Khan

Rejected by: @blockerdave
Nominated by: @Na Maloom Afraad

ODI stats: 3,709 runs @ 33.41 (1 century, best 102*) and 182 wickets @ 26.61 (1 5WI, best 6/14) in 175 matches
List A stats: 10,100 runs @ 33.22 (5 centuries, best 114*) and 507 wickets @ 22.31 (6 5WI, best 6/14) in 425 matches

A huge nomination here of arguably Pakistan's greatest ever cricketer. There's not a whole lot to argue about in those stats; if he were to take a batting role, it'd probably be that of a dynamic accumulator for although he could clear the boundary once settled, it took some time for him to settle himself in.

And the player goes to... @ahmedleo414

 

[ahmedleo414]

damn, now i have to pick between Ricky and Imran on who will lead my team....

not a bad place to be stuck at for now...

 

[Aislabie]

Lucky Dip Player 16:

Naimur Rahman

Rejected by: @Yash.
Nominated by: @Yash.
"Panesar" counter: 5

ODI stats: 488 runs @ 19.52 (best 47) and 10 wickets @ 90.40 (best 2/51) in 29 matches
List A stats: 1,045 runs @ 19.71 (best 86) and 57 wickets @ 36.89 (1 5WI, best 5/35) in 60 matches

Honestly not the worst Panesar you could receive. Like he could do a job ish as a firefighter and stock spinner. It wouldn't be a very good job, but in an otherwise strong team you could definitely carry him.

And the player goes to... @Bevab

 

[Aislabie]

Lucky Dip Player 17...

James Celestine

Rejected by: @Aislabie
Nominated by: @Aislabie
"Panesar" counter: 6

ODI stats: 60 runs @ 7.50 (best 20) from 8 matches
List A stats: 60 runs @ 7.50 (best 20) from 8 matches

I'm sorry. I really am sorry. But it's just kinda funny isn't it.

And the player goes to... @ahmedleo414

 

[Aislabie]

Lucky Dip Player 18...

Ray Julian

Rejected by: None
Nominated by: @Aislabie

List A stats: 6 runs @ 2.00 and 0 dismissals in 3 matches

Okay so hear me out here - getting Ray Julian wouldn't actually be a bad thing. Throughout his playing career he was an excellent wicket-keeper - one of the best in England, and good enough to make his Leicestershire debut at the age of 16. He just couldn't bat. Like at all. And he semi-retired after the 1965 season. But there are enough all-rounders out there to balance that out.

And the player goes to... @deleted member

 

[Aislabie]

Lucky Dip Player 19...

Monty Panesar

Rejected by: None
Nominated by: @DalePlaysCricket

ODI stats: 24 wickets @ 40.83 (best 3/25) in 26 matches
List A stats: 83 wickets @ 34.84 (1 5WI, best 5/20) in 85 matches

In a supreme act of irony, the man himself isn't a Panesar in this draft. And I mean he wasn't too bad of a stock spinner, but he offered absolutely nothing else. His sole List A five-for was the only time he took more than three wickets in a game, and he still can't bat or catch.

And the player goes to... @Bevab

 

[Aislabie]

Lucky Dip Player 20...

Tim de Leede

Rejected by: None
Nominated by: None (reserve player)

ODI stats: 400 runs @ 16.66 (best 58*) and 29 wickets @ 34.44 (best 4/35) in 29 matches
List A stats: 959 runs @ 18.80 (best 74) and 54 wickets @ 30.90 (best 4/35) in 62 matches

Timotheus Bernardus Maria de Leede was probably the most charismatic Dutch cricketer of his generation and is fondly remembered by Dutch cricket fans and those who found him to be surprisingly good on Brian Lara Cricket games. But it should also be pointed out that his generation was one when the Dutch weren't especially good at cricket.

And the player goes to... @deleted member

 

[Aislabie]

Lucky Dip Player 21...

Malcolm Waller

Rejected by: @Yash.
Nominated by: @Yash.
"Panesar" counter: 7

ODI stats: 1,259 runs @ 19.07 (best 99*) and 10 wickets @ 56.60 (best 2/44) in 79 matches
List A stats: 3,434 runs @ 25.81 (2 centuries, best 115*) and 61 wickets @ 33.67 (best 4/29) in 165 matches

Honestly, this isn't an especially brutal Panesar. Waller was a thoroughly mediocre international cricketer and his stats reflect that, but I think he's always remembered as being worse than he really was because his batting style and kit had a weird way of making him look like an under-14 player who'd bought all his kit from Sports Direct.

And the player goes to... @El Loco

 

[Aislabie]

Lucky Dip Player 22...

Kwame Tucker

Rejected by: @CerealKiller
Nominated by: @CerealKiller
"Panesar" counter: 8

ODI stats: 95 runs @ 9.50 (best 34) and 10 dismissals (9 catches, 1 stumping) in 12 matches
List A stats: 167 runs @ 9.27 (best 34) and 17 dismissals (14 catches, 3 stumpings) in 22 matches

Again, this could be worse: you can work with having a proper old-school keeper in your side, it just means more all-rounders later on. Although I can't confirm how good a keeper Tucker actually was given that he played more matches as a specialist top-order batsman than he did as a wicket-keeper.

And the player goes to... @Na Maloom Afraad

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

I give away players like Imran Khan and Shoaib Akhtar, and I get Kwame Tucker?

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Kwame Tucker

Who nominated him?

 

[Aislabie]

I give away players like Imran Khan and Shoaib Akhtar, and I get Kwame Tucker?
<MEME>

Who nominated him?

I've fixed that post; my bad on missing it. Yeah, erm... Random.org has not been kind to you

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

First it was Simon Kerrigan, now it's Kwame Tucker. Please tell me things can only get better from here. Please.

 

[Aislabie]

Lucky Dip Player 23...

Romesh Kaluwithurana

Rejected by: @Yash.
Nominated by: @Yash.
"Panesar" counter: 9

ODI stats: 3,711 runs @ 22.22 (2 centuries, best 102*) and 207 dismissals (132 caught, 75 stumped) in 189 matches
List A stats: 5,876 runs @ 26.46 (5 centuries, best 132*) and 270 dismissals (183 caught, 87 stumped) in 251 matches

I mean, as Panesars go this one is pretty alright. Kaluwithurana's reputation dwarfs his results many times over, but he'll still do some sort of a job. Plus he was a competent keeper, so that's that base covered.

And the player goes to... @DalePlaysCricket