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Voting run-off - Best First XI competition

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jaybro wrote: ↑Mon Nov 06, 2017 4:46 am

Yes I thought the fact you had Price and had Panyangara would work against me in the round off because Pricey is so well loved.

For me the side really picked itself apart from the spinner role which came down to Price and Cremer, but I took into consideration Cremer’s 100 also and the fact he is the leading wicket taker since re-admission to make my decision.

I also thought that maybe having Hami opening would hurt me but I’ve always been a strong believer he’s an opener so I stuck with it.

Humbling to see most of my pears here agree with me :)


In retrospect I should have picked Shingi. I also thought I'd beat you since I had Price. In the end, only having 2 seamers did my side in. I figured since Zim mostly play on slow tracks, 2 spinners would be the more realistic squad.

Fair play though, you beat me by a landslide!
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Doesn’t happen when we dual Kriterion I’ll take this one and run
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Well, congratulations Jaybro! :D (Slow clap) :)
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I'll put both Cremer and Williams in my side"

Great you're in the final. Even better if you make Hami open!
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pariah wrote: ↑Tue Nov 07, 2017 11:13 pm

I'll put both Cremer and Williams in my side"

Great you're in the final. Even better if you make Hami open!


Hard to swallow isn’t it Pal 😂
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Congrats first to the joint winners and then to the sole run-off victor :)

Could we have a breakdown of who posted which team? From what I could gather elsewhere it seems I voted for Eugene's side 8-)
I was team G. Now that I think my team was a little short on batting.
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I voted for Team E. I liked the aggressive tactic of batting Cremer at 7 in order to fit both Price and Vitori into the bowling attack. And opening with Sikandar Raza to get Hami into his preferred #3 position.

Overall this was quite a fun topic! It'd be nice to come up with another competition for the people who didn't get to play in this one... if anyone has any ideas do let me know :)
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brmtaylor.com admin wrote: ↑Wed Nov 08, 2017 11:51 am

I voted for Team E. I liked the aggressive tactic of batting Cremer at 7 in order to fit both Price and Vitori into the bowling attack. And opening with Sikandar Raza to get Hami into his preferred #3 position.

Overall this was quite a fun topic! It'd be nice to come up with another competition for the people who didn't get to play in this one... if anyone has any ideas do let me know :)


Team E had a winner's mentality. backed people to do their job. that was my first pick
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brmtaylor.com admin wrote: ↑Wed Nov 08, 2017 11:51 am

I voted for Team E. I liked the aggressive tactic of batting Cremer at 7 in order to fit both Price and Vitori into the bowling attack. And opening with Sikandar Raza to get Hami into his preferred #3 position.



TapsC wrote: ↑Wed Nov 08, 2017 12:08 pm

Team E had a winner's mentality. backed people to do their job. that was my first pick


Yeah, that was the idea. At least I learnt that "go-for-the-kill" Anti-Streak 6-5 lineup was not favored here much... Alll the 5 bowlers I picked had test 5 fors, and picking 20 wickets was the priority (and now we also have Raza join that club. That team had 6 bowlers with test 5 fors :D)

Oh and yes, Congrats Jaybro! :)
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CrimsonAvenger wrote: ↑Wed Nov 08, 2017 12:59 pm


brmtaylor.com admin wrote: ↑Wed Nov 08, 2017 11:51 am

I voted for Team E. I liked the aggressive tactic of batting Cremer at 7 in order to fit both Price and Vitori into the bowling attack. And opening with Sikandar Raza to get Hami into his preferred #3 position.



TapsC wrote: ↑Wed Nov 08, 2017 12:08 pm

Team E had a winner's mentality. backed people to do their job. that was my first pick


Yeah, that was the idea. At least I learnt that "go-for-the-kill" Anti-Streak 6-5 lineup was not favored here much... Alll the 5 bowlers I picked had test 5 fors, and picking 20 wickets was the priority (and now we also have Raza join that club. That team had 6 bowlers with test 5 fors :D)


Ah, well, I has my suspicions that team E was yours, Crimson. It was a close-call for me between E and eugene's team F, but your line-up was a bit too agressive for the chicken-s**t coward I am :D
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CrimsonAvenger wrote: ↑Wed Nov 08, 2017 12:59 pm

Oh and yes, Congrats Jaybro! :)


Thanks Crimson
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foreignfield wrote: ↑Wed Nov 08, 2017 3:41 pm

but your line-up was a bit too agressive for the chicken-s**t coward I am :D


:D
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brmtaylor.com admin wrote: ↑Wed Nov 08, 2017 11:51 am

Overall this was quite a fun topic! It'd be nice to come up with another competition for the people who didn't get to play in this one... if anyone has any ideas do let me know :)


May be a competition where people write their plans of how they would run ZC if they were in charge. And people vote on these plans. This could even generate ideas on how ZC can clear the loans and how grassroots level cricket can receive impetus, how they would bring in sponsors to sustain the game etc. All burning items on the agenda. The plan must address all these aspects and not just fantasise on the next set of Zimbo youngsters one would want to entice and keep in the country. A full fledged work plan.

A lot of us armchair critics get to put on the thinking hat and be the Mukhulanis, the Hasnains, the Taibus and the Streaks of this situation and find out ways to improve things.

If the ideas are intelligent enough, the press, followed by ZC can sit up and take notice and go about the necessary reforms with some of these inputs too. A lot at stake!
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