[DRAFT 1] Kriterion_BD, eugene, CrimsonAvenger, jaybro

[eugene]

With 45 ODI wickets at an average of 31 and an economy of 4.40 I am shocked this guy is still available. With the 39th pick I select Ed Rainsford.

Kriterion_BD: (#1) Heath Streak, (#8) Guy Whittall, (#9) Alistair Campbell, (#16) Craig Ervine, (#17) Kyle Jarvis, (#24) Stuart Carlisle, (#25) Hamilton Masakadza, (#32) Tendai Chisoro, (#33) Ryan Murray

eugene: (#2) Andy Flower, (#7) Murray Goodwin, (#10) Andy Blignaut, (#15) Paul Strang, (#18) Tatenda Taibu, (#23) Duncan Fletcher, (#26) Tendai Chatara, (#31) Vusi Sibanda, (#34) Dougie Marillier, (#39) Ed Rainsford

CrimsonAvenger: (#3) Grant Flower, (#6) David Houghton, (#11) Eddo Brandes, (#14) Elton Chigumbura, (#19) Sean Williams, (#22) Ray Price, (#27) Peter Rawson, (#30) Charles Coventry, (#35) Wesley Madhevere, (#38) Solomon Mire

jaybro: (#4) Brendan Taylor, (#5) Neil Johnson, (#12) Sean Ervine, (#13) Graeme Cremer, (#20) Sikander Raza, (#21) Kevin Curran, (#28) Barney Rogers, (#29) Henry Olonga, (#36) Craig Wishart, (#37) Travis Friend

Eugene XI:
1. Vusi Sibanda
2. Dougie Marillier
3. Murray Goodwin
4. Andy Flower
5.
6. Tatenda Taibu (w)
7. Duncan Fletcher (c)
8. Andy Blignaut
9. Paul Strang
10. Ed Rainsford
11. Tendai Chatara

[CrimsonAvenger]

With 45 ODI wickets at an average of 31 and an economy of 4.40 I am shocked this guy is still available. With the 39th pick I select Ed Rainsford.

That's who I was hoping for here:

I think once this is done we should come up with an XI of the best remaining players. I did always like Sean Davies, maybe he would make the cut?

For example, I have one name that nobody has picked yet, and feel that he deserves to be in the top 4 Zim teams of all time, which is what we are picking essentially. He is a bowler though, and let us see if someones goes for him...

[eugene]

There is another bowler with similar stats to Rainsford who has yet to be chosen.

[jaybro]

Eddy Rainsford an all-time favourite of mine and most definitely underused by Zimbabwe

Great pick Eugene

[foreignfield]

Very much slim pickings now; I had born Dougie Marillier & Tendai Chisoro in mind for one of the remaining spots in my side

Very slim pickings indeed now

Arguably one of the best spinners Zimbabwe has ever produced is still up for grabs; even if his international stats from a small sample base are not great.

Amongst the seamers Jarvis at #17 seems a bit high up the order, given that he's predominantly a red-ball bowler. I would have expected him in Chatara's territory, who I personally rate a tad higher in ODI cricket.

[jaybro]

Kriterion you’re up

[jaybro]

Arguably one of the best spinners Zimbabwe has ever produced is still up for grabs; even if his international stats from a small sample base are not great.

Amongst the seamers Jarvis at #17 seems a bit high up the order, given that he's predominantly a red-ball bowler. I would have expected him in Chatara's territory, who I personally rate a tad higher in ODI cricket.

Yes KJ went very high; another player I didn’t really ever think about picking. If this were a Test XI then yes 2nd seamer picked; but in ODI cricket he really has disappointed, his European tour last year was pretty average.

[CrimsonAvenger]

Arguably one of the best spinners Zimbabwe has ever produced is still up for grabs; even if his international stats from a small sample base are not great.

Amongst the seamers Jarvis at #17 seems a bit high up the order, given that he's predominantly a red-ball bowler. I would have expected him in Chatara's territory, who I personally rate a tad higher in ODI cricket.

Yes KJ went very high; another player I didn’t really ever think about picking. If this were a Test XI then yes 2nd seamer picked; but in ODI cricket he really has disappointed, his European tour last year was pretty average.

Agree with both of you. There were probably only two people I did not want to consider at all for my XI, one was Jarvis, and the other was Carlisle. I had Chatara and Rainsford in mind in the event that Rawson isn't available, but Chatara was gone before him and I could get Rawson. In fact, my bowling line up is exactly how I wanted it, with any one of Strang and Price, but only KC missing. Pretty lucky to get that.

[CrimsonAvenger]

Arguably one of the best spinners Zimbabwe has ever produced is still up for grabs; even if his international stats from a small sample base are not great.

Yeah, its pretty sad that he won't make the cut, most likely.

[jaybro]

There were probably only two people I did not want to consider at all for my XI, one was Jarvis, and the other was Carlisle.

Not a fan of Stuart Carlisle ??

Another of my all time favourite Zimbos