Thought might as well start a thread for this. We can include discussions for all future drafts here whenever they may occur.
The RedCafe Cricket Drafts | Discussions, Ideas etc..
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The Winners
Reserved. Intending to use this as a History Post with all previous winners and their title winning campaign. So Winners can PM/Post the link and I'll update here. 
The Winners
- The First Test Cricket Drafts - Donaldo
- The Second Test Cricket Drafts - Aldo
- The ODI Snake Drafts - NM/Prath
- The T20 Circus Auction Drafts - Crappycraperson
- The Third Test Cricket Drafts - Interval
- Cricket World Cup/ICC Champions Trophy Draft - The Red Viper
- The Newbie Redcafe Cricket Draft Final- Zlatan_ish
- Test Cricket Decades Draft FINAL - Mani
- All Time Test Draft Final - Mani vs 2mufc0 - Mani
- All Time ODI Draft Final - Mani
The Leaderboard
- Mani | 3
- Donaldo | 1
- Moby | 1
- NM & Prath | 1
- Crappycraperson | 1
- Interval | 1
- The Red Viper | 1
- Zlatan_ish | 1 [Newbie Forum]
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Oh good idea.
My suggestion from last time:
A few posters liked the idea of no team mates. Another factor I should add now is that it avoids the generation argument as you have no choice but to research and have a mix of players from different eras.
For instance you can't stack your attack with bowlers from the 70s/80s (considered the golden era of pace bowling) and have a default advantage if your opponent features batsmen from the modern era (flat pitches, considered a weak era for bowling).
A few posters liked the idea of no team mates. Another factor I should add now is that it avoids the generation argument as you have no choice but to research and have a mix of players from different eras.
For instance you can't stack your attack with bowlers from the 70s/80s (considered the golden era of pace bowling) and have a default advantage if your opponent features batsmen from the modern era (flat pitches, considered a weak era for bowling).
Yeah, I really like the no team mates draft too. It would make each team very varied and coming up with very interesting combinations.
At some point, I would like it if we ran a County Draft as well. That's one avenue which I am not very familiar with and would love to learn more about.
Country cricket is right up my street!
Dibs on Hick.
Auction test draft ,may be once we complete already planned one.
I'm done with cricket drafts.
Give me a tag if you ever decide to play armchair cricket.
Give me a tag if you ever decide to play armchair cricket.
What's armchair cricket ?
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@KM if you are interested, we can host another one.
Nope mate.
When are we starting the next draft and who is hosting it?
Anything starting by Monday would be perfect.
Anything starting by Monday would be perfect.
Me and Aldo were going to team up but he's left the Caf.
Bring him back Varun. Drive to Leicester if you have to.
Not unless I'm assisting someone, can't be arsed going solo.
Not sure I have enough time on hands tbf
I'll probably be involved in some capacity
I want it on a cricket draft.
If its a test draft, would be happy to play to assist someone. Can't play solo
I can play
Anyone interested in co-hosting next draft? new ideas are welcome.
Was there ever a auction cricket draft?
Yeah, last one was auction draft.
I'll help you out.
Thanks Varun.
What is the interest levels for this? Do you guys want a boring snake draft or something more interesting like a sheep draft?
Any would do.
A sheep/snake draft with the restrictions of no two players having played together and everyone except bradman and sobers being eligible
Preferred the sheep format. A lot of the fun in the last test draft was the drafting. That itself was like a competition not knowing the other picks. Researching players I've never heard of and the pool of players is so vast it will stay interesting.
Snake test draft is a good try. Too many top players get missed out in case of sheep.
And auction draft doesn't really sound like a test thing imo.
And auction draft doesn't really sound like a test thing imo.
Yo ssup?
I can host it with some help. Need some idea for thinking the criterias for sheep though.
We are thinking of mixing it up. First 6 rounds in sheep format followed by 5 rounds in snake format and the 12th round with all blocked players opened up in snake format again.
Play KM.
Not playing mate.
I'm looking to play this, if its Hybrid as we planned then i can't mod and play this.If KM is interested let him mod this as i can see he's not playing this.
Do an auction test draft.
Hybrid sounds good.