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Pre-War · 1877–1939

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12-7-6

World Test Champion

James's XI

Managed by James · England · 57.33% PCT · 3-2-0 series · XI rating 83

Top run-scorerJAJ Christy

Leading wicket-takerCV Grimmett

Player of seasonJM Gregory

Calculating personal and global positions…

Competition outcome and final tableWorld Test Champion · 57.33% PCT

world test championship

champion

Rules redball-wtc-2026-v3 · league/group position 1

Qualified for final

Match points: 172
Batting bonus: 0
Bowling bonus: 0

finalAustraliaWIN · eliminated
finalAustraliaDRAW · eliminated
finalAustraliaWIN · eliminated
finalAustraliaLOSS · eliminated
finalAustraliaLOSS · advanced

Final competition table

Seeded historical table for this competition.

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Q/NRPW	Series	Away W	PCT	Pts
1	James's XI	25	12	7	6	1.086	3	5	57.33	172
2	Australia(1929)	25	11	6	8	1.082	3	4	52.00	156
3	South Africa(1928)	25	10	6	9	1.136	3	10	48.00	144
4	India(1936)	25	8	8	9	0.941	1	4	42.67	128
5	New Zealand(1932)	25	8	4	13	0.893	0	4	37.33	112
6	West Indies(1939)	25	6	9	10	0.897	1	4	36.00	108

Drafted XI and player performanceXI overall 83 · 11 players

The XI

AFA LilleyEngland 1899761170 runs · 0 wickets · 76 catches
JM GregoryAustralia 1921941638 runs · 70 wickets · 22 catches
Dilawar HussainIndia 1934741541 runs · 0 wickets · 14 catches
JM BlanckenbergSouth Africa 191480710 runs · 77 wickets · 24 catches
GA LohmannEngland 1896911219 runs · 20 wickets · 22 catches
H VerityEngland 193683605 runs · 78 wickets · 25 catches
JAJ ChristySouth Africa 1932861936 runs · 12 wickets · 11 catches
CV GrimmettAustralia 193099707 runs · 106 wickets · 19 catches
AW NourseSouth Africa 1921741669 runs · 15 wickets · 16 catches
M NissarIndia 193675729 runs · 76 wickets · 23 catches
W BarnesEngland 1885821728 runs · 17 wickets · 15 catches

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EXPLORE YOUR XI

Test series and fixtures30 fixtures · 12 wins · 7 draws/ties · 6 losses

The 5 series

12 wins · 7 draws/ties · 6 losses across 25 league Tests

South Africa 1928HOME · 44 points3-2-0

T1Drawn · batting friendlyDRAW
T2Drawn · batting friendlyDRAW
T3Won by an innings and 62 runs · balancedWIN
T4Won by 6 wickets · balancedWIN
T5Won by 3 wickets · batting friendlyWIN

West Indies 1939AWAY · 40 points3-1-1

T1Drawn · weather affectedDRAW
T2Won by an innings and 94 runs · dry spinWIN
T3Won by 5 wickets · seamingWIN
T4Lost by 5 wickets · balancedLOSS
T5Won by 4 wickets · seamingWIN

Australia 1929HOME · 28 points2-1-2

T1Won by 1 wickets · dry spinWIN
T2Lost by 85 runs · batting friendlyLOSS
T3Won by 32 runs · dry spinWIN
T4Lost by 111 runs · balancedLOSS
T5Drawn · seamingDRAW

India 1936AWAY · 32 points2-2-1

T1Drawn · balancedDRAW
T2Drawn · batting friendlyDRAW
T3Lost by 6 wickets · seamingLOSS
T4Won by 50 runs · balancedWIN
T5Won by an innings and 91 runs · dry spinWIN

New Zealand 1932HOME · 28 points2-1-2

T1Won by 5 wickets · balancedWIN
T2Drawn · balancedDRAW
T3Lost by 52 runs · balancedLOSS
T4Won by an innings and 107 runs · seamingWIN
T5Lost by an innings and 20 runs · batting friendlyLOSS

World Test Championship finalchampion

Australia · Five-Test series 2-1-2 · final series 2-1-2; higher league position

F1Won by 1 wicketsNeutral venueWIN
F2DrawnNeutral venueDRAW
F3Won by 59 runsNeutral venueWIN
F4Lost by 6 wicketsNeutral venueLOSS
F5Lost by 104 runsNeutral venueLOSS

Draft review8 right · 2 missed · net +55

How well did you draft?

Each pick is compared with the highest-rated legal alternative in that recorded server offer—not every player from the nation and year.

Best: 8
Joint-best: 0
Missed: 2
Only option: 1
Rating advantage: +58
Points missed: 3
Net delta: +55

Round 1 · England 1899

ONLY LEGAL PICK

Your pick

AFA Lilley

wicketkeeper · batting 75 · bowling 40 · keeping 77 · confidence 40%

No legal alternative remained in this offer.

Round 2 · Australia 1921

✓ BEST PICK · +7

Your pick

JM Gregory

all rounder · batting 92 · bowling 94 · keeping 40 · confidence 67%

Best legal alternative

CG Macartney87

Round 3 · India 1934

✓ BEST PICK · +3

Your pick

Dilawar Hussain

opener 1 · batting 73 · bowling 40 · keeping 75 · confidence 29%

Best legal alternative

S Mushtaq Ali71

Round 4 · South Africa 1914

✓ BEST PICK · +2

Your pick

JM Blanckenberg

bowler 4 · batting 72 · bowling 80 · keeping 40 · confidence 43%

Best legal alternative

CP Carter78

Round 5 · England 1896

✓ BEST PICK · +16

Your pick

GA Lohmann

opener 2 · batting 69 · bowling 91 · keeping 40 · confidence 41%

Best legal alternative

FS Jackson75

Round 6 · England 1936

✕ MISSED BETTER PICK · -1

Your pick

H Verity

bowler 1 · batting 72 · bowling 83 · keeping 40 · confidence 45%

Best legal alternative

GOB Allen84

Round 7 · South Africa 1932

✓ BEST PICK · +9

Your pick

JAJ Christy

middle order 1 · batting 86 · bowling 72 · keeping 40 · confidence 47%

Best legal alternative

KG Viljoen77

Round 8 · Australia 1930

✓ BEST PICK · +17

Your pick

CV Grimmett

bowler 2 · batting 70 · bowling 99 · keeping 40 · confidence 70%

Best legal alternative

TW Wall82

Round 9 · South Africa 1921

✓ BEST PICK · +2

Your pick

AW Nourse

middle order 2 · batting 74 · bowling 71 · keeping 40 · confidence 38%

Best legal alternative

WFE Marx72

Round 10 · India 1936

✕ MISSED BETTER PICK · -2

Your pick

M Nissar

bowler 3 · batting 70 · bowling 75 · keeping 40 · confidence 36%

Best legal alternative

L Amar Singh77

Round 11 · England 1885

✓ BEST PICK · +2

Your pick

W Barnes

middle order 3 · batting 79 · bowling 81 · keeping 40 · confidence 52%

Best legal alternative

G Ulyett80

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