i am trying to select a range of objects using mel. is this even possible?

for a uni project i am using ncloth to lay a cobblestone path (the path looks more natural when i do this) but when i delete the ncloth i am left with objects in two states, the initial and set. i can easily delete the duplicates but it is taking too long to do.

lets say my objects are called brick1-brick100, is there a way to select bricks 1-50 using mel? i know to select one object using select ("brick1*"); (or just select brick1 works also) - am i on the right track to selecting what i want?