County Fantasy Manager 2013

[andy]

guys Harbajhan isnt playing county cricket this year.....surely i can have someone else....

[Red Devil]

Ian - a couple of things I don't understand

1. Why are Rogers and Ponting pick number 23 when there are 5 players above them in the pick list who are worth 70k as opposed to their 80k? Also, Trott is pick number 30 but there are lots of players worth 70k above him when he is at 80k? Then we have pick 55 being worth less than picks 56 throught to 61?

2. I seem to have picks 23,24,25 and 26. Given that each pick changes your average cash per player left, it seems unlikely that you would have 4 picks in a row?

[Red Devil]

guys Harbajhan isnt playing county cricket this year.....surely i can have someone else....

count yourself lucky - I have so many players (especially batters) who will be on IPL and international duties that I may as well give up now.

[andy]

yh but RD...

Harbajhan isnt in ANY county squad this year, your players are.

[Red Devil]

yh but RD...

Harbajhan isnt in ANY county squad this year, your players are.

I'm not sure that's true - I'm sure I've read about him playing for one of the counties

[andy]

He played for essex last year, but he isnt playing this year for anyone.

[ntini77]

I am willing to swap Bell, Finn and Anderson.

Any offers?

No, didn't think so.

[st_brendy]

yh but RD...

Harbajhan isnt in ANY county squad this year, your players are.

You think you have cause for complaint? I've got Ian Blackwell. HE'S RETIRED!!!!!

[andy]

well they both shouldnt be in there then!

(btw my side is up)

[st_brendy]

Brendy CCC

Formation F

J Adams
M Trescothick
V Chopra
A Gale

M Wessels

L Wright
D Wainwright

D Masters
C Thorp
M Hoggard
L Daggett

Reserves

B Howell
M Wallace
M Spriegel
N Buck

I don't watch the IPL, but I presume Wright will be away in that, and thus unavailable. But considering that Blackwell has retired and O'Brien, I believe, is only contracted for t20 matches, I don't actually have a fourth all-rounder to include instead!

[st_brendy]

I am willing to swap Bell, Finn and Anderson.

Any offers?

No, didn't think so.

Following on from my above post, I'd swap you Blackwell or O'Brien for Bell (first) and/or Finn (second).

[SaintPowelly]

I don't watch the IPL, but I presume Wright will be away in that, and thus unavailable. But considering that Blackwell has retired and O'Brien, I believe, is only contracted for t20 matches, I don't actually have a fourth all-rounder to include instead!

Why not play a diiferent formation with only 1 all-rounder ?? play an extra batsman or bowler.

[st_brendy]

I don't watch the IPL, but I presume Wright will be away in that, and thus unavailable. But considering that Blackwell has retired and O'Brien, I believe, is only contracted for t20 matches, I don't actually have a fourth all-rounder to include instead!

Why not play a diiferent formation with only 1 all-rounder ?? play an extra batsman or bowler.

Because my preferred replacement for Wright would be Spriegel, regardless of formation.

I just didn't put Spriegel straight into my XI, on the smallest off chance that Wright might not be in the IPL.

But clearly, if you've only got two all-rounders available for selection, then choosing this formation does screw you over when it comes to picking a reserve!

[ianp1970]

anyone want to swap for Swann, Morgan, Dernbach or Foster / Ambrose

do we have the option of releasing players for the base price and repacing them with other players not yet picked for their base price?

All managers can release up to 2 players every Friday and bid on 2 free agents every Sunday. If 2 managers want the same player then the team lower in the league table will be allocated the player.

[ianp1970]

This is four day only, right?

I only ask as some of the players listed are only going to be playing T20.

I must admit that I "borrowed" the valuations from another site, which is probably running their competition over the 3 formats, rather than just the 4-day matches in this league.


I have had a look through the lists I posted, as well as the county squads qouted on Cricinfo:

http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/squad?object=585678

although this differs from their ins-and-outs list:

http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/581772.html

a confusing picture


These players look to be correct on my list:

Smith, GC Surrey
Sarwan, RR Leicestershire
Ponting, RT Surrey
Petersen, AN Somerset
Rogers, CJL Middlesex
Chanderpaul, S Derbyshire
Nash, BP Kent
North, MJ Glamorgan
Magoffin, SJ Sussex
Katich, SM Lancashire
Bailey, GJ Hampshire
Quiney, RJ Essex
Burns, JA Leicestershire
Rehman, Abdur Somerset
Williamson, KS Gloucestershire
Cowan, EJM Nottinghamshire

These players are listed but do not appear to be playing:

Morkel, JA Somerset
Prince, AG Lancashire
Philander, VD Somerset
Khawaja, UT Derbyshire
McKenzie, ND Hampshire
Henriques, MC Glamorgan
Marsh, SE Glamorgan

Voges, AC Nottinghamshire is listed but is scheduled to be playing T20 only.


When it comes to running the player lottery I will not allocate any of these players:

Morkel, JA Somerset
Prince, AG Lancashire
Philander, VD Somerset
Khawaja, UT Derbyshire
McKenzie, ND Hampshire
Henriques, MC Glamorgan
Marsh, SE Glamorgan
Voges, AC Nottinghamshire

This should help to explain where I got the players and valuations from.