County Fantasy Manager 2015

[Durhamfootman]

I've been back and edited Finn into my side. He should be away with the ashes boot camp, but if a miracle happens and he is available to play for me, then I want him to feature in my side.

[hopeforthebest]

The good news for hope, is that the wobblers are in deep sh1t for match week 11.

As things stand with 5 div 2 counties not playing (who contain most of my wicket taking options, btw) I have 2 bowlers that I am fairly certain will play, 1 who will probably play, and 1 who probably won't. Add in that the 2 all rounders that I have available haven't bowled for a while (because they haven't been required to), and I am going to have to rely on my batsmen who all badly misfired in the last round.

If hope can't beat this lot, then he shouldn't be playing, in truth. I fully expect ian to take over at the top of the league after this round. I just can't see any way that gives me even the faintest hope of victory. The new, revitalised hftbXI should wipe the floor with this lot.........

Mitchell
Hales
Lumb
Cobb
Brown KR
Patel S
Brown BC
Finn
Coughlin
Briggs
Batty

Pyrah
Sibley
Arshad
Stirling
Solanki
Reece

these being the only players that I have available........ with not a serious wicket taking threat amongst them. I might pick up the odd wicket here and there, but I'm basically *modded* this week.

Quite possibly the only good time there has been to play the wobblers so far this season, hope, so don't screw it up!

nobody will get a better chance than this all season.

That's a very strong batting line up so you may not need many wickets to win. I have only 4 spcialist bowlers who are likely to play and apart from Klinger no real star batsmen.

Richardson
Muchall
Wessels
Westwood
Klinger
Fell
Faulkner
Roland-Jones
Azharullah
Murtagh
Jones

Dernbach
Morris
Taylor
Smith
Horton
Newton
Malan
Jennings
Burns
Hannon-Dalby
Javd
Porterfield
Kervezee

[hopeforthebest]

The good news for hope, is that the wobblers are in deep sh1t for match week 11.

As things stand with 5 div 2 counties not playing (who contain most of my wicket taking options, btw) I have 2 bowlers that I am fairly certain will play, 1 who will probably play, and 1 who probably won't. Add in that the 2 all rounders that I have available haven't bowled for a while (because they haven't been required to), and I am going to have to rely on my batsmen who all badly misfired in the last round.

If hope can't beat this lot, then he shouldn't be playing, in truth. I fully expect ian to take over at the top of the league after this round. I just can't see any way that gives me even the faintest hope of victory. The new, revitalised hftbXI should wipe the floor with this lot.........

Mitchell
Hales
Lumb
Cobb
Brown KR
Patel S
Brown BC
Finn
Coughlin
Briggs
Batty

Pyrah
Sibley
Arshad
Stirling
Solanki
Reece

these being the only players that I have available........ with not a serious wicket taking threat amongst them. I might pick up the odd wicket here and there, but I'm basically *modded* this week.

Quite possibly the only good time there has been to play the wobblers so far this season, hope, so don't screw it up!

nobody will get a better chance than this all season.

That's a very strong batting line up so you may not need many wickets to win. I have only 4 spcialist bowlers who are likely to play and apart from Klinger no real star batsmen.

Richardson
Muchall
Wessels
Burns
Klnger
Fell
Faulkner
Roland-Jones
Azharullah
Murtagh
Jones

Dernbach
Morris
Taylor
Smith
Horton
Newton
Malan
Jennings
Westwood
Hannon-Dalby
Javd
Porterfield
Kervezee

I've replaced Westwood with Burns.

[Durhamfootman]

Sibley isn't playing for Surrey, which is a bit of a surprise because he's been doing okay.

He may only be down as a reserve for me, but Finn won't play, Pyrah and Arshad are unlikely to play, Solanki isn't playing, so that leaves me with Reece to cover for Finn, or I'm likely to be down to a 10 man side........... maybe even less than that

I can't even hope that Ian will lose his match, because he's playing the CFEagles, I think.

Still......... I have a good squad, and nearly all of them will be available for matchweek 12, so sussexpob had better watch out because my boys will come roaring back

[hopeforthebest]

Sibley isn't playing for Surrey, which is a bit of a surprise because he's been doing okay.

He may only be down as a reserve for me, but Finn won't play, Pyrah and Arshad are unlikely to play, Solanki isn't playing, so that leaves me with Reece to cover for Finn, or I'm likely to be down to a 10 man side........... maybe even less than that

I can't even hope that Ian will lose his match, because he's playing the CFEagles, I think.

Still......... I have a good squad, and nearly all of them will be available for matchweek 12, so sussexpob had better watch out because my boys will come roaring back

Why the negativity, the game hasn't got going yet and my ability to include the wrong players is legendary.

[Durhamfootman]

No Coughlin for Durham

I see Finch is playing for Yorks, which is a surprise, because my understanding was that Maxwell was now Yorks overseas player, hence the reason why I transferred Finch out of my side at the last window.

It will be hard to get 11 players on the pitch. With the teams announced for 4 of the 6 matches, I have 4 players playing, so I need every single one of the 7 players I have left to start tomorrow.

[Red Devil]

Looks like I have an 8 or 9 man team - and none of them are doing much either. This week looks pretty dire

[Durhamfootman]

with one bowler left in the game, I've accrued the massive total of 2 and a half wickets

FFS!

the runs for wickets against ratio is 30 for me and 162 for hope

I probably need fat Sam to take 10-fer and Karl Brown to score a double hundred tomorrow

still might not be enough

[Red Devil]

with one bowler left in the game, I've accrued the massive total of 2 and a half wickets

FFS!

the runs for wickets against ratio is 30 for me and 162 for hope

I probably need fat Sam to take 10-fer and Karl Brown to score a double hundred tomorrow

still might not be enough

I don't think Sussex has posted his team so i don't even know what team I'm up against - Amrose got 150 and Shantry got a few wickets but having an 8 man team may be too much of a handicap

[ianp1970]

My team for Matchweek 12:

Brooks, JA
Patterson, SA
Roderick, GH
Miles, CN
Meschede, CAJ
Cox, OB
Willey, DJ
Ansari, ZS
Dawson, LA
Naik, JKH
Dunn, MP

Claydon, ME
Mullaney, SJ
Thomas, IAA
Lloyd, DL
Davies, SM
Cosgrove, MJ
Handscomb, PSP
Wells, TJ
Riley, AEN
Browne, NLJ
Patel, RH
Gidman, APR
Lyth, A
Hodd, AJ
Malik, Adeel
Mustard, P
Beer, WAT
Footitt, MHA
Tremlett, CT

Footitt is not in the test squad, so I will bring him into my team for Matchweek 12 and move everyone else down one spot.

[hopeforthebest]

My team for matchweek 12.

Trecothick
Westley
Wessels
Fell
Klinger
Faulkner
Groenewald
Roland-Jones
Azharullah
Murtagh
Overton C.

Shreck
Morris
Taylor
Smith
Horton
Newton
Malan
Westwood
Jones
Hannon-Dalby
Javd
Porterfield
Kervezee
Barrow

[ntini77]

Week 12 Side:

Bailey, TE
Harris, JAR
Franklin, JEC
Bopara, RS
Clarke, R
Crook, SP
Patel, JS
Trego, PD
Wright, LJ
Wright, CJC
Hildreth, JC

Thakor, SJ
Dexter, NJ
Cooper, TLW
Finch, A
Salter, AG
Fuller, JK
Gale, AW
Chopra, V
Godleman, BA
Hobden, ME
Wakely, AG

[Red Devil]

Dilshan (Derby) - probably not playing
Durston (Derby)
O'Brien (Leics)
Ambrose (Warwks)
Smith (Lancs) - probably injured
Shahzad (Sussex) - probably injured
Andrew (Worcs) - probably injured
Wagg (Glamorgan)
Porter (Essex)
McKay (Leics)
Kleinveldt (Northants)

Shantry (Worcs)
Fletcher (Notts) - probably injured
Wood (Notts) - maybe not playing
Rehman (Somerset)
Rankin (Warwks)
Tavare (Gloucs)
Peters (Northants) - probably injured
Bird (Hants)
Edwards (Hants) - probably not playing
Stone (Northants)
Taylor (Leics)
Buck (Lancs) - probably not playing
Wood (Hants) - probably not playing
Critchley (Derby) - probably not playing
Marshall (Gloucs)
Griffiths (Kent) - probably not playing
Pinner (Leics) - probably not playing

[sussexpob]

I don't think Sussex has posted his team so i don't even know what team I'm up against - Amrose got 150 and Shantry got a few wickets but having an 8 man team may be too much of a handicap

Did the Surrey match count in this fixture list, as it started 2 days early?

I had Ben Foakes with a century, Keogh took 5, Bairstow got 219 not out, Kerrigan got 5, but the Sussex lads drew blanks with the ball and didnt bat, and Leaning and WIll Rhodes didnt really contribute much at all. Saeed Ajmal is obviously having his worst ever year when I spent big money on him, the 300k I wasted on him and Philander is killing my side.

[Red Devil]

I don't think Sussex has posted his team so i don't even know what team I'm up against - Amrose got 150 and Shantry got a few wickets but having an 8 man team may be too much of a handicap

Did the Surrey match count in this fixture list, as it started 2 days early?

I had Ben Foakes with a century, Keogh took 5, Bairstow got 219 not out, Kerrigan got 5, but the Sussex lads drew blanks with the ball and didnt bat, and Leaning and WIll Rhodes didnt really contribute much at all. Saeed Ajmal is obviously having his worst ever year when I spent big money on him, the 300k I wasted on him and Philander is killing my side.

the surrey game did count, and that's probably given you enough to win our match anyway