2020 All Year Fantasy Competition

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Re: 2020 All Year Fantasy Competition

Postby Durhamfootman » Sat Dec 19, 2020 4:00 pm

Cheers Prof.... been a funny old comp
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Re: 2020 All Year Fantasy Competition

Postby The Professor » Sun Dec 27, 2020 8:47 am

Only the five players in action this week so will only do a Weekly Top 3 before I do a full run down of the top ten on New Year's Eve.

Weekly Top 3

1. Glenn Maxwell - 161 - Maxwell's late year surge has been a sight to behold. He has won Cricketer of the Week in three of the last four weeks. It is worth noting that this week's score is the fourth lowest winning score since we started these posts.

2. Martin Guptill - 80 - Guptill has yet to return to his pre-Lockdown form but two average scores in the final two T20s against Pakistan is enough to see him finish second for the week and move into 13th overall.

3. Jason Holder - 69 - By no means is he at IPL standard - but a solid introduction to the BBL sees him finish third for the week.


Overall Top 5

1. Babar Azam - 3082 - Injury has precluded Babar from stretching his lead at the top any further but short of some sort of momentous score below him Azam will be the champion of 2020.

2. Ben Stokes - 2955 - Three weeks without playing and still 442 points ahead of third place. Ben Stokes will finish the year second in the tightest run in we have seen on these lists.

3. Jason Holder - 2513 - Modest BBL returns and a disappointing series against New Zealand has not stopped the inexorable march of Holder. He graces the top 3 for the first time in 15 weeks.

4. Joe Root - 2512 - How Root will rue that cancelled ODI leg against South Africa. After spending 20 weeks in the top 3, Root drops to fourth with just 4 days of 2020 left.


5. Glenn Maxwell - 2426 - One of cricket's most likeable figures gets his just reward for some great cricket over the last month. Six weeks ago, Maxwell was 12th but he has leapt up the list when it matters most.



Week

Glenn Maxwell - 161
Martin Guptill- 80
Jason Holder- 69
Aaron Finch - 40
Mohammad Nabi - 21

Kyle Abbott - dnp
Colin Ackermann- dnp
Babar Azam - dnp
Tom Banton - dnp
Shubman Gill - dnp
Lewis Gregory - dnp
Peter Handscomb- dnp
Simon Harmer - dnp
Travis Head - dnp
Virat Kohli- dnp
Marnus Labuschagne- dnp
Keshav Maharaj- dnp
Joe Root- dnp
Rohit Sharma - dnp
Steve Smith- dnp
Ben Stokes - dnp
David Warner - dnp

Overall

Babar Azam - 3082
Ben Stokes - 2955
Jason Holder- 2513
Joe Root - 2512
Glenn Maxwell - 2426
Aaron Finch - 2422
David Warner - 2290
Lewis Gregory - 2248
Steve Smith - 2211
Virat Kohli - 2141
Marnus Labuschagne - 2057
Simon Harmer - 1922
Martin Guptill - 1811
Shubman Gill - 1782
Keshav Maharaj - 1687
Travis Head - 1663
Mohammad Nabi - 1493
Colin Ackermann - 1435
Tom Banton - 1093
Rohit Sharma - 1035
Peter Handscomb - 715
Kyle Abbott - 14

Headlines

A low scoring week sees The Professor overtaking RDJ as the only movement on the list.

Week

RD - 161
The Professor- 80
GG - 69
MIB - 40
RDJ - 21
Alviro - 0
Arthur - 0
DC - 0
DD - 0
DFM - 0
Ian - 0

Overall

DC - 6043
Arthur - 4811
GG - 4761
RD - 4565
The Professor - 3593
RDJ - 3550
MIB - 3515
Alviro - 3366
DFM - 3349
DD - 2973
Ian - 1049
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Re: 2020 All Year Fantasy Competition

Postby The Professor » Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:44 am

Weekly (but actually the last 4 days) Top 5

1. Keshav Maharaj - 174 - Ends his one year association with our Lists with his highest scoring batting performance in Test cricket. A tale of what could have been for the Saffer - he went into Lockdown second and was the second to last player to come out of stasis.

2. Lewis Gregory - 150 - A mixed year for Lewis Gregory. Has played an awful lot of cricket this year but without really forcing his agenda as an international presence. Ends it with a couple of decent BBL outings.

3. Shubman Gill - 100 - Many are waxing lyrical about the young man's prowess so it looks like we may be dropping him at just the wrong time. However even his critically acclaimed cameo in the Aus vs India series didn't yield too many points.

4. Marnus Labsuchagne - 84 - A quieter year than he might have liked ends with a fourth place spot. A moderate innings and a below average innings add up to 84 for the Aussie.

5. Jason Holder - 83 - Another rescue mission for Mr T20. His short cameo spell with the Sydney Sixers has given him a late season boost.

Week

Keshav Maharaj- 174
Lewis Gregory - 150
Shubman Gill - 100
Marnus Labuschagne- 86
Jason Holder - 83
Aaron Finch - 69
Travis Head - 65
Mohammad Nabi - 58
Glenn Maxwell - 43
Peter Handscomb- 35
Steve Smith - 28

Kyle Abbott - dnp
Colin Ackermann- dnp
Babar Azam - dnp
Tom Banton - dnp
Simon Harmer - dnp
Virat Kohli - dnp
Joe Root - dnp
Rohit Sharma - dnp
Ben Stokes- dnp
David Warner - dnp
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Re: 2020 All Year Fantasy Competition

Postby The Professor » Thu Dec 31, 2020 11:07 am

Final totting up of contributor points

Week

Alviro - 239
GG - 233
RDJ - 144
The Professor - 100
MIB - 69
DD - 63
RD - 43
Arthur - 0
DC - 0
DFM - 0
Ian - 0

Overall

DC - 6043
GG - 4994
Arthur - 4811
RD - 4608
RDJ - 3694
The Professor - 3693
Alviro - 3605
MIB - 3584
DFM - 3349
DD - 3036
Ian - 1049

Congratulations to Dc (wheresoever he may be) for a comprehensive victory.

It is worth noting that after 11 weeks of Arthur in second position and GF in third, the positions switched thanks to the BBL performances of Messrs Holder and Gregory.

Also RDJ pips me into 5th by the narrowest of narrow margins.

Commiserations to Ian. His downfall was picking Kyle Abbott who ended up playing 2 games and scoring 14 points.
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Re: 2020 All Year Fantasy Competition

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Thu Dec 31, 2020 11:11 am

Drat!

Round of applause for Prof.

Congrats to Doc, and commiserations to Ian, both in absence.
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Re: 2020 All Year Fantasy Competition

Postby The Professor » Thu Dec 31, 2020 12:05 pm

Player breakdown

1. Babar Azam
Score: 3082
Cricketer of the Weeks – 5
Average score per active week – 140.09 (6th)
Highest Score – 329: A phenomenal score of run-making for Central Punjab in National T20 Cup


Fought Stokes tooth and nail for the last third of the season but finishes on top.

2. Ben Stokes
Score: 2955
Cricketer of the Weeks – 5
Average score per active week – 164.17 (4th)
Highest Score – 464: The highest score of anyone this year came in the second Test against the West Indies.


Was in prime form during that belated form. Second seems harsh.

3. Jason Holder
Score: 2596
Cricketer of the Weeks – 2
Average score per active week – 129.8 (7th)
Highest Score – 271: The CPL, so soon after the tour of England, helped boost the West Indians total.


A late bloomer but has rocketed up the List in the last 1/3 of the year






4. Joe Root
Score: 2280
Cricketer of the Weeks – 3
Average score per active week – 147.76 (5th)
Highest Score – 364: Electric form in the yellow of Yorkshire saw him get his highest score in the T20 Blast.


4th represents the highest year end total for Root in The Cricket List


5. Aaron Finch
Score: 2491
Cricketer of the Weeks – 0
Average score per active week – 103.79 (16th)
Highest Score – 250: The same week as Maxwell

Finch has played more cricket this week than anyone else on The List - this has helped his placing.










6. Glenn Maxwell
Score: 2469
Cricketer of the Weeks – 3
Average score per active week – 117.57 (11th)
Highest Score – 284: Just earlier this month in the ODI series with India.


Last year's champion finishes just outside the Top 5. A great late year burst of ODI and BBL form.

7. Lewis Gregory
Score: 2398
Cricketer of the Weeks – 2
Average score per active week – 126.21 (8th)
Highest Score – 328: Thanks to a Bob Willis Trophy performance for Somerset


Another player that has played a lot this year. His average per week has improved in the last 1/3

8. David Warner
Score: 2290
Cricketer of the Weeks – 2
Average score per active week – 114.5 (12th)
Highest Score – 214: Double half centuries in back to back T20Is vs South Africa.


Injury and inactive weeks held Warner back from a higher berth. Was 5th just 4 weeks ago.



9. Steve Smith
Score: 2239
Cricketer of the Weeks – 2
Average score per active week – 97.35 (18th)
Highest Score – 316: A whirlwind week in Jan that started in India & ended with 2 BBL performances


A below par year for Smith. Bolstered by the second most active weeks of anybody

10. Marnus Labuschagne
Score: 2143
Cricketer of the Weeks – 1
Average score per active week – 126.06 (9th)
Highest Score – 404: The third highest score of the year courtesy of 215 against New Zealand.


A quieter year than 2019 sees Marnus beat Kohli to the Top Ten by 2 points.

The Rest

Virat Kohli - 2145
Simon Harmer - 1922
Shubman Gill - 1882
Keshav Maharaj - 1861
Martin Guptill - 1811
Travis Head - 1728
Mohammad Nabi - 1551
Colin Ackermann - 1435
Tom Banton - 1093
Rohit Sharma - 1035
Peter Handscomb - 750
Kyle Abbott - 14
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Re: 2020 All Year Fantasy Competition

Postby The Professor » Thu Dec 31, 2020 12:08 pm

And just in this strange old year where some of our list played 2 games (Abbott) compared to 24 games (Finch). These stats on average points per active weeks hints at what might have been.

Harmer 240.25
Ackermann 179.38
Stokes 164.17
Maharaj 155.08
Root 147.76
Azam 140.09
Holder 129.80
Gregory 126.21
Labuschagne 126.06
Head 123.43
Maxwell 117.57
Warner 114.50
Kohli 112.68
Nabi 110.79
Gill 110.71
Finch 103.79
Guptil 100.61
Smith 97.35
Sharma 94.09
Handscomb 57.69
Banton 54.65
Abbott 7
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Re: 2020 All Year Fantasy Competition

Postby Durhamfootman » Thu Dec 31, 2020 12:12 pm

well done, Prof for completing this gargantuan behemoth of an FL under such trying conditions.

here's hoping for a better FL in 2021
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