BBL 11 fantasy league
Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2021 11:49 pmIt seems the ashes is not the only game in town in December and January. Rumour has it that those pesky Aussies have come up with something called the Kentucky league for large bashers. I have no idea what a large basher (bashist?) is, but it appears to be a spin off from American baseball........ chancers!
Clearly they are trying to muscle in on the territory first pioneered by those lovely Hundred franchises... you know.... the ones with all the bar snacks
Although the ECB intended to try all legal actions at their disposal to get this monstrous parody of the beautiful Hundred stopped in its tracks... they got a bit sidetracked in Yorkshire and forgot..... so those sneaky Aussie types flew in under the radar and we have a competition
Be warned... there are an extra 20 balls.... nobody knows why, but there are, and so as much beauty sleep as possible will be needed to prevent everyone nodding off after being made to concentrate for too long, too late at night..... No-one seems to have thought about the kiddies and their circadian rhythms, for crying out loud, being stuck in a cricket ground for an unreasonable length of time just to differentiate it from that wonderful and unsullied Hundred.... it's all about the filthy lucre and if the well being of a few kids has to be sacrificed in its pursuit, then they must all be seen as fair game
Look deep into your hearts and decide if in all conscience you can bring yourself to support such a nefarious, ill conceived and opportunistic venture
if you can.... way hay.... we have a game
here are the rules
Pick 11 players. No substitutes are allowed. No restrictions on who you can pick
Scoring
Batting
1pt for every run scored
Players scoring at least 25 runs will receive a 10pt bonus for every 25 runs scored
Players scoring at least 15 runs will receive a 10pt bonus for a s/r 125-174
Players scoring at least 15 runs will receive a 20pt bonus for a s/r 175-224
Players scoring at least 15 runs will receive a 30pt bonus for a s/r 225+
Bowling
25 pts per wicket plus
5 points bonus for maiden over
10 pt bonus for a 2fer
20 pt bonus for a 4fer
Bowler with an economy rate of <=4.0 (min 2 overs) will receive a 50 point bonus
Bowler with an economy rate of <=5.0 (min 2 overs) will receive a 40 point bonus
Bowler with an economy rate of <=6.0 (min 2 overs) will receive a 30 point bonus
Bowler with an economy rate of <=7.0 (min 2 overs) will receive a 20 point bonus
Bowler with an economy rate of <=8.0 (min 2 overs) will receive a 10 point bonus
Fielding
10 points for each catch taken and stumping.
20 points for sole run out (10 each if shared)
10 pt bonus for being involved in 3 catches / run-outs / stumpings
Squads (up to now... bound to be some changes yet)
Adelaide Strikers
Wes Agar, Fawad Ahmed, Alex Carey, Harry Conway, George Garton, Ryan Gibson, Travis Head, Spencer Johnson, Rashid Khan, Harry Nielsen, Liam O'Connor, Matt Renshaw, Liam Scott, Matt Short, Peter Siddle, Jake Weatherald, Jon Wells, Daniel Worrall
Brisbane Heat
Chris Lynn, Xavier Bartlett, James Bazley, Max Bryant, Sam Heazlett, Matthew Kuhnemann, Jimmy Peirson, Mark Steketee, Mitch Swepson, Matt Willans, Tom Cooper, Michael Neser, Marnus Labuschagne, Connor Sully, Jack Wildermuth, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Ben Duckett, Tom Abell
Hobart Hurricanes
Scott Boland, Harry Brook, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Peter Handscomb, Caleb Jewell, Josh Kann, Sandeep Lamichhane, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Mitch Owen, Joel Paris, Wil Parker, D'Arcy Short, Matthew Wade, Mac Wright
Melbourne Renegades
Aaron Finch, Cameron Boyce, Unmukt Chand, Zak Evans, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sam Harper, Marcus Harris, Mackenzie Harvey, Zahir Khan, Josh Lalor, Nic Maddinson, Shaun Marsh, Mohammad Nabi, James Pattinson, Mitchell Perry, Jack Prestwidge, Kane Richardson, Will Sutherland, Reece Topley
Melbourne Stars
Qais Ahmad, Joe Burns, Hilton Cartwright, Joe Clarke, Nathan Couter-Nile, Sam Elliott, Seb Gotch, Liam Hatcher, Clint Hinchliffe, Nick Larkin, Glenn Maxwell, Tom O'Connell, Sam Rainbird, Billy Stanlake, Marcus Stoinis, Beau Webster, Adam Zampa
Perth Scorchers
Ashton Agar, Cameron Bancroft, Jason Behrendorff, Aaron Hardie, Peter Hatzoglou, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kelly, Mitchell Marsh, Lance Morris, Colin Munro, Kurtis Patterson, Jhye Richardson, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye
Sydney Sixers
Moises Henriques, Sean Abbott, Jackson Bird, Carlos Brathwaite, Daniel Christian, Tom Curran, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Mickey Edwards, Daniel Hughes, Stephen O'Keefe, Hayden Kerr, Nathan Lyon, Ben Manenti, Josh Philippe, Lloyd Pope, Jordan Silk, James Vince
Sydney Thunder
Usman Khawaja, Sam Billings, Jonathan Cook, Ben Cutting, Ollie Davies, Brendan Doggett, Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Alex Hales, Baxter Holt, Saqib Mahmood, Nathan McAndrew, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, Chris Tremain
Teams to be in by the toss on the 5th December.... watch out for the time zone differences... it might be better to have them in by midnight the day before, just to be on the safe side
Clearly they are trying to muscle in on the territory first pioneered by those lovely Hundred franchises... you know.... the ones with all the bar snacks
Although the ECB intended to try all legal actions at their disposal to get this monstrous parody of the beautiful Hundred stopped in its tracks... they got a bit sidetracked in Yorkshire and forgot..... so those sneaky Aussie types flew in under the radar and we have a competition
Be warned... there are an extra 20 balls.... nobody knows why, but there are, and so as much beauty sleep as possible will be needed to prevent everyone nodding off after being made to concentrate for too long, too late at night..... No-one seems to have thought about the kiddies and their circadian rhythms, for crying out loud, being stuck in a cricket ground for an unreasonable length of time just to differentiate it from that wonderful and unsullied Hundred.... it's all about the filthy lucre and if the well being of a few kids has to be sacrificed in its pursuit, then they must all be seen as fair game
Look deep into your hearts and decide if in all conscience you can bring yourself to support such a nefarious, ill conceived and opportunistic venture
if you can.... way hay.... we have a game
here are the rules
Pick 11 players. No substitutes are allowed. No restrictions on who you can pick
Scoring
Batting
1pt for every run scored
Players scoring at least 25 runs will receive a 10pt bonus for every 25 runs scored
Players scoring at least 15 runs will receive a 10pt bonus for a s/r 125-174
Players scoring at least 15 runs will receive a 20pt bonus for a s/r 175-224
Players scoring at least 15 runs will receive a 30pt bonus for a s/r 225+
Bowling
25 pts per wicket plus
5 points bonus for maiden over
10 pt bonus for a 2fer
20 pt bonus for a 4fer
Bowler with an economy rate of <=4.0 (min 2 overs) will receive a 50 point bonus
Bowler with an economy rate of <=5.0 (min 2 overs) will receive a 40 point bonus
Bowler with an economy rate of <=6.0 (min 2 overs) will receive a 30 point bonus
Bowler with an economy rate of <=7.0 (min 2 overs) will receive a 20 point bonus
Bowler with an economy rate of <=8.0 (min 2 overs) will receive a 10 point bonus
Fielding
10 points for each catch taken and stumping.
20 points for sole run out (10 each if shared)
10 pt bonus for being involved in 3 catches / run-outs / stumpings
Squads (up to now... bound to be some changes yet)
Adelaide Strikers
Wes Agar, Fawad Ahmed, Alex Carey, Harry Conway, George Garton, Ryan Gibson, Travis Head, Spencer Johnson, Rashid Khan, Harry Nielsen, Liam O'Connor, Matt Renshaw, Liam Scott, Matt Short, Peter Siddle, Jake Weatherald, Jon Wells, Daniel Worrall
Brisbane Heat
Chris Lynn, Xavier Bartlett, James Bazley, Max Bryant, Sam Heazlett, Matthew Kuhnemann, Jimmy Peirson, Mark Steketee, Mitch Swepson, Matt Willans, Tom Cooper, Michael Neser, Marnus Labuschagne, Connor Sully, Jack Wildermuth, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Ben Duckett, Tom Abell
Hobart Hurricanes
Scott Boland, Harry Brook, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Peter Handscomb, Caleb Jewell, Josh Kann, Sandeep Lamichhane, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Mitch Owen, Joel Paris, Wil Parker, D'Arcy Short, Matthew Wade, Mac Wright
Melbourne Renegades
Aaron Finch, Cameron Boyce, Unmukt Chand, Zak Evans, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sam Harper, Marcus Harris, Mackenzie Harvey, Zahir Khan, Josh Lalor, Nic Maddinson, Shaun Marsh, Mohammad Nabi, James Pattinson, Mitchell Perry, Jack Prestwidge, Kane Richardson, Will Sutherland, Reece Topley
Melbourne Stars
Qais Ahmad, Joe Burns, Hilton Cartwright, Joe Clarke, Nathan Couter-Nile, Sam Elliott, Seb Gotch, Liam Hatcher, Clint Hinchliffe, Nick Larkin, Glenn Maxwell, Tom O'Connell, Sam Rainbird, Billy Stanlake, Marcus Stoinis, Beau Webster, Adam Zampa
Perth Scorchers
Ashton Agar, Cameron Bancroft, Jason Behrendorff, Aaron Hardie, Peter Hatzoglou, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kelly, Mitchell Marsh, Lance Morris, Colin Munro, Kurtis Patterson, Jhye Richardson, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye
Sydney Sixers
Moises Henriques, Sean Abbott, Jackson Bird, Carlos Brathwaite, Daniel Christian, Tom Curran, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Mickey Edwards, Daniel Hughes, Stephen O'Keefe, Hayden Kerr, Nathan Lyon, Ben Manenti, Josh Philippe, Lloyd Pope, Jordan Silk, James Vince
Sydney Thunder
Usman Khawaja, Sam Billings, Jonathan Cook, Ben Cutting, Ollie Davies, Brendan Doggett, Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Alex Hales, Baxter Holt, Saqib Mahmood, Nathan McAndrew, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, Chris Tremain
Teams to be in by the toss on the 5th December.... watch out for the time zone differences... it might be better to have them in by midnight the day before, just to be on the safe side
