Cricket-Match-Special ... A forum for discussion

Here it is, the moment everyone has been waiting for, the return of the County championship division 1 fantasy league. It's been so long since normal service last featured that things could get emotional. Who wouldn't want to be a part of this?

Rules

Pick 11 players from this division. No substitutes are allowed so choose wisely. Any players going out on loan to other counties will only continue to be awarded points if they play for a team in the same division

Scoring

Batting

1 point per run.
+10 for a score of 50.
+10 for every further increment of 50 scored.
If a batsman is not out after 50 = +10, after 100 = +15, after 200 = +25 etc....

Fielding

10 points per catch or stumping
20 points per run out, or 10 points each, if two players share the responsibility
10 bonus points for 3 contributions with catches, stumpings or run outs

Bowling

20 points per wicket
2 points per maiden over
+10 for 5 wickets in the match
+20 for 5 wickets in an innings
+30 for 10 wickets in the match
+50 for 10 wickets in an innings
+30 for a hat trick

Squads

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/teams.
click on a county and then click on squad

First match starts on 7th April, teams to be in before the first toss.

Go on........ you know you want to

I was looking for this a few days ago. It didn't feel the season was so far off.

What to do about Darren Stevens? Will this be the year to go back to him and watch his career flatline? Or do I ignore and allow his amazing, abundant longevity to continue?

decisions, decisions

Naseem Shah - Gloucestershire
Keith Barker - Hampshire
James Vince - Hampshire
Daniel Bell Drummond - Kent
Saqib Mahmood - Lancashire
Hashim Amla -surrey
Kemar Roach - Surrey
Chris Jordan - Surrey
Dawid Malan - Yorkshire
Haris Rauf - Yorkshire
Jacob Bethel - Warwickshire

Harmer Ess
Critchley Ess
Cook S Ess
Higgins Glo
Abbott Ham
Stevens Ken
Bailey Lan
Sanderson Nor
Gregory Som
Rhodes War
Thompson Yor

Burns (Surrey)
Sibley (Warks)
Abell (Somers)
Vince (Hants)
Pope (Surrey)
Bracey (Gloucs)
S. Curran (Surrey)
Abbott (Hants)
Abbas (Hants)
Harmer (Essex)
Anderson (Lancs)

Cheers.

I'll do CC2 tomorrow.

No Stevens?

foof....... you're brave

Haven’t done this in years but am coming back to it.

Alastair Cook (Essex)
Sam Cook (Essex)
Ryan Higgins (Gloucestershire)
Kyle Abbott (Hampshire)
Josh Bohannon (Lancashire)
Ricardo Vasconcelos (Northamptonshire)
Will Young (Northamptonshire)
Lewis Gregory (Somerset)
Hashim Amla (Surrey)
Will Rhodes (Warwickshire)
Ben Coad (Yorkshire)

Cook S (ESS)
Higgins (GLO)
Brown (HAN)
Vince (HAN)
Jennings (KEN)
Sanderson (NOR)
Amla (SUR)
Sibley (WAR)
Davies (WAR)
Rhodes (WAR)
Bess (YOR)

Durhamfootman wrote:No Stevens?

foof....... you're brave :hide

Also relying on Benco being injured all season.

you won't be only person to make that mistake

Harmer (Ess)
Critchley (Ess)
S Cook (Ess)
Stevens (Ken)
Gregory (Som)
Higgins (Glo)
Rhodes (War)
Abbott (Ham)
Bohannan (Lan)
Thompson (Yor)
Bailey (Lan)

For a moment there, I thought that was the same team as mine, fluffy

Durhamfootman wrote:For a moment there, I thought that was the same team as mine, fluffy

Huh. Great minds or something. Guess we had a similar selection method.

Should I change a couple, make it more interesting?