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Soon be here, so get your thinking caps on


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
No squads yet worth printing, but once I know, you'll know

first match starts 15th December at 0815 GMT. Start thinking about your teams......you know you want to

Squads (up to now)

Adelaide Strikers
Fabian Allen, James Bazley, Cameron Boyce, Jordan Buckingham, Alex Carey, Brendan Doggett, Travis Head, Thomas Kelly, Chris Lynn, Harry Nielsen, Jamie Overton, Lloyd Pope, Ollie Pope, Alex Ross, D'Arcy Short, Matt Short, Henry Thornton, Jake Weatherald

Brisbane Heat
Tom Alsop, Xavier Bartlett, Max Bryant, Spencer Johnson, Usman Khawaja, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan McSweeney, Colin Munro, Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Will Prestwidge, Matthew Renshaw, Mitchell Swepson, Callum Vidler, Paul Walter, Jack Wood

Hobart Hurricanes
Iain Carlisle, Nikhil Chaudhary, Tim David, Paddy Dooley, Jake Doran, Nathan Ellis, Peter Hatzoglou, Shai Hope, Rishad Hossain, Caleb Jewell, Chris Jordan, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Mitch Owen, Billy Stanlake, Matthew Wade, Charlie Wakim, Mac Wright

Melbourne Renegades
Jacob Bethell, Josh Brown, Harry Dixon, Laurie Evans, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mackenzie Harvey, Nathan Lyon, Fergus O'Neill, Kane Richardson, Tom Rogers, Gurinder Sandhu, Tim Seifert, Will Sutherland, Jon Wells, Adam Zampa

Melbourne Stars
Scott Boland, Hilton Cartwright, Brody Couch, Tom Curran, Ben Duckett, Sam Harper, Campbell Kellaway, Glenn Maxwell, Hamish McKenzie, Jon Merlo, Usama Mir, Joel Paris, Tom Rogers, Mark Steketee, Marcus Stoinis, Doug Warren, Beau Webster, Joe Clarke

Perth Scorchers
Ashton Agar, Finn Allen, Mahli Beardman, Jason Behrendorff, Cooper Connolly, Sam Fanning, Aaron Hardie, Nick Hobson, Matthew Hurst, Josh Inglis, Keaton Jennings, Matt Kelly, Mitch Marsh, Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson, Matthew Spoors, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye

Sydney Sixers
Sean Abbott, Jackson Bird, Jafer Chohan, Joel Davies, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Moises Henriques, Akeal Hosein, Daniel Hughes, Hayden Kerr, Ben Manenti, Todd Murphy, Kurtis Patterson, Mitch Perry, Josh Philippe, Jordan Silk, Steve Smith, James Vince

Sydney Thunder
Wes Agar, Cameron Bancroft, Sam Billings, Ollie Davies, Lockie Ferguson, Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Liam Hatcher, Sam Konstas, Nic Maddinson, Nathan McAndrew, Sherfane Rutherford, William Salzmann, Daniel Sams, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner

there may be changes, of course, so choose wisely

OKAY PROVISIONAL SIDE

1.David Warner (Thunder)
2.James Vince (Sixers)
3.Joe Clarke (Stars)
4.Jordan Silk (Sixers)
5.Paul Walter (Heat)
6.Matthew Wade (wk) (Hobart)
7.Jacob Bethell (Renegades)
8.Aaron Hardie (Scorchers)
9.Usama Mir (Stars)
10.Spencer Johnson (Heat)
11.Riley Meredith (Hurricanes)

Matt Short AS
Chris Lynn AS
Michael Neser BH
Glenn Maxwell MS
Beau Webster MS
Finn Allen PS
Andrew Tye PS
Aaron Hardie PS
Jason Behrendorff PS
Ben Dwarshius SS
Daniel Sams ST

2 weeks to go and the tension is palpable

don't lose sight of this

nobody wants to be the dullard who forgets

one week to go

1. Matthew Short (Adelaide Strikers)
2. Colin Munro (Brisbane Heat)
3. Spencer Johnson (Brisbane Heat)
4. Paul Walter (Brisbane Heat)
5. Nathan Ellis (Hobart Hurricanes)
6. Jake Fraser-McGurk (Melbourne Renegades)
7. Will Sutherland (Melbourne Renegades)
8. Marcus Stoinis (Melbourne Stars)
9. Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars)
10. Aaron Hardie (Perth Scorchers)
11. Daniel Sams (Sydney Thunder)

Big Bash

Coming up on us quickly now

As it stands, I'm winning this easy

Matt Short AS
Xavier Bartlett, BH
Michael Neser BH
Will Sutherland MR
Jake Fraser-McGurk MR
Beau Webster MS
Daniel Sams ST
Josh Inglis PS
Andrew Tye PS
Sam Billings ST
Cooper Connolly PS

Thanks

**second edit to say I have edited it...

This mob reckon their list is always up to date:

https://www.theroar.com.au/cricket/big-bash-league-teams/

The kid says...

Lynn (Adelaide)
Matt short (Adelaide)
Tim David (Hobart)
Wade (Hobart)
Fraser - Mcgurk (Melbourne R)
Zampa (Melbourne R)
Johnson (BH)
Stoinis (Melbourne Stars)
Josh Phillipe (SS)
Sams (ST)
Warner (ST)

My side is ...

M Short AS
J Overton AS
Lynn AS
Johnson BH
Neser BH
Bartlett BH
Warner ST
Connolly PS
Behrendorff PS
Inglis PS
McGurk MR

Jamie Overton - Adelaide Strikers
Xavier Bartlett - Brisbane Heat
Jake Fraser McGurk - Melbourne Renegades
James Vince - Sydney Sixers
Josh Inglis - Perth Scorchers
Aaron Hardie - Perth Scorchers
Marcus Stoinis - Melbourne Stars
David Warner - Sydney Thunder
Matthew Short - Adelaide Strikers
Lance Morris - Perth Scorchers
Daniel Sams - Sydney Thunder