2026 All Year Fantasy - Declaration of Intent

[The Professor]

It is the time of year to draw close to you those who have served you well, push away those things that have been holding you back and think about how to move forwards positively in the coming year.......no....not Christmas but instead the AYR Fantasy Team.

The premise: You have two cricketers who you adopt for the whole year come hell or high water (or paternity leave or anxiety or suspension or almost life threatening car crashes)

The players will be allocated points in the same way as before:

Batting
1 point for every run scored
A batsman scoring 50 will receive a 20pt bonus, with another 10pts for every further 50 runs scored
(ie. 50 = 20pts, 100 = 30pts, 150 = 40pts, 200+= 50pts)
A batsman scoring at least 20 runs, will receive.....
10 bonus pts for scoring at a strike rate of 80-99
20 bonus pts for scoring at a strike rate of 100-149
30 bonus pts for scoring at a strike rate of 150-199
40 bonus pts for scoring at a strike rate of 200+

Bowling
20pts per wicket
20 bonus pts for a 3fer
30 bonus pts for a 5fer
A bowler who has bowled at least 3 overs will receive.....
10 bonus pts for an economy rate of <=6.0
20 bonus pts for an economy rate of <=5.0
30 bonus pts for an economy rate of <=4.0
(ie. an ER of 4.25 scores 20pts)

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.

How to Enter


Step 1: Declare Your Status
Please post a reply to this thread by noon on the 27th with the following:

Returning Players (from 2025): Confirm you are playing again, name the one player you are keeping, and the one player you are discarding.

New Players: Simply post to confirm your entry for next year.

Step 2: Submit Your Draft List

Send me a private list of six players you want on your team. Order them from first choice to sixth choice to 6th choice. You may pick any player in the world, provided they haven’t been retained by another participant.

How the Auction Works

Once the deadline passes, we will hold a draft/auction using a "Snake" format:

Randomized Order: I will randomly generate a participant list.

Round 1: We follow the list from first to last.

Round 2: The order is reversed (the person who picked last in Round 1 picks first in Round 2).

Note: If you retained a player in Step 1, that counts as one of your selections.

Also remember, you can place your released player on your draft list in the hope of picking them up again....you just have to hope nobody gets in before you.


I think that's as clear as I ever make it.

I will send my list (for me and my Old Man to DFM to show that I'm not cooking the books. Happy picking!

[The Professor]

I will get us started.

DFM is well ahead of the game and has already told me that he wants to retain Liam Dawson and release Wanindu Hasaranga

The Professor aka me will be retaining Pathum Nissanka and releasing Bumrah

The Professor Sr. will be releasing both Chamari Athapaththu and Jamie Smith

Retained

Liam Dawson
Pathum Nissanka

Released

Chamari Athapaththu
Jasprit Bumrah
Wanindu Hasaranga
Jamie Smith

[andy]

I'd like to release both of mine if I can please

[The Professor]

Retained

Liam Dawson
Pathum Nissanka

Released

Chamari Athapaththu
Babar Azam
Jasprit Bumrah
Wanindu Hasaranga
Jamie Smith
Kane Williamson

[Arthur Crabtree]

Thanks. I'll keep Salt and discard Zampa.

[The Professor]

Retained

Liam Dawson
Pathum Nissanka
Phil Sale

Released

Chamari Athapaththu
Babar Azam
Jasprit Bumrah
Wanindu Hasaranga
Jamie Smith
Kane Williamson
Adam Zampa

[gingerpele]

Both my girls have done well this year but I’m gonna release Annabel Sutherland and keep Nat Sciver-Brunt.

[The Professor]

Retained

Liam Dawson
Pathum Nissanka
Phil Salt
Nat Sciver-Brunt

Released

Chamari Athapaththu
Babar Azam
Jasprit Bumrah
Wanindu Hasaranga
Jamie Smith
Annabel Sutherland
Kane Williamson
Adam Zampa

[Durhamfootman]

cheers Prof

[The Professor]

Slow uptake on this

Would speculate that without the Reds trio we would not have enough interest to run this even with three picks per person.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Presume they a have not seen this. What about a PM?

[meninblue]

2026 AY FL

[The Professor]

That you in MIB?

[Durhamfootman]

it will be. He's bookmarked the thread so he doesn't forget

[meninblue]

That you in MIB?

Yes, pleasure to participate in such a wonderfully conducted FL with top notch consolidated updates in an interesting way.

it will be. He's bookmarked the thread so he doesn't forget

I would like to release Yashasvi Jaiswal.