Telegraph Fantasy Cricket
Richard Dixon
this year there's an option of 2 all-rounders instead of one. Gone
against the "you win nothing with kids" mantra and gone for youth
(Hildreth, Denly, Godleman, Rashid, Harris, Wessels) and a bias
towards Somerset batsmen for their usual Taunton runfest. First choice
for all-rounder for me was Bresnan so it's good to see there's a bonus
of his being picked as a bowler. Have gone with Harmison as he'll
obviously be running through the county team now e's back near 'is
Mam.
Richard
PLAYER TEAM RATING CAPTAIN
Batsmen
ME Trescothick Somerset 8
BA Godleman Middlesex 5
JC Hildreth Somerset 6
MA Carberry Hampshire 6
JL Denly Kent 5
All-rounder
A Rashid Yorkshire 6
Wicket-keeper
MH Wessels Northamptonshire 4
Bowlers
TT Bresnan Yorkshire 5
SJ Harmison Durham 5
JAR Harris Glamorgan 5
TJ Murtagh Middlesex 5
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> Anyone entering?
I'm now in, with just one team - not three, even though the Telegraph
seemed flabbergasted that I did so.
Two of my choices are the two Surrey to Derbyshire emigrants: the WK
and Doshi.
I have Ramps, Langer and Tresco and surely there'll be a lot of runs
from those three!?
Richard Dixon
I'm still wondering whether it's worth going for the big names that
will get hatfuls, and then look for some value amongst the lower
"valued" players. Chris Jordan looks potentially good value for Surrey
for 3 points (West Indian quick bowler who average 24 at the tail end
of last season who knows which end of a bat to hold). I think Bresnan
is very good value for 5 points - he had a pretty good season with bat
and ball last year. 3-33 and 47* in their warm-up against Yorkshire
the other day.
Richard
Paul Hyett
wrote in uk.sport.cricket :
>Anyone entering?
Oh yes! :)
The URL, FYI :
http://fantasycricket.telegraph.co.uk/CleverTV/en/telegraph/tfc2008/3/clienthome.do
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Paul Hyett, Cheltenham
Richard Dixon
> The URL, FYI :
>
> http://fantasycricket.telegraph.co.uk/CleverTV/en/telegraph/tfc2008/3...
http://fantasycricket.telegraph.co.uk/CleverTV/en/telegraph/tfc2008/3/clientmostselectedpop.do
Interesting to see who people are selecting. Most common selections:
Ramprakash - 51.7%
Key 32.7%
Mushtaq 30.3%
Gibson 30.2%
Denly 27.0%
Langer 26.2%
Ali (K) 26.5%
Mustard 26.2%
Bresnan 25.4%
Lungley 22.7%
Lungley an interesting one there in the list (although priced at 4
maybe people see him as good value - ditto Denly and Bresnan at 5).
Would have expected more interest for Trescothick - only 15% of people
picking him. Maybe most people are seeing him carry his stress-related
issues through into the county game.
Richard
Paul Hyett
wrote in uk.sport.cricket :
>Anyone entering? Current working XI at first glance below. I notice
>this year there's an option of 2 all-rounders instead of one.
Interesting tweak.
Wished there'd been a 5-2-1-3 option though - I always have most trouble
picking bowlers...
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Paul Hyett, Cheltenham
Robert Henderson
<f45470cb-df83-44be...@b64g2000hsa.googlegroups.com>,
Richard Dixon <rdng...@yahoo.co.uk> writes
>Anyone entering?
They appear to have dropped entries by post this year. I may not enter
in protest. RH
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Richard Dixon
> They appear to have dropped entries by post this year. I may not enter
> in protest. RH
That's one less team with Ramprakash in then.
Richard
Gyppo
news:f45470cb-df83-44be...@b64g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
> Anyone entering?
Yup.
First Team (Tresco, every little helps)
Trescothick
Van Jaarsveld
Denly
Shafayat
Wagh
Kieswetter
Rashid
Lungley
Harris
Shreck
Murtagh
Second Team (Eleven by Five)
(all players rated 5)
Hick
Denly
Stevens
Peters
Taylor
GO Jones
Martin-Jenkins
Bresnan
Murtagh
Schofield
Masters
Paul Hyett
wrote in uk.sport.cricket :
>
>Interesting to see who people are selecting. Most common selections:
>
>Ramprakash - 51.7%
>Key 32.7%
>Mushtaq 30.3%
>Gibson 30.2%
>Denly 27.0%
>Langer 26.2%
>Ali (K) 26.5%
>Mustard 26.2%
>Bresnan 25.4%
>Lungley 22.7%
None of those are in my draft team.
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Paul Hyett, Cheltenham
Paul Hyett
<phi...@anywhere.demon.co.uk> wrote in uk.sport.cricket :
>In message
><f45470cb-df83-44be...@b64g2000hsa.googlegroups.com>,
>Richard Dixon <rdng...@yahoo.co.uk> writes
>>Anyone entering?
>
>They appear to have dropped entries by post this year. I may not enter
>in protest. RH
The issue over picking overseas players will be complicated by the
Indian 'Kerry Packer' league.
I think Mushtaq Ahmed is taking part, and he is normally one of my first
choices.
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Paul Hyett, Cheltenham
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> On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:04:59 GMT, Paul Hyett <p...@invalid.invalid>
> wrote:
> Curry Packer League?!?
LOL! That's what I'm gonna call it from now on!
Paul Hyett
in uk.sport.cricket :
Got Playfair today, so should be able to revise my first-draft team...
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Paul Hyett, Cheltenham
Richard Dixon
> Got Playfair today, so should be able to revise my first-draft team...
http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/168/168422.html
Get Godleman in there !!
Richard
Richard Dixon
> Kieswetter
Will be interesting to see if he or Gazzard will get the keeper's gloves
this year at Somerset - Gazzard had a good start to things this year out in
the UAE.
Richard
Paul Hyett
wrote in uk.sport.cricket :
>Anyone entering?
My provisional team :
M Ramprakash (C)
M Trescothick
M Butcher
A Brown
J Crawley
S Adshead
M Ealham
J Lewis
S Harmison
M Saggers
S Udal
Total 58pts
Robert - notice that all the above were born in England...
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Paul Hyett, Cheltenham