OVAL WORLD FANTASY CRICKET LEAGUE 2014
Thursday, 8th May
- Last year's winner Anthony Earl has started strongly, but
not as strongly as Chris Stoneman, who leads by a slender 0.5
of a point. Paul Blake, who finished runner-up in 2013, takes
up fourth place, flanked by two managers who struggled last
term. Chris Keene and Mick Shaw ended last season in the
bottom three. Now they're in the top five. What a turnaround!
Friday, 30th May -
Keeners takes over at the top of the league, but sits a mere
2.2 points ahead of Anthony Earl, who drops down one. The
jockeying for third place looks interesting, with just 6.3
points separating Andy Woodhouse (who, if the season ended
today, would claim bronze) and Albert Ratcliff's team,
Bertie's Bash Hits, in ninth. The form side? Well, that might
just be Rob Lewis's Oval The Bars who have moved up from 14th
to occupy 7th spot.
Friday, 20th June
(includes England v Sri Lanka, 1st Test) - Keene As
Mustard has kicked on like a thoroughbred to lead by 18.5
points at the halfway stage. Also creating a cushion between
themselves and the chasing pack are The Cherry Pie Chuckers
and Bertie's Bash Hits, who move up from 6th to 2nd and 9th to
3rd respectively; while Surrey Lion appear to have made fourth
spot their own.
Friday, 4th July
(includes England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test) - Chris Keene remains out in front, but now there's just 1.9 points between
him and Jamie Dowling in second. The battle for third is
currently being headed by Mick Shaw, who moves up one place,
closely followed by Andy Woodhouse, who has advanced by three, and Albert Ratcliff, who has slipped
a couple of notches to
fifth.
Friday, 25th July
(includes England v India, 2nd Test) - After a steady
start to the campaign, Jamie Dowling's team, The Cherry Pie
Chuckers have risen to the summit and now hold a lead of 10.1
points. Keene As Mustard drops one place to second and
Bertie's Bash Hits move up two be claim third. In terms of
teams putting in a charge, Jean Galsworthy's Rosebery Ramblers
have swapped 16th for 11th. But, realistically, the winner
will come from the top six. So, Andy Woodhouse, Mick Shaw and
Rob Lewis appear to be the dark horses.
Friday, 19th September
(includes England v India, 5th Test) - Having said keep an
eye on the top six, the same sextet remain at the head of the
table. However, it now looks as if it is Albert Ratcliff's
Bertie's Bash Hits title to lose. The only realistic
challenger is Jamie Dowling, who trails by 17 points in second
place with one round of championship matches to play. Bubbling
under it's the battle of the Supporters' Club committee with
Adam Munro occupying ninth, Simon Hemsley tenth, yours truly
in eleventh and Jean Galsworthy twelfth.
Final Standings -
We have a new winner! Albert Ratcliff, whose previous
best finish was 8th. Furthermore, Albert's title comes after
ending up 34th out of 37 last year; which will be
encouragement to us all. Jamie Dowling was always there or
thereabouts, Andy Woodhouse sneaked in at the death to claim
third and Rob Lewis grabbed fourth. Chris Keene's team held a
top three spot all season, apart from when it mattered, at the
end, and Simon Hemsley won the battle of the committee
members. But congratulations again to Bertie's Bash Hits, who
have paid for their manager's Surrey membership for next
season.
FINAL STANDINGS
|
1 |
Albert Ratcliff |
Bertie's Bash Hits |
569.9 |
|
2 |
Jamie Dowling |
The Cherry Pie Chuckers |
558.4 |
|
3 |
Andy Woodhouse |
Hereford United… Bullieve |
513.2 |
|
4 |
Rob Lewis |
Oval The Bars… |
512.7 |
|
5 |
Chris Keene |
Keene As Mustard |
510.2 |
|
6 |
Mick Shaw |
Surrey Lion |
503.8 |
|
7 |
Simon Hemsley |
Balham Cavaliers |
503.6 |
|
8 |
Brian Cowley |
Ruislip Ramblers |
500.2 |
|
9 |
Laura Evemy |
Laura's Lads |
490.5 |
|
10 |
Jean Galsworthy |
Rosebery Ramblers |
490.4 |
|
11 |
Paul Blake |
Blakey's Eleven |
489.0 |
|
12 |
Chris Stoneman |
Albezanaan 2014 |
486.2 |
|
13 |
Marcus Hook |
Depeche Modi |
482.9 |
|
14 |
Adam Munro |
Surbitonshire |
482.4 |
|
15 |
John Gough-Cooper |
Third Time Lucky |
475.0 |
|
16 |
Anthony Earl |
ACE XI |
474.6 |
|
17 |
Colin Bayly |
Summertime Heroes |
459.0 |
|
18 |
John Vine |
The Halibuts |
457.8 |
|
19 |
Phil Garrard |
Phil's Phlops |
457.1 |
|
20 |
Don Lambert |
Don's Donkeys |
455.7 |
|
21 |
Thomas Earl |
MMXIV |
454.8 |
|
22 |
Leigh Jones |
Coaches Galore |
454.7 |
|
23 |
Roger Hudson |
The Wild Rovers |
444.7 |
|
24 |
David Barker |
The Comics |
440.7 |
|
25 |
Victoria Earl |
The IC Eleven |
439.1 |
|
26 |
Tracey Field |
Victoria Sponge Warriors |
436.4 |
|
27 |
Nick Robinson |
Comeontheree |
433.0 |
|
28 |
Nick Wheeler |
Demons4 |
424.5 |
|
29 |
Jim Forrest |
Forrest Fires |
411.9 |
|
30 |
Alistair Gordon |
(Almost) Surrey Free XI |
410.7 |
|
31 |
Mark Smith |
Tumper's XI |
404.8 |
|
32 |
Paul Jeater |
Bring Back Spriegel |
360.1 |
|
33 |
Richard Budden |
Surrey Starters |
355.5 |
|
34 |
Rebecca Garrard |
Becca's Boys |
352.5 |
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