OVAL WORLD FANTASY CRICKET LEAGUE 2017
Tuesday, 25th April
- Possible calls of "fix" already, with two
Surrey CCC Supporters' Club committee members in the top
three. Club secretary, Simon Hemsley has seen his side exit
the traps the quickest, thanks mainly to the only two Surrey
players in his squad - Tom Curran and Mark Stoneman. Brian
Cowley's key performers are Jordan Clark and Stephen Parry,
both of Lancashire. Should Clark and Parry have big seasons in
the championship, Brian could take some catching since both
are only in two squads.
Tuesday, 30th May
- It's now a case of Mark Percival's
Magicians and Paul Trumble's Cream Of The Crease breathing
down the necks of Simon Hemsley's Visigoths. The former's team
have racked up 73 points in the last month - ten more than the
next best during the same period - Richard Budden's Surrey
Stars, who swap 20th spot for 7th. Another significant mover
is Thomas Earl's XI who have risen from 15th to sixth.
Tuesday, 13th June -
Now that Brian Cowley's Ruislip Ramblers have really started
to pick up their feet, this year's fantasy is looking as if it
will be a two-horse race between Brian and Simon Hemsley, the
man he knocked off the top spot. Mark Percival drops from 2nd
to 3rd - eight points or so off contention. But that's the
same amount as separates the next four, which includes Jamie
Dowling's Cherry Pie Chuckers who scored the second highest
number of points (70.9) in the first two weeks of June to
Brian Cowley's team, who notched up an impressive 80.9.
Thursday, 13th July
(includes England v South Africa, 1st Test) - Andy
Woodhouse becomes the third league leader in as many updates.
11th at the first, 9th at the second and 6th at the third, our
man from the Isle Of Wight has risen, like cream, to the top.
For consistency, look no further than Brian Cowley, who has
been ever present in the top five. That said, after a slow
start, Mark Percival can boast top three billing for each of
the last three updates. What seems incredibly odd is that, by
dividing the Champo season into seven, the next one won't be
until the start of September!
Friday, 1st September
(includes England v West Indies, 2nd Test)
- Sir Keith Park remain top and break through the 400 barrier,
but a ranking of 15th in the mid-July to late August sector
has seen Sorrento Sunshine XI (74 points in the sector), Last
Minute (74 points) and Surreyleslie (80) draw closer by moving
up to 2nd, 3rd and 6th respectively. Completing the top six
picture are Thomas Earl and Brian Cowley.
Saturday,
16th September
(includes England v West Indies, 3rd Test)
- Andy Woodhouse is still the man to catch, but his team Sir
Keith Park have a 28-point advantage over its nearest
challengers. Nick Blyth, Thomas Earl and Brian Cowley have all
leapfrogged yours truly; otherwise it remains the same top
five. Since the scores were last calculated, the form teams
belong to Luke Robison (64 points), Albert Ratcliff (61) and
Neil Holmes (60). For all three, however, it looks like a case
of coming too late in the day to make a difference.
Final Standings
- Andy Woodhouse is our winner -
not, it should be added, for the first time. But a special
mention to Nick Blyth, who got to within two of our new
champion after scoring more points than everyone but Jamie
Dowling in the final sector (Nick grabbing 70 points to
Jamie's 79). Brian Cowley, followed by yours truly and Thomas
Earl complete the top five picture; and with just 18 points
separating 1st and 5th, this year's fantasy probably has to go
down as one of the closest ever. The optimal XI would have
scored 754.1, so only 247.9 points more than Mr Woodhouse's
Sir Keith Park! Here it is: BATSMEN JL Denly (Ken), MD
Stoneman (Sur), SJ Mullaney (Not), IJL Trott (War).
WICKETKEEPER AL Davies (Lan). BATTING ALL-ROUNDER DI Stevens
(Ken). BOWLING ALL-ROUNDERS SR Harmer (Ess), JC Archer (Sus).
BOWLERS JA Porter (Ess), KJ Abbott (Ham), JM Anderson (Lan).
Many thanks to everyone who took part. For those who
didn't win, there's always next year!
FINAL STANDINGS
|
1 |
Andy Woodhouse |
Sir Keith Park XI |
506.2 |
|
2 |
Nick Blyth |
Last Minute XI
|
504.2 |
|
3 |
Brian Cowley |
Ruislip Ramblers |
495.1 |
|
4 |
Marcus Hook |
Sorrento Sunshine XI |
489.3 |
|
5 |
Thomas Earl |
Thomas XI |
488.4 |
|
6 |
Leslie Young |
Surreyleslie |
471.5 |
|
7 |
Simon Hemsley |
South London Visigoths CC |
469.6 |
|
8 |
Jamie Dowling |
Cherry Pie Chuckers |
466.9 |
|
9 |
Mark Percival |
Marc's Magicians |
460.7 |
|
10 |
Nick Robinson |
Comeontheree |
460.4 |
|
11 |
Graham Klaka |
Ewell Hussars |
460.3 |
|
12 |
Albert Ratcliff |
Bertie's Bash Hits |
453.4 |
|
13 |
Chris Keene |
Keene As Mustard |
451.0 |
|
14 |
Luke Robison |
Robison Royals |
450.8 |
|
15 |
Rob Lewis |
Surrey-by-Sea |
450.1 |
|
16 |
Paul Jeater |
No Quick Singles |
438.6 |
|
17 |
Hanna Frostman |
Don't Mention The Waugh |
436.6 |
|
18 |
Victoria Earl |
IC XI |
427.9 |
|
19 |
Adam Munro |
Beddingtonshire |
423.0 |
|
20 |
Keith Buley |
Royal Berks |
422.9 |
|
21 |
Paul Trumble |
Cream Of The Crease 2 |
420.4 |
|
22 |
Alistair Gordon |
Cricketman's Squad |
419.4 |
|
23 |
Richard Budden |
Surrey Stars |
418.7 |
|
24 |
Mark Smith |
Mountain Madness CC |
416.6 |
|
25 |
Tim Redman |
Redders Rangers |
409.7 |
|
26 |
Anthony Earl |
ACE XI |
408.6 |
|
27 |
Paul Blake |
Blakey's Eleven |
405.5 |
|
28 |
Tracey Field |
Over Cow Corner |
405.0 |
|
29 |
Chris Munro |
FFCSCCC |
403.4 |
|
30 |
Anthony Vidler |
Tony's On Fire |
397.1 |
|
31 |
Roger Hudson |
The Wild Rovers 2017 |
386.7 |
|
32 |
James Rolles |
Skeletor Select XI |
381.6 |
|
33 |
Don Rosendale |
Glad All Over |
373.9 |
|
34 |
Neil Holmes |
Surrey Posh |
351.6 |
|
35 |
Jean Galsworthy |
Rosebery Ramblers |
347.3 |
|
36 |
Mike Jackson |
Jacko's Bunch |
330.7 |
|
37 |
Chris Eades |
Avalco |
329.6 |
|
38 |
Colin Bayly |
They Think It's All Over |
326.8 |
|
39 |
Chris Stoneman |
Albezanaan 2017 |
272.4 |
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