OVAL WORLD FANTASY CRICKET LEAGUE
2023
It's
a tangible sign that the county cricket season is coming
into view. That's right, the OWFCL is back again for 2023.
The game's crème de la crème have been
given monetary values expressed in terms of fictitious weekly
salaries based on how each player faired in the County Championship and domestic Tests in
the last two years; or, to be more precise, the average number of points per
match each would have scored based on the last couple of
seasons. The £1,000 'bargain buys' are those players who, for
whatever reason, did not play Test or championship cricket
in 2021 or 2022.
Your job is to pick a
squad of 14 players by deploying a maximum weekly wage bill of £32,500.
Points will be based on ALL of the runs, wickets and
catches each player registers in this summer's County
Championship and England's domestic Test matches
against Ireland and Australia. In other words,
the early season county fixtures against the English
university teams will NOT count, neither will performances by
those players deemed to be overseas; that's why Essex's Simon
Harmer and Hampshire's Kyle Abbott, key fantasy selections in
the past, aren't listed.
So, to give everyone a chance to weigh-up
form and identify the players likely to feature for their
teams on a regular basis, the closing date for entries is Thursday,
13th April, with all the points accrued in the first round
of County Championship matches still counting.
As the 2023 season progresses, every player
will be awarded points on the following bases:
BATTING
1 point for every 25 runs scored in Test and County
Championship cricket.
BOWLING
1 point for each wicket taken in Test and County Championship cricket.
FIELDING
0.2 points for every catch taken or stumping made in Test and County
Championship cricket.
YOUR SQUAD
Each entrant will need to select a 14-man squad. The squad must consist of:
- 5 batters
- 1 wicketkeeper
- 2 batting all-rounders
- 2 bowling all-rounders, and
- 4 bowlers.
Players can only be selected from the 400+
non-overseas batters, bowlers, all-rounders and keepers listed and valued on
the selection grid.
At the end of the competition, your team's total score will be
calculated on the basis of your 4 best batsmen, your 3 highest
points-scoring bowlers, your wicketkeeper and your 3 most
successful all-rounders - the aim being to arrive at your best
11 players. To see the most up to date
selection grid go to:
Click
here to see the selection grid - pdf
Click
here to see the selection grid - excel
Click here for an
application form - pdf
Click here for an
application form - excel
YOUR BUDGET
You have a weekly budget of £32,500 with which to pay a squad of fourteen. Every possible effort has been made to ensure that the selection grid
takes account of player moves and retirements.
WHAT COULD I WIN?
The winner will receive a free Surrey CCC county membership or the cash
equivalent.
AND FINALLY… THE SMALLPRINT
Each entrant is only allowed to submit one entry. You do not
need to be a member of the Surrey CCC Supporters' Club to enter the competition.
The entry fee is £5.00 (please make an online
transfer to the Supporters' Club's bank account Account Number: 15788860 Sort Code: 30-65-38). Selectors can choose
a name for their team, provided it does not exceed 25 letters and isn't
considered offensive. All entries must be received before the first ball of the
second round of County Championship matches is bowled - so, 11am on Thursday,
13th April 2023. If necessary,
selections can be amended before the deadline.
All correspondence relating to the competition should be sent to Marcus Hook,
Flat 1, 67 Birdhurst Rise, South Croydon, Surrey CR2 7EJ or to
marcushook64@gmail.com
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