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OVAL WORLD FANTASY CRICKET LEAGUE 2007
Having attracted almost forty entrants in each of the last two years, it
would appear that the Oval World Fantasy Cricket League (OWFCL) is as popular as
ever. Hopefully it does not need much of an introduction, suffice to say that as
you can see on the next page, county cricket's crème de la crème have been
given values. These are expressed in terms of fictitious weekly earnings, based
on how each player fared in the County Championship in 2005 and 2006. Your job
is to pick a squad of 13 by deploying a maximum weekly wage bill of £20,000.
Player points, which will be based on all of the runs, wickets and catches each
player registers, will only be earned on the basis of Liverpool Victoria
championship performances. In other words, performances in any other form of
competition, including Tests and One-Day internationals, will not count. Every
player will be awarded points on the following bases:
BATTING
1 point for every 30 runs scored in the Liverpool Victoria County Championship.
BOWLING
1 point every time a bowler captures a championship wicket.
FIELDING
0.2 points for every catch or stumping made in the County Championship.
YOUR SQUAD
Each entrant will need to select a 13-man squad by completing the
application form enclosed. The squad must consist of:
5 batsmen
5 bowlers
2 overseas players, and
1 wicketkeeper.
Players can only be selected from the 207 batsmen, bowlers and keepers listed
and valued (Click HERE
to see the selection grid) plus any of this season's overseas players (some of
whom, unfortunately, were not confirmed at the time of going to press). At the
end of the competition, your team's total score will be calculated on the basis
of your 4 best batsmen, the 4 highest points-scoring bowlers plus the two
overseas players and your wicketkeeper.
YOUR BUDGET
You have got a weekly budget of £20,000 with which to pay a squad of 13
players. Naturally, overseas cricketers are the most expensive at £2,100 per
week. So, as a safeguard, if an overseas player is replaced by another (for
instance we already know that, at Essex, Andy Bichel will be filling in for
Andre Nel), his replacement will automatically fill the vacancy created in your
squad. Every effort has been made to ensure that the selection grid also takes
account of recent player retirements.
WHAT WILL I WIN?
A cricket book of your choice, as listed on amazon.co.uk, up to a face value
of £20.00.
AND FINALLY… THE SMALLPRINT
Each entrant is only allowed to submit one entry. Each selector must be a
member of the Surrey CCC Supporters' Club. There is no registration fee, but if
you would like to receive regular updates and full sets of averages through the
post, please enclose 6 first class stamps with your entry. Selectors can choose
a name for their team, provided it does not exceed 25 letters and will not be
considered offensive. All entries must be received before the first ball of the
Liverpool Victoria County Championship season is bowled on 18th April 2007.
Unfortunately, not all of the overseas players listed were confirmed at the time
of going to press. However, if necessary, selections can be amended before 18
April either in writing or by e-mail. All correspondence relating to the
competition should be sent to Marcus Hook, Flat 1, 67 Birdhurst Rise, South
Croydon, Surrey CR2 7EJ or to marcushook@aol.com
Click HERE
for a .pdf version of the Selection Grid.
Click HERE
for an application form.
Click HERE
to see the outcome of last year's competition.
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