OVAL WORLD FANTASY CRICKET LEAGUE 2011
Yet again, the Oval World Fantasy Cricket League (OWFCL) is
back by popular demand. As always county cricket's crème de la crème have been
given monetary values. These are expressed in terms of fictitious weekly
earnings, based mainly on how each player fared in first-class cricket in
England in 2009 and 2010. Your job is to pick a squad of 13 by deploying a
maximum weekly wage bill of £20,000. Player points will be based on all of the
runs, wickets and catches each player registers in first-class cricket this
summer. In other words, performances in Test matches and England Lions' matches
will count. Every player will be awarded points on the following bases, except
overseas players who will only be awarded points on the basis of their county
performances:
BATTING
1 point for every 30 runs scored in first-class cricket.
BOWLING
1 point for each first-class wicket taken.
FIELDING
0.2 points for every catch or stumping made in first-class cricket.
YOUR SQUAD
Each entrant will need to select a 13-man squad with one of the slots being
filled by one county's overseas player(s). An application form is enclosed for
your completion. The squad must consist of:
- At least 5 batsmen
- At least 5 bowlers
- One wicketkeeper, and
- One county, whose overseas player(s) will score you points.
(You must therefore pick one spare player in addition to the
twelve above).
Players can only be selected from the 270 batsmen, bowlers and
keepers listed and valued; plus we have indicated who, at the time of going to
press, has been confirmed as each county's overseas player(s) for 2011. 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, the points scored
by the overseas player(s) who played for your chosen county, the wicketkeeper
and your next best player (in terms of points accrued). Click
here to see the selection grid
YOUR BUDGET
You have got a weekly budget of £20,000 with which to pay a squad of thirteen.
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, for Derbyshire, Usman Khawaja will start the summer as their
overseas player with Martin Guptill taking over halfway through the season), 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 Kolpak signings and player retirements.
WHAT COULD I WIN?
For the second year running there are attractive prizes on offer for the top
three:
- The winner will receive a free Surrey CCC county membership
or the cash equivalent
- The runner-up will get £100 worth of theatre tokens
- Third prize: A cricket book of your choice, as listed on
amazon.co.uk, up to a face value of £20.00.
In the event of tied scores, the final placings will be
decided by a tie-break - how many matches will Surrey win in total in all three
of the major domestic competitions this summer?
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. The entry fee is £5.00 (make the cheque
payable to the SCCCSC). 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 LV County Championship season is
bowled on 8th April 2011. Even though five first-class fixtures will have
concluded prior to April 8, including the curtain-raiser between MCC and
Nottinghamshire in Abu Dhabi, points scored in these matches will still
count. If necessary, selections can be amended before April 8 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
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