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Golly... the new season is only a couple of weeks away, so it's time to get your thinking caps on.
Only 8 teams to choose from, this year

As usual, pick 11 players, no substitutes are permitted, and there are no restrictions on who you can pick

Scoring

Batting

1 point per run
+10 for a half century
+20 for a century (+10 for any additional half century)
If a batsman is not out after 50 = +10, after 100 = +15, after 150 = +20 etc

Bowling

20 points per wicket
2 points per maiden over
+10 for 5 wickets in the match
+20 for 5 wickets in an innings
+30 for 10 wickets in the match
+50 for 10 wickets in an innings
+30 for a hat trick

Fielding

10 points per catch or stumping
20 points per run out, or 10 points each if two players share the responsibility
10 bonus points for 3 contributions with catches, stumpings or run outs

Squads

The BBC squads look up to date... click on the county and then click on squad
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/teams

All entries must be in before the toss on Friday 7th April, and may the best footman win!

MY SIDE

1.Alistair Cook (Ess)
2.Nic Browne (Ess)
3.James Vince (Hamp)
4.Scott Borthwick (Sur)
5.Sean Ervine (Hants)
6.Steven Croft (Lancs)
7.Ben Foakes (Surr)
8.Ollie Rayner (Mid)
9.Jack Leach (Som)
10.Jack Brooks (York)
11.Kyle Abbott (Hants)

1. Jonathan Trott (Warwickshire)
2. Ian Bell (Warwickshire)
3. Scott Borthwick (Surrey)
4. Mark Stoneman (Surrey)
5. Nick Gubbins (Middlesex)
6. Sam Robson (Middlesex)
7.Steve Eskanazi (Middlesex)
8.Ben Foakes (Surrey)
9.Sam Curran (Surrey)
10.Gareth Batty (Surrey)
11. Toby Roland-Jones (Middlesex)

1) Ravi Bopara (Essex)
2) James Foster (Essex)
3) Keith Barker (Warks)
4) Jimmy Adams (Hants)
5) Michael Carberry (Hants)
6) Fidel Edwards (Hants)
7) Zafar Ansari (Surrey)
8) Ravi Rampaul (Surrey)
9) Shiv Chanderpaul (Lancs)
10) Adam Voges (Middlesex)
11) James Hildreth (Somerset)

Ian Bell Warks
Keith Barker WArks
Jeetan Patel Warks
Jonathan Trott Warks
Steven Finn Midd
Nick Gubbins Midd
John Simpson Midd
Tim Bresnan Yorks
Sam Curran Surrey
Stuart Meaker Surrey
Rory Burns Surr

My first thoughts

Bopara (Ess)
McLaren (Lan)
Jarvis (Lan)
Roland-Jones (Mid)
Voges (Mid)
Rayner (Mid)
Barker (War)
Patel (War)
Clarke (War)
Brook (Yor)
Bresnan (Yor)

Bookmark.

This is always very toughest FL for me to win. Not enough idea about County cricket to win it.

Mark Stoneman
James Vince
Scott Borthwick
Adam Voges
Kumar Sangakarra
Ryan McLaren
Tim Bresnan
Kyle Abbott
Toby Roland Jones
Jack Leach
Jack Brooks

hopeforthebest wrote:Ian Bell Warks
Keith Barker WArks
Jeetan Patel Warks
Jonathan Trott Warks
[s]Steven Finn Midd[/s]
Nick Gubbins Midd
John Simpson Midd
Tim Bresnan Yorks
Sam Curran Surrey
Stuart Meaker Surrey
Rory Burns Surr
Peter Trego Somerset

Steven Finn out, Peter Trego in.

Keith Barker Wark
Jeetan patel Wark
Scott borthwick Surrey
kyle Jarvis Lancashire
jack brooks Yorkshire
matthew leach Somerset
Tobias Roland jones Middlesex
Ryan Mclaren Hampshire
Marcus Trescothick Somerset
Tim Bresnen Yorkshire
Adam Lyth Yorkshire.

My new team.

Nick Gubbins Middlesex
Adam Lyth Yorkshire
Alex lees Yorkshire
Gary Ballance Yorkshire
Dawid Malan Middlesex
jonathan trott Warwickshire
Ian Bell Warwickshire
Jack Brooks Yorkshire
Jeetan patel Warwickshire
kyle Jarvis Lancashire
Toby Roland Jones Middlesex.

Thanks again Durham for running the premier competition of the summer.

Robson (Middx)
Gubbins (Middx)
Bell (Warks)
Bailey (Hants)
Livingstone (Lancs)
Eskinazi (Middx)
Bresnan (Yorks)
S.Curran (Surrey
Rashid (Yorks)
R.Jones (Middx)
Brooks (Yorks)

Appreciate any injury, availability info. I know Bailey is missing the start of the season.

My provisional XI:

Lyth
Gubbins
Westley
Bell
Ballance
Ansari
Livingstone
Bresnan
Patel J.
Roland-Jones
Brooks

Ryan Mclaren - Lancashire
Tim Bresnan - Yorkshire
Ravi Bopara - Essex
Ian Bell - Warwickshire
Zafar Ansari - Surrey
Liam Dawson - Hampshire
Keith Barker - Warwickshire
Kyle Abbott - Hampshire
Sangakkara - Surrey
Jeetan Patel - Warwickshire
Toby Jones - Middlesex

Barker - Warks
Patel - Warks
Traitor Borthwick - Surrey
Leach - Soms
Brooks - Yorks
Clarke - Warks
McLaren - Lancs
TRJ - Mids
Bops - Essex
Jarvis - Lancs
Bresnan - Yorks