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2019 and the return of the greatest pair of fantasy leagues to be found anywhere. This year we even get to see it being played in the summer.... it'll never do... better change it for next year or people will think the ECB have gone soft in the head

Rules

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 continue to be the only one providing squads..... 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 5th April

MY SIDE

1.Steven Mullaney (Notts)
2.Dominic Sibley (Warks)
3.Sam Hain (Warks)
4.Gary Ballance (yorks)
5.Tom Abell (Som)
6.Ryan Ten Doechate (Essex)
7.Tim Ambrose (Warks) (wk)
8.Simon Harmer (Essex)
9.Jamie Porter (Essex)
10.Duane Olivier (Yorks)
11.Morne Morkel (Sur)

Be very dissapointed if im not near the top with that side lol!

Olivier (Yorks)
Coad (Yorks)
Morkel (Surrey)
Pope (Surrey)
Foakes (Surrey)
Hildreth (Somerset)
Leach (Somerset)
Mullaney (Notts)
Patel (Warks)
A. Cook (Essex)
Harmer (Essex)

The hardest part was trying to figure out who's in division one and who's in division two....

1) Ravi Bopara (Essex)
2) Alistair Cook (Essex)
3) Fidel Edwards (Hant)
4) Keith Barker (Hants)
5) James Vince (Hants)
6) Daniel Bell-Drummond (Kent)
7) Samit Patel (Nott)
8) James HIldreth (Somerset)
9) Morne Morkel (Surrey)
10) Ian Bell (Warks)
11) Gary Ballance (Yorks)

Initial thoughts

Porter Ess
Harmer Ess
Abbott Ham
Stevens Ken
Abell Som
Gregory Som
Brooks Som
Clarke R Sur
Morkel Sur
Patel J War
Olivier Yor

teams to be in by 5th April

Durhamfootman wrote:Initial thoughts

Porter Ess
Harmer Ess
Abbott Ham
Stevens Ken
Abell Som
Gregory Som
Brooks Som
Clarke R Sur
Morkel Sur
Patel J War
Olivier Yor

To whom are we going to turn when he eventually retires

I very nearly dropped him this year. Dropped Samit instead. I might change my mind later

A Cook
J Vince
B Duckett
G Balance
S Patel
D Stevens
S Harmer
J Porter
M Morkel
J Ball
J Leach

roll up, roll up.... get your county championship FL here.... don't be shy... not long to go now

div 2 is just next door, so not far to travel to post that one too

Blimey, got to do this tomorrow.

Might wait until five minutes after Red.

Cook Ess
Browne Ess
Ballance Yor
Vince Ham
Patel S Notts
Ambrose War
Hildreth Som
Morkel Sur
Harmer Ess
Olivier Yor
Leach Sur

DiligentDefence wrote:Leach Sur

do you mean Jack Leach at Somerset, DD?

Cook and Porter (Essex)
Vince (Hants)
Duckett (Notts)
Sibley. (Warks)
Coad and Ballance ( Yorks)
Foakes and Morkel. (Surrey)
Hildreth and Leasch. (Somerset)

That ought to ensure a successful season for Kent