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Dunc · Level 3 dot.orger Joined: 02 Feb 2012 Posts: 1448

Don't suppose anyone's doing the CC are they?
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Don · Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 3:03 pm Post subject:

I forgot. Bah! Colleague of mine won it a few years ago and he knows sfa about cricket.

I'd have Alex Hales, Joe Denley and Gareth Berg in my team. I guess that puts me in with my colleague.

Whom have you got, oh bloke who looks like an extra from Fiddler on the Roof?
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Dunc · Level 3 dot.orger Joined: 02 Feb 2012 Posts: 1448

I've gone for the two all-rounder option, and thankfully so:

Batsmen:

Trescothick
Carberry
Maynard
Ali

Bowlers:

Murtagh
Kirby
Khan
Joseph

WK:

Ambrose

AR:

Wagg
Yardy

Wagg and Yardy have both earned me lots of points the past two days. Maynard did well last week. Trescothick has been the only disappointment so far, mainly because I've had him as my captain, but we all know he will come good and I imagine many others have doen the same.

I wanted Alex Hales, but alas, couldn't afford him. Plus, you seem to do much better with bowlers than batsmen, particularly bowlers who can bat a little.
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Don · Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 4:01 pm Post subject:

Lots of solid performers in there, most of whom will be there for most of the games. Carberry has just got run out. I see that if they've had well-documented mental health issues, you pick 'em. Dial M will get you a few, I fancy.

Now, pitch inspector to Cardiff?
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BiscuitRanger · Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 4:11 pm Post subject:

Some random questions/comments

Whereabouts is Michael Carberry playing these days? I used to select him when he played for Hants. Had potential, not fulfilled as yet!

When I dabbled in such things, I would usually mess up my substitutions, often forgetting to press the confirm button. It was always fun though and one thing that tended to work well for me was to have a seam bowler (in the style of Mssr. Caddick) as captain for the first two months then switch to an opener (Tresser was great for years) and then a new overseas seamer for the last few months.

It didn't seem to matter too much though if you didn't select Ramps, and after he went all oval I couldn't bring myself to do it.
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Chappers · Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 4:20 pm Post subject:

wonder if he got booed today?...was beginning to regret not paying £16 to watch but on the evidence of the scorecard todays' events would test the patience of the purist's puristzzzzzzzzz
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Dunc · Level 3 dot.orger Joined: 02 Feb 2012 Posts: 1448

Carberry's at Hants.

Yeah, I went for experience over youth. I don't think I'm going to be winning any money, but it's a bit of fun.

In the space of 30 seconds this afternoon Carberry was run out and Tresco trapped LBW. Still, Amjad Khan hit a brisk 28 to help me out, just need him to take a couple this evening.
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