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Hit It For Six (an interactive cricket dynasty)
I've been inspired to write this dynasty in no small part due to the excellence of the Give Rugby a Try thread.
It will track the progress of a one-day cricket league in that most unlikely cricketing nation - the United States - using a very basic cricket simulator that I found on the net called "CRICSIM". There will be a lot of lexical jargon in this thread that may bemuse or befuddle the majority of readers. As a starting point, I suggest you look here to start your education. I have already played out the first two seasons of this dynasty, but it will go on the back-burner very soon for about three weeks due to me travelling overseas for holidays (talk about bad timing). Still, I'd welcome any feedback, suggestions, comments or questions that you may have. As the title suggests, this is an interactive dynasty. If you would like to enter the rookie draft for Season III please let me know (also stipulate whether you'd like to be a batsman, bowler, or both. As per "Give Rugby A Try", FOFCers will be among the pre-eniment players). Now to fill in some of the backstory of this league. There will be no "real" players, as I intend this story to be timeless (hence "Season I, Season II etc"). Players typically start in the league between the ages of 18-21, and will begin to retire from as early as 30. Teams will have a bare squad of 11 players. There will be no injuries, so every player will play every game for their team, regardless of form. Now to attempt to explain a fraction of the rules of cricket. The main form of cricket can last up to five days, often without a result being known (a "draw"). One-day cricket, which this dynasty is modelled on, lasts for exactly that amount of time - a single day. Each team is given a maximum of fifty overs to score as many runs as possible without being "bowled out" - losing ten of their eleven batsmen to dismissals. Team scores in cricket typically vary between 200-300. If the team batting second surpasses the first team's score, then the game is over. If the first team "bowls out" the second team without having their score passed, then the game is also over. If neither team is bowled out after fifty overs, then their innings is closed. A tie occurs if two teams score exactly the same amount of runs. There are two basic roles in cricket - batting and bowling. A good batsman will average anywhere from 35 runs per game upwards. A good bowler will average 25 runs or less per wicket that he takes. In addition, one day cricket takes into account the scoring rate of both batters and bowlers. A good batsman will score 75 runs or more per 100 balls that he faces (a 75% strike rate). A good bowler will concede 4.5 runs or less per six-ball "over" that he bowls (a 4.5 economy rate). I sense that I may have confused most of you already with these explanations, so lets delve into the fiction of this dynasty. The United Cricket League (UCL) The UCL currently consists of eight teams in two divisions which play a 26-game schedule. Teams play their three divisional opponents six times, home and away, and play the teams in the opposition division twice. Currently the top two in each division qualify for the playoffs. The playoff series is a straight knockout, with the winner of the best-of-three advancing to the championship series, another best-of-three. Home field advantage for the entire series is given to the team with the better season record. Teams tied in standings are sorted by their head-to-head record, then their divisional results, then by the result of their most recent game. The eight charter members of the UCL are: Chicago Barons Season I - 10-16 (3rd in East Division) Season II - 19-2-5 (1st in East Division, lost in Championship Series) Best Batsman - Christian Joseph Best Bowler - Ben Hall Dallas Mustangs Season I - 5-21 (4th in West Division) Season II - 16-10 (2nd in West Division, lost Divisional Series) Best Batsman - Oliver McCallum Best Bowler - Connor Attwood D.C. Vulcans Season I - 7-19 (4th in East Division) Season II - 11-2-13 (3rd in East Division) Best Batsman - Curtis Rose Best Bowler - Bennett Osborne Florida Storm Season I - 16-10 (2nd in East Division, lost Divisional Series) Season II - 13-2-11 (2nd in East Division, lost Divisional Series) Best Batsman - Michael Stephens Best Bowler - Jack Jackson Las Vegas Gamblers Season I - 17-9 (1st in West Division, won Championship Series) Season II - 24-2 (1st in West Division, won Championship Series) Best Batsman - Malcolm Wagner Best Bowler - Eric Steele Los Angeles Knights Season I - 14-12 (3rd in West Division) Season II - 4-22 (4th in West Division) Best Batsman - Robbie Nilsson Best Bowler - Lex Blevins New York Emperors Season I - 20-6 (1st in East Division, lost Championship Series) Season II - 4-2-20 (4th in East Division) Best Batsman - Jeff Foley Best Bowler - Barry Sellers Phoenix Scorpions Season I - 16-10 (2nd in West Division, lost Divisional Series) Season II - 9-17 (3rd in West Division) Best Batsman - Sam Thurston Best Bowler - Callum Rofe ---- Now for some statistical analysis from the first two seasons Leading Run Scorers - Season I 1545 - Sam Hill (Las Vegas) 1514 - Michael Stephens (Florida) 1499 - Dane Torgersen (Dallas) 1416 - Maurice Robinson (New York) 1346 - Jeff Foley (New York) Leading Wicket Takers - Season I 56 - Callum Rofe (Phoenix) 55 - Brett Lamb (DC) 55 - Matthew Baldwin (New York) 54 - Jerome Johnson (New York) 50 - Patrick Allen (Chicago) Leading Run Scorers - Season II 2152 - Malcolm Wagner (Las Vegas) 1861 - Christian Joseph (Chicago) 1764 - Sam Hill (Las Vegas) 1729 - Oliver McCallum (Dallas) 1651 - Jeff Foley (New York) Leading Wicket Takers - Season II 61 - Kyle Watts (Chicago) 60 - Ben Hall (Chicago) 59 - Eric Steele (Las Vegas) 58 - Michael Jones (Las Vegas) 54 - Peter Riordan (Chicago) --- Finally, to give you a taste of what to expect from scorecards and the like, I present a simple cut-and-paste of two automatically generated scorecards from Season II's Championship Series. Remember, if you'd like to be added for Season III, let me know. It may not be run until mid-January, keep that in mind! Code:
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Notes from Season II
1. Batsmen dominated the fledging UCL in its second full season, with the total of runs increasing markedly, and number of wickets falling. The highest individual score of the season was a mammoth 222 not out by Robbie Nilsson of LA, beating the previous best of 195 not out set by Malcolm Wagner (Las Vegas) earlier in the season. 2. The number of centuries (individual scores of 100 or more) rose from 52 in Season I to 98 in Season II. 3. The instances of bowlers taking four wickets or more in a match fell from 47 to 38. 4. Dallas's first pick of the draft was Oliver McCallum, who went on to become an absolute phenom in his first season, scoring an average of 96.06 runs each time he batted. McCallum also broke the record for most centuries in a season (10, shared with Malcolm Wagner who also broke the record). 5. Quality all-rounders (players who are good at both batting and bowling) are few and far between in the UCL but Josh Wallace was the standout performer by far. The Gamblers star scored 1624 runs with the bat and also took 23 wickets. Other worthwhile contributors included Connor Attwood of Florida (batting average of 24.6 with 45 wickets), Jake Sutton of DC (batting average of 33.7 with 39 wickets) and James Deacon of Florida (batting average of 22.3 with 37 wickets). 6. Las Vegas hit on a good prospect in the draft with Michael Jones. Drafted seventh overall (Florida passed on their picks), Jones went on to take 58 wickets with the ball at a misely average of 20.1 (the lower the bowling average is, the better). 7. Oliver McCallum and Michael Jones were named the UCL Young Players of the Year. The award is given to the best batsman and best bowler under the age of 21. McCallum becomes the third Mustangs player to win the award after Dane Torgersen and Connor Attwood both won the award in Season I. 8. McCallum was a close second for UCL Most Valuable Batsman but ultimately lost out to Malcolm Wagner of the champion Las Vegas Gamblers. Also pressing a strong claim was Christian Joseph of the Chicago Barons. Wagner is the second Gambler to win the award after captain Sam Hill did so in Season I. 9. Kyle Watts of the Chicago Barons was a close winner of the UCL Most Valuable Bowler, edging out team-mate Ben Hall, who joined the Barons after spending the first season with the New York Emperors. Hall's former team-mate Matthew Baldwin was the first recepient in Season I. 10. Retirements will shortly be announced, followed by Trade Weekend, where team managers meet to discuss potential trades ahead of the draft. 11. The draft order for the Season III draft has been established:
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Intruiging... although I can't seem to find the simulator you're using. Any clue as to its whereabouts?
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Try CricketGames.com - Welcome and then look under "freeware games". It should be called Cricsim or The Cricket Simulator.
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Awesome!
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So.....does anybody want in on the draft?
I'll need to know your name, and whether you want to be a batsman, bowler, or all-rounder. I'll probably run the draft in the next 48 hours or so. |
Sure, Throw in Deacon Palmer as a bowler
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Jawouk Bafou, an all-rounder.
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Rob Nielsen, Batter
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Thanks for the responses so far everyone. Just putting together a retrospective for retiring players - all ten of them - before doing player transactions.
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The Off-Season - Phase 1 - Retiring Players
At the end of UCL II, ten players announced their retirements. Aaron Case hung up his gloves as wicketkeeper for the DC Vulcans. He retired with a batting average of 23.88 and a highest score of 68. Callum Rofe made his mark as one of the better bowlers strutting their stuff for the Phoenix Scorpions. In his 54 matches he took 104 wickets at a cost of 21.75 runs, or one wicket every 28.8 balls (anything under 35 is considered good, under 30 is excellent). He also took four or more wickets in a match seven times. Calvin Christensen's contributions for Chicago are best forgotten. Doug Ross played a decent first season for Chicago before being instrumental in Dallas's rise to the West Division finals last season. In his 54 matches he scored 2074 runs at an average of 54.58. His contributions with the ball were less stellar but he still managed to take 25 wickets. Gerald Amico was an important contributor in the Florida Storm's first two seasons, with 2243 runs, an average of 41.98 and seven centuries (scores of 100 or more) in 57 matches. Much like Doug Ross, Henry Elliott was a factor in the Mustang's rise to the finals in Season II. The recruit from New York finishes his career with a batting average of 47.75 and nine half-centuries. His opportunities to score more runs were overshadowed by the mammoth efforts of team-mates Dane Torgersen and Oliver McCallum. Kyle Watts finished his career with a loss in the Championship Series to Las Vegas, but the Chicago bowler can still feel happy with a career that netted 91 wickets, including 61 in Season II alone. His career bowling average was 24.86 and strike rate of 34.1. Luke Russell retires from Dallas with 2360 runs in the bank and 5 centuries, 16 half-centuies and a highest career score of 139 not out. Sam Hill is probably the best batsman in the short history of the UCL, and a huge factor in the Gambler's early successes. In 60 matches, he has scored 3548 runs, 13 centuries and 8 half centuries. Together with Patrick Song and Malcolm Wagner, Hill was one of the "big three" that obliterated opponent's bowling in Season II as the Gamblers won 28 of 30 matches. Wayne Connolly won a championship with Las Vegas in his first season, before finishing his career with Florida, scoring 1649 runs with an average of 56.86 runs. |
Only four trades were agreed upon in the Trading Weekend, down from a record 12 last season.
Dallas were involved in every single trade, approved by the UCL Commissioner, Jack Schitt. Dallas gets: Frank Gallagher (30 yo batsman, average 50.65) and Harvey Underwood (24yo bowler, average 86.57) Chicago gets: Fletcher Deck (34 yo batsman, average 37.8) and Jayden Moen (31yo bowler, average 130.3) Analysis: Dallas wins this trade hands down and it's difficult to see why Chicago agree to it. Moen will more than likely be released on waivers after the draft anyway. DC gets: Mark Norman (22yo bowler, average 41.32) Los Angeles gets: Drew Staggers (35yo batsman, average 58) Analysis: Los Angeles gets batting support for Robbie Nilsson, who has carried the franchise for the first two season of the UCL. DC get a promising prospect who has suffered badly at the Knights. Staggers becomes the first player to play for three clubs in the UCL after spending Season I at Phoenix. DC gets: Round Two pick in Season III draft (14th overall) Dallas gets: Steve Graves (28yo all rounder, average 11.57 with bat, 34.55 with ball) Analysis: Probably a dead-even trade. Graves has underperformed with the bat and ball in two seasons with the Vulcans, and DC now gets a second pick in the draft, which they badly need. Las Vegas gets: Round One pick in Season III draft (6th overall) Dallas gets: Round One pick in Season III draft (8th overall), Round Two pick in Season III draft (16th overall) Analysis: Another head-scratcher. The Gamblers live up to their name but have squandered one pick just to move up two places. Revised Draft Order for Season III Draft:
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Team managers, scouts and players convened in Las Vegas for the Season III draft, with three names on everyone's lips - Neilsen, Palmer, Bafou. These three prospects had impressed everyone at the first official UFC Prospects Game. Rob Nielsen retired on 100 not out, while Deacon Palmer bowled with amazing accuracy, taking three wickets. Jawouk Bafou was the wildcard, hitting fifty runs in a scorching thirty balls, while taking two wickets with the ball.
With trading during the draft prohibited, teams like Phoenix and New York were guaranteed to have more than the mandated eleven players on their rosters, while teams such as Chicago would have less. This would set up an intriguing period post-draft with players going on waivers. Draft Results 1. Los Angeles - Deacon Palmer (bowler) 2. New York - Jawouk Bafou (all-rounder) 3. Phoenix - Josh Gibson (all-rounder) 4. Phoenix - Shannon Happel (batsman) 5. Florida - Rob Nielsen (batsman) 6. Las Vegas - Ryan Menendez (bowler) 7. Chicago - Stanley Leto (batsman) 8. Dallas - Scott Gibson (batsman) 9. Los Angeles - Billy Oswin (bowler) 10. New York - William Messmer (batsman) 11. Phoenix - Paul Waybright (all-rounder) 12. DC - Al Brittain (bowler) 13. Florida - Tony Amsden (bowler) 14. DC - John Porter (bowler) 15. Chicago - Brady Vasko (all-rounder) 16. Dallas - Grant Ferdinand (batsman) |
Waivers
To meet roster requirements, the following players were released on waivers: DC Vulcans: Brandon James Los Angeles Knights: Glen Lucius, Peter Solomon New York Emperors: David Edgell, Justin Morgan Phoenix Scorpions: Andrew Kelly, Mike Gilbert Of the seven players released, two would find new homes. Dallas Mustangs: Justin Morgan Chicago Barons: Glen Lucius |
Season III Preview
Chicago Barons Squad: Christian Joseph, Tim Watts, Jye Richards, Stanley Leto, Brady Vasko, Fletcher Deck, Timmy Tisch, Glen Lucius, Jayden Moen, Ben Hall, Peter Riordan Batting Rating: 1st Bowling Rating: 7th Prediction: 1st in East Division, Championship Runners-up Dallas Mustangs Squad: Dane Torgersen, Oliver McCallum, Frank Gallagher, Scott Gibson, Grant Ferdinand, Patrick Sullivan, Harvey Underwood, Connor Attwood, Michael Garrett, Justin Morgan, John Collins Batting Rating: 4th Bowling Rating: 8th Prediction: 4th in West Division DC Vulcans Squad: Curtis Rose, David McKenzie, Gary Parks, Jake Sutton, John Stout, Albert Marsh, Steve Graves, Bennett Osbourne, Mark Norman, Al Brittain, John Porter Batting Rating: 6th Bowling Rating: 4th Prediction: 4th in East Division Florida Storm Squad: Michael Stephens, Rob Nielsen, James Deacon, Robert Henshaw, Jeremy McGonigal, Mark Phillips, Connor Crook, George Nolan, Jack Jackson, Alexander Kirby, Tony Amsden Batting Rating: 7th Bowling Rating: 1st Prediction: 2nd in East Division Los Angeles Knights Squad: Robbie Nillson, Drew Staggers, Ryan Forbes, Sam Sinclair, Brett Holmes, Lex Blevins, Stuart Collingsworth, Deacon Palmer, Marcus Page, Keith Chandler, Billy Oswin Batting Rating: 8th Bowling Rating: 2nd Prediction: 3rd in East Division Las Vegas Gamblers Squad: Malcolm Wagner, Josh Wallace, Patrick Song, Christ Puckett, William Murphy, Mark Woodard, Michael Jones, Danny Weasal, Eric Steele, Wesley Teague, Ryan Menendez Batting Rating: 3rd Bowling Rating: 3rd Prediction: 1st in West Division, Championship winners New York Emperors Squad: Jeff Foley, Danny Lapierre, Jawouk Bafou, William Messmer, Jayden Fenton, Dan Ashcroft, Harry Leon, Charlie Grace, Jason Cross, Barry Sellers, Matthew Baldwin Batting Rating: 5th Bowling Rating: 5th Prediction: 3rd in East Division Phoenix Scorpions Squad: Sam Thurston, Shannon Happel, Rob Stalzer, Paul Ingham, Chris Featherstone, Martin Capelli, Luke Moore, Josh Gibson, Paul Waybright, Ed Rice, Greg Oscar Batting Rating: 2nd Bowling Rating: 6th Prediction: 2nd in West Division --- UCL Announces Changes in Playoff Format UCL Commissioner Jack Schitt announced today that the playoff format will change for Season III onwards, with six teams qualifying for post-season action. The top team in each division will qualify for the Divisional Finals as per usual, but now the next best four teams in the UCL will play in a single qualifying match, to be termed the "play-in". The third best team in the UCL regardless of division will host the sixth best team, while the fourth best team will play the fifth best team. The winners of the "play-in" will then play in the division final, against their own division champion if applicable. However, if three teams from the same division qualify for the Division Championships, then the team that finished first in their division will choose their opponent. Using last year's standings as an example, Chicago and Las Vegas would earn a direct passage to the division finals, while Dallas (3rd) would host Phoenix (6th), and Florida (4th) host DC (5th). The winner of Dallas-Phoenix would play Las Vegas, the winner of Florida-DC would play Chicago. The change in playoff format is rumoured to foreshadow possible expansion in Season IV. The regular-season schedule format of 26 games is unchanged. |
Okay, sometime in the next 12 hours I am going to try and simulate the season, giving brief score summaries for matches, and detailed performance summaries for our three FOFCers. I don't think I will have the time to delve into serious storylines - a major feature of the NARC dynasty - so my apologies for that, but this dynasty will be going on ice until around January 10 due to my international travels.
And with that out of the way, let's get the show on the road. |
Week One Matches
Chicago 160 (40.4 overs) lost to New York 3/164 (31.3 overs) New York 7/241 (50.0 overs) lost to Chicago 5/242 (48.0 overs) Chicago 7/231 (50.0 overs) lost to New York 1/236 (46.1 overs) DC 259 (49.3 overs) beat Florida 124 (32.5 overs) DC 178 (41.3 overs) beat Florida 137 (29.5 overs) DC 79 (24.0 overs) lost to Florida 6/80 (17.1 overs) Las Vegas 145 (29.2 overs) beat Los Angeles 104 (21.4 overs) Las Vegas 6/259 (50.0 overs) beat Los Angeles 67 (23.5 overs) Las Vegas 4/273 (50.0 overs) beat Los Angeles 130 (30.3 overs) Dallas 159 (40.1 overs) lost to Phoenix 1/163 (30.2) Dallas 7/229 (50.0 overs) v Phoenix 2/203 (43.0 overs) - Match abandoned due to sand storm. Phoenix 2/204 (44.0 overs) v Dallas (did not bat) - Match abandoned due to sand storm Standings 1. Las Vegas (3-0) - Western Division leaders 2. New York (2-1) - Eastern Division leaders 3. DC (2-1) 4. Phoenix (1-2-0) 5. Florida (1-2) 6. Chicago (1-2) 7. Dallas (0-2-1) 8. Los Angeles (0-2-1) Week Two matches (3 match series) Chicago @ Florida DC @ New York Las Vegas @ Dallas Los Angeles @ Phoenix FOFC Performances Bafou - 3/27 (8.0) and 69* (78) - MVP Bafou - 13 (16) and 2/49 (10.0) Bafou - 2/61 (10.0) and 64* (69) - MVP Nielsen - 11 (20) Nielsen - 80* (89) Nielsen - 8 (11) Palmer - 0/11 (2.0) and 0 (1) Palmer - 1/32 (6.0) and 7 (12) Palmer - 0/22 (4.0) and 0 (2) |
No, sandstorms aren't a regular feature of CRICSIM. The error occured twice when simulating Dallas-Phoenix games. I think there may have been an error with not enough bowlers for either side. A little editing means this should not be a problem from now on. The results stand however.
Week Two Results Chicago (1-2) at Florida (1-2) Chicago 9/229 (50.0) lost to Florida 1/231 (41.0) Chicago 6/311 (50.0) lost to Florida 9/314 (49.5) - Storm win on the penultimate ball of the match! Florida 8/189 (50.0) lost to Chicago 1/193 (37.5) New York (2-1) at DC (2-1) New York 162 (32.1) lost to DC 3/164 (26.3) DC 167 (36.1) lost to New York 2/168 (40.0) New York 4/333 (50.0) beat DC 185 (43.1) Las Vegas (3-0) at Dallas (0-2-1) Las Vegas 2/283 (50.0) beat Dallas 5/250 (50.0) Dallas 148 (36.1) beat Las Vegas 124 (31.4) Dallas 6/232 (50.0) beat Las Vegas 211 (45.2) Los Angeles (0-3) at Phoenix (1-2-0) Los Angeles 9/224 (50.0) lost to Phoenix 2/225 (43.3) Phoenix 5/258 (50.0) beat Los Angeles 5/239 (50.0) Los Angeles 1/228 (50.0) lost to Phoenix 5/229 (50.0) Standings after Week 2 1. Phoenix (4-2-0) - Western Division leaders 2. New York (4-2) - Eastern Division leaders 3. Las Vegas (4-2) 4. Dallas (2-2-2) 5. Florida (3-3) 6. DC (3-3) 7. Chicago (2-4) 8. Los Angeles (0-6) Week Three Matches Inter-division series consist of two matches only. Chicago @ Las Vegas - rematch of Championship Series II New York @ Los Angeles DC @ Phoenix Florida @ Dallas Dynasty Player Tracking Nielsen - 106 (116) - first century by a FOFC player! Nielsen - 11 (9) Nielsen - 0 (3) Bafou - 82 (80) and 2/26 (4.0) Bafou - 1/40 (7.0) and 3 (11) Bafou - 96 (93) and 4/39 (8.1) Palmer - 18 (36) and 1/21 (5.0) Palmer - 1/41 (8.0), did not bat Palmer - Did not bat, and 2/37 (7.2) Competition Leaders Runs - 442 - Jeff Foley (NY) Average - 246.0 - Rob Stalzer (PHX) Strike Rate - 108.79% - Fletcher Deck (CHI) Highest Score - 195* - Michael Stephens (FLO) Centuries - 2 - Tim Watts (CHI), Michael Stephens (FLO), Jeff Foley (NY), Sam Thurston (PHX) Wickets - 17 - Ben Hall (CHI) Economy Rate - 2.5 - John Stout (DC) Bowling Average - 11.0 - Dan Ashcroft (NY) Best Bowling - 7/23 - Connor Attwood (DAL) Five Wickets in a Match - 1 - Ben Hall (CHI), Connor Attwood (DAL), Jake Sutton (DC), Mark Norman (DC), Michael Jones (LV), Wesley Teague (LV) |
Week Three Matches
Chicago (2-4) @ Las Vegas (4-2) Las Vegas 152 (34.1) lost to Chicago 6/153 (37.5) Chicago 2/284 (50.0) beat Las Vegas 9/269 (50.0) New York (4-2) @ Los Angeles (0-6) New York 281 (42.0) beat Los Angeles 185 (34.0) Los Angeles 178 (38.1) lost to New York 3/179 (36.0) DC (3-3) @ Phoenix (4-2-0) Phoenix 136 (36.5) lost to DC 7/137 (37.1) DC 4/240 (50.0) beat Phoenix 7/198 (50.0) Florida (3-3) @ Dallas (2-2-2) Dallas 193 (42.1) lost to Florida 3/194 (32.4) Dallas 192 (42.1) lost to Florida 4/193 (38.3) The East sweep the West 8-0 in weekend matches. Updated Standings 1. New York (6-2) - East Division leaders 2. Phoenix (4-2-2) - West Division leaders 3. DC (5-3) 4. Florida (5-3) 5. Chicago (4-4) 6. Las Vegas (4-4) 7. Dallas (2-2-4) 8. Los Angeles (0-8) DC currently hold the tiebreaker over Florida (head-to-head) Chicago currently hold the tiebreaker over Las Vegas (head-to-head) Week 4 Series (3 matches) DC @ Chicago Florida @ New York Phoenix @ Las Vegas Dallas @ Los Angeles Dynasty Player Tracking Palmer - 3/17 (3.0) and 0 (1) Palmer - 14 (20) Bafou - 103 (88) and 5/44 (8.5) - MVP - First time in UCL that a player scores 100 runs and takes 5 wickets Bafou - 4 (5) and 2/42 (9.1) Nielsen - 3 (4) Nielsen - 123* (108) |
Week Four Matches
DC (5-3) @ Chicago (4-4) Chicago 4/320 (50.0) beat DC 6/268 (50.0) Chicago 9/202 (50.0) beat DC 138 (37.1) Chicago 196 (49.2) beat DC 6/184 (50.0) The Barons are now on a six-game winning streak. Florida (5-3) at New York (6-2) New York 219 (47.3) beat Florida 148 (44.0) New York 183 (41.5) beat Florida 91 (22.1) New York 93 (22.2) lost to Florida 2/94 (18.2) Phoenix (4-2-2) at Las Vegas (4-4) Las Vegas 5/313 (50.0) beat Phoenix 5/263 (50.0) Las Vegas 3/299 (50.0) beat Phoenix 2/298 (50.0) Las Vegas 170 (41.2) lost to Phoenix 1/171 (30.4) Dallas (2-2-4) at Los Angeles (0-8) Los Angeles 4/205 (50.0) beat Dallas 181 (46.2) Dallas 254 (48.4) beat Los Angeles 162 (40.3) Dallas 133 (28.5) lost to Los Angeles 4/134 (28.3) Updated Standings 1. New York (8-3) - East Division leaders 2. Las Vegas (6-5) - West Division leaders 3. Chicago (7-4) 4. Phoenix (5-2-4) 5. Florida (6-5) 6. DC (5-6) 7. Dallas (3-2-6) 8. Los Angeles (2-9) Las Vegas currently hold the tie breaker over Phoenix Phoenix currently hold the tie-breaker over Florida Week Five Matches (two match series) Los Angeles @ Chicago Phoenix @ New York Dallas @ DC Las Vegas @ Florida Dynasty Player Tracking Bafou - 21 (14) and 2/38 (10.0) Bafou - 34 (22) and 3/13 (4.1) - MVP Bafou - 6 (14) and 2/3 (1.0) Nielsen - 53 (67) Nielsen - 1 (6) Nielsen - 32 (40) Palmer - Did not bat, and 1/14 (3.0) Palmer - 1/34 (7.0) and 12 (24) Palmer - 2/22 (6.0) and did not bat |
Week Five Matches
Los Angeles (2-9) at Chicago (7-4) Los Angeles 95 (30.2) lost to Chicago 2/96 (18.2) Los Angeles 5/244 (50.0) lost to Chicago 3/249 (38.1) Phoenix (5-2-4) at New York (8-3) New York 125 (26.1) lost to Phoenix 7/126 (35.0) Phoenix 167 (35.2) lost to New York 2/168 (34.2) Dallas (3-2-6) at DC (5-6) DC 176 (42.1) beat Dallas 165 (44.3) Dallas 145 (35.2) beat DC 3/146 (28.0) Las Vegas (6-5) at Florida (6-5) Florida 180 (43.3) lost to Las Vegas 4/182 (37.1) Las Vegas 211 (47.1) beat Florida 91 (29.5) Updated Standings 1. New York (9-4) - East Division leaders 2. Las Vegas (8-5) - West Division leaders 3. Chicago (9-4) 4. DC (7-6) 5. Phoenix (6-2-5) 6. Florida (6-7) 7. Dallas (3-2-8) 8. Los Angeles (2-11) New York hold the tie-breaker over Chicago (head-to-head) DC hold the tie-breaker over Phoenix (head-to-head) Next Week's Match-ups Chicago @ New York DC @ Florida Las Vegas @ Los Angeles Phoenix @ Dallas Competition Leaders Runs - 831 - Jeff Foley (NY) Batting Average - 92.33 - Jeff Foley (NY) Strike Rate - 99.06% - Jawouk Bafou (NY) Highest Score - 195* - Michael Stephens (FLO) Centuries Scored - 3 - Tim Watts (CHI), Michael Stephens (FLO), Josh Wallace (LV), Patrick Song (LV), Jeff Foley (NY) Wickets - 39 - Ben Hall (CHI) Economy Rate - 3.7 - Steve Graves (DC) Bowling Average - 13.1 - Ben Hall (CHI) Best Bowling - 7/16 - Bennett Osbourne (DC) Most Five Wicket Hauls - 3 - Ben Hall (CHI) Dynasty Player Tracking Palmer - 3 (6) and 3/16 (3.0) Palmer - Did not bat and 1/20 (3.1) Bafou - 19 (18) and 0/18 (4.0) Bafou - 4/30 (10.0) and 14 (25) - MVP Nielsen - 88 (102) Nielsen - 12 (19) |
Week Six Matches
Chicago Barons (9-4) at New York Emperors (9-4) Chicago 119 (32.3) lost to New York 2/120 (25.2) Chicago 174 (47.2) beat New York 153 (47.2) Chicago 6/273 (50.0) lost to New York 2/275 (42.4) DC Vulcans (7-6) at Florida Storm (6-7) DC 195 (46.2) lost to Florida 5/199 (43.3) Florida 163 (46.3) beat DC 154 (41.0) Florida 120 (30.0) lost to DC 6/122 (31.4) Las Vegas Gamblers (8-5) at Los Angeles Knights (2-11) Las Vegas 6/277 (50.0) beat Los Angeles 204 (48.4) Las Vegas 7/216 (50.0) beat Los Angeles 77 (23.4) Las Vegas 237 (46.5) beat Los Angeles 189 (49.0) Phoenix Scorpions (6-2-5) at Dallas Mustangs (3-2-8) Dallas 3/310 (50.0) beat Phoenix 2/275 (50.0) Dallas 9/191 (50.0) lost to Phoenix 3/192 (32.5) Phoenix 3/282 (50.0) beat Dallas 5/257 (50.0) Updated Standings 1. Las Vegas (11-5) - Western Division leader 2. New York (11-5) - Eastern Division leader 3. Chicago (10-6) 4. Phoenix (8-2-6) 5. Florida (8-8) 6. DC (8-8) 7. Dallas (4-2-10) 8. Los Angeles (2-14) Las Vegas holds the tiebreaker over New York (better division record) Florida holds the tiebreaker over DC (tied 3-3 in head to head, Florida has better division record) Week 7 Match-ups (2 match series) DC @ Las Vegas Florida @ Los Angeles Chicago @ Phoenix New York @ Dallas Dynasty Player Tracking Bafou - 6/20 (5.3) and 28 (27) - MVP Bafou - 1/16 (7.0) and 7 (13) Bafou -0/33 (8.0) and 82 (88) Nielsen - 95* (119) - MVP Nielsen - 21 (48) Nielsen - 57 (71) Palmer - 1/45 (10.0) and 1 (3) Palmer - 1/40 (9.0) and 1 (2) Palmer - 2/24 (6.0) and 1 (4) |
Week Seven Matches
DC Vulcans (8-8) at Las Vegas Gamblers (11-5) DC 9/215 (50.0) beat Las Vegas 149 (40.0) - DC's first ever win over the Gamblers! DC 174 (39.2) lost to Las Vegas 1/175 (32.5) Florida Storm (8-8) at Los Angeles Knights (2-14) Florida 143 (35.2) beat Los Angeles 122 (37.0) Florida 9/193 (50.0) beat Los Angeles 129 (41.0) Chicago Barons (10-6) at Phoenix Scorpions (8-2-6) Phoenix 7/225 (50.0) lost to Chicago 4/227 (47.2) Phoenix 1/258 (50.0) beat Chicago 3/248 (50.0) New York Emperors (11-5) at Dallas Mustangs (4-2-10) Dallas 2/256 (50.0) lost to New York 1/259 (50.0) - New York seal their playoff ticket New York 4/278 (50.0) beat Dallas 5/200 (50.0) Updated Standings 1. x - New York (13-5) - Eastern Division leader 2. Las Vegas (12-6) - Western Division leader 3. Chicago (11-7) 4. Phoenix (9-2-7) 5. Florida (10-8) 6. DC (9-9) 7. Dallas (4-2-12) 8. Los Angeles (2-16) Phoenix hold the tiebreaker over Florida (superior division record) Week Eight Match-ups (3 match series) Florida @ Chicago DC @ New York Dallas @ Las Vegas Phoenix @ Los Angeles Dynasty Player Watch Nielsen - 48 (54) Nielsen - 25 (32) Palmer - 0/26 (4.0) and 8 (18) Palmer - 1/33 (7.0) and 6 (18) Bafou - 0/55 (10.0) and 103* (98) - MVP Bafou - 101* (112) and 0/25 (9) - MVP |
Week Eight Results
With only three more weeks and eight matches until the playoffs, results in this round could well prove pivotal. Florida Storm (10-8) at Chicago Barons (11-7) Chicago 9/300 (50.0) beat Florida 141 (37.4) Florida 9/167 (50.0) lost to Chicago 3/168 (39.0) Chicago 8/252 (50.0) lost to Florida 5/253 (44.5) DC Vulcans (9-9) at New York Emperors (13-5) DC 8/220 (50.0) lost to New York 3/221 (44.3) New York 136 (36.3) lost to DC 5/138 (38.4) New York 214 (37.4) lost to DC 8/215 (48.1) Dallas Mustangs (4-2-12) at Las Vegas Gamblers (12-6) Dallas 173 (40.5) lost to Las Vegas 4/176 (36.1) Dallas 9/197 (50.0) lost to Las Vegas 3/198 (40.4) Las Vegas 4/291 (50.0) beat Dallas 200 (49.2) Phoenix Scorpions (9-2-7) at Los Angeles Knights (2-16) Phoenix 9/242 (50.0) beat Los Angeles 6/219 (50.0) Phoenix 174 (42.1) lost to Los Angeles 4/181 (37.5) Los Angeles 134 (31.3) lost to Phoenix 7/135 (34.5) Updated Standings 1. x - Las Vegas (15-6) - Western Division leaders 2. x - New York (14-7) - Eastern Division leaders 3. x - Chicago (13-8) 4. x - Phoenix (11-2-8) 5. Florida (11-10) 6. DC (11-10) 7. Dallas (5-2-15) 8. Los Angeles (3-18) Week Nine Match-ups (2 match series) Dallas @ Chicago Las Vegas @ New York (preview of Championship series?) Los Angeles @ DC Phoenix @ Florida Dynasty Player Tracker Nielsen - 0 (1) Nielsen - 14 (18) Nielsen - 102 (106) - MVP Bafou - 1/40 (9.0) and 23 (39) Bafou - 30 (48) and 2/8 (5.0) Bafou - 62 (73) and 4/48 (10.0) Palmer - 3/44 (9.0) and 4* (3) Palmer - 1/16 (5.0) and did not bat Palmer - 16* (27) and 0/17 (6.5) |
Week Nine Results
The playoff teams have been decided, now all that remains is jockeying for position. Dallas Mustangs (4-2-15) at Chicago Barons (13-8) Chicago 6/225 (50.0) lost to Dallas 3/229 (47.4) Dallas 3/359 (50.0) lost to Chicago 3/363 (48.2) - A mammoth run-scoring match, and a historic result. Las Vegas Gamblers (15-6) at New York Emperors (14-7) Las Vegas 170 (33.0) lost to New York 1/172 (28.0) Las Vegas 221 (44.4) lost to New York 1/222 (41.2) Los Angeles Knights (3-18) at DC Vulcans (11-10) DC 217 (49.3) beat Los Angeles 191 (42.0) Los Angeles 84 (25.3) lost to DC 1/85 (17.2) Phoenix Scorpions (11-2-8) at Florida Storm (11-10) Florida 9/245 (50.0) lost to Phoenix 3/246 (46.1) Florida 4/219 (50.0) lost to Phoenix 4/220 (41.1) Updated Standings 1. x - New York (16-7) - Eastern Division leaders 2. x - Las Vegas (15-8) - Western Division leaders 3. x - Phoenix (13-2-8) 4. x - Chicago (14-9) 5. x - DC (13-10) 6. x - Florida (11-12) 7. Dallas (5-2-16) 8. Los Angeles (3-20) Phoenix holds second tiebreaker over Chicago (1-1 head-to-head, Phoenix has better division record) Week Ten Match-ups (Final Week of Regular Season; 3 match series) Chicago @ DC New York @ Florida Las Vegas @ Phoenix Los Angeles @ Dallas Dynasty Player Tracker Bafou - 2/45 (7.0) and 62 (66) - MVP Bafou - 1/53 (10.0) and 41 (42) Palmer - 0/35 (8.0) and 9 (14) Palmer - 5 (9) and 0/5 (1.0) Nielsen - 86 (108) Nielsen - 88 (130) |
Week Ten Results
While we have known the six playoff teams for some while now, the seeding will go right down to the wire, with the possiblity of New York and Las Vegas being knocked out of top position of their divisions and into a sudden-death "play-in". Chicago Barons (14-9) at DC Vulcans (13-10) Chicago 5/221 (50.0) beat DC 143 (39.2) DC 192 (38.5) lost to Chicago 2/194 (34.4) DC 146 (42.1) lost to Chicago 3/147 (28.4) New York Emperors (16-7) at Florida Storm (11-12) Florida 179 (38.5) lost to New York 2/180 (40.1) - The Emperors seal the East Division with this result. New York 8/189 (50.0) beat Florida 80 (21.2) New York 7/271 (50.0) beat Florida 160 (36.1) Las Vegas Gamblers (15-8) at Phoenix Scorpions (13-2-8) Las Vegas 6/308 (50.0) beat Phoenix 7/281 (50.0) - The Gamblers get a second-straight West Division title with this result. Phoenix 9/187 (50.0) lost to Las Vegas 0/188 (35.0) Phoenix 3/246 (50.0) beat Las Vegas 160 (42.2) Los Angeles Knights (3-20) at Dallas Mustangs (5-2-16) Dallas 7/211 (50.0) beat Los Angeles 113 (32.0) Dallas 119 (34.3) lost to Los Angeles 2/120 (22.1) Los Angeles 75 (22.5) lost to Dallas 0/76 (11.2) - The Mustangs set a record for the quickest run chase in UCL history, ending a miserable season for the Knights. Final Season Standings 1. New York (19-7) - Eastern Division champions 2. Las Vegas (18-8) - Western Division champions 3. Chicago (17-9) 4. Phoenix (14-2-10) 5. DC (13-13) 6. Florida (11-15) 7. Dallas (7-2-17) 8. Los Angeles (4-22) Playoff Schedule Play-In A - Florida @ Chicago Play-In B - DC @ Phoenix If Phoenix win their play-in, their opponents will be Las Vegas, with New York playing the winner of the other play-in. However, if DC win, New York will be able to choose which of the two remaining Eastern Division opponents they want to face. Dynasty Player Tracker Nielsen - 27 (32) Nielsen - 40* (48) Nielsen - 5 (5) Bafou - 0/26 (8.0) and 50 (84) Bafou - 12 (27) and 2/3 (2.0) Bafou - 60 (76) and 0/29 (4.0) Palmer - 0/31 (6.0) and 0 (2) Palmer - 2/9 (3.3) and did not bat Palmer - 0 (2) and 0/13 (2.0) |
Play-In Matches
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And that will do it for a little while! Off on holidays until mid-January.
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UCL announces expansion, changes for Season IV
In the annual owners meeting it was resolved unanimously that the United Cricket League would expand to ten teams for Season IV. There would also be a change in the competition structure from a regular season of 26 games to 30 to account for the increased number of sides. Locations thought to be in contention for new UCL franchises include Houston, Atlanta, Cleveland, Boston, Denver and Seattle. A final decision on locations would be made in the following days, UCL Commissioner Jack Schitt announced today. Each of the eight current UCL franchises agreed to allocate three players each to an expansion draft pool, with the two new franchises making eight picks each. The new franchises would then pick third and fourth in the Season IV Draft. Three rounds of the draft would be held, with a record thirty rookies up for grabs. --- Okay, this is up and running again. Albeit at a far more leisurely pace. This is first and foremost an interactive dynasty, so any feedback would be welcomed. If you would like to nominate for the Season IV Draft let me know. Also, some input on the two new expansion teams and their names would be great! |
Utterly unrelated to this thread (sorry!), when we will see new RL rugby exploits, sir?
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Haha. Probably not again, I've transferred out of the district that I was managing in. We never got that win.
Furthermore, about a year ago I went back to the Cattledogs thread and deleted most of it, on the off-chance that someone from the RL world discovered it. Even though I changed names, places etc I don't think the people in the story would be pleased if they found it (however unlikely)! I have been toying with the idea of a FM2011 dynasty written in the same first-person fly-on-the-wall style however. Maybe. |
Vulcans bite the dust; cricket leaves Washington after three seasons
In a shock decision, the owners of the DC Vulcans today announced the dissolution of the franchise and termination of all player contracts. A spokesman for the UCL Commissioner's office noted that the Vulcans players had not been paid for the previous season, and had even been forced to make their own transport arrangements for their play-in final against Phoenix. Plans are underway to hold a player dispersal draft, although the timing is complicated with the announcement of two new UCL franchises within the week. "This really leaves the UCL in a bind," claimed commentator Wayne Bain. "They will want to keep the number of teams even, otherwise the schedule will go right out of the window with one team given a bye each week. Also, the number of division games will become uneven, and that would advantage or disadvantage teams across the league." The most likely option is that expansion will be scaled back to one team for Season IV. Vulcans players were not available for comment. |
Dispersal Draft sees former Vulcans find new homes
The UCL hastily held a dispersal draft for the former DC Vuclans players. Conducted by teleconference, UCL Commissioner Jack Schitt laid down the following conditions for the draft: 1. Current UCL teams would select playes in reverse order of the previous season. 2. If a team passed on a selection, they forfeited all future selections. 3. Each selection would cost a draft pick. One selection would cost a third round pick, two selections would cost a second round pick, three selections would cost a first round pick. After hearing of these conditions, only three of the UCL teams actually participated in the selection of players; last-placed Los Angeles took the former Vulcans captain Curtis Rose with the first overall pick, giving the team some badly-needed help in the batting department. The other teams to select were the Emperors and Gamblers, who contested last year's Championship Series. The results of the dispersal draft were as follows: 1. Los Angeles - Curtis Rose 2. Las Vegas - David Mackenzie 3. New York - Bennett Osbourne 4. Los Angeles - Mark Norman 5. Las Vegas - Al Brittain 6. New York - John Porter 7. Las Vegas - Gary Parks Jake Sutton, Steve Graves, John Stout and Albert Marsh were not selected and will become available for the Expansion Draft. Las Vegas have forfeited their first round draft pick, while Los Angeles and New York both forfeited their second round draft picks. |
Seattle, Boston and Atlanta join the UCL
The UCL made the surprise announcement today that they were sticking to plans to expand the competition to ten teams for Season IV after all, with Seattle, Boston and Atlanta given the green light to participate in the expansion draft. The plan was adopted by the remaining seven inaugural UCL franchises but not without some compromise, with expansion now firmly off the competition's radar for some foreseeable time. Furthermore, the "Original Seven" will now give up four players for the Expansion Draft. Any player who is not drafted by either Seattle, Boston or Atlanta will return to their team. If a team has less than eight players remaining after the Expansion Draft, they will be given a compensatory pick, to be used after the second round of the draft. Seattle won the right to pick first in the draft, while Boston will pick second ahead of Atlanta. The order will not change throughout the eight rounds. Seattle will be known as the Ospreys, Atlanta have gone for alliteration and will be called the Aces, while the Boston club have gone for a nautical theme with their name of the Admirals. The list of players nominated for the Expansion Draft are as follows: Chicago Christian Joseph Brady Vasko Fletcher Deck Jayden Moen Dallas Frank Gallagher Grant Ferdinand Harvey Underwood Michael Garrett DC Vulcans (unallocated from dispersal draft) Jake Sutton John Stout Albert Marsh Steve Graves Florida George Nolan Tony Amsden Robert Henshaw James Deacon Las Vegas William Murphy Danny Weasal Edward Barton Mark Woodard Los Angeles Marcus Page Billy Oswin Brett Holmes Lex Blevins New York Jeff Foley Harry Leon Charlie Grace Dan Ashcroft Phoenix Luke Moore Marty Cappelli Greg Oscar Paul Waybright |
Expansion Draft Results
1. Seattle - Jeff Foley 2. Boston - George Nolan 3. Atlanta - Billy Oswin 4. Seattle - Fletcher Deck 5. Boston - Christian Joseph 6. Atlanta - Jake Sutton 7. Seattle - Paul Waybright 8. Boston - Frank Gallagher 9. Atlanta - James Deacon 10. Seattle - Brady Vasko 11. Boston - Lex Blevins 12. Atlanta - Marcus Page 13. Seattle - Robert Henshaw 14. Boston - Marty Cappelli 15. Atlanta -Charlie Grace 16. Seattle - Mark Woodward 17. Boston - Tony Amsden 18. Atlanta - Michael Garrett 19. Seattle - Danny Weasel 20. Boston - Albert Marsh 21. Atlanta - Grant Ferdinand 22. Seattle - Edward Barton 23. Boston - Harvey Underwood 24. Atlanta - Steve Graves Florida and Dallas were given a compensatory pick as a result of losing all four players it had nominated in the draft. After the end of the Expansion Draft, the final order of the UCL Season IV Draft could finally be revealed: First Round 1. Los Angeles 2. Dallas 3. Atlanta 4. Boston 5. Seattle 6. Florida 7. Phoenix 8. Chicago 9. New York Second Round 10. Dallas 11. Atlanta 12. Boston 13. Seattle 14. Florida 15. Phoenix 16. Chicago 17. Las Vegas Compensatory Picks 18. Dallas 19. Florida Third Round 20. Los Angeles 21. Dallas 22. Atlanta 23. Boston 24. Seattle 25. Florida 26. Phoenix 27. Chicago 28. New York 29. Las Vegas The next phase of the off-season will be the Trading Weekend, followed by the Season IV draft. As always, if you'd like to be included please sign up in this thread. I probably won't be able to run it until tomorrow, so lots of time. Remember, nominate whether you are a batsman, bowler or all-rounder (who bats and bowls). |
Trade Weekend
Seven complex trades were agreed to during the annual trade weekend conference, held this time in Boston as the city prepared to participate for the first time in the UCL. After losing in the Championship Semi-Final series, the Chicago Barons were by far the most active team, shifting five players and three draft picks, as they enter rebuilding mode. Another intriguing actor in the market were the Los Angeles Knights, who made a net gain of two players but gave up their coveted number one pick to do so. Time will tell whether the moves were the right ones for the team that finished 4-22 in Season III. After gaining three former Vulcans players, Las Vegas promptly traded all of them away, picking up two of the better young bowlers but only holding one draft pick - the twenty-ninth. Phoenix, Atlanta and Boston by contrast made no moves. The Moves in Detail Las Vegas gets: Jason Cross and Bennett Osborne, third round pick New York gets: Wesley Teague and Al Brittain, third round pick Verdict: Even Analysis: Last year's two champions trade two of their better bowlers each. New York maybe have the better bowlers out of the deal but Las Vegas will provide the better batting support. Chicago gets: Ryan Forbes, third round pick Los Angeles gets: William Jones, Stanley Leto, third round pick Verdict: Favours Los Angeles Analysis: The Knights get Chicago's two best young batsmen, and give up comparatively little in return. Chicago gets: Dane Torgersen, third round pick Dallas gets: Tim Watts, third round pick, future conditional pick Verdict: Dallas wins in the long term Analysis: Torgersen was the Mustangs' best bat, however the addition of the conditional pick outweights the evenness of getting Watts. The second round pick turns into a first if Chicago makes the championship semi-finals, and two firsts should they advance to the championship finals. New York gets: Rob Nielsen Florida gets: Jayden Fenton, Danny Lapierre, first round pick Verdict: Even Analysis: The potential is there for Florida to benefit greatly. Although they have given up their gun Nielsen, they get two solid performers as well as a second pick in the first round. New York get one of the best rookies of Season III to pair with their "beast" Jawouk Bafou. The East is theirs to lose. Chicago gets: Jack Jackson, third round pick Florida gets: Timmy Tisch Verdict: Evenish Analysis: Chicago gets the better player, however they will set bowler Jackson up for failure by trading away get another batter. Chicago gets: David Mackenzie, Gary Parks, third round pick Las Vegas gets: Peter Riordan Verdict: Las Vegas Analysis: Again the Barons get duped in a trade. Mackenzie and Parks weren't even the Gamblers' players to start with (they were Vulcans), and the Barons give away a bowler who has taken 114 wickets in the past two seasons. Bad, bad move. Los Angeles gets: Brady Vasko, Mark Woodard Seattle gets: first overall pick, Mark Norman Verdict: Seattle Analysis: A puzzling move. The potential is that Vasko and Woodard will bolster the Knights lineup. The reality is that the first overall pick would have done that anyway. Furthermore, Norman took 55 wickets in two seasons in a terrible LA attack. The potential was there for him to take as many in Season IV alone. The trades have resulted in this final draft order. The Ospreys have two of the first five selections, while the Storm also pick twice in the first nine selections. The Barons have five picks - the most of any team - while the triple-champion Gamblers will make only one selection, the very last one. First Round 1. Seattle (from LA) 2. Dallas 3. Atlanta 4. Boston 5. Seattle 6. Florida 7. Phoenix 8. Chicago 9. Florida (from NY) Second Round 10. Dallas 11. Atlanta 12. Boston 13. Seattle 14. Florida 15. Phoenix 16. Chicago 17. New York (from LV) Compensatory Picks 18. Dallas 19. Florida Third Round 20. Dallas (from LA via CHI) 21. Chicago (from DAL) 22. Atlanta 23. Boston 24. Seattle 25. Chicago (from FLO) 26. Phoenix 27. Los Angeles (from CHI) 28. Chicago (from NY via LV) 29. Las Vegas |
To finish with today, why not a little statistical analysis?
Most Runs in a Season 2152 - Malcolm Wagner (Las Vegas, Season II) 1955 - Jeff Foley (New York, Season III) 1861 - Christian Joseph (Chicago, Season II) 1760 - Malcolm Wagner (Las Vegas, Season III) 1729 - Oliver McCallum (Dallas, Season II) Most Wickets in a Season 75 - Ben Hall (Chicago, Season III) 65 - Matthew Baldwsin (New York, Season I) 62 - Jawouk Bafou (New York, Season III) 60 - Peter Riordan (Chicago, Season III) 60 - Ben Hall (Chicago, Season II) Most Runs (Career) 5310 - Malcolm Wagner (Las Vegas) 5102 - Jeff Foley (New York) 4320 - Patrick Song (Las Vegas) 4232 - Michael Stephens (Florida) 4078 - Dane Torgersen (Dallas) Most Wickets (Career) 185 - Ben Hall (New York, Chicago) 173 - Eric Steele (Las Vegas) 161 - Wesley Teague (Las Vegas) 138 - Connor Attwood (Dallas) 137 - Matthew Baldwin (New York) 1000 Runs in a Season Most - Curtis Rose (DC), Dane Torgersen (Dallas), Jeff Foley (New York), Malcolm Wagner (Las Vegas), Michael Stephens (Florida), Patrick Song (Las Vegas), Rob Stalzer (Phoenix) - all with three times Oldest - Christian Joseph (Chicago, Season III, 38 years old) Youngest - David Mackenzie (DC, Season II, 18 years old) 50 Wickets in a Season Most - Ben Hall (New York/Chicago), Eric Steele (Las Vegas), Wesley Teague (Las Vegas) - all with three times Oldest - Patrick Allen (Chicago, Season I, 33 years old) Youngest - Jawouk Bafou (New York, Season III, 18 years old) Highest Individual Score Record by Club Chicago - 144 not out, Christian Joseph (Season II) Dallas - 183 not out, Dane Torgersen (Season III) DC - 170 not out, Curtis Rose (Season I) Florida - 195 not out, Michael Stephens (Season III) Las Vegas - 195 not out, Malcolm Wagner (Season II) Los Angeles - 222 not out, Robbie Nilsson (Season II) New York - 147 not out, Jeff Foley (Season III) Phoenix - 158 not out, Rob Stalzer (Season II) Best Individual Bowling Record by Club Chicago - 6/12, Jason Cross (Season I) Dallas - 7/23, Connor Attwood (Season III) DC - 7/16, Bennett Osborne (Season III) Florida - 7/24, Jason Deacon (Season I) Las Vegas - 6/41, Jerome Johnson (Season I) Los Angeles - 5/18, Sam Sinclair (Season I) New York - 6/20, Jawouk Bafou (Season III) Phoenix - 6/27, Josh Gibson (Season III) |
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