ASHES Comp, Rules and Leaderboard 2015

[Nathan Hughes]

2 months away yet but best to be organised……
Everyone is welcome to take part, even the Aussie forum members.

Rules

Entries must be made before the first ball of each Test match.
No editing of post’s after first ball.

There will be a separate thread for each Test match.

Scoring

You have 200 points in each match to spread out in anyway you chose to put into an England win, Australia win plus the draw. example as followed.

England 99
Australia 66
Draw 35

If Australia win you will score 66

Selections made that are over 200 points will have the amount over taken off their highest prediction.

Selections made that are under 200 points will have the amount under put onto their lowest prediction.

You also score points with a power player. You chose one player per match that will score you points as followed.

batting – for every 1 run = 1 point
bowling – for every 1 wicket = 20 points
fielding – 1 catch = 10 points, 1 stumping = 10 points. (run outs don’t score.)

You can pick as many reserve power players as you like. If none of your chosen players are involved in the match or you forget to chose a player then the first batsman of the team batting first will become the selection but will start with minus 20 points(so get a reserve in)

The winner will be the person who scores the most points added together from each Test match.

I think that covers all the rules and scoring, if anything comes up within the five matches my decision will be final…..

Dates of Test matches.

Wed 8 – Sun 12 July (1st Test SWALEC, Cardiff)
Thu 16 – Mon 20 July (2nd Test Lord’s)
Wed 29 July – Sun 2 Aug (3rd Test Edgbaston)
Thu 6 – Mon 10 Aug (4th Test Trent Bridge)
Thu 20 – Mon 24 Aug (5th Test Kia Oval)

Hall of Fame

2009

Overall

1,320 – Aaronizneez
1,212 – Pat123
1,156 – BennyB
1,144 – David Brady
1,067 – Andrew Hughes
1,064 – Drone
946 – The Young Fella
923 – SwallowCottage
815 – Graysonscolumn
749 – Nathan Hughes
718 – Scottf
703 – Blunkett
702 – Rob North
687 – Pompete
650 – Roland
244 – TB Racing
157 – Zamorston
132 – Equitrack
78 – Clivex
60 – Crizzy
33 – Grasshopper

Individual Winners

Cardiff 370 – DavidBrady
Lords 223 – Roland
Edgbaston 340 – The Young Fella
Headingley 347 – Drone
The Oval 461 – Pat123 + Aaronizneez
Series 1,320 – Aaronizneez

2013

Overall

1,202 – becher’s chair
1,010 – Drone
974 – Grotbags66
913 – Pat123
900 – jbale
701 – Nathan Hughes
678 – The Young Fella
657 – Graysonscolumn
625 – goodfellow
310 – Jollyp
240 – Aaronizneez

Individual Winners

Trent Bridge 349 – Pat123, bechair’s chair
Lords 282 – grotbags66
Old Trafford 227 – Goodfellow
Chester le Street 293 – jbale
Oval 296 – Drone
Series 1,202 – becher’s Chair

Early Odds

6/1 Drone the Weather man
10/1 Pat123
12/1 bar

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[Hurahuro]

I have a warm feeling when you enter the roundabout here.

[Nathan Hughes]

If you have reached the roundabout mate you’ve gone to far, this is the sports section and I take it you are looking for the welcome new members lounge so go back to the roundabout and go around and round the roundabout and take the final exit to lounge.

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[Nathan Hughes]

bumped

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[tbracing]

Keen for this

[Nathan Hughes]

good lad tbracing.
Hopefully one or two more will join the fun.

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[Drone]

I’ll be giving it a bash Nathan, thanks for organising it again

I’m hopelessly out of touch with cricket, as I am racing, but your little challenge will have me glued to TMS through the summer; as previously, an enjoyable experience

Do you happen to know why an Ashes series has been organised just two years after the last one; it always used to be every four years

[Nathan Hughes]

I had to quadruple check myself Drone as I thought it was far too early. Likewise to yourself I’m out of touch other than listening to Somerset on the radio.
My guess which is usually wrong would be that it is a money making exercise.

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[homersimpson]

Think you are spot on with your assessment Nathan. I’ll also give this a bash and load the Aussies with Smith as my PP. That should slow em down hopefully

[007canfordcliffs]

I’ll be have a crack with this.

License to kill the bookies

[Nathan Hughes]

Smith is the main man, if I select him aswell it will be the death of him………..

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[Nathan Hughes]

1st Test and a record all time low highest score for an individual test match for this comp in the main due to the fact none of us had many points on England.

Result
England (25 Homersimpson) (01 007canfordcliffs)

Power Player
Moeen Ali 202 (007canfordcliffs)
Mitchell Starc 157 (Drone, Pat123, tbracing)
Mitchell Johnson 141 (Nathan)
Brad Haddin 79 (The Young Fella)
Steve Smith 66 (Homersimpson)
Josh Buttler 64 (Devonian)

Table

203 – 007canfordcliffs
157 – Drone
157 – Pat123
157 – tbracing
141 – Nathan Hughes
091 – Homersimpson
079 – The Young Fella
064 – Devonian

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[Nathan Hughes]

2nd Test – the first test produced a record low of just over 200 points but this test had a record high from homer with a whopping 383 in large thanks to Steve Smith.

Result
Australia (200 The Yong Fella, Pat123) (150 Drone) (110 homersimpson) (50 Nathan)

Power Player

Steve Smith 273 (homersimpson)
Mitchell Johnson 135 (Drone, Nathan)
Moeen Ali 109 (007canfordcliffs)
Josh Hazlewood 100 (The Young Fella)
Mitchell Starc 52 (Pat123)

2nd Test Overall

383 – homersimpson
300 – The Young Fella
285 – Drone
252 – Pat123
185 – Nathan
109 – 007canfordcliffs

Overall combined leaderboard

Over – 2nd – 1st – competitor

474 – 383 – 091 – Homersimpson
442 – 285 – 157 – Drone
409 – 252 – 157 – Pat123
379 – 300 – 079 – The Young Fella
326 – 185 – 141 – Nathan Hughes
312 – 109 – 203 – 007canfordcliffs
157 – xxx – 157 – tbracing
064 – xxx – 064 – Devonian

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[homersimpson]

That was not supposed to happen.

[Nathan Hughes]

3rd Test

Result –
England (200 Pat123) (150 007Canfordcliffs) (25 Homersimpson)

Power Player

Mitchell Starc 139 (Drone)
Joe Root 111 (007Canfordcliffs)
Stuart Broad 91 (Pat123)
Mitchell Johnson 57 (Homersimpson, TheYoungFella, Nathan)

3rd Test Scores

291 – Pat123
261 – 007Canfordcliffs
139 – Drone
082 – Homersimpson
057 – The Young Fella
057 – Nathan Hughes

Overall combined leaderboard

Over – 3rd – 2nd – 1st – competitor

700 – 291 – 252 – 157 – Pat123
581 – 139 – 285 – 157 – Drone
573 – 261 – 109 – 203 – 007canfordcliffs
556 – 082 – 383 – 091 – Homersimpson
436 – 057 – 300 – 079 – The Young Fella
383 – 057 – 185 – 141 – Nathan Hughes
157 – xxx – xxx – 157 – tbracing
064 – xxx – xxx – 064 – Devonian

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[Nathan Hughes]

4th Test

Result –
<span class=”d4pbbc-font-color” style=”color: blue;”>England</span> (160 007Canfordcliffs) (50 Drone)

Power Player

Stuart Broad 214 (007canfordcliffs)
Alistair Cook 73 (Nathan)
Davy Warner 64 (The Young Fella)
Mitchell Johnson 38 (Drone)
Steve Smith 21 (Pat123)

4th Test Scores

374 – 007Canfordcliffs
088 – Drone
073 – Nathan Hughes
064 – The Young Fella
021 – Pat123

Overall combined leaderboard

Over – 4th – 3rd – 2nd – 1st – competitor

947 – 374 – 261 – 109 – 203 – 007canfordcliffs
721 – 021 – 291 – 252 – 157 – Pat123
669 – 088 – 139 – 285 – 157 – Drone
556 – xxx – 082 – 383 – 091 – Homersimpson
500 – 064 – 057 – 300 – 079 – The Young Fella
456 – 073 – 057 – 185 – 141 – Nathan Hughes
157 – xxx – xxx – xxx – 157 – tbracing
064 – xxx – xxx – xxx – 064 – Devonian

Just the final test to go and 007CanfordCliffs holds over a 200 point lead.

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[Nathan Hughes]

I’ll confirm later but early Maths has 007canfordcliffs as the winner from Pat123
1004 plays 1001. Well done guys.

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