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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 35If 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.
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.
Start Dates of Test matches.
1st – Wednesday 8th July (Cardiff)
2nd – Thursday 16th July (Lords)
3rd – Thursday 30th July (Edgbaston)
4th – Friday 7th August (Headingley)
5th – Thursday 20th August (The Oval)Member since March 2008Results of the 1st test, Cardiff.
Match result – Draw
It could of gone the way of the Aussie’s but the well done’s in the end went to the weather man Drone, Blunkett who predicted runs for everyone (he was half right.) Supreme novice David Brady and BennyB all four scoring the draw a maximum 200.
Match Result Table
200 – Drone
200 – DavidBrady
200 – Blunkett
200 – BennyB
150 – SwallowCottage
75 – Aaronizneez
74 – Zamorston
70 – Nathan Hughes
66 – GraysonsColumn
50 – RobNorth
50 – Scottf
50 – Pat123
0 – Pompete
0 – Andrew Hughes
0 – CliveX
0 – Grasshopper
0 – Roland
0 – The Young Fella
0 – Equitrack
0 – TB RacingPlayer Power Scores
David Brady topped this section aswell with his pick of Aussie captain Ricky Ponting who scored 150 runs along with 2 catches.
170 – R Ponting (DAVIDBRADY)
141 – B Haddin (BENNYB)
132 – S Katich (EQUITRACK)
125 – M North (ANDREW HUGHES, SWALLOWCOTTAGE)
103 – M Clarke (THE YOUNG FELLA)
100 – M Prior (SCOTTF, AARONIZNEEZ)
100 – M Johnson (NATHAN HUGHES)
83 – A Flintoff (ROBNORTH, ZAMORSTON)
78 – G Swann (CLIVEX, GRAYSONCOLUM, ROLAND)
77 – K Pieterson (PAT123, TBRACING, BLUNKETT)
46 – P Hughes (POMPETE)
46 – R Bopara (DRONE)
33 – M Hussey (GRASSHOPPER)Overall Leaderboard after 1st Test.
The main one and taking the 1st test with a fine 371 points David Brady who topped scored in both sections. plenty to play for with four tests still to play. Well done David.
[b:1acwo1ix]370[/color:1acwo1ix] – David Brady[/b:1acwo1ix]
341 – BennyB
277 – Blunkett
275 – SwallowCottage
246 – Drone
175 – Aaronizneez
170 – Nathan Hughes
157 – Zamorston
150 – Scottf
144 – Graysonscolum
133 – RobNorth
132 – Equitrack
127 – Pat123
125 – Andrew Hughes
103 – The Young Fella
78 – CliveX
78 – Roland
77 – TB Racing
46 – Pompete
33 – GrasshopperMember since March 2008the weather man
Drone
Cocked it up infact. Expected rain all day Saturday and showers on Sunday. As it was the rain didn’t arrive until after tea on Saturday and had it not Australia would almost certainly have won
A winner by a nose. What a fine match it was and really enjoyed listening to TMS, something I haven’t done much in recent times
The microclimate of London will provide a stern test of the seaweed and pinecone
Well done ‘rookie’ DB and nice write-up Nathan
Cheers guys and thanks to Nathan for running the comp
Must start using my "cricket" pin for other sports as well!
Results of the 2nd Test, Lords.
Match Result – England
The English support disappeared in this comp for the second test with only Rob North and Graysonscolumn scoring anything for the match result. I wont write in the zero’s to save time, but we all know who we our.
Match Result Table
65 – Rob North
25 – GraysonsColumn
0 – The rest
Power Player scores
Roland topped this section after a great first days batting from his pick Strauss who scored 161 in the 1st innings, 32 in the second and also had three catches in the match.
223 – A Strauss (ROLAND)
167 – M Clarke (TB RACING, THE YOUNG FELLA)
154 – A Flintoff (ROBNORTH)
138 – B Haddin (BENNYB)
127 – M Johnson (BLUNKETT, DRONE, GRAYSONSCOLUMN, NATHAN HUGHES)
90 – B Hilfenhaus (AARONIZNEEZ)
86 – K Pieterson (PAT123, ANDREW HUGHES, SWALLOWCOTTAGE)
60 – R Ponting (CRIZZY, DAVIDBRADY)
21 – P Hughes (POMPETE)Overall result of 2nd Test.
Roland wins the second Test thanks to his power player selection.
[b:3fzp8axk]223[/color:3fzp8axk] – Roland[/b:3fzp8axk]
219 – Rob North
167 – TB Racing
167 – The Young Fella
152 – Graysonscolumn
138 – BennyB
127 – Blunkett
127 – Drone
127 – Nathan Hughes
90 – Aaronizneez
86 – Andrew Hughes
86 – Pat123
86 – SwallowCottage
60 – Crizzy
60 – David Brady
21 – PompeteThe Main Event, combined leaderboard after 2nd test.
BennyB overtakes David Brady at the top, Blunkett also passing 400 points is in close contention.
[b:3fzp8axk]479[/color:3fzp8axk] – BennyB[/b:3fzp8axk]
430 – David Brady
404 – Blunkett
373 – Drone
361 – SwallowCottage
352 – Rob North
301 – Roland
297 – Nathan Hughes
296 – GraysonsColumn
270 – The Young Fella
265 – Aaronizneez
244 – TB Racing
213 – Pat123
211 – Andrew Hughes
157 – Zamorston
150 – Scottf
132 – Equitrack
78 – Clivex
67 – Pompete
60 – Crizzy
33 – GrasshopperMember since March 2008Results of the 3rd Test, Edgbaston.
Match Result – Draw
Well done to the eight competitors who correctly predicted the draw with a maximum 200 points, obviously the rest of us should watch the weather reports a bit better.
Match Result Table
200 – Drone
200 – BennyB
200 – David Brady
200 – Roland
200 – Andrew Hughes
200 – Aaronizneez
200 – Pat123
200 – Scottf
198 – The Young Fella
140 – Nathan Hughes
130 – SwallowCottage
100 – GraysonsColumn
50 – Rob North
0 – Blunkett
0 – PompetePlayer Power Scores
SwallowCottage and The Young Fella topped this section with 142 points thanks to M Clarke who scored 103 not out on the last day to go with his 29 in the first innings and he also took one catch. Aaronizneez was not far behind with his pick J Anderson.
142 M Clarke (SWALLOWCOTTAGE, THE YOUNG FELLA)
131 J Anderson (AARONIZNEEZ)
115 S Watson (BENNYB)
102 G Onions (DAVID BRADY)
100 B Hilfenhaus (GRAYSONSCOLUMN)
74 A Flintoff (ROB NORTH)
69 A Strauss (ANDREW HUGHES)
64 M Hussey (PAT123, NATHAN HUGHES)
53 R Ponting (POMPETE, DRONE)
53 I Bell (SCOTTF, ROLAND)
40 M Johnson (BLUNKETT)The Young Fella takes the 3rd Test with a total score of 340. nine points behind was Aaronizneez with BennyB and David Brady also scored over 300 points for the match. well done TYF.
340[/color:21o8mygz] – The Young Fella
331 – Aaronizneez
315 – BennyB
302 – DavidBrady
272 – SwallowCottage
269 – Andrew Hughes
264 – Pat123
253 – Drone
253 – Scottf
253 – Roland
204 – Nathan Hughes
200 – GraysonsColumn
124 – Rob North
53 – Pompete
40 – BlunkettOverall scores for the combined leaderboard for the three tests will follow later.
Member since March 2008The Main Event,
Combined leaderboard after 3rd test.
BennyB
remains at the top and has a 62 point lead over
David Brady
who is 99 points ahead of
SwallowCottage
in 3rd position.
794[/color:17vaxz0n] – BennyB
732 – DavidBrady
633 – SwallowCottage
626 – Drone
610 – The Young Fella
596 – Aaronizneez
554 – Roland
501 – Nathan Hughes
496 – GraysonsColumn
480 – Andrew Hughes
477 – Pat123
476 – RobNorth
444 – Blunkett
403 – Scottf
244 – TB Racing
157 – Zamorston
132 – Equitrack
120 – Pompete
78 – Clivex
60 – Crizzy
33 – GrasshopperMember since March 2008Nathan – you’ve given me a few too many points there! I selected the ill-fated Brad Haddin as my power player, not Shane Watson as above, and foolishly failed to include a reserve.
My total should therefore be 115 fewer points – 679, putting me 53 points behind David in second place.
Well done David.
I’m going to let your points stand Benny as rightly or wrongly when i put the rules together one of them was –
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.
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Australia batted first with Watson facing the opening ball so he became your selection.
With two tests to go i think we should keep the rules as they are and to be fair not many people had included reserves anyway so it could of happened to anyone else.
Member since March 2008Results of the 4th Test, Headingley.
Match Result – Australia
Six competitors selected the Aussie’s with a maximum 200 points with Pompete getting his first match result points. Only Nathan Hughes failed to score a point in the match result section.
Match Result Table.
200 – Pat123
200 – DavidBrady
200 – The Young Fella
200 – Andrew Hughes
200 – Drone
200 – Pompete
150 – Aaronizneez
150 – BennyB
130 – SwallowCottage
125 – Scottf
80 – Rob North
80 – Graysonscolumn
75 – Roland
0 – Nathan HughesPower Player Scores
Drone with his local knowledge of the Yorkshire pitch took this section with his selection of Mitchell Johnson taking a liking to conditions getting him 147 points with 6 match wickets and 27 runs with the bat.
Will you get a refund for the 5th day Drone?
147 – M Johnson (DRONE)
113 – M Clarke (THE YOUNG FELLA, GRAYSONSCOLUMN, AARONIZNEEZ)
108 – R Ponting (DAVIDBRADY, NATHAN HUGHES, POMPETE, BENNYB)
74 – B Haddin (PAT123, ANDREW HUGHES)
59 – M Prior (SCOTTF)
21 – R Bopara (ROLAND)
20 – S Katich (SWALLOWCOTTAGE)
17 – J Anderson (ROBNORTH)Overall result of 4th Test.
Drone with the home advantage takes the 4th Test with a total of 347. Good going.
[b:2e0uouw7]347[/color:2e0uouw7] – Drone[/b:2e0uouw7]
313 – The Young Fella
308 – DavidBrady
308 – Pompete
274 – Pat123
274 – Andrew Hughes
263 – Aaronizneez
258 – BennyB
193 – GraysonsColumn
184 – Scottf
150 – SwallowCottage
108 – Nathan Hughes
97 – Rob North
96 – RolandGot to get my boy ready for bed so the Overall scoreboard for the 4 tests combined will follow later.
Member since March 2008The Main Event,
combined leaderboard after 4th Test.
BennyB
holds a 12 point lead over
David Brady
going into the final match, with both passing 1,000 points for the comp.
Drone
is under 100 points behind and
The Young Fella
50 points behind Drone in 4th place.
1,052[/color:1glykosx] – BennyB
1,040 – David Brady
973 – Drone
923 – The Young Fella
859 – Aaronizneez
783 – SwallowCottage
754 – Andrew Hughes
751 – Pat123
689 – GraysonsColumn
650 – Roland
609 – Nathan Hughes
587 – Scottf
573 – RobNorth
444 – Blunkett
428 – Pompete
244 – TB Racing
157 – Zamorston
132 – Equitrack
78 – Clivex
60 – Crizzy
33 – GrasshopperMember since March 2008Will you get a refund for the 5th day Drone?
Quite understandably there was no refund for 5th day advance ticket sales, which presumably is usually the case.
Good to see Mitchell Johnson back. Long had a soft spot for the small band of left-arm quickies: Wasim Akram and the oft-overlooked Gary Sobers the best I can recall, and I see no reason why Johnson shouldn’t emulate them now.
His dismissal of last man out Onions was, to quote FS Trueman "wasted on thee lad"
edit:
According to BBC ‘Look North’ there’s an offer of a free day at a Headingley county match for those with 5th day tickets so I may enquire about that
Results of the 5th Test, The Oval.
Match Result – England
Five competitors correctly predicted England with the maximum 200 points well done guys, Graysonscolumn and RobNorth also scored points for Englands famous victory.
Match Result Table
200 – Blunkett
200 – Pompete
200 – Pat123
200 – Andrew Hughes
200 – Aaronizneez
100 – Graysonscolumn
70 – RobNorth
0 – The restPlayer Power Scores
Pat123 and Aaronizneez hit the jackpot with their selection of G Swann who took 8 match wickets and hit 18 runs 1st innings and 63 runs 2nd innings to get 261 points.
261 – G Swann (PAT123, AARONIZNEEZ)
140 – A Strauss (NATHAN HUGHES, SWALLOWCOTTAGE)
131 – M Hussey (SCOTTF)
113 – S Katich (ANDREW HUGHES)
104 – R Ponting (DAVIDBRADY, BENNYB)
91 – M Johnson (DRONE)
59 – A Flintoff (POMPETE, ROBNORTH)
59 – A Cook (BLUNKETT)
26 – S Clark (GRAYSONSCOLUMN)
23 – M Clarke (THE YOUNG FELLA)Overall result of the 5th test The Oval.
461 points for both Pat123 and Aaronizneez takes the 5th test and is the highest individual test points score beating David Brady’s 370 in the first test so well done you two.
[b:24wcj6ae]461[/color:24wcj6ae] – Pat123 and Aaronizneez[/b:24wcj6ae]
313 – Andrew Hughes
259 – Pompete
259 – Blunkett
140 – SwallowCottage
140 – Nathan Hughes
131 – Scottf
129 – Rob North
126 – Graysonscolumn
104 – DavidBrady
104 – BennyB
91 – Drone
23 – The Young FellaThe Main Event, combined results of the 5 tests.
Aaronizneez wins the Ashes, 5th going into the final match his mammoth 461 points was more than enough to see him over the line in first place by over 100 points, ahead of Pat123 in second who finish strongly aswell. long time leaders DavidBrady and BennyB’s hopes diminished when Ponting was run out. Ante post favourite Andrew Hughes and Drone also finished with over 1,000 points.
The Final Table
[b:24wcj6ae]1,320[/color:24wcj6ae] – Aaronizneez[/b:24wcj6ae]
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 – GrasshopperWinners
Cardiff 370 – DavidBrady
Lords 223 – Roland
Edgbaston 340 – The Young Fella
Headingley 347 – Drone
The Oval 461 – Pat123 + Aaronizneez
Series 1,320 – AaronizneezThanks to everyone for taking part, it certainly added to the enjoyment of watching the Ashes for me and well done again to Aaronizneez.
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