ICC Sim League XII

[jimmy101]

Did @GoodAreasShane get banned again?

Has been online regularly but seems to be ignoring the thread.

Looks like we've reached an impasse here. Gonna need someone to do us a solid & give South Africa a good home. Otherwise we can't begin simming :-/

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Has been online regularly but seems to be ignoring the thread.

Looks like we've reached an impasse here. Gonna need someone to do us a solid & give South Africa a good home. Otherwise we can't begin simming :-/

With great power, comes great responsibilty....

Time for the Protea Fire.

I'll gladly take charge of the Proteas.

 

[jimmy101]

And done!! SCC1 always good to double-up on his teams!

Competing teams/managers

Australia: morgieb
Australia A: Teuton
Bangladesh: cnerd123
England: Line and Length
India: honestbharani
New Zealand: Michaelf7777777
Pakistan: ataraxia
South Africa: SillyCowCorner1
Sri Lanka: Magrat Garlick
West Indies: SillyCowCorner1
Zimbabwe: JOJOXI
Kenya: jimmy101

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Big update coming later tonight folks, including revised tournament fixture & tournament structure. Will be ready to kick things off in here soon.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Yeah probably for the best that South Africa goes to someone with the time and more importantly the motivation to run it properly.

But I must disagree with one statement, I am not really actively online that much. Maybe having CW up in the background has lead to people getting that impression

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Protea Fire:

1. G. Smith
2. Herschelle Gibbs
3. Hashim Amla
4. Ashwell Prince
5. Jacques Kallis
6. Andrew Hall
7. AB +
8. M. Boucher +
9. S. Pollock
10. A. Nel
11. D. Steyn
12. C. Langeveldt
13. M. Ntini
14. R. Peterson
15. M. Zondeki
16. B. Dippenaar
17. Paul Adams
18. Jacques Rudolph

 

[jimmy101]

BREAKING NEWS: Test cricket welcomes its 11th nation; WTC set to undergo restructure​

In something of a shock twist, 2003 World Cup semi-finalists Kenya, have been promoted to Test match status following an emergency ICC meeting in Dubai.

"Just let them in already ffs" remarked ICC Chief Executive Officer, jimmy101. "If we don't act now, who knows what kind of state Kenyan cricket will be in, say, sixteen years time..."

This announcement will mean the upcoming World Test Championship is set to expand to twelve teams, with the top six teams from the group stage now able to qualify for the finals series. However, with Test cricket's most recent member up until this point, Bangladesh, still finding its feet on the big stage, many have questioned whether the decision to elevate Kenya was the right one, with some observers even claiming the decision was made to eliminate the need for a bye in the upcoming WTC, more than anything else. Only time will tell if Kenya can prove they belong at the top level.

 

[jimmy101]

Tournament Fixture

R1

Australia vs Zimbabwe - WACA Ground, Perth
Bangladesh vs West Indies - M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
England vs Sri Lanka - Headingley, Leeds
India vs South Africa - Eden Gardens, Kolkata
New Zealand vs Pakistan - Seddon Park, Hamilton
Kenya vs Australia A - Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi

R2

Pakistan vs India - Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
South Africa vs England - Newlands, Cape Town
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh - Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo
West Indies vs Australia - Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
Zimbabwe vs Australia A - Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
New Zealand vs Kenya - Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington

R3

Bangladesh vs Australia A - Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
England vs Zimbabwe - Old Trafford, Manchester
India vs West Indies - M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka - McLean Park, Napier
Pakistan vs South Africa - Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar
Kenya vs Australia - Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi

R4

South Africa vs New Zealand - St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Sri Lanka vs India - Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo
West Indies vs England - Beausejour Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh - Harare Sports Club, Harare
Australia A vs Australia - The Gabba, Brisbane
Pakistan vs Kenya - Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan

R5

England vs Australia - Lord's, London
India vs Australia A - Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
New Zealand vs Zimbabwe - Basin Reserve, Wellington
Pakistan vs West Indies, National Stadium, Karachi
South Africa vs Sri Lanka - The Wanderers, Johannesburg
Bangladesh vs Kenya - Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong

R6

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan - Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
West Indies vs New Zealand - Bourda, Georgetown
Zimbabwe vs India - Kwekwe Sports Club, Kwekwe
Australia A vs England - Allan Border Field, Brisbane
Australia vs Bangladesh - Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Kenya vs South Africa - Simba Union Ground, Nairobi

R7

India vs Bangladesh - PCA Stadium, Mohali
New Zealand vs Australia - Eden Park, Auckland
Pakistan vs Australia A - Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
South Africa vs Zimbabwe - Kingsmead, Durban
Sri Lanka vs West Indies - Galle International Stadium, Galle
England vs Kenya - Trent Bridge, Nottingham

R8

West Indies vs South Africa - Sabina Park, Kingston
Zimbabwe vs Pakistan - Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo
Australia A vs New Zealand - Manuka Oval, Canberra
Australia vs India - Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Bangladesh vs England - Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong
Sri Lanka vs Kenya - Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo

R9

New Zealand vs England - Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Pakistan vs Bangladesh - Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
South Africa vs Australia - Centurion Park, Centurion
Sri Lanka vs Australia A - Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
West Indies vs Zimbabwe - Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
India vs Kenya - VCA Stadium, Nagpur

R10

Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka - Harare Sports Club, Harare
Australia A vs South Africa - Marrara Oval, Darwin
Australia vs Pakistan - Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Bangladesh vs New Zealand - Fatullah Osmani Stadium, Fatullah
England vs India - The Oval, London
Kenya vs West Indies - Aga Khan Sports Club Ground, Nairobi

R11

Australia A vs West Indies - Cazalys Stadium, Cairns
Australia vs Sri Lanka - Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Bangladesh vs South Africa - Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra
England vs Pakistan - Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
India vs New Zealand - Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Kenya vs Zimbabwe - Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi

Note: Kenya has been given five "home" matches against Aus, Aus A, RSA, WI & Zim. In storyline these matches will be hosted in Kenya, in-game these matches will be hosted by the away team since Kenya aren't a playable nation in CC '18 & each of Australia, South Africa, West Indies & Zimbabwe offer similar playing conditions.

In short, everyone gets another home game.

 

[jimmy101]

@SillyCowCorner1

@srbhkshk has expressed interest in applying for the role of South African coach. Would you like to offer him the role?

 

[jimmy101]

A note on "form":

As indicated in the OP, form will be a feature of the new tournament. Starting from round 2 onwards I will be posting what's known as the "form guide" which will display each player's current form in numerical value. A higher numerical rating represents better form.

 

[ataraxia]

As indicated in the OP, form will be a feature of the new tournament. Starting from round 2 onwards I will be posting what's known as the "form guide" which will display each player's current form in numerical value. A higher numerical rating represents better form.

That should be interesting, looking forward to it.

 

[jimmy101]

Kenya squad:

Steve Tikolo (captain), Kennedy Otieno+, Morris Ouma+, Ravindu Shah, Hitesh Modi, Tanmay Mishra, Collins Obuya, Jimmy Kamande, David Obuya+, Thomas Odoyo, Peter Ongondo, Martin Suji, Tony Suji, Rageb Aga, Lameck Onyango, Brijal Patel, Alfred Luseno, Joseph Angara

 

[honestbharani]

Sehwag (vc)
Gambhir
Dravid
Sachin
Laxman
Yuvraj
MS Dhoni (c) (wk)
Harbhajan
Agarkar
Kumble
Zaheer

^^^ Playing XI for R1 for India.

 

[morgieb]

Matthew Hayden
Justin Langer
Ricky Ponting*
Damien Martyn
Michael Clarke
Simon Katich
Adam Gilchrist+
Shane Warne
Brett Lee
Jason Gillespie
Glenn McGrath

 

[jimmy101]

Round 1

Australia vs Zimbabwe - WACA Ground, Perth


Bangladesh vs West Indies - M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong


England vs Sri Lanka - Headingley, Leeds


New Zealand vs Pakistan - Seddon Park, Hamilton


Kenya vs Australia A - Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi


India vs South Africa - Eden Gardens, Kolkata


Please ensure you nominate your team captain & wk along with your starting XI. Good luck everyone, let the games begin!

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

@SillyCowCorner1

@srbhkshk has expressed interest in applying for the role of South African coach. Would you like to offer him the role?

Oh sure. He can.
No worries

 

[jimmy101]

Kenya

K Otieno+
M Ouma
R Shah
S Tikolo*
H Modi
C Obuya
J Kamande
T Odoyo
P Ongondo
T Suji
M Suji

 

[JOJOXI]

Zimbabwe XI

Hamilton Masakadza
Grant Flower
Mark Vermeulen
Murray Goodwin
Andy Flower ©
Sean Ervine
Tatenda Taibu +
Heath Streak
Andy Blignaut
Tinashe Panyangara
Ray Price

 

[srbhkshk]

Squad -

Graeme Smith(c)
Herschelle Gibbs
Hashim Amla
AB de Villiers +
Jacques Kallis(vc)
Mark Boucher +
Shaun Pollock
Dale Steyn
Makhaya Ntini
Ashwell Prince
Neil McKenzie
Jacques Rudolph
Nicky Boje
Boeta Dippenaar
Andre Nel
Paul Adams
Andrew Hall
Robin Peterson

 

[cnerd123]

Javed Omar
Shahriar Nafees
Habibul Bashar (*)
Mohammad Ashraful
Mushfiqur Rahim (+)
Rajin Saleh
Alok Kapali
Mohammad Rafique
Mashrafe Mortaza
Tapash Baisya
Enamul Haq Jnr

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

West Indies team versus Bangladesh in Round 1:

1. C. Gayle
2. D. Ganga (c)
3. B. Lara
4. R. Sarwan
5. S. Chanderpaul
6. N. Deonarine
7. D. Ramdin +
8. D. Bravo
9. O. Banks
10. P. Collins
11. C. Collymore