***Official*** English Domestic Season 2009

[Manee]

To cricinfo fantasy cricket?

Cricinfo - Fantasy Cricket - Game Home

 

[Goughy]

Done

DERBY Steve Stubbings
LANCS F du Plessis
YORKS Andrew Gale
KENT Martin van Jaarsveld Trump Player
ESSEX Ryan ten Doeschate
SOMERSET Z de Bruyn
GLAM James Harris
NORTHANTS Niall O'Brien
MIDDX Steven Finn
ESSEX Maurice Chambers
ESSEX (o) Danish Kaneria

 

[Manee]

Wow, nice team.

 

[Goughy]

Wow, nice team.

Hoping Finn comes good this year and that he had a productive off-season. He may be ordinary for the rest of his carer but he is at that 'interesting' stage right now.

 

[luckyeddie]

Just received the following press release for immediate publication - probably doesn't warrant a thread of its own or a news article.

ECB Media Release - England player availability

Tuesday April 7 , 2009


The England team management today announced the following player
availability ahead of the first npower Test against West Indies at
Lord's from May 6-10.

Andrew Strauss (Middlesex) - available for the LV= County Championship
match against Leicestershire from April 28-May 1.

James Anderson (Lancashire) - available for the LV= County Championship
match against Sussex from April 21-24.

Ian Bell (Warwickshire) - available for all cricket including MCC Vs
Durham at Lords on April 9.

Ravi Bopara (Essex) - playing IPL.

Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire) - available for the LV= County
Championship match against Worcestershire from April 21-24.

Paul Collingwood (Durham) - playing IPL.

Alastair Cook (Essex) - available for all cricket.

Andrew Flintoff (Lancashire) - playing IPL.

Stephen Harmison (Durham) - available for the LV= County Championship
match against Yorkshire from April 22-25.

Monty Panesar (Northamptonshire) - available for all cricket.

Samit Patel (Nottinghamshire) - available for all cricket.

Kevin Pietersen (Hampshire) - playing IPL.

Matt Prior (Sussex) - available for the Friend's Provident Trophy match
against Gloucestershire on April 19.

Adil Rashid (Yorkshire) - available for all cricket.

Owais Shah (Middlesex) - playing IPL.

Ryan Sidebottom (Nottinghamshire) - available following recovery from
Achilles injury.

Graeme Swann (Nottinghamshire) - available following recovery from elbow
injury.


Michael Vaughan (Yorkshire) - available for all cricket.

Luke Wright (Sussex) - available for all cricket.

 

[Manee]

Hoping Finn comes good this year and that he had a productive off-season. He may be ordinary for the rest of his carer but he is at that 'interesting' stage right now.

Finn is an interesting one. He looked a class above in the U19 games, one or two years back, but hasn't dont the business in County Cricket. My irresponsible spending means I am stuck hoping that Meaker's season in Grade cricket has done him a world of good.

 

[superkingdave]

My team FWIW

Paul Horton (Lancs)
Martin Van Jaarsveld (Kent)
Stephen Moore (Worcs)
Chris Nash (Sussex)
Steven Croft (Lancs)
Geoff Bresnan (France)
Mark Wallace(Glam)
Jonathan Clare (Derbyshire)
Tom Smith (Lancs)
Mark Davies (Durham)
Matt Mason (Worcs)

 

[grecian]

Hoping Finn comes good this year and that he had a productive off-season. He may be ordinary for the rest of his carer but he is at that 'interesting' stage right now.

From the little I've seen, I rate Danny Evans the better bowler then Finn, it'll be interesting to see if both start or if one is chosen over the other, as they're fairly similar.

 

[superkingdave]

Hmm, lost to France by 13 runs. Good to see Horton still in the runs though.

 

[dothestrand]

Thanks for the link to the Cricinfo Fantasy Cricket. Oddly, I never even picked an overseas player!

Horton (Lancs)
Moore (Worcs)
Van Jaarsveld (Kent, Trump Card)
Trott (Warks)
Du Plessis (Lancs)
Ten Doeschate (Essex)
Scott (Middx)
Tomlinson (Hants)
Shantry (Glam)
Davies (Durham)
Finn (Middx)

 

[FBU]

LEICS JJ Cobb
DURHAM Ben Harmison
SOMERSET Marcus Trescothick Trump Player
LANCS Paul Horton
YORKS Adil Rashid
WORCS Kabir Ali
GLOUCS Steve Snell
DERBY Jonathan Clare
WARKS Chris Woakes
MIDDX Steven Finn
DURHAM Mark Davies

 

[Richard]

Last season Dawson was a real find for Hampshire and I would have favoured him over Batty in the West Indies.

You are kidding, surely? Batty may be one of the most obviously not-international-class players around and Dawson may be a promising all-rounder but he's not even out of his teens and clearly isn't county-standard yet.

What on Earth would've been gained by him playing ODIs in West Indies?

 

[Woodster]

You are kidding, surely? Batty may be one of the most obviously not-international-class players around and Dawson may be a promising all-rounder but he's not even out of his teens and clearly isn't county-standard yet.

What on Earth would've been gained by him playing ODIs in West Indies?

Yes would have been far too soon for Dawson to be given a gig with the England side. He has promise and potential, let's let him develop for a while before being torn apart with an England appearance far too early (which would surely have happened).

 

[Woodster]

Thanks for the link to the Cricinfo Fantasy Cricket. Oddly, I never even picked an overseas player!

Horton (Lancs)
Moore (Worcs)
Van Jaarsveld (Kent, Trump Card)
Trott (Warks)
Du Plessis (Lancs)
Ten Doeschate (Essex)
Scott (Middx)
Tomlinson (Hants)
Shantry (Glam)
Davies (Durham)
Finn (Middx)

No overseas player in the true sense of the ruling, however, your entire top 6 was born outside of England!

 

[Scaly piscine]

Durham off to a good start, 48-0 after 11.1 overs so far.

Saj 'Cannon fodder tripe who should never ever friggin ever be picked ahead of Mark Davies' Mahmood out of the attack after 4 overs for 20.

Rubbish Cricinfo has since changed so Woakes was the second bowler instead of Mahmood. And now they've switched it back...

 

[Manee]

Why isn't Mark Davies playing, out of interest?

 

[four_or_six]

Why isn't Mark Davies playing, out of interest?

Ankle injury.

 

[Manee]

They read my question on online commentary .

 

[Scaly piscine]

Unbeaten hundred opening partnership inside 26 overs for Durham. Nice.

 

[Manee]

Wow, 21148 FC runs for Di Venuto and counting, top effort, that.