ICC Cricket Challenge!!!!

[BhoysFC1995]

with the biggest cricket tourny (besides the WC) only one week away, i thought i'd set up an AllOut!-BigCricket ICC Champions Trophy Cricket Challenge


Rules:
-Pick which team you think will win, get 3 points
-Pick the bonus questions, get 1 point for each correct one.
-After the first round, a certain amount of players will be eliminated based on the amount of people playing. It will be announced before the comp starts.
-make picks like so:
Screen name (website/board)
Pick
Bonus answer
-so an example for the first to games:

the schedule will be listed as-
sept 10
USA-NZ
bonus:
will usa get over 100 runs?
will a nz player get a century?

Eng-ZIM
will Zim get over 100 runs?
will a eng player get a century?

the picks are to be listed like so-
AllOut! (bigcricket)
USA
Yes
No
(skip a line)
ENG
Yes
Yes

Any questions, post here. The reason i put (website/board) is so everyone can see which site you frequent/board you post on, sort of like having your hometown posted. This contest has been posted on numerous boards so it’s a good way to keep track.. Also, we can see if a certain site has some people who have no idea how to pick winners!

That being said all are welcome. It doesn’t matter if you have been a long time cricket fan who is a self proclaimed expert (I know there’s a lot of you out there!), or a cricket newbie. The object is to bring cricket fans from different sites together and have fun.

I have a challenge currently going on for the AFL (aussie footy) and its going well. Its only been promoted on two sites and we have 29 people signed up, so for this I expect more, so keep in mind spots will be limited. Check out www.BigCricket.com and scroll to the bottom to see the set-up, and check out this link to see how the rules are-
http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=129952

Schedule and bonus questions to come soon, so post here if you are interested, no picks yet until the full schedule and bonus questions are listed!

[BhoysFC1995]

ok, i know everyone was waiting for the schedule/bonus ?'s to be listed before they signed up, so here it is.

its simple, 3 pts per win, 1 pts per bonus. you don't need the win to get the bonus.
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schedule**
sept 10
USA-NZ
bonus:
will usa get over 100 runs?
will a nz player get a century?

**Eng-ZIM
will Zim get over 100 runs?
will a eng player get a century?

**sept 11
IND-Ken
will Ken get over 120 runs?
will a IND player get a century?

**sept 12
SA-BANG
will Bang get over 120 runs?
will a SA player get a century?

**sept 13
AUS-USA
will USA get over 100 runs?
will an aussie get a century?

**sept 14
PAK-KEN
will Ken get over 120 runs?
will a Pak player get a century?

**SRI-ZIM
will Zim get over 120 runs?
will a SRI player get a century?

**sept 15
WI-BANG
will bang get over 100 runs?
will Lara get over 70 runs?

**sept 16
AUS-NZ
will the winning team get over 230?
will either team have a player get over 90 runs?

**sept 17
SRI-ENG
will the winning team get over 220?

**sept 18
SA-WI

**sept 19
IND-PAK
will india have a player hit a century?
will Pakistan?

**END OF First Round
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the picks are to be listed like so-

AllOut! (bigcricket)
USA
Yes
No
(skip a line)
ENG
Yes
Yes

[OldFanatic]

Chandu (BigSoccer)
New Zealand
Yes
Yes

England
Yes
No

India
Yes
Yes

South Africa
No
No

Australia
No
No

Pakistan
Yes
No

Sri Lanka
Yes
Yes

West Indies
Yes
No

Australia
Yes
Yes

Sri Lanka
Yes

South Africa

India
Yes
No

[SportBoy333]

Why is the USA in this tournament. It seems all the big cricket countries are involved and then you have the USA. Seems kinda strange to me

[BhoysFC1995]

my picks-

AllOut! (bigcricket)
nz
no
no

eng
yes
yes

ind
yes
no

sa
no
no

aus
yes
no

pak
no
no

sri
no
no

wi
yes
yes

aus
yes
no

eng
yes

sa

pak
no
no

[BhoysFC1995]

update- so far we have 5 different boards represented......

[Crowdie]

Why is the USA in this tournament. It seems all the big cricket countries are involved and then you have the USA. Seems kinda strange to me

Unlike the football world the cricket world wants to give the smaller cricket nations some experience and this is a great way to do it.

[sinner78]

The USA team is full of immigrants from the indian sub-continent and from the caribbean .
I dont think there is a single USA born player in the team .
It is a similar story with the canadian team .

[Arsenal_fanUK]

pitty though again, americans dont tend to take up a european/world sport.

its obvious that baseball, was formed from cricket. just like rugby was copyed, put on a load of pretection and called it football, american football. why???

i was watching baseball the other night and i couldnt hack more than 10 mins of it, it is so boring. i must admit cricket isnt the best of sports, but its more entertaining i believe, and most of the world agrees. who plays baseball??? im not saying its crap, but i believe its a cheap twist of the game cricket.

one other thing, is there any US F.1 racing teams or drivers ect??? again if there isnt its yet more proof that they have to have the own, i think theres a cheap copy of F1 too in the states... is it called indy 500 or something???

unbelievable

[Crowdie]

The USA team is full of immigrants from the indian sub-continent and from the caribbean .
I dont think there is a single USA born player in the team .
It is a similar story with the canadian team .

According to the USA team sheet there are two US born players in their team.

[OldFanatic]

Why is the USA in this tournament. It seems all the big cricket countries are involved and then you have the USA. Seems kinda strange to me
There was an ICC qualification tournament for this spot, and USA won it. There are rules to this whole thing, and not as arbitrary as some would like you to believe. Check on cricinfo.com for more info on what this qualification process was.

[BhoysFC1995]

.....unbelievable

no, whats unbelievable is you saying this in another forum

I hate the U.S.
I hate there sports, Fuk it i want them bombed.

funny thread, i need to get this of my chest. :)


i don't speak for bigsoccer, or all the posters here, i speak for myself with the following-

you or your hate is not welcome here.

[BhoysFC1995]

after 3 games
easier to read table at www.bigcricket.com , just scroll halfway down
name----total points--
Nnanden Cricketweb.net 15
Chandu BigSoccer.com 14
cbuts Cricketweb.net 14
FjordPrefect ProCricket.com 13
Tendulkarfan Cricketweb.net 13
Ted Pellitts BigFooty.com 13
Djellett Cricketweb.net 13
Ricketts BigFooty.com 12
neil pickup Cricketweb.net 12
AllOut! BigCricket.com 12
crowsfan2004 BigFooty.com 10
********Bottom two don't make next rd** ********** ******** ********
Crowmuncher BigFooty.com 10
Steds Cricketweb.net 9
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comments:
-3 games, and Nnanden controls first all alone. Nnanden is the only one to have a perfect score too.
-Bonus point if you can pronounce the first place person's name (just kidding).

-Cricketweb is the best..... and the worst. Cricketweb.net players have first and last place.

-no worries though b/c the middle of the pack (places one through 8) are separated by one game only

[BhoysFC1995]

after 8 games
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Chandu Bigsoccer 37
cbuts cricketweb.net 37
Nnanden c'web 36
Ted Pellits BigFooty 36
Tendulkarfar c'web 34
Crowmuncher b'footy 34
Ricketts b'footy 34
AllOut BigCricket 34
neil pickup c'web 33
FjordPrefect Pro cricket 32
crowsfan2004 b'footy 31
*********cut off after rd 1****
Djellett c'web 29
Steds c'web 23

comments-
- 8 games done, 4 left before the cutoff. FjordPrefect started perfect and now seems subject to the cutoff fight.

-Steds sure doesn't look like a stud with the picks. the only sure bet on the table is (i'd say) is Steds staying in the redzone.

-Nnanden lost first place to fellow cricketweb'er cbuts and sole bigsoccer player Chandu. still only 3 points separate the top 8 spots.

-i am gunning for a top 4 finish, is it possible?

- full table at www.bigcricket.com

[BhoysFC1995]

after 9 games
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Nnanden Cricketweb.net 41
Chandu BigSoccer.com 40
Ted Pellitts BigFooty.com 39
Ricketts BigFooty.com 38
AllOut! BigCricket.com 38
neil pickup Cricketweb.net 38
Tendulkarfan Cricketweb.net 37
Crowmuncher BigFooty.com 37
cbuts Cricketweb.net 37
FjordPrefect ProCricket.com 35
crowsfan2004 BigFooty.com 35
********Bottom two don't make next rd** ********** ******** ********
Djellett Cricketweb.net 30
Steds Cricketweb.net 26
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comments:
-Nnanden, back on top, gets max 5 points and first place all alone

-cbuts, total collapse? cbuts got no points, and went to sharing first place, to sharing 7th.

-AllOut! moving up! i am still only 3 points off of first, currently tied for that coveted 4th place.

-the ship seems to have left Djelletts and Steds, as they drift even further from the rest of the pact.

-watch out, Neil seems to be picking it up, being the only other player to get max points today

-the next game has is the most diverse in picks to date meaning after tomorrows game, the top three could be pulling away, or there could be a major shake-up at the top.

-full table at www.bigcricket.com as well a week old column!

-bigsoccer's very own Chandu, lost his one day share of first, slipping to second

[BhoysFC1995]

one game left of 1st rd, 4 total
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neil pickup Cricketweb.net 45
Nnanden Cricketweb.net 42
Ricketts BigFooty.com 42
AllOut! BigCricket.com 42
Tendulkarfan Cricketweb.net 41
FjordPrefect ProCricket.com 41
Chandu BigSoccer.com 41
Ted Pellitts BigFooty.com 40
crowsfan2004 BigFooty.com 39
Crowmuncher BigFooty.com 38
cbuts Cricketweb.net 38
********Bottom two don't make next rd** ********** ******** ********
Djellett Cricketweb.net 34
Steds Cricketweb.net 30
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comments:
-Neil-Super-Pickup!, neil blasts from 4th, to first all alone.

-Neil, along with Fjord, were the only ones who had the West Indies winning.

-one game left of the first round, 4 in total, will neil be able to hold on?

-no surprise- Djellett,steds, thanks for playing! Djellett is elminitated already b/c he has the same picks as buts for the Ind-Pak game.

-Fjord is tied for the most game points, but last in bonus picks

-with the India Pakistan game currently playing, look for the round one final update in a few hours

[BhoysFC1995]

first round is over
==================
neil pickup 50
AllOut! 47
Nnanden 47
FjordPrefect 45
Ricketts 43
Tendulkarfan 43
Chandu 42
Ted Pellitts 42
crowsfan2004 41
Crowmuncher 39
cbuts 39
********Bottom two don't make next rd** ********** ******** ********
Djellett 35
Steds 33
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comments:
well, the first rd is over, and the top 3 were the only to get full points

-Djellett and steds now have the honor of fighting each other to avoid the wooden spoon

-make sure you get your picks in for the semi-final matches. the schedule and bonus questions are below

-a total of 10pts are up for grabs in the two games.

below is the schedule for the semi finals, with the bonus questions

sept 21

Australia vs England
will an aussie get over 83?
will England get over 200 runs?

sept 22
West Indies vs Pakistan
will Pakistan get over 201 runs?
will Lara get over 55 runs?

[BhoysFC1995]

for the final

pick the winner
bonus will either team get over 200 runs
any player with over 80 runs?

[OldFanatic]

Chandu (BigSoccer)

England

Yes

Yes

[Andy TAUS]

Chandu (BigSoccer)

England

Yes

YesOh dear, Chandu !

In a two-horse race, either one can win on the day, especially if one of them isn't English.

:D :p